How come I always see guys (mostly with sportbikes) take off from a stop sign/red light and dangle their feet for a while before thy put them on the pegs? I'm not talking about drag racing, the people I see do this are going slow as fuck.
Are they beginners that are scared of stalling and want to be able to keep themselves from falling? Are they squids trying to emulate drag racers? What the hell is up with this? Please enlighten me.
Pic related. I could only find clips of melanin-enriched individuals doing it but I see plenty of white folks do it, too.
Most retarded habit ever. No decent rider should be doing this. It looks retarded and makes me think they're inexperienced, so I keep my distance in case they so anything else stupid.
Sebastian Rodriguez
Can't niggers own anything without ruining them with gaudy modification?
Benjamin Scott
> makes me think they're inexperienced Because they are desu
Eli Roberts
That's what I think, too. Why not learn to stop doing it? Do they not know it makes them look goofy as hell?
>it was a black man that invented the chopper. Your welcome
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Michael Rogers
I've been riding for several years and participate in a lot of group rides. Never seen anyone do that.
Ian Bailey
Because you don't ride with fuckin idiots. I have no friends so I don't have anyone to ride with, but I sure as fuck wouldn't ride with anyone who did that.
Adam Rogers
Well, all the posted examples are if niggers, so...
Samuel Hill
WUZ
Benjamin Phillips
I do this sometimes but only for the first 5 feet or so, the reasoning for me is incase I have/ want to stop again within the next couple seconds White af btw
Adam Perez
This isn't tumblr faggot
Justin Powell
Why? Is it really that hard to put your foot down if something happens? It takes a split second to put your goddamn foot down. You're stopping with the brakes, not your foot. In the time it takes you to bring the bike to a stop you can have your foot down. You must be a fucking mongoloid, and you should stop riding if you're this retarded.
Alexander Russell
Or how about you take off like a normal person so you have time to assess the situation in front of you and eliminate the need to stop abruptly?
Oliver Johnson
a bad habit a lot of people get into. especially those who aren't skilled at riding, or just bad coordination.
any one who rides enough can take off the second their foot is off the ground. hell in most places msf teaches you creep as slow as possible without putting a foot down. not graded but you learn it.
Cooper Ward
So you mean to tell me when your in traffic and want to scoot up 15 feet you really spend 2 split seconds to put your feet up on the pegs then immediately put them right back down on the ground? Good job you must be a pro with that much skill I leave my feet down beacuse im too lazy to pick them up for 2 seconds beacuse 90% chance im going to be stopping again.
Ethan Campbell
I just put one foot down to steady myself.
Nathaniel Howard
I sometimes use one foot aswell. So do you pick that foot up to move 5-10 feet then put it back down or just leave it down? I dont understand why everyone in this thread thinks its such a big deal, your traveling
Thomas Perry
Feels cool to do why do you autists care so much
Samuel Morales
The bike will stay upright after you stop long enough to get a foot down.
Practice low speed maneuvering enough (riding the clutch and rear brake) and you won't even need to put your feet down in most situations
Jaxson Lewis
Because they're noobs and I see more harley riders doing it than sportbike riders, mainly because I see more harleys than sportbikes.
Sebastian Jones
I weish MB would kill off bike weeks. Dont need that shit.
Jaxon Nguyen
>rwb
Gavin Smith
MOTHERS
Christian Allen
If i'm going 15 feet it's probably really slowly so i better have foot on rear brake.
Xavier Barnes
I know this. Its more a matter of convenience. I can stop for a second and then take back off without feet down no problem
Alexander Harris
every moto gp rider used to do it back in the day, back when the bikes where wheelie machines. i think because it allows you to put more weight over the front bars quicker and prevent the front wheel from coming up too high. nowadays hardly any motogp riders do it. there's absolutely no reason to be doing it on the road.
Nicholas White
More important things to worry about than losing the foot if they get hit, presumably.
Adam Powell
It's a n00b thing. Pretty much only people who absolutely suck at riding and have no low speed confidence do it. So squids, nigs, fat harley riders, etc. You'll see drag racers doing it when they lay flat over the motorcycle for a hard launch but I'm not sure why they do it. You'd think they would pull their legs forward to have as much weight as possible over the front end.
Caleb Wright
were these pics taken in myrtle beach? kind of recognize some of the surroundings
Those are "prison sandals" Flip flops are the thong type.
Jonathan White
Oh. My mistake.
Ryan Butler
I believe that it is due to the initial inertia coupled with the lack of gyroscopic stability that has yet to be gained. Pulling your boots in before everything settles is more upsetting than front end lift.
Jackson Walker
Am I the only person that picks up their feet before the clutch is even half way out? My motorcycle rolls ~1" before I have me feet on the pegs.
Even worse are the Harley fags that will pedal their bikes through parking lots like a fucking bicycle. If my bike is moving at all, my feet are on the pegs.
Gavin Wilson
I pick my feet up as soon as the bike is moving as well.
I don't get why people don't practice low speed stuff more often, it's literally the second most important skill you need to ride.
Jack Roberts
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Adam Adams
noop here, cos it feels funny.
I didn't do it when i first started, but sometimes i do it just cos it feels weird to have your foot mm above the ground while traveling up to 30km/h. Like having your window rolled down and skipping your hand in the wake of the air that passes over the side mirror, it just feels kinda cool.
David Stewart
I'll skim/hover my left foot every once n awhile.But it's not dangling around like a fucking rag. Mostly at busy intersections where I know people run lights constantly. I've had instructors yell at me for having my feet on the pegs too soon but I always took their bitching as personal preferences.
Michael Fisher
Why do you think you ned to have your foot down in order to stop? Do you think your foot is contributing to the stopping power? Can you come to a complete resting stop (the point at which the bike would finally start to tip over) in the before you can put your foot down? The fuckin squids ITT act like putting your foot on the ground is some huge complicated task that requires extreme concentration and planning. Jesus Christ.
Chase Edwards
In Europe I see people on touring bikes do this because they don't have highway pegs and want to stretch their legs. For the others it's just a meme.
Oliver Lee
>Vladimir I am really slowly >neit better have foot on rear brake >5 meter rule comrade >da
