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What is up with this? I watched guy clip a crack in the road with his toes, I would have laughed even harder if he had wrecked.
Great-Kazoo
09-22-2016, 15:36
I don't understand the whole dragging of feet once in motion.
Then again i don't grasp the concept of a $150-400 helmet while wearing sneakers, no shoes, flipflops, shorts and a tank top.
Sometimes to change position on a long ride. In a corner during low ish speeds to insure against falling. In a group to indicate a caution for following riders.
Clipping your toes like you described is just dumb
GilpinGuy
09-22-2016, 15:50
I don't understand the whole dragging of feet once in motion.
Then again i don't grasp the concept of a $150-400 helmet while wearing sneakers, no shoes, flipflops, shorts and a tank top.
You're not in NY anymore. They're "tennis shoes" out here. I was corrected on this a week or so ago. LOL
Great-Kazoo
09-22-2016, 15:53
You're not in NY anymore. They're "tennis shoes" out here. I was corrected on this a week or so ago. LOL
Sneakers or tennis shoes. they're still morons. That's accepted out here, no?
BTW: any more thought on ID ?
Being a former rider I can understand a few seconds but I've seen riders do it for blocks and blocks.
Great-Kazoo
09-22-2016, 16:01
Being a former rider I can understand a few seconds but I've seen riders do it for blocks and blocks.
Maybe they're army personnel ;)
Maybe they're army personnel ;)
LOL
Maybe they're army personnel ;)
Then they will be protected by the venerable PT belt.
It's mostly the guys on crotch rockets because those things are miserably uncomfortable to ride.
I don't understand the whole dragging of feet once in motion.
Then again i don't grasp the concept of a $150-400 helmet while wearing sneakers, no shoes, flipflops, shorts and a tank top.
AKA Squids. But many I see are riding around with their helmet (some of them very expensive Arais or Shoeis) on the back peg and not on their melon... What's the purpose of even owning one if you don't put it on?
It's mostly the guys on crotch rockets because those things are miserably uncomfortable to ride.
Maybe for you. I fit like a glove on a sport bike.
AirbornePathogen
09-22-2016, 16:38
Sometimes I'll take my foot off the peg and shake out my leg on a long ride, and I will let my foot dangle from time to time. I keep it above the roadway though. And FWIW, I ride a cruiser and never ride without helmet, gloves, jacket, long pants, and boots. Far better to be sweaty than bloody, IMHO.
Sometimes I'll take my foot off the peg and shake out my leg on a long ride, and I will let my foot dangle from time to time. I keep it above the roadway though. And FWIW, I ride a cruiser and never ride without helmet, gloves, jacket, long pants, and boots. Far better to be sweaty than bloody, IMHO.
THIS!
And I'm with Squeeze, my CBR600RR is actually not uncomfortable at all, especially on a ride through a fun canyon.
colorider
09-22-2016, 17:02
I will stretch my legs out, not down. I also wear garne full motocross style boots when riding on the street. Atgatt
BushMasterBoy
09-22-2016, 17:07
Because their prosthesis is making their leg tired?
Maybe for you. I fit like a glove on a sport bike.
People who say their sport bikes are comfortable are only kidding themselves.
[Neene1]
People who say their sport bikes are comfortable are only kidding themselves.
[Neene1]
LOL
I was very comfortable on my '88 FZR750RU.
I refer to mine as "the rack" . Comfortable would never be a word to use but purposeful
Limited GM
09-22-2016, 18:59
Not quite the same topic, but here's an almost unbelievable from a buddy. He was chasing other friends and in a tight right handed, his boot touched, startling him, and he lost his line. He hit this guy pictured, flipped over the car, got up, and was back heckling on the driver before driver could get out of his car. I told him he used up all the luck he was ever to have. 672526725367254
Grant H.
09-22-2016, 19:05
People who say their sport bikes are comfortable are only kidding themselves.
[Neene1]
Not true. We have just figured out how to sit on them correctly.
99.999999999999% of people I see riding super sports are sitting on them wrong. They end up with almost all of their upper body weight resting on their arms and wrists and their nuts (or lack there of) crammed against the tank. This gets VERY uncomfortable, and the bike doesn't even ride right.
I'm 6'2"/300lbs and I fit on my GSXR1000 just fine, can ride for hours without fatigue, and my motorcycle produces horsepower.
http://fake.riderzone.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Harley-Davidson-%E2%80%93-Demotivational-Posters.jpg
:Neener1:
I can also lean more than 3° without grinding shit off of my bike... :P
I also never get on my bike without Helmet, Jacket, Gloves, double knee carhartts or my actual leather pants with armor, and my A* boots. It's not a question of if you experience an "unplanned and sudden dismount", but when. I hate road rash, and therefore protect myself.
islandermyk
09-22-2016, 19:08
It's mostly the guys on crotch rockets because those things are miserably uncomfortable to ride.
Guys on crotch rockets that drag their feet.... hahahahaha... cause they wish they could drag their knee's, hahahahaha! I'm talking shit... sorry....
Grant H.
09-22-2016, 19:08
Guys on crotch rockets that drag their feet.... hahahahaha... cause they wish they could drag their knee's, hahahahaha! I'm talking shit... sorry....
It's true, though...
islandermyk
09-22-2016, 19:16
Not true. We have just figured out how to sit on them correctly.
99.999999999999% of people I see riding super sports are sitting on them wrong. They end up with almost all of their upper body weight resting on their arms and wrists and their nuts (or lack there of) crammed against the tank. This gets VERY uncomfortable, and the bike doesn't even ride right. .
Yep... this is true... You can easily spot the experienced riders.. they don't have their arms locked straight and their are elbows not pointing down while their riding... oh and they don't drag their feet for a block or two, lol!
I can ride my ZX10r for hours on the canyons, but less than 20 minutes at a time on the track...
XC700116
09-22-2016, 19:30
I don't understand the whole dragging of feet once in motion.
Then again i don't grasp the concept of a $150-400 helmet while wearing sneakers, no shoes, flipflops, shorts and a tank top.
Typically it keeps the organs viable until the can be properly harvested.....[Coffee]
Maybe I'm just have a strong aversion to road rash, but yeah I don't get it either.
http://fake.riderzone.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Harley-Davidson-%E2%80%93-Demotivational-Posters.jpg
That's funny. True, but still funny. [Awesom]
What is up with this? I watched guy clip a crack in the road with his toes, I would have laughed even harder if he had wrecked.
Darwin check.
...and what is with these people on those little scooter things that go about 20 miles an hour downhill with a tailwind?
...and what is with these people on those little scooter things that go about 20 miles an hour downhill with a tailwind?
One too many DUI's. They can operate these without a license.
One too many DUI's. They can operate these without a license.
Didn't know. Thanks.
The scooters you can operate without a license have a top speed of only about 35mph.
I love the guys on motorcycles who went to the trouble of buying and bringing a helmet but instead of actually wearing it, it is strapped to the side of the bike. I get it might be for a passenger at some point, but why not wear one if its there.
Nothing wrong with scraping a floorboard in a tight turn. You need to be aware of your, and your bike's, limitations.
Although I do sometimes find myself unconsciously pointing my toes inward in a tight turn. Even though the sound of my floorboards scraping doesn't really bother me... I do prefer to not hear that at highway speed.
YMMV
Didn't know. Thanks.
Under 50cc's, if memory serves, do not require licensing. Typically not legal on highways though. Great for local commuting. Some of them get something like 60-80 mpg.
I dropped my wife's Road King nearly two inches front and back. Probably won't be too long before I have to replace whatever she's grinding down. Lol.
And my favorite is the guy on the street bike in full leather, helmet, boots and gloves...all color matched to the bike...but his girlfriend is on the back in short-shorts, tank top and sandals. Typically speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. [facepalm]
I dropped my wife's Road King nearly two inches front and back. Probably won't be too long before I have to replace whatever she's grinding down. Lol.
You lost me at "I dropped my wife's Road King..." [Coffee]
Great-Kazoo
09-22-2016, 22:57
Under 50cc's, if memory serves, do not require licensing. Typically not legal on highways though. Great for local commuting. Some of them get something like 60-80 mpg.
The scooters are used to beat the DUI circus. You're required to have a vehicle covered under SR22 after a dui charge. SO.... the offender buys a scooter then gets coverage. It use to be you were only required to insure the primary for SR22. Thus beating the heavier penalty for coverage on that 2012 truck.
That may have changed.
buffalobo
09-22-2016, 23:20
And my favorite is the guy on the street bike in full leather, helmet, boots and gloves...all color matched to the bike...but his girlfriend is on the back in short-shorts, tank top and sandals. Typically speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. [facepalm]
Girl friend in short shorts on back of crotch rocket is also my favorite.[emoji33]
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Girl friend in short shorts on back of crotch rocket is also my favorite.[emoji33]
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I wasn't necessarily complaining about her...although sometimes the shorts should be a violation. [fail]
Or at least the protruding muffin-top and/or thunder cheeks. [Tooth]
Girl friend in short shorts on back of crotch rocket is also my favorite.[emoji33]
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He's haulin ass!
Martinjmpr
09-23-2016, 15:40
My practice has always been that if the bike is moving my feet are "nailed' to the pegs until I come to a complete stop. When I see people hanging or dragging their feet I automatically think "n00b!" :D
68Charger
09-23-2016, 17:01
Maybe he was trying to get some dooty off his shoe? [hahhah-no]
http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/picture-of-the-week.jpg
He's haulin ass!
He's gonna have to make 2 trips to haul that much...
Nothing wrong with scraping a floorboard in a tight turn. You need to be aware of your, and your bike's, limitations.
The Inspector Callahan line comes to mind: "A man's got to know his limitations."
I don't get the picture of the fat girl on the back... Not so much the actual dynamics, but if the wheel is spinning how it should be going forward, how are the sparks shooting out? Physics don't work like that, the sparks would be on the bottom of the wheel.
That is one of the many memes of big girls on bikes. The famous one is of the huge black girl on the back of a crotch rocket. Very funny memes from that one. Haven't seen a good run of memes on a funny picture like that in a few years.
buffalobo
09-23-2016, 18:13
http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/picture-of-the-week.jpg
He's haulin ass!
He's haulin several asses.
My practice has always been that if the bike is moving my feet are "nailed' to the pegs until I come to a complete stop. When I see people hanging or dragging their feet I automatically think "n00b!" :D
This ^! If anyone likes making sparks with their floorboards go watch a top gun competition some time, tons of fun watching riders with great skills!
Aloha_Shooter
09-23-2016, 22:01
...and what is with these people on those little scooter things that go about 20 miles an hour downhill with a tailwind?
It's very Euro. They can be sensitive and emo and score with chicks who like that kind of thing.
Great-Kazoo
09-24-2016, 07:44
It's very Euro. They can be sensitive and emo and score with chicks who like that kind of thing.
It's Hip to Be Square
wctriumph
09-24-2016, 20:42
A long time ago, in a state far, fay away, we used to put taps on out boot heels and drag then at night on the freeway. Quite the show of sparks for other drivers. No taps, just push down and drag the center stands. Of course, it you rode a dresser you could easily drag the foot boards on the on and off ramps, lots of sparks there too.
milwaukeeshaker
09-25-2016, 09:24
Can I ask? How many miles do you ride in a sitting?
Maybe for you. I fit like a glove on a sport bike.
milwaukeeshaker
09-25-2016, 09:26
HP but negligible torque. Jealosy is a terrible thing.
I've been known to take a foot off the peg to stretch now and again, but never to drag my feet. Riding a street bike like a dirt bike is a quick trip to ACL surgery. Hell, I often don't even put my feet down at stoplights, just play the clutch off against the front and rear brakes to keep the bike upright while stationary.
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