Why would you need to stand on your foot pegs and do you run red lights?

[bluninja]

Wonder what you mean? I know on my bike there is no cutout and every time I go to get off I stop, side stand, neutral, turn off bike, get off (without falling, hopefully)

On modern suzukis there is a engine cutout switch when you have the sidestand down and the clutch out. So typically you put the bike in gear, feed out the clutch and ...the engine stops cos the sidestand is down. I have in the past ridden off with my sidestand down on an old Suzuki A100, all good till you get to a left hander. Modern Suzukis also have this wonderful startup that requires you to pull the clutch in before you can start it.

BTW always a good tip to put the bike on it's sidestand before dismounting. It's not funny when you stop the bike, kick stand down, dismount whilst leaning bike onto sidestand that isn't down and then trying to hold up leant over bike whilst balanced on one leg.

Nothing to do with footpeg standing, or going through red lights, so as you were.

[arcane12]

Yup my bike does have a cutout, which is one of the reasons why I don't do this. My bad, I should have quoted the person who mentioned he does this.

Bosslady: some (not all) bikes have a engine kill hooked up to stop you from doing certain things - like putting the side stand down when the bike could be moving (in gear). My bike will also not start unless in neutral with the clutch in. Kinda redundant I think, but I guess if the gear was to slip during starting...

Bluninja: I think my riding boots might already have metal shims in the soles so they might help... but as I said, I have very little issues now I know to ride over the centre line for best effect. I guess I should report any I have issues with too!

[bluninja]

Bluninja: I think my riding boots might already have metal shims in the soles so they might help...

My Daytona boots have a metal tang in the sole to protect my foot, but never had a problem at red lights..maybe that's why