Both feet on the ground?

[crofty1984]

I'm not a tall gentleman, so unless I want to ride round on cruisers I've always meant the bike to one side and supported it on the balls of one foot. I hear people worried about getting both feet flat on the ground like it was the difference between getting a bike and not getting one. I wondered in general how important both feet down was for people?

[scarble]

Excuses excuses
https://youtu.be/YId9Pr_RlIo

[catso]

Not particularly bothered, that said I can get both feet down on all my bikes (toes/balls of feet only on the 916 though).

I had a thicker seat made for the Guzzi to try to reduce the amount of knee bend, as the pegs are high but the seat is low. Even with a 20mm raised seat I'm still feet flat on the floor with my knees bent. Got to love 1970s Italian bike ergonomics - ideal bike for a Gorilla; short legs/long arms...

[The Moose]

scarble said:

Excuses excuses
https://youtu.be/YId9Pr_RlIo

This was the next video offered to me. Even funnier!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFCNVvvmxNw

[anonymous-user]

We had a littele Malaysian lady in our bike group rode a 883 Harley Sportser. Changed for D Monster. Sunday Morning all meet at McDonald, as we leave they have a very heavily cambered road, she put here left leg down and was so short that the camber took the bike past a point she could hold it and had to lay it down, she quickly learned to put her right leg out no big issue once she realized.

[Pothole]

I've got a 29" inside leg so I can't get both feet flat on most bikes unless they're lowered. It's never bothered me and I now ride a Tiger Sport. I tend to lean on my right foot and get that flat and I'm extra careful paddling around on loose surfaces. I haven't dropped it yet.

[black-k1]

Ideally one foot down so the other is covering the rear brake. "Hendon Shuffle" to get in and out of gear. Occasionally the surface or other environmental issues make this difficult so other foot on the ground and gear foot up.

[Biker's Nemesis]

I can only ever get one foot on the ground.

[RemaL]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I can only ever get one foot on the ground.

what about your prosthetic foot? your not that short are you dad

[crofty1984]

scarble said:

Excuses excuses
https://youtu.be/YId9Pr_RlIo

I wondered how long it would take for that to show up!

[gland]

crofty1984 said:

I wondered how long it would take for that to show up!

I'd love to know if he'd qualify for a bike licence in the UK. Could he pass the off road?

[Biker's Nemesis]

RemaL said:

what about your prosthetic foot? your not that short are you dad

6ft 4" standing up Son.

[roboxm3]

29" inside leg and ride a Mille...not a chance of "reversing" without either getting off or a lot of bouncing the front with the brake

[RemaL]

Biker's Nemesis said:

RemaL said:

what about your prosthetic foot? your not that short are you dad

6ft 4" standing up Son.

Bloody hell your a lanky st

[Pica-Pica]

gland said:

crofty1984 said:

I wondered how long it would take for that to show up!

I'd love to know if he'd qualify for a bike licence in the UK. Could he pass the off road?

I thought the rider was a she.

[Gavia]

A slightly different take on how to ride a Multistrada

https://www.facebook.com/MotoRidersUniverseandcool...

[graham22]

Gavia said:

A slightly different take on how to ride a Multistrada

https://www.facebook.com/MotoRidersUniverseandcool...

Wibble!!


It's alright in 'controled' circumstances but you're on the, err, back foot, when your one foot has to go down on diesel/gravel/wet ferry deck especially when loaded with luggage and a fidgety passenger.

I guess, as long as you can plan ahead you're OK but it's when the unexpected happens you get caught out - I ended up dropping this as it's surprising high but then again it was on a 45 degree muddy bank!

[Spanglepants]

OP, these any use? Lowering links

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

[Dakkon]

black-k1 said:

Ideally one foot down so the other is covering the rear brake. "Hendon Shuffle" to get in and out of gear. Occasionally the surface or other environmental issues make this difficult so other foot on the ground and gear foot up.

I am horizontally challenged, so only one foot down, m left and like you I always cover the back brake, despite IAM saying you should have your right foot down.

I have been doing it for so long now that it is difficult to change.

[scarble]

Spanglepants said:

OP, these any use? Lowering links
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

Or these:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Japanese-Wo...

On a serious note, I was under the impression that putting your right foot down was a no-no during your test?