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General Category => Active Polls => Topic started by: Sabie on January 24, 2013, 11:06:14 PM
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Curious?
What do the Pro's say?
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If riding solo then RH foot down just as the bike stops.
If riding two-up then both feet down. Steadies the bike more and allows Heather to adjust her position.
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Right foot down just as you stop. Keeps left foot for gears in case a quick take off is needed.
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Should always be in a gear ready to go.
Right foot for brake, less things to do with your hands and then get a chance to let go of the right grip.
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Land in "pilot position" left foot down, rigth on brake (telling others I'm stopped), in 1st ready for take off if someone behind isnt stopping :think1
Once 2 or 3 have stopped behind THEn neutral can be selected and some relaxation :thumb.
Did I mention I had a licence to teach this stuff some time ago o:)
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Riding solo - Left foot down and right foot onn the brake.
Carrying pillion - Sometimes left foot and sometimes both, depending on the pillion, terrain, slope etc
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Left foot down, bike still in gear, right on rear brake if needed. For longer stops both feet down, bike out of gear if safe to do so. I have a handbrake so put that on if required.
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Although the training gurus say left foot down, I use the right foot down. This is because of the right leg being stronger, the camber of the road, I cant flat foot with both feet and my left leg is actually 1/4" shorter than the right...
I rarely go to neutral.
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What Dale, Brock and a couple of others say- left foot down is professional. That's fine if you're right on balance, but with 330 kg of bike, sometimes you have to put the right or both down to avert disaster. :eek
On those "off" days when not functioning well (e.g. Monday to Friday) I've been known to forget to downshift and asked Ruby to take off in second and even third. She's not real happy about third, but she readily forgives me for second gear starts.
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:wht11 py
What this ? steady the bike when stopping.... :||||
So thats what I have been doing wrong,
:rofl :rofl :rofl
If I had of known that I could of had a different nick name. :crackup :crackup :crackup
Oh well at least I learnt how to pick it up easy. :grin
Tipsy
now its as Dale says
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:wht11 py
What this ? steady the bike when stopping.... :||||
So thats what I have been doing wrong,
:rofl :rofl :rofl
If I had of known that I could of had a different nick name. :crackup :crackup :crackup
Oh well at least I learnt how to pick it up easy. :grin
I've been eagerly waiting to see what Tipsy had to say on this issue. :grin
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Yes, the definitive answer!
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Riding solo - Left foot down and right foot onn the brake.
Carrying pillion - Sometimes left foot and sometimes both, depending on the pillion, terrain, slope etc
Same
Dick B :rd13
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Land in "pilot position" left foot down, rigth on brake (telling others I'm stopped), in 1st ready for take off if someone behind isnt stopping
This is the way I have been taught and stick to it.
On those "Off" days, I may use 2 to get stable, then switch to Left down, right on brake whether 1up or 2up.
Rob.
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Riding solo - Left foot down and right foot onn the brake.
Carrying pillion - Sometimes left foot and sometimes both, depending on the pillion, terrain, slope etc
Same
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:dred11 solo left foot only pillion depends how figitting :well they are 2 steady then back on left.
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DEPENDS IF YOU HAVE "POCKEY" ON THE BACK, :crackup :rofl :crackup :rofl
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DEPENDS IF YOU HAVE "POCKEY" ON THE BACK, :crackup :rofl :crackup :rofl
If you do have Pockey on the back, I understand that you put both your hands on the ground. :crackup
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"Ya put ya left foot in, Ya put your left foot out, Ya put ya left foot in and ya shake it all about, Ya do the hokey Pockey and ya turn about and that when ya falls flat on ya ass !!!
A true Gentleman would have offered to at least break a ladies fall in stead of offer to rub the sore spots :nahnah
Pockey :wink1
But it was a classic example of mis-communication between us LOL :Blow
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Left foot down, and foot on the brake. But from a secret, and remaining unnamed, source up New England way it was a cack to watch, Sorry Pockey. Justed going by what I was whispered. :crackup :crackup
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I think the official line on this subject is that you put your left foot down, as your right foot should be covering the rear brake.
I sometimes use, left, right or both, it all depends on the situation.
As long as the bike stays upright, I dont think it matters.
:wht11
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Left foot down, and foot on the brake. But from a secret, and remaining unnamed, source up New England way it was a cack to watch, Sorry Pockey. Justed going by what I was whispered. :crackup :crackup
:think1 Did someone forget :fp
Just a little miss communication :whistle :rofl :rofl
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How about by leaning on the car that's just pinned my leg to the bike and is trying to push me over.... Bloody Canberra Drivers :well :cuss
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How about by leaning on the car that's just pinned my leg to the bike and is trying to push me over.... Bloody Canberra Drivers :well :cuss
Hmm. Not a recommended way to steady the bike. Can't always get a driver that close to be useful.
But then, you're in Canberra after all, and every day we hear the shennanigans that go on there.
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Well a lot of conjecture about this one
I don’t know if this is right or not but am willing to have a go at it.
I slow down with RF on brake (Der) and just before I stop I change to front brake and then RF on ground while leaving LF on gears.
Come on give it to me know
Cheers
Rabbits
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Well a lot of conjecture about this one
I don’t know if this is right or not but am willing to have a go at it.
I slow down with RF on brake (Der) and just before I stop I change to front brake and then RF on ground while leaving LF on gears.
Come on give it to me know
The training dudes say you do your down-shifting before stopping so you're ready to roll. Then left foot on the ground and right foot holding the brake.
Then your throttle hand is free to gun it off the lights (I made up the last sentence, but it's what I do).
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I have really long legs. I put my left foot down, sometimes both feet if I'm by myself.
I've never considered putting my right foot down by itself. To me that seems as strange as getting on the bike from the right side.
But when riding the long legs are a handicap as I can't easily straighten them.
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But when riding the long legs are a handicap as I can't easily straighten them.
Have you tried Highway Pegs? They suit me very well, and I have relatively long shanks.
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My Q-ride instructor firmly told me that I should brake with right foot and select 1st as I stop then put left foot down with right foot on brake.
The trouble with a tall bike on Aussie roads is that the road drops away on the left, so I have trouble breaking the habit of putting both feet down.
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The trouble with a tall bike on Aussie roads is that the road drops away on the left, so I have trouble breaking the habit of putting both feet down.
You do what you have to! If the road isn't inclined there's no need to hold the rear brake on. Even if it is, you can be nimble with the front brake and throttle control.
Riding the centre lane when there is one will reduce the camber for you. I generally prefer the centre of the road as I feel it gives me a better view of what's ahead.
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I think that it is a good habit to develop (changing to 1st and then putting your left foot down) but of course common sense prevails.
I have dropped my bike 3 times while I was getting accustomed to it. Once slowing to a stop sign about to turn left.. I found later that there was a bit of a depression in the road surface and I may have put my foot in that. I also wasn't used to the bike and also found that it was high when it still had the original seat. The second drop was while riding up a steep hill and then again turning left at very slow speed with my wife as pillion. I over-balanced and slowly put it down on it's left side. The 3rd time was at Esk and I attempted to reverse park it out the front of a cafe.. the camber of the road was steeper than usual and I may (or may not) have neglected to put the stand down. I feel much more comfortable and confident on the ST now, and I have modified the seat and it's a bit lower.
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Never really thought about it until this poll of contention was posted.
Thinking about it, I down change using a bit of pressure on both brakes and observe the traffic flow as I approach the intersection. If I know the sequence of the lights at the intersection, and if I know I will be sitting for a little while, I will select neutral just before coming to a stop and put the left foot down first followed very closely by the right if relatively flat ground. Both feet down until just before needing to select the No.1 gear and both feet on the ground again until the clutch is out and we have 'lift off'. Well I think thats the way I do it. If its not, I don't care anyway. Doing what feels right for me has served me well for a very long time. Peace Brothers. :thumb
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I kind of use either foot.
Some times its right sometimes its left sometimes its both other times I try for the balancing act to see how long I can maintain a stopped position with both feet still up and balance ready for a quick take off...... mind you I am not so adept at this on the STeed as I was on the smaller bikes.
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Mind you, if you have to think about it, you will cock it up, probably in an embarrassing manner.
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Never used to think much about it. HART the Honda riding school advocates left foot down. So if thats supposedly the better way, I started taking notice and realized I might have had a preference for right foot down. So I purposely made an effort to left foot down. Now I am almost always left foot down. Only go right foot when required by a gust of wind or road camber etc.