You took yer time Flip
... and just for the record I agree with ya
Which bit Micky? I'm guessing you mean the "it's not to say it might not get me in the end"
which foot down first - stopping
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Which bit Micky? I'm guessing you mean the "it's not to say it might not get me in the end"
Gets quite interesting if you happen to have an old British bike and a modern bike.
Maybe you decide which bike to ride by thinking which foot shall I put down today.
Maybe you decide which bike to ride by thinking which foot shall I put down today.
casperfelix
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Doh! That's what I'm doing wrong. Your meant to put a foot down when you stop.
Have a looky
I use my left,its the way I was taught and more important it works for me.Have seen plenty of bikers from beginners to Police instructors use both so why not do what you think is best.If you use left or right you can still cover a brake so who gives a sh#t.
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I use my left,its the way I was taught and more important it works for me.Have seen plenty of bikers from beginners to Police instructors use both so why not do what you think is best.If you use left or right you can still cover a brake so who gives a sh#t.
Have a look at this
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Mick_rw
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Take your pick.....
Even the police are not sure....
Even the police are not sure....
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Which bit Micky? I'm guessing you mean the "it's not to say it might not get me in the end"
Nah... gotya there
I mean the "Do WTF you like as long as you stay on"
Hey,I saw her first.
anyway if it ever happened I don't think you would have to much of a wait
.anyway if it ever happened I don't think you would have to much of a wait
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colinw
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There is only one foot to put down when you come to a stop, the right one, meaning the right one for the circumstances.
I am an IAM observer and a ROSPA Rider, much depends on the instructor or Observer but in our clubs we dont insist on either foot, we look for a sparkling safe ride end of, you will not fail any advanced test by using either foot, what ever is right or dafe at the time is the correct foot.
Advanced riding is not about doing what your'e told its about analyzing your ride and training yourself to read the information and make a good decision.
I am an IAM observer and a ROSPA Rider, much depends on the instructor or Observer but in our clubs we dont insist on either foot, we look for a sparkling safe ride end of, you will not fail any advanced test by using either foot, what ever is right or dafe at the time is the correct foot.
Advanced riding is not about doing what your'e told its about analyzing your ride and training yourself to read the information and make a good decision.
So hoisting a minger of a wheelie is ok, as long as you check your mirrors, ensure that the road is of a suitable surface to obtain the traction required, the crowd are behind a fence and there's no traffic
but since he's and instructor and so am i, the only foot to put down when coming to a halt is the left foot. End of.
Left foot goes down so that rear brake can be applied untill completely stopped and also if your left foot slips once you stop, you fall to the pavement.....not the road.
Its a simple as that.
You have never ridden a British bike then, or a Morini, or an early Ducati come to that...you want to cover the rear brake? Put your right foot down for right foot change on bikes, I think the Bonnie finally got left foot gear change in 1977 with the Jubilee edition......I could be wrong.But sometime around then. I don't know about early BMWs, but I only got a left change bike for the first time in about 1985 with my Ducati 900SS Darmah, but i had the Morini then still at the same time. i could get off one and on the other - it was far more natural to ride the right foot change bike - I found I could go back to that faster than changing sides to the left...does that make me a right dresser? Or just a right Tosser?
I agree about the covering the back brake bit - but that does NOT always mean the left foot to go down....so how do you combat that one then?:cool
Oh god not another 4 pages of debate
Good call 4 pages
up in smoke!
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I was taught to put the gear foot down first as the other should be on the brake. If you have a 1200 gs or another bike with linked brakes it doesn't matter as much, I suppose. I got into the habbit of putting both feet down, especially when carrying a pillion, just for extra stability. Now I have a dakar I've got back into the left foot down right foot braking as I don't really use the front brake when doing 2 mph, I also steer slightly to the right just before stoping to ensure the bike tips the right way.
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Just trying to get to five pagesDid I get it to 5 pages with 'im a left footer'?
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