Foot position?

[russd7]

with balls on the motorway occasionally.

personally prefer to keep me balls off the motorway but each to their own i guess

[98tls]

I have been looking at how most riders position their feet on the pegs and I seem to be different, is that bad

Am I doing it wrong, is every one else or does it not matter?

This makes even the waving threads interesting.

[Mushu]

This makes even the waving threads interesting.

So don't read it.......

It was just something I noticed and thought I'd see what others think. Sorry about wasting space on this motorcycle forum talking about riding bikes.

Edit: and in case you were wondering I don't wave, I nod most of the time, and only at guys on motards and sport bikes

[98tls]

So don't read it.......

It was just something I noticed and thought I'd see what others think. Sorry about wasting space on this motorcycle forum talking about riding bikes.

Edit: and in case you were wondering I don't wave, I nod most of the time, and only at guys on motards and sport bikes

All good though i noticed as you type there seems to be a tendency to have your left foot a degree or 2 out from optimum typing angle.

[quickbuck]

I prefer to ride at all times with my foot as close to the brake pedal as possible .. the conscious effort required to moved from the balls to the arches to use the brake and the time taken can mean the difference between stopping safely and hitting something .. at 160kph half a second (the average reaction time) is about 44 metres of road distance ... half a second to react half a second to reach the pedal is now close to 90 metres in road distance ... before you even brake ... So I prefer to reduce my stopping time on the road by being close to that life saving pedal ...

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So... Do you drive a car with your foot covering the brake all the time???
If so, how do you accelerate?
Or is it left foot braking?

The distance between the ball of your foot, and the arch of your foot is freak all compared to the distance you have to mve your foot in a car to hit the brake pedal.

The PRIMARY brake on a bike however is literally right at hand.

THIS is the ONE you should use FIRST!

[Mushu]

All good though i noticed as you type there seems to be a tendency to have your left foot a degree or 2 out from optimum typing angle.

Don't you find it interesting how different people can have a good reason to do things different ways. Often they will come up with something I hadn't thought of and force me to changed for the better.

So... Do you drive a car with your foot covering the brake all the time???
If so, how do you accelerate?
Or is it left foot braking?

The distance between the ball of your foot, and the arch of your foot is freak all compared to the distance you have to mve your foot in a car to hit the brake pedal.

The PRIMARY brake on a bike however is literally right at hand.

THIS is the ONE you should use FIRST!

This is a big part of reason I don't cover either brake when I ride, I don't feel it's unsafe when I drive my car and the distance between pedals is far more than the time it takes to get 2 fingers on the front brake or to cover the rear brake on the bike. And I do feel safer having my hands wrapped around the bars and feet situated to give me the best leverage should I need it.

[Kickaha]

Or is it left foot braking?

Yes, the company shouldn't have got me an automatic

[Maha]

Resting on your balls, keeps you on your toes.

[unstuck]

Resting on your balls, keeps you on your toes.

Toes under your balls, can keep you on your arse............IYKWIM.

[russd7]

Resting on your balls

seems to me that resting on your balls will also trap the fart bubble under your ball sack, just saying.

[GDOBSSOR]

I have been looking at how most riders position their feet on the pegs and I seem to be different, is that bad?

Whilst following other bikers I notice pretty much every body I come across positions their feet with the peg in the arch of their foot. (regardless of experience)

I on the other hand tend to position the pegs under the balls if my feet but have only ever noticed a couple of other riders who do this on the road. (it seems more common with off road riders and racers)

Am I doing it wrong, is every one else or does it not matter?

I almost always have my pegs on the arch of my foot, but I sometimes have em on my toes, very rarely on my heels if I'm sitting further foward. It depends I think on what's comfortable for you, your bike, and the conditions of your ride.

[DMNTD:Me]

Depends on what you are riding. Sport bikes; on your toes to allow you to get off the seat and look through the corner and position your body easier and faster. If you are on a cruiser, it doesn't matter cause you cant corner anyway.....

Oi! Not all cruisers are created equal mister!

[Banditbandit]

I thought you didn't use the rear brake?

Yes, I hardly ever use the rear brake ... but in an emergency I like to stand on evrything as quickly as possible ...

Dunno about much of that. In emergency braking situations, the back brakes is rarely doing anything at all. But the time to get the front brake isn't changed by foot position.

The rear brake does make a difference .. quite a bit usually ... try stopping with just the front ones, then try it with the front and back and see which is the shorter distance ...

Also, isn't bike control paramount to rider safety.

I'm not sure I would say paramount .. but certainly important .. let's see .... last time I blasted around Hampton Downs there were one of two sprots bikes whose riders were on the balls of their feet and climbing off the side of the bike .. and holding me up ... I don't see that you necessarily have better bike control by being on the balls of your feet on the pegs instead of the instep ...


and yes, the rear brake does make a difference tio stopping distance ...

[Banditbandit]

So... Do you drive a car with your foot covering the brake all the time???
If so, how do you accelerate?
Or is it left foot braking?

The distance between the ball of your foot, and the arch of your foot is freak all compared to the distance you have to mve your foot in a car to hit the brake pedal.

The PRIMARY brake on a bike however is literally right at hand.

THIS is the ONE you should use FIRST!

Bwhahaha .. the difference in speed is huge - my Terrano gets above a slow crawl only after a while ...

Yes, the primary brake is the front one - it is not the only one ... and of course it is the one I use first ... how do you think I have survived on the road so long ... (40 years of madness on two wheels ...) but if you ignore the rear brake then in an emergency you are ignoring some of your stopping power ..

[Mushu]

Yes, I hardly ever use the rear brake ... but in an emergency I like to stand on evrything as quickly as possible ...



The rear brake does make a difference .. quite a bit usually ... try stopping with just the front ones, then try it with the front and back and see which is the shorter distance ...

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and yes, the rear brake does make a difference tio stopping distance ...

It completely depends on the bike you ride and your faith in the front tyre, I use the rear brake only for about the first second of braking on the R6, after that it's useless when stopping quickly, although I do use it a lot on the DR because I don't fully trust the grip of the knobblies.

Bwhahaha .. the difference in speed is huge - my Terrano gets above a slow crawl only after a while ...

Your Torrano doesn't represent all cars, there's plenty of quick ones out there