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Question: Which foot do you put down first at a stop?
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« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2011, 05:57:30 PM »

Left foot down first  then right foot if stop is prolonged, quick weight shift to right foot before takeoff to tap shifter down to double check that I am in 1st gear then back to both feet down till the wheels start turning.
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« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2011, 01:27:10 PM »

Ideally:
Put your feet down right as you come to a complete stop. Feet don't touch the ground until the wheels quit turning. It's all class when you come to a complete stop then wait about 1/4 second before casually putting your feet down and without being in a hurry about it..as in giving the impression that you're putting your feet down because you want to, not because you have to. It's something to aspire to..then dump your silly self when you get overconfident...

This happened to me just after putting floorboards on my Venture I came to a stop sign, it felt like my foot was on the ground and over I when...My wife was on the back  bugey She was OK we just made sure each other was OK, laughed, picked up the bike then rode home.

I put down which ever foot I need to to keep the bike up.
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« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2011, 07:43:46 AM »

I say left foot down always ...and here`s why
when you have to stop on a hill at a traffic light ..you will need to have your right foot on the brake to hold the bike from rolling back and be able to start up with out stalling out .
I see people on bikes stall on hills alot ...they are holding the front brake with both feet on the ground .. it takes large hands and pratice to hold on a hill and take off smooth useing the front brake to hold the bike .( other wise you may do an unplanned wheelie and scare the heck out of yourself and others around you )  yikes
I can do it only because I have large hands and long fingers ...
parking lot pratice is good ...stopping and starting on a hill is very important also ....everyone should add this to their pratice time .
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« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2011, 09:02:14 AM »

Ideally:
Put your feet down right as you come to a complete stop. Feet don't touch the ground until the wheels quit turning. It's all class when you come to a complete stop then wait about 1/4 second before casually putting your feet down and without being in a hurry about it..as in giving the impression that you're putting your feet down because you want to, not because you have to. It's something to aspire to..then dump your silly self when you get overconfident...

This happened to me just after putting floorboards on my Venture I came to a stop sign, it felt like my foot was on the ground and over I when...My wife was on the back  bugey She was OK we just made sure each other was OK, laughed, picked up the bike then rode home.

I put down which ever foot I need to to keep the bike up.

I had kind of the samething happen the first trip with my wife on back ...
only my problem was I was wearing pants the were loose at the cuff and when I went to put my left foot down it ..the cuff hung up on the peg ...and down we went cradle and all ..... coollaugh
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« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2011, 11:35:35 AM »

I had kind of the samething happen the first trip with my wife on back ...
only my problem was I was wearing pants the were loose at the cuff and when I went to put my left foot down it ..the cuff hung up on the peg ...and down we went cradle and all ..... coollaugh

I've alllmost done this more times than I can count.
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« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2011, 02:51:56 PM »

I had kind of the samething happen the first trip with my wife on back ...
only my problem was I was wearing pants the were loose at the cuff and when I went to put my left foot down it ..the cuff hung up on the peg ...and down we went cradle and all ..... coollaugh

I've alllmost done this more times than I can count.

Yep...it's like the designers of my riding pants got their hands on a CB1K and deliberately designed them to snag on the foot pegs.  Luckily it's happened so many times I just account for it now.
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