Where do put your feet when you ride?

[erik]

On the Zeal I used to ride around town with the pegs under the arches of my feet most of the time.
But on the Bandit, it feels like it's more comfortable to have the balls of my feet on the pegs the whole time. It feels weird moving my feet forwards. Something to do with the seating position I guess.

[Dai]

Most of the time I seem to be placing my feet in my big mouth.

Only reason I dont when on the bike is that the helmet gets in the way.

[outlawtorn]

I try and wrap them around the back of my head for a laugh

[Ham]

Sometimes I ride with my feet on the crash-bungs.

I thought i was the only dickhead that did this... they are my "hiway pegs"

Does anyone else put their feet on the back pegs? thats my drag mode

[cowboyz]

yep. on the long striaghts I have been known to use the pillion pegs to stretch the body out. Most riding I ride with my toes on the pegs or just behind. Slip my foot forward to change gear or brake.

[SlowHand]

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

That's how I do it too!! Funnily enuf, it was you that taught me to do that

[diggydog]

I think a lot is what you are use to or habit, as mentioned from (sunhuntin) i do the same thing and i also beleive with the arch of the foot is locked in better & give u quicker response.

[Hitcher]

Depends on whether I'm riding the ST or Mrs H's Marauder.

The Marauder, being a peg-forward cruiser, best suits the pegs in the arch of the foot. The ST is more comfortable with the balls of my feet on the pegs -- also that way I don't catch my boots when cornering.

[diggydog]

i have caught my foot a few times maybe i'm not got foot in right position?

[Wolf]

Arches of feet, usually, beside or hovering over controls depending on the hazard level - around town I tend to cover the controls ready for dumb-arsed cagers to do dumb-arsed things.

Tried the balls of the feet and found it uncomfortable but that could have been the layout of the bike I was on.

[Ghost_Bullet]

Interesting topic, at first I thought "weird", but in reading obviousley there are different views of where to put ya feet, I have always had ball of the foot on the pegs, but after reading about heal on the peg, I am looking forward to when I next get me leg over the bike to try the heal style.

Q

[sunhuntin]

like someone else mentioned, i have considered making use of the pillion pegs, but feel it would unbalance me too much. id love to have crash bungs to stretch out. wiill have either those or highway pegs on my next bike.

i remember i tried glenns panhead once or twice, think the ball was on the peg with that bike due to the stretch. dunno how it would have felt riding like that, never tried it moving [lol]

[Motu]

On my old Guzzi Stornello the pillion pegs double as rear sets - the heal part of the heel/toe lever becomes a toe lever,it's a stretch having to come forward for the rear brake,but not a big issue.

I always have my instep on the peg,that's the way the levers are meant to work....although my feet are fair flapping around when I'm pushing it on gravel.On a long piece of boring seal I'll put the balls of my feet on the pegs for a change of position,I don't have to use the controls so it's not a problem.

[Toast]

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!

Quite interesting that you say your outside foot does nothing.

I was reading an article in some mag I had a while back, talking to GP racers about sliding bikes, why they train with supermotards, etc.

Nicky Hayden reckoned that one thing many road racers don't do enough is weight the outside peg. He said that the average road racer is great until things get out of control. At this point, says he, weighting the outside peg (and shifting your weight a bit rearwards after the turn in is sussed) helps to keep the bike stable when tyres start sliding.

Keith Code also recommends weight on the outside peg, for similar reasons and more.

Not that you seem to be suffering because of your style at this stage though Daryl. Something to think about all the same.

[riffer]

Balls of the feet mostly.

Like Jim2, I get knee pain (reconstructed knees and old age LOL) and I try to combat that with stretching the legs somewhat by riding for a bit with the arches on the pegs but you come to a corner and start wearing out the toes of your boots so it's not a good idea.

I recently rode one of WMCC's Boulevard models - my first time with forward controls and I have to admit it felt pretty comfortable - not that I'm looking at "retiring" just yet!