So guys/girls I have a simple question for you all....

Do you think when riding on the street, gettingoff the bike is more safe, less safe, or doesn't make a difference when riding? This is assuming you are obeying all traffic signs, speed limits, and the bike doesn't need the rider to transfer any weight.

 

Won't let me submit my vote error msg.

Makes no difference to me. it's funner to get off the bike in a nice long sweep but it wouldn't change the saftey factor on or off cause it is not really needed at posted speed limits...

 

Can't vote either, but I would vote less safe.

Reason being, if you're trying to improve lap speed, hanging off will help you. If you're trying to dodge a bumper and get to the other side of your lane you're ****ed.

Let's say you're taking a left. You're hanging off and a car comes wide around the corner from the opposite direction, he's in your lane a tad. Now you need to move over to the rightto give yourself working space but your *** is off the left side. I'd say it'd take about a second to move your body and another second to get back to the hand controls...

2 seconds to work? You're ****ed. That's why you're always taking a chance on the street riding like that. Not taking a chance you'll go down, not taking a chance you'll hit some gravel - but taking the chance that you may have left yourself short and no have no options but to eat a bumper or see how well your CBR holds up on the green stuff (hopefully it's green).

This in no way reflects how I ride though. I am aware of the risks I take and I take 'em every day maybe because I'm just stupid but I love it can't get enough of it and will "road race" till the day I die... or have kids.

 

yeah, the site has still got some bugs or something. i said stop waistine our time lol

 

(i cant vote either)

im going to go w/ "makes no difference", crash. if you're obeying all traffic laws, there is no real need to get off the bike in the turns. you'd look kinda goofy and probably end up cutting the turn in half and have to swerve back out a little bit, lol.

although Kid brings up some very good points...it could be pretty unsafe aswell...

 

i would say initially it would make a difference, i hate to say it but kid does have a great point too.

 

You can lean but please keep you butt on the bike.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QCg3BMGe52M

watch this if you are hanging your butt off.

I have seen a better video that wasn't British but I couldn't find it.

 

I say "Stop wasting our time"

But I get off the bike when I ride, whenever I possibly can. Makes riding more enjoyable. Nothing like hitting twisties with no traffic on some abandoned back road.

 

Yea, I like a little hang-off,but I don't drag knee on the street.

It makes it more fun.

 

I don't drag knee per se on the street, mostly due to the fact I don't feel like having hamburger for knees. I need to get a pair of leather pants with pucks though. So hard to find in my size though. Without paying an arm and a leg