Foot placement?

[mowgli]

Just to confuse a noob - I have footBOARDS - where do you wise ones reckon I should have my feet?

Definitely on the gas tank

i see you haven't voted yet

[sil3nt]

Just to confuse a noob - I have footBOARDS - where do you wise ones reckon I should have my feet?

Trick question! If it don't have pegs it isn't a real bike

[xgnr]

[QUOTE=Breed777;1129232851]

I think that a ME might (should) help out here...
FWIW
Gear lever, foot would normally rest underneath (which would be the natural position) for normal riding.
Ok.... doesnt hit the ground when leaning?

Maybe your boot will touch down if you are having a good time but don't worry about it tho' as you would normally have more lean to go before you are in trouble.

Just be comfortable and the rest will come as you get more experience.

Do a Ride Right Ride Safe Course !

http://www.rrrs.org.nz/

Cheers

Stu

[Supertwin Don]

I see that you play "soccer" and ride a - 250 - who are you to talk of "real bikes"

[Breed777]

[QUOTE=xgnr;1129232920]

Maybe your boot will touch down if you are having a good time but don't worry about it tho' as you would normally have more lean to go before you are in trouble.

Just be comfortable and the rest will come as you get more experience.

Do a Ride Right Ride Safe Course !

http://www.rrrs.org.nz/

Cheers

Stu

Would be great, not sure if they run them here in Tauranga.... took me a while just to find someone who did the BHS test.
Bit off topic but...

As I was getting my car rego the other day at PostShop, I said to the guy out of interest... 'How much is a 12 mth rego for a motorcycle'.... he replied 'sorry I haven't done one before'... turns out he has worked there 6 years and never done a bike rego.....

[sil3nt]

I see that you play "soccer" and ride a - 250 - who are you to talk of "real bikes"

I play soccer? Maybe socially but i just spent a month in China training Muay Thai for 6 hours a day if you think im one of those soccer playing poofs but of course this has nothing to do with bikes

Bike rego is shit. Same amount (or slightly more?) than a car.

[mikeey01]

What ever feels comfortable and good for you.

I ride.....

Straights / slow riding.
Left toes under gear lever. It's kinda cramped yet the only comfortable position on a Ducati

Once the pace heats up a little (never breaking the speed limit of course, us Duke riders never do shit like that)
The balls of my feet are on the peg ends, I end up rolling my foot up on them kinda like as if I was standing on tip e toes... Of course gotta come off the peg to tap lever and then back on balls of feet again. What's surpose to happen is all that is meant to be done before you go over that far... I've never tryed to put it into words before, hell I'm a legend on this site for farking that up
All this depends on the pace, the corner one's going into. braking into right hand bends etc etc etc....

Like I said I've never thought about it to put it into words, it just something that becomes natural after awhile I guess.

Arr hell don't listen to what other people do, just get out and ride if not with a few mates or a group by yourself, it will come naturally just give it time.

To ride quick is one thing, to ride fast is another, do it on the track!
Any good racer will tell you how important feet / weight placement really is.

[Supertwin Don]

Not trying to be abusive - but Muay Thai sounded like something the local restaurant dishes up !!
Don't know where the rego thing came from - try it here in UK - £65 per year for a bike, £165 per year for an older car!
Over here it's the compulsory insurance that is the killer - my son has had to pay over £400 per year third party,fire and theft only for a 125 before today!

Anyway, my Guzzi has a heel/toe type gear lever so my foot is "under" both ends of it and I "heel" it to change up and "toe" it to change down. Brake lever is similar.

and my race bike has a big red button to change up!

[scumdog]

On straighter bits of road I have feet on the highway pegs unless actually changing gear.

And on the twisty bit ball of foot on peg unless changing gear.

[YellowDog]

Pressure on the lever either way is good for a fast gear change OR even clutchless.

[Insanity_rules]

I ride with my feet on the handlebars, much more relaxing on those long rides.

[Laxi]

I ride with my feet on the handlebars, much more relaxing on those long rides.

how many bikes you been through so far this year?

talk about setting yourself up

[Insanity_rules]

how many bikes you been through so far this year?

talk about setting yourself up

I'm only on my third. One retired (my learner bike) which I still have, one crashed and the one I got now.

Smart ass

[Laxi]

I'm only on my third. One retired (my learner bike) which I still have, one crashed and the one I got now.

Smart ass

haha you is soooo much fun to wind up

[98tls]

To ride quick is one thing, to ride fast is another, do it on the track!
Any good racer will tell you how important feet / weight placement really is.

All good except throughout racing history theres been many that come along and do things completly different to the accepted "correct way" with much success,similar to the supposed "correct braking" methods/cornering methods,knee down has only been a recent development when you look at the big picture.Ive no problem whatsoever with all these "correct way to do things" courses/books/videos etc that young guys are bombarded with these days compared to what we had when starting out but sometimes i wonder if theres some natural ability that gets somewhat stifled along the way.