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[Presto]

I’m with Nigel here. If I was to fit a ladder to my bike and climb to the top of the ladder – in the fashion of the White Helmets! – would this lower my centre of gravity? Or if I was to lie under the engine would I raise the centre of gravity? I think the opposite would be the case. Trials riders and endure riders stand to allow full range of body lean not to lower the centre of gravity. Standing on the pegs raises the CofG.



A courteous nod is my usual greeting to other riders.

[papasmurf]

I have been unable to ride a motorcycle for a month because the horrendous 250 mile trip back from a rally at the end of January fubared my left knee.(Agravated a 55 year old rugby related injury.) Fortunately that has now been cured(ish.) There is a vast difference between stretching ones legs in turn when travelling at a steady speed and dangling both feet from a start to 30 mph. Both my feet are on the pegs as soon as the clutch lever is fully out.

[nigelphoto]

papasmurf I'm sorry to hear of the discomfort to your knee and I hope you mend soon but I'd say it is for this very reason, discomfort and pain to an arthritic hip that I dangle my feet and delay putting them back on the pegs if I know I have put them down again when drizzling along in traffic. The point I'd like to make is that there is no right or wrong way to ride a motorcycle and it would be very wrong for me to reach the conclusion that just because someone else rode their motorcycle in a different manner to the way I like to that they were in any way 'wrong'. As long as the other person doesn't do anything discourteous or to endanger me or other road users, then what business is it of mine if they ride slowly along with their feet off the pegs in traffic, or wearing nothing but a T shirt and shorts, or sticking their tongue out or sitting on one cheek of their arse? Live and let live . . . or nod, wave, flash and hoot if you pass some Junior Doctors!

[papasmurf]

There very much is a wrong way to ride a motorcycle and using your feet as training wheels when pulling away from a standing start and leaving them there until you have to change up is quite rightly an motorcycle test fail.
It also is not a pleasant experience to do first aid on a greenstick fracture or two whilst waiting for the "7th Cavalry" to arrive.

[Count Johnny]

Upside down 'peace' sign, for me. But then I would, wouldn't I?

[Count Johnny]

Easier, sur Le Continent, by the way.

[Caboose]

Hi Guys,
Lets get it established, PEGS are for securing washing to the line to dry.
Royal Enfields have FOOTRESTS for the rider to rest the feet on.
REgards Dick.

[Scalyback]

I beg to differ. Kevin's got pegs. They are in the side panel, so I can dry my socks from the mirrors during a rest if my feet have got wet.

[nigelphoto]

Caboose - from motorcycledictionary.co.uk 'Foot pegs: This is where the riders feet rest whilst riding.' Does it really matter, foot pegs, footrests - does it matter?

[Dennis C]

In the UK we always called them footrests, the Americans call them pegs, it's just another Americanism we seem to have adopted. Next we will call mudguards fenders. duck's and runs for cover.