Where do put your feet when you ride?

**Pwalo** · 24th May 2006, 14:44

Well on your footpegs obviously. I guess I mean how do you position your feet on your pegs?

I always ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs, which I think is a carry over from starting riding on trail bikes. I'm not sure if there is any advantage riding this way but I don't feel comfortable with my feet in any other position.

(It also keeps my toes away from the gear lever and by turning my feet in slightly I seem to grip the tank with my knees which in turn let's me loosen the grip on the bars.)

Just wondered how you guys get on.

**sunhuntin** · 24th May 2006, 14:49

i sit with the peg in the arch of my foot....any other position throws my balance. my right/braking foot the toes are just to side of the brake lever. in situations where i might need it, it hovers over the lever, ready to press down immediatly. my gear foot the toes are just to one side of that lever. if im changing gear, my toes are either hooked under ready to pull up or hovering over ready to click down. normally my toes are slightly pointing out away from the bike.

i do find i get cramped like that if i the bike is fully loaded and im pressed right onto the tank, then my feet can be up on my toes [very uncomfortable] or off the pegs entirely stretching [one leg at a time] times like that i wish i had highway pegs....nowhere to mount them on a gn though that i can see.

**Krayy** · 24th May 2006, 14:50

Originally Posted by Pwalo

Well on your footpegs obviously. I guess I mean how do you position your feet on your pegs?

I always ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs, which I think is a carry over from starting riding on trail bikes. I'm not sure if there is any advantage riding this way but I don't feel comfortable with my feet in any other position.

(It also keeps my toes away from the gear lever and by turning my feet in slightly I seem to grip the tank with my knees which in turn let's me loosen the grip on the bars.)

Just wondered how you guys get on.

SNAP!! That's how I do it...and I thought I was weird??

**dss3** · 24th May 2006, 14:56

For just riding around town, motorway, cruising etc I just have them where ever is comfortable, and kinda near the brake / gear shifter.

For cornering / track, I have ball of inside foot up on the end of peg, to try and get as much ground clearance as possible, eventually you wear a round dent, and then hole in the bottom of your boot from pushing down on end of peg. Outside foot pretty much sits wherever it want's, doesn't do much, do most of holding on with inner leg / thigh. Going through right hand corners it tends to end up rubbing on the chain, which probably aint the best!

**vifferman** · 24th May 2006, 15:04

The best way for riding is to have the ball of your foot on the peg. Why?
Because this gives you the best feel and control, and also keeps your toes clear of the road on corners.
However, I'm having to unlearn years of doing this, because it cramps my knees up too much and means I can ride for only an hour before my knees start screaming at me. It feels weird still having the footpeg under the arch of my foot, but it's working for me. At Easter, I managed to ride every day without significant discomfort.
When I get to the twisties though, it's back to ball of the foot on the peg again. Can't beat that for feel and control.

**James Deuce** · 24th May 2006, 15:09

I put them on the end of my legs.

**XTC** · 24th May 2006, 15:16

Mine go in the tankbag.... Jim where's my jacket?

**beyond** · 24th May 2006, 15:20

Used to ride with the pegs under the arch of both feet but have changed my habits to riding with the pegs under the balls of my feet.

The reason for this, is as follows:
1. better ground clearance when cornering.
2. More feel and more control.
3. Having taken to hanging off the side of the bike through fast corners to avoid things touching down too early, I found with the pegs under the arches, on left hand corners my foot was hitting the gear lever and changing down a gear, which is not good when you are cornering at or near the limit.
(Found out the hard way, when the rear locked up momentarily before I could clutch it). On right handers, hanging off, my foot would touch the rear brake with the same result.

So, am now riding with the balls of my feet on the pegs and only revert to my old method when on long straights or boring bits.

**skelstar** · 24th May 2006, 15:25

On my 250 they were on the arches, the Hornet GC is no-where near as good as the 250 so started perching on the balls of my feet. Feels bloody strange to do it any other way now.

**James Deuce** · 24th May 2006, 15:26

Originally Posted by XTC

Mine go in the tankbag.... Jim where's my jacket?

I got it out and shook the spiders out!

Now I need to wipe it down and package it. Gahhh, the pressure!!

**BarBender** · 24th May 2006, 15:42

Like some of the others - Arches for the slow bits; on the balls of my feet for the bends...(but I find that I have to warm up to that. Thighs, hips and lower back dont like to go there straight away...); and out the side and in the air every half hour or so when I need to stretch out...