Are you a foot dragger ??
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From: Portsmouth, Ohio
I usually only put my left foot down when stopping unless the road is really tilted to the left. (one light I stop at, the road is tilted so far to the left that to keep the bike upright, my left foot wont reach the ground, I have to use the right)
But yeah, I dont put my foot down till the last second and many stop signs, I dont put a foot down at all. I just pull up, stop for a half second and take back off before I lose my balance. Thats not always 100% tho..... sometimes I lose balance anyway and half to put it down.....
But yeah, I dont put my foot down till the last second and many stop signs, I dont put a foot down at all. I just pull up, stop for a half second and take back off before I lose my balance. Thats not always 100% tho..... sometimes I lose balance anyway and half to put it down.....
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From: Queensland, Australia
I put both feet up pretty much at the same time the clutch bites, and not down 'til I stop. Only time I "walk" it is going up my steep, crap driveway after rain. It's clay soil and bloody slippery, also fairing parts are very dear! I also wait at lights in first gear and enough space between me and the car in front to go around them if I think someone is going to rear end me. Never happened yet, but one of the old man's riding tips I took on board.
What's with the guys cruising down the highway with their feet off the pegs and their legs sticking out. Their feet are just above the road and would get snapped off real easy! That's what I call a bad habit...that and drinking too much beer
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What's with the guys cruising down the highway with their feet off the pegs and their legs sticking out. Their feet are just above the road and would get snapped off real easy! That's what I call a bad habit...that and drinking too much beer
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If you tweak the handlebars to the right just a hair right when you come to a stop the bike will always lean slightly to the left, knowing this there's no need to put down the right foot, it can be better used to maintain pressure on the rear brake, especially useful in gravelly or sandy road conditions and to make sure the bike doesn't roll forward or back if on an incline. Also, after your sure the traffic behind you is stopped your then safe to lean back and stretch without worry of the bike rolling off on you. Now if it's just a stop and go, then both feet, maintain straight steering and maintain grip on the bars, but for a long light? Nah. One foot all the way. Hardly what I would consider a bad habit in most situations.
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Always put the feet down pulling up @ the lights/leaving the lights.Especially in the wet.You never know what little pool of oil is waitin to put you on your ****....Then you get run over by Traffic,no thank you!
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when i'm coming to a stop from speed i don't put my foot down until i'm stopped. when i take off, i drag my feet just to goof off or the do the good ol mid air run so it looks like my legs are moving the bike 20+ mph