attentiongetter92 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Why do the best riders in the world(other then myself(I'm kidding)) stick their leg out front entering a turn all dirt bike/supermoto style? This is all that has been on my mind since my wisdom teeth got pulled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 rossi started it just to make the copycats more noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSB67 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Why do the best riders in the world(other then myself(I'm kidding)) stick their leg out front entering a turn all dirt bike/supermoto style? This is all that has been on my mind since my wisdom teeth got pulledBecause Rossi started doing it. When he was winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Is reasoning behind it is it helps with stability during hard braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Stability and drag, helping with heavy braking.....Plus I mean looks cool right? I want to see someone do it right on the street, that would be epic. In shorts and of course, SANDALS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 then they might lose their sandal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 They can get a new one at Old Navy, or just pull the bike over on 270, because obviouslly they will be running the loop and not actually riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 then they might lose their sandal though.thats why i use these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Lots of magazine questions about this (letters to the editor type of stuff). No consensus. Personally, I don't see how it could help with drag nor stability, but then, I'm not a fast guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Plus I mean looks cool right? I want to see someone do it right on the street, that would be epic. In shorts and of course, SANDALS.I'm in, where are we doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Well since you live in BFE, lets just rock it out in Dennison? Maybe we can go to the yard on our bikes, get really drunk on Jaeger, then ride our bikes on the railroad tracks? They go right by my ex's so we could just crash there, literally.Dude you ever go to Skullys? I got so drunk on the Skully Scandal or shot or whatever(blue) one time, I couldn't look at blue koolaid even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue03636 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Well since you live in BFE, lets just rock it out in Dennison? Maybe we can go to the yard on our bikes, get really drunk on Jaeger, then ride our bikes on the railroad tracks? They go right by my ex's so we could just crash there, literally.Dude you ever go to Skullys? I got so drunk on the Skully Scandal or shot or whatever(blue) one time, I couldn't look at blue koolaid even.Sounds good.I have been there but is has been a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I dangled my leg as a goof into turn 1 at the WERA races a couple weeks ago.I felt this would be humorous for a handful of reasons, namely:- The Experts in the first wave had just lapped me and taken the checkered. They rolled off after start/finish, but I re-passed them and did the leg dangle in front of them as a joke.- I was wearing my provisional novice shirt, so hopefully people knew I wasn't serious- it really feels pretty darn good to straighten out your leg after 8-10 laps of hard riding...I've read all the "balance" explanations and such, and I think it's basically BS. It feels comfortable for some guys to do the dangle, so they try it. Personally, I would be scared shitless of touching my foot down, and/or not being able to find the peg again before turning in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 your peg is in the same place all the time chris, it's not going anywhere lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I've heard the announcers talk about it on several MotoGP race commentaries that several of these guys came from flat-track racing - so it's simply habit for them, no matter what body position their in......makes sense because they usually only do it when the bike's stepping out under hard braking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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