do you dangle your legs
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would love to go! too far for me to ride this year.(BA BUSA @ May 10 2007,08:32) I doubt that you have ever been to the "Rock Store"it's hard to tell from the vid, but there isn't any level ground up there and some loose gravel in that parking lot.
good point about the gravel, though. maybe that is the norm for that location and parking lot. as much as I try to avoid gravel, I will admit I would drop my legs down - when needed - while maneuvering around in that.
still, I see a lot of weekend posers doin the dangle where they needn't
I ride and balance the bike until a complete stop and put my left foot down, as soon as I am ready to to go i put my fott on the peg, let off the clutch and away i go. Sometimes in heavy traffic I will rest the front of my left shin on the back side of the peg and move forward a couple feet and then slide my foot back down. But no dangling feet here.
Funny how I was thinking about this the other day. You have a bike and you ride it a lot - almost everyday. You have a bike that you ride only on weekends, or special times.
I think you can safely say that the guy who rides everyday for one year will have more general experience than a guy who rides on weekends for 10 or 15 years. And I don't think days spent in the saddle are one to one either. You will develope stronger skills by sitting in the seat everyday than you will by going once a week. Repition, constant exposure; these are the things that best develope skill.
That's just my opinion and I'm not knocking anyone who doesn't put 15k/yr on their bike. For sure not attempting to claim myself as a better rider than anyone else either.
I'm just saying, that's all.
I think you can safely say that the guy who rides everyday for one year will have more general experience than a guy who rides on weekends for 10 or 15 years. And I don't think days spent in the saddle are one to one either. You will develope stronger skills by sitting in the seat everyday than you will by going once a week. Repition, constant exposure; these are the things that best develope skill.
That's just my opinion and I'm not knocking anyone who doesn't put 15k/yr on their bike. For sure not attempting to claim myself as a better rider than anyone else either.
I'm just saying, that's all.
Actually, you can cut out the 5280 and just divide 1320 by 10(Spike @ May 10 2007,09:27)There is a big difference there.(Revvv @ May 10 2007,08:47) If I launch at the strip my legs dangle
If it takes 1 second to put your feet on the pegs in casual riding that is only a foot or so.
1 second on the track? If you run a 10 second quarter mile (har-har) and takes you 1 second to put your feet up then you have already gone roughly 132 feet.
(5280/10) / 4) = 132 feet
This is not accurate, it will be a little less as your speed increases down the length of the track but you get the point.
Sorry, saw a chance to interject a math equation and had to jump on it.
S= D/T
Speed = Distance Over Time
(Kweave @ May 10 2007,16:38)Actually, you can cut out the 5280 and just divide 1320 by 10(Spike @ May 10 2007,09:27)There is a big difference there.(Revvv @ May 10 2007,08:47) If I launch at the strip my legs dangle
If it takes 1 second to put your feet on the pegs in casual riding that is only a foot or so.
1 second on the track? If you run a 10 second quarter mile (har-har) and takes you 1 second to put your feet up then you have already gone roughly 132 feet.
(5280/10) / 4) = 132 feet
This is not accurate, it will be a little less as your speed increases down the length of the track but you get the point.
Sorry, saw a chance to interject a math equation and had to jump on it.
S= D/T
Speed = Distance Over Time
Yes I always dangle
I only dangle mine when I'm in a parking lot with a crowd of people that are all around me..
Just my perception, but living down here in South Florida the traffic can be extremely heavy, especially around the beaches. So to save me and my hamstrings alot of torture from constant leg curls from ground to peg,ground to peg, etc. I will leave my feet down until I can go more than 5 feet , or sometimes if I just plain feel lazy from stop light to stop light. So it is not always experience or lack there of, just personal comfort.
dmrowe
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BA, thanks for your observation. I watched the video and I saw sport bike riders doing the 'duck walk' as often as the HD/Cruiser riders. I have been to the Rock Store many times (worked right in Calabasas on Malibu Hills Rd.) and at slow speeds with the uneven and unimproved surfaces you have to be prepared to prevent a tip over. Doesn't matter what you ride.(BA BUSA @ May 10 2007,08:32)JD
I doubt that you have ever been to the "Rock Store"it's hard to tell from the vid, but there isn't any level ground up there and some loose gravel in that parking lot.
Actually, you can cut out the 5280 and just divide 1320 by 10
S= D/T
Speed = Distance Over Time[/Quote]
Ok, so how did you get 1320?
1 mile / 4 or 5280 / 4
A mile is a standard unit of measurement, a 1/4 mile is known by dividing a mile by 4 and is only derived by it's base, 1 mile.
Gotta show yer work son.
S= D/T
Speed = Distance Over Time[/Quote]
Ok, so how did you get 1320?
1 mile / 4 or 5280 / 4
A mile is a standard unit of measurement, a 1/4 mile is known by dividing a mile by 4 and is only derived by it's base, 1 mile.
Gotta show yer work son.
Suijuris
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on a similar note-- I made an observation of several women and thier cruisers-- going out of a pkg lot-- they will literally "walk" the bike to the streets edge. I guess I shouldn't laugh-- I was an inexperienced rider once(but I never walked the bike)-- it just CRACKS me UP!!!!
CrashTestDanny
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If I'm stopping at a stop sign and then going, I keep my feet up. If I'm going to need them again soon (heavy traffic moving slower than 5 mph, lots of pedestrians around, etc...) than I let them hang out.
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