No offence committed just by standing up…
Standing up v Sitting down on dirt.
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My sentiment too. Guess the whole thread was basically about twits standing up for no apparent reason?!
I’ve become accustomed to the new generation of GS riders doing this (amongst other things that annoy me like matching Motorrad suits and off-road helmets and goggles for trips to urban meeting places etc), but have recently noticed the bike journalists doing it too. Just wondered if I was ACTUALLY missing something?!
Apparently not and maybe cynicism is getting the better of me.
Maybe not. But a tug for Due care and attention or not being in control, although incorrect , is possible if the policeman/woman is having a bad day.
You're probably right but it's very difficult to see how they could actually make it stick. They would definitely struggle to make "not in control" stick, especially if the bike has been adjusted for dual sport riding, so the controls all fall readily to hand or foot when standing and mirrors aren't a legal requirement anyway.
Still, as you say, wouldn't stop them pulling you over if they were so inclined, if (and it's a BIG if) you were unlucky enough to be in an area that actually has police officers on the road...
Considering the number of certificates in my drawer stating I’ve been specifically trained to ride a GS in exactly that manner they’d look daft when it landed on the lead traffic/CPS desk.
Plus a number of forces have enduro units now who are trained to ride in that manner on/off-road as well.
Wouldn’t get far especially if they were not traffic officers.
Guess we
Quite a lot of chat about certificates etc, but are you a stander or sitter off-road………..if even applicable?!
……….and how often to you frequent Starbucks? 
Nobody sensible would ever be seen dead in Starbucks - standing or sitting……….and how often to you frequent Starbucks?
Never……….and how often to you frequent Starbucks?
80-90% of the mileage I do every year is “off-road”. By that not on main A/dual/m’way.
All b/UCR/white/green lanes.
Didn’t by a GS to spend more time cleaning it than riding it.
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……….I’ll put you down as a “stander”
I have no idea what I do, I just focus on staying on the bike, big pig holes, large rocks etc. All leave you no time to think about what you are doing, you just have to do it.
I find sitting down means I don’t fall so far when it inevitably goes tits up
Stand up/Sit down, do what works for you. The training schools for big bikes (ORS/Triumph) generally teach standing when off-road as its easier to control the bike (someone made the point about try riding ruts at pace sat down on a big bike). Weight transfer (to the side, front or rear) makes a huge difference and can be the difference between successfully negotiating a hazard or not.
Also on a rough lane, being sat down is very uncomfortable and your legs do become effective shock absorbers stood up. On anything mildy technical I'm stood up, unless I feel uncomfortable then I sit down and paddle as needed.
There was an article in one of the mags recently about a Copper having a bad day who did try to do someone for standing up and it went to court. It was of course thrown out (which controls precisely does the backside operate m'lud).
Stood up coming into a carpark ? Wanker..
Also on a rough lane, being sat down is very uncomfortable and your legs do become effective shock absorbers stood up. On anything mildy technical I'm stood up, unless I feel uncomfortable then I sit down and paddle as needed.
There was an article in one of the mags recently about a Copper having a bad day who did try to do someone for standing up and it went to court. It was of course thrown out (which controls precisely does the backside operate m'lud).
Stood up coming into a carpark ? Wanker..
Like any form of riding, there is no hard and fast rule about style. It all depends on the circumstances and terrain. I do admit to standing on the pegs on tarmac occasionally to stretch my aching hips a knees.
Tbh, I wasn’t chatting about big bikes cause I don’t think they’re even suitable for off-road mainly because of the weight (stay tuned for my next thread “less is more off-road!!”Stand up/Sit down, do what works for you. The training schools for big bikes (ORS/Triumph) generally teach standing when off-road as its easier to control the bike (someone made the point about try riding ruts at pace sat down on a big bike). Weight transfer (to the side, front or rear) makes a huge difference and can be the difference between successfully negotiating a hazard or not.
Also on a rough lane, being sat down is very uncomfortable and your legs do become effective shock absorbers stood up. On anything mildy technical I'm stood up, unless I feel uncomfortable then I sit down and paddle as needed.
There was an article in one of the mags recently about a Copper having a bad day who did try to do someone for standing up and it went to court. It was of course thrown out (which controls precisely does the backside operate m'lud).
Stood up coming into a carpark ? Wanker..
I was more referring to more suitable midsized bikes like the Tenere 700 or Tuareg 660 with the big front wheels.
Big wheels (oo-er)
Saturday, Essex Rallymoto route. Recommended for bigger bikes if you’re so inclined
Saturday, Essex Rallymoto route. Recommended for bigger bikes if you’re so inclined
By 'big' I was including middleweights which are still circa 200kg (and mine is in this category). Stupid things to take off road, but then they are fun.Tbh, I wasn’t chatting about big bikes cause I don’t think they’re even suitable for off-road mainly because of the weight (stay tuned for my next thread “less is more off-road!!”
I was more referring to more suitable midsized bikes like the Tenere 700 or Tuareg 660 with the big front wheels.
