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Originally Posted by njf4i
I just wanted to get everyones opinion on something. It seems that this year i have been getting lower and lower on the bike. But about 2 weeks ago taking a typical nj highway exit, I put the bike into the turn and my foot scraped the road. It scared the living hell out of me. Got a little squirley but held it together.
So this past monday lorenzo and i were out and it happened to me about 3 times. So at that point i realized i need to put my toes on the pegs and ride into turns.
It took a while to get use to but i think i got it down. But my question is proper riding style with your toes on the pegs? Or should i be looking at getting new rear sets?
How do you guys ride hard into turns on the street or the track?
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In the beginning it sounds like your feet were a lil to far forward and out. For regular riding I like to keep the ball of my feet on the peg itself...for the track when setting up for a turn I slide my inside foot out to the edge of the peg and pivot my leg outward on the ball of my foot...how far I hang off all depends on my speed...hang off more the faster I'm going...I will do the same for street riding but only if I'm wearin my 2pc leathers...If I'm wearin jeans I try not to stick my leg out, but rather I scoot my ass over using the crack method(best way to describe it is sitting with the crack of yer ass right on the edge of the seat) and keep my knee in towards the fairing more. Reason being is, if you low side in jeans and your knee is sticking out...theres a good chance your knee is gonna hit first and do some damage.
Hope this helps.