Left foot out on left handed turns - Page 4

Papa_Complex · 07-06-2009, 08:45 AM

I think that I'm going to agree with the "he's making his bike twice as wide" crowd on this. It's the inside leg and no one is going to try diving inside of you when your leg is hanging out in space. The couple of times that I've seen him do it, it has looked more like he was hanging it out there in case he lost the rear on braking.

Amber Lamps · 07-06-2009, 09:10 AM

Man I don't know! I weight the pegs going into corners, with my foot off, I'm not sure how that would feel... besides, why not do it all the time? It seems they only do it once in a while. I'm starting a new category, Rossi started doing it as a joke to see if everyone would copy him.

Trip · 07-06-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

Which is entirely congruent with what I'm saying.

Stomp the right peg, and you turn right.

Nah, he's not stomping, he could do that without lifting the leg. If you watch it, it's a very slow movement to stick the leg out and not something you would do if you were stomping with the other side. Almost looks like he is doing a stablization movement as if he was walking a wire in the circus.

zed · 07-06-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Nah, he's not stomping, he could do that without lifting the leg. If you watch it, it's a very slow movement to stick the leg out and not something you would do if you were stomping with the other side. Almost looks like he is doing a stablization movement as if he was walking a wire in the circus.

that's what it looks like just looking at the picture but I'm still going with making his bike wider going into the corner like I said earlier.

Trip · 07-06-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by zed

that's what it looks like just looking at the picture but I'm still going with making his bike wider going into the corner like I said earlier.

They do it in practice when no ones around them, there is something else to it besides that. I have seen Rossi do it while he is a good ways in the lead with no one around him.

Dave · 07-06-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

he has been asked about it many times... he says he is just adjusting his leathers... all that braking force into the corners gets your panties twisted in a bit of a wad sometimes

id buy that, i do something similar to smooth out creases and twists in the leg of my jeans. why not?

Rider · 07-06-2009, 11:21 AM

I heard a while back that Rossi started doing it because it helped him brake harder for late braking. Looks silly but if you are VR you can do whatever the fuck you want and no one is going to make fun of you.

Papa_Complex · 07-06-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

Which is entirely congruent with what I'm saying.

Stomp the right peg, and you turn right.

I tried the whole "body steering" vs. "counter steering" thing years back and figured out that all body steering was doing, was imparting a sloppy counter steer input to the handlebars. It took a fair bit of on-track analysis to come to that conclusion, but eventually I got there. Code ultimately proved the superiority of counter steering with his body steering bike, but I got there before him

z06boy · 07-06-2009, 11:38 AM

It's catching on around the world.

tached1000rr · 07-06-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by z06boy

It's catching on around the world.

07-06-2009, 08:45 AM	#31
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I think that I'm going to agree with the "he's making his bike twice as wide" crowd on this. It's the inside leg and no one is going to try diving inside of you when your leg is hanging out in space. The couple of times that I've seen him do it, it has looked more like he was hanging it out there in case he lost the rear on braking. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

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07-06-2009, 09:10 AM	#32
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Man I don't know! I weight the pegs going into corners, with my foot off, I'm not sure how that would feel... besides, why not do it all the time? It seems they only do it once in a while. I'm starting a new category, Rossi started doing it as a joke to see if everyone would copy him.

07-06-2009, 11:21 AM	#37
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I heard a while back that Rossi started doing it because it helped him brake harder for late braking. Looks silly but if you are VR you can do whatever the fuck you want and no one is going to make fun of you.

07-06-2009, 11:38 AM	#39
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	It's catching on around the world.