Left foot down at stop. Always?
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
Left foot is on the clutch pedal. Guess that means the right foot is down; no big deal as my front & rear brakes operate off the handlebar master cylinder.
Had a cop tell me I had to put both feet down years ago. Showed him the foot clutch/hand shift and I swear you could watch the puzzlement roll over his face, bottom to top, and then see the little light come on. He was good with it then.
Had a cop tell me I had to put both feet down years ago. Showed him the foot clutch/hand shift and I swear you could watch the puzzlement roll over his face, bottom to top, and then see the little light come on. He was good with it then.
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My balance is good enough to come to a complete stop before putting any feet down, so depending on the road, or just randomly, I may put down the left, right, both, or stop with my front brake ro whatever happens. Either way, they don't go down while the bike is moving, like I'm skiing, and they go up as soon as a wheel starts to turn. You could probably learn to do it with practice.
Last edited by brenn; Aug 7, 2011 at 05:41 PM.
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My balance is good enough to come to a complete stop before putting any feet down, so depending on the road, or just randomly, I may put down the left, right, both, or stop with my front brake ro whatever happens. Either way, they don't go down while the bike is moving, like I'm skiing, and they go up as soon as a wheel starts to turn. You could probably learn to do it with practice.
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Who said anything about putting any feet down while the bike is moving. 
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I went a bunch of years without a bike, but I always thought about the skiing thing when I looked at riders. You can tell a newbie that way, as most of you know.