Do you guys often manage to scrape your toes on the ground?

[AllanB]

Used to years ago on my old Kawasaki, did on a couple of cruiser test rides (this is some type of law I think).

Sometimes it feels like I am about to touch down but there is probably heaps left.

What I need to do is duct tape some little wire 'feelers' on my boots to see where that road is at!

Or get some of these boots - they come in classic black, Ducati or Honda red & the new KTM ones.

[_intense_]

generally happens on the best, most involved rides, when I feel REALLY connected to machine/road, i take it as a sign that im riding better. so happy when i can do it.

[RC1]

before i sold the TLS me and the missus were riding around and we went round a tight right hand down hill corner and we nearly came off cause she scraped her toes on road as the pillion , gave me a hell of a fright

[madbikeboy]

I have stupidly big feet. That fact alone is why I have 2mm of chicken strip left on my front tire. Sigh.

[lankyman]

On bikes with a low ground clearance (i.e NC30) peg scrapies are a fairly common occurance. I've had my peg and my knee on the road at the same time before (I know, I should be gauging with my knee to stop this happening)

[Blackshear]

Just tried to ball of feel approach today. Far easier to shift your bum across the seat, and managed to keep my knee pushed up against the frame still.

Still feels weird... Like you're gonna fly off by accident!

[cave weta]

some rider s of belt driven air cooled veetwins have their knuckles scrape the ground,
thats why they fit ape hangers for better clearance

[DarkLord]

Only really when riding with duck feet.

[Dealer]

My boots are worn on 1 edge from 2 trackdays at puke, but the foot pegs haven't even been touched because the peg swings back when my boot hits.
Didn't think this was a problem, til i found the scrape where the fairing had hit the ground (bloody wide bike)

[FJRider]

I wear steel toecaps... the sparks are pretty....

[Pwalo]

I ride with the balls of my feet on the peg, and have a feeling that if I managed to scrape my toes on the ground it would be followed very quickly by the rest of my body.

The only time I've scraped my boots was on my old XL175. I'm sure that my SV has more suspension travel!

[Mystic13]

I ride with the arch of my foot on the peg and if I can see i'll be leaned over I pop the foot back so the ball of the foot is on the peg, on the side that's going down, then pop it back again.

As for knee down try youtube. Here's the MCN take on it. Now I just have visions of round-a-bouts all over the country being filled with bikers. There's one off SH1 at Tahuna that is usually pretty quiet. Have a friend keep watch and you can practise left and right.





Alternatively if you can get someone to whip up one of these frames up do you think there would be a lot of starters for a day of knee down.




Cheers.

[Maki]

Never ever.

[Maha]

Some of us girls even manage to do it....well, not this one coz I's a nana-rider, but I do know a lovely bitch who did it not so long ago

It's why sports boots have little plastic bits on the outside of the toes - I guess they're called toe-sliders?

Toe-sliders?....mmmmmm mine are about 300mm long, only cos they need to be!...

[MsKABC]

Toe-sliders?....mmmmmm mine are about 300mm long, only cos they need to be!...

Oh don't be trotting out that ole "big toes, big...." chestnut with us Maha! You manbitches are always overcompensating!