A momentous first!

**apteryx_haasti** · 27th February 2007, 06:38

Well, it finally happened.

Today on my way to work.

Going around a lovely bend in a 70 kph zone.

MY FIRST FOOT SCRAPE!

My right boot kissed the earth and I went WOO WOO!

Not a bad way to start the day...now let's see if I can do it again tomorrow!

**nudemetalz** · 27th February 2007, 06:41

Well done, Fiona !!!!!!!!!

**Grub** · 27th February 2007, 06:42

That has to be worth a bling

**nudemetalz** · 27th February 2007, 06:48

Originally Posted by Grub

That has to be worth a bling

Times two !!

**sels1** · 27th February 2007, 07:09

Today the foot, tomorrow the peg.
Well done Fiona

**idleidolidyll** · 27th February 2007, 07:16

Originally Posted by apteryx_haasti

Well, it finally happened.

Today on my way to work.

Going around a lovely bend in a 70 kph zone.

MY FIRST FOOT SCRAPE!

My right boot kissed the earth and I went WOO WOO!

Not a bad way to start the day...now let's see if I can do it again tomorrow!

ha! ha! My wife had her first (solo) foot scrape on the weekend after 30 years riding: it scared the crap outta her. Not something she's keen to repeat.

**Pwalo** · 27th February 2007, 07:21

Don't get too cocky now. You'll be needing a set of titanium sliders soon, or a bike with rear sets.

**roogazza** · 27th February 2007, 07:53

A toe is nothing ! just wait till your arse hits the deck ! G.

**skelstar** · 27th February 2007, 07:57

Good stuff...on the way to work too!!!

**Trudes** · 27th February 2007, 08:37

Nice one Ap&*RHFDR*#H@a, way to go gurl, you'll have to show us all how you did it on the 10th eh!

**Colapop** · 27th February 2007, 08:44

So how long before you're doing Trackdays on a 600? Won't be long...

**Lissa** · 27th February 2007, 09:48

Yay... well done - blinged ya!! First time I did that, on the rimutakas, I kinda freaked out. You went 'WHOO WHOO" I think I said something like F***** ****.

Lets do it again on the 10th Fiona, like trudes said..

**Fatjim** · 27th February 2007, 09:55

did you have your feet on the pegs at the time? Well done.

Now when your in the mood for scraping, move you feet back so the balls, yes you have them too, of you feet and not the arch is on the peg. This will give you more room, and more feeling of whats happening. Also helps get you in the zone. Going round corners with my arch's on the pegs feels odd to me now, kind of like driving without a seatbelt on.

**Hawkeye** · 28th February 2007, 03:45

Originally Posted by apteryx_haasti

Well, it finally happened.

Today on my way to work.

Going around a lovely bend in a 70 kph zone.

MY FIRST FOOT SCRAPE!

My right boot kissed the earth and I went WOO WOO!

Not a bad way to start the day...now let's see if I can do it again tomorrow!

Awesome... I'd never done that in the year I was on the CBX. Changed to the CB last week after getting my full and 2 days later, going around the bend at the top of the taka's (the big right hand sweeper that tightens up, at the top of the Hutt side), I did exactly the same. Foot touched. After the initial 'what the f....', the elation took over. Managed to do the same on a left turn coming back up from Featherstone the same day.
Don't you just love that feeling...
I've also done what Jim suggests. Move the balls of the feet onto the pegs and find I'm much more confortable when cornering.

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**elle-f** · 28th February 2007, 06:20

Apert(*&*(&^$ Ha*(&(*&$ AWESOME!! Although I now worry about you on the 10th. Will you be leading the pack doing wheelies??

Hawkeye - yeah I know about you and the foot scraping - was that what you were trying to do on the straits from Dannevirke?!

Yeah, I know, I have totally lost the plot! Mel and I stopped because our butts were sore.....she mentioned we were weak and she was right *L*