Ima tell you brother, pulling the trigger on a sport bike is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve been riding for a total of 3 weeks. (Long time I know) but dude. You feel so free on the bike. It gives you a whole new perspective. And the community is very supportive.
Actually, you don't. You are just hanging with your knee from tank/saddle, at least that's how it feels like. Best way to feel it safely - try to knee down one of that small SuMo style pitbikes. You won't have many questions left afterwards ;-)
If your not going to try Hanging off on a Supermoto you just don't have to lock your legs on the Tank. If you wanna go fast on a supermoto you're going to ride it in supermoto style, witch means to put your eggs on the tank and push the Bike down.
Love your stuff …. Small suggestion if I may ? Use more pauses to create some space in your words. It’s like you speak with no punctuation. Putting it in will help give the points time to sink in - and make them clearer too.
Hi Mike, Broke the bone that protrudes on the outside of your ankle... Coming from 35 years of riding and a few years of track riding road machines like FZs, R6s and R1s. But I am no expert on supermoto. Also, I would expect that requirements for equipment between motocross and supermoto are not exactly the same. The bone is the fibula. The fracture occurred when at low speed in a very tight turn, I lost it during supermoto. My foot was wedged between the bike and the pavement. The protruding bone at the ankle dribbled with the bike weight over the pavement. I felt the crack. I was in full gear but wearing sports bike boots. These did not offer the right protection for this type of situation. Apart from a plastic outer shell the impact point included almost no cushioning. But here is (partly) what went wrong. At times, my sports bike boots were offering too much grip on the pavement when extending my foot forward in the corners. The solution was to bend my leg more. It caught and got wedged when I lost the front while leaning in too much. Would motocross boots have offered greater protection in this case? Would they have offered less grip or otherwise more means to slide the sole over the pavement? I can imagine that boots used for supermoto would benefit from grip on the pegs, while also wear resistance and replaceable slide patches made from soft metal or nylon at the sole. Any advice? What boots might have offered more protection and better permit to slide the sole over pavement?
Not sure I completely agree. But I'll give it a shot on my ride home tonight. Update not hard to mover on the bike much at all on my heels although I always ride with boots on so I lock my foot peg in-between the heel and toe until cornering then I move slightly towards the toe.
I practice the same inner foot but the more heal outside foot style. I feel more locked in that way. I also really like the foot twist to lock in too. But be careful and make sure your bike has enough clearance from the chain and exhaust before twisting the foot in.
MotoGP riders do same. I used to be on ball feet and tried to lock heel on outside foot for track days. It takes way less effort to hook the bike on corners. Very appreciate to save energy, particularly on physical liter bikes.
The heel of my foot is on the right peg. I drop my toes down to apply the rear brake. But it's usually uncomfortable to have the heel _down_ and the toes _raised up high_ while riding.
Yes i am really having trouble regarding the same i place more of back of my feet on the peg so i can emergency brake! But keeping my foot off brake and twisted up us such a pain! Any suggestions?
On the track on the straights and when I accelerate on the road and move my body back and get fully tucked, I have my feet on the heels so I can be steady when changing gears. And also to have traction to not move back and pull the handlebars, or else I get wobbly. On the corners inside foot like the second example and outside foot on heel, except if there is a next corner coming in the other direction. On daily commute same thing, but feet more backwards on the straight like on the second example.
I rode BMX and motocross for 15 years before I ever got on a street bike, anything other than balls of feet is unnatural to me. I've never ridden any motorcycle with the peg anywhere farther back than that, and there's no advantage to it anyway. You're only in control on the balls of your feet.
@@RyanMcIntyre I know what you mean, I have changed my riding style a few times and still trying new things. Everything new I try feels unnatural at first, but after practice it doesn't and if it works then it's mine. I am willing to try anything that might help me be better and faster.
can you accidentally ride the rear brake without noticing, blew out my rear brakes with only 200 miles on my bike and not sure if I held it while going highway speeds
Yes i am really having trouble regarding the same i place more of back of my feet on the peg so i can emergency brake! But keeping my foot off brake and twisted up us such a pain! Any suggestions?
Dude, I went from frequently mountain biking to sport bikes. It’s a fucking life saver. Body position, counter-steering. It’s all so similar. Especially foot position. Much love brotha
This kind of rather goes without saying, as there is no fixed position, but more importantly this largely depends on riding style. Big difference between racing and just cursing on public roads.
I tried riding on the balls of my feet on my previous 3 commutes to work but man it starts hurting after 30 mins of riding, then I revert back to the “peg somewhere in the middle of the foot” position.
I usually ride on the rear part of my foot, simply because I prefer this since it’s a bit more comfortable than ‘standing on my toes’ the whole time. FTR, I only do this on straights and position my feet on the front part during cornering etc. I assume this ain’t a bad habit?
I don't know but I unconsciously doing this thing when doing some turns, I guess those crash I had before teaches me well, experience do really is the best teacher😅🤣
Entertaining as horse riding the same foot position is the way to go, as is on the balls of your feet, but it's so you don't get your foot trapped if you come off :)
You could have explained at a Lower pace we would all learn it would give us time to process, I don't know why some of you UA-camrs nowadays are in such a rush
If you dont know that you have to move your feet up in the turn dont ride a bike. On the other hand if you ride like that all the time in the traffic I will beat you with a pole. You are not gonna be ready with the controls in fact you will most likely miss them when you have to act fast. Also good luck holding your legs on the pegs when you get a wobble. Video is good but it should have stated that this is only for the track when you have turn after turn while working your weight around.
Ok video but for normal tour riding i disagree. I (and a lot of ppl) angle our feet a bit to the side so its next to the shifter/break lever. Yes on a hardcore supersport u can run into issues in corners, but basically every other bike its fine. Its a more relaxed position so for longer tours preferable.
I feel like in an emergency situation like loss of traction or slippage that foot position is not as helpful. When it comes to needing to weight the pegs into a slide if your toes are next to the controls you may accidentally jam on the brake or gear shift which would make the situation even worse. People also argue that it keeps your toes closer to the controls which can help with quick action in am event like someone pulling out in front of you... But I feel like once you have practice and are seasoned you don't need to do that, you are quick enough to move your feet up for any situation. If you read that and think "sure when you're seasoned! But it could save a newbies life!" A new rider will never learn or build proper habits if they don't use proper technique.
@@Dangerwiggles The technique i described gets tought at pretty much every motorcycle driving school here. What i seen on here the way usa teaches motorcycle driving is incredibly lacking compared what we have to do to be allowed on the road though. We get many more hours in the seat to get our license.
Me who doesn't own a bike : " Yeah I'll definitely take note of that "
😂😂😂😂
Me 2
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Ima tell you brother, pulling the trigger on a sport bike is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve been riding for a total of 3 weeks. (Long time I know) but dude. You feel so free on the bike. It gives you a whole new perspective. And the community is very supportive.
Also me who drives 110cc underbone motorcycle🤣
How do you lock in the tank on a supermoto? i still dont know...
Actually, you don't. You are just hanging with your knee from tank/saddle, at least that's how it feels like. Best way to feel it safely - try to knee down one of that small SuMo style pitbikes. You won't have many questions left afterwards ;-)
The dirt boots are always what seemed to bite the most to me. They are chunkier and really just help grip the side of the bike.
bldh trololo hahahha
Tank grip.
If your not going to try Hanging off on a Supermoto you just don't have to lock your legs on the Tank.
If you wanna go fast on a supermoto you're going to ride it in supermoto style, witch means to put your eggs on the tank and push the Bike down.
Thank you for releasing more content!!!!
Thanks for the video 👍
Nice RS-250. I had one not that long ago, it was in very good condition- i wish i kept it 👍
Love your stuff …. Small suggestion if I may ? Use more pauses to create some space in your words. It’s like you speak with no punctuation. Putting it in will help give the points time to sink in - and make them clearer too.
I always wanted a motorcycle 🏍️ like this. Notes taken!
Thank you for your tips
Hi Mike,
Broke the bone that protrudes on the outside of your ankle...
Coming from 35 years of riding and a few years of track riding road machines like FZs, R6s and R1s. But I am no expert on supermoto. Also, I would expect that requirements for equipment between motocross and supermoto are not exactly the same.
The bone is the fibula. The fracture occurred when at low speed in a very tight turn, I lost it during supermoto. My foot was wedged between the bike and the pavement. The protruding bone at the ankle dribbled with the bike weight over the pavement. I felt the crack. I was in full gear but wearing sports bike boots. These did not offer the right protection for this type of situation. Apart from a plastic outer shell the impact point included almost no cushioning.
But here is (partly) what went wrong. At times, my sports bike boots were offering too much grip on the pavement when extending my foot forward in the corners. The solution was to bend my leg more. It caught and got wedged when I lost the front while leaning in too much.
Would motocross boots have offered greater protection in this case? Would they have offered less grip or otherwise more means to slide the sole over the pavement?
I can imagine that boots used for supermoto would benefit from grip on the pegs, while also wear resistance and replaceable slide patches made from soft metal or nylon at the sole.
Any advice? What boots might have offered more protection and better permit to slide the sole over pavement?
Noobie here. Scraped the whole side of my foot today in a corner. Scary moment forsure 😂
Thanks brother from India
Not sure I completely agree. But I'll give it a shot on my ride home tonight. Update not hard to mover on the bike much at all on my heels although I always ride with boots on so I lock my foot peg in-between the heel and toe until cornering then I move slightly towards the toe.
I practice the same inner foot but the more heal outside foot style. I feel more locked in that way. I also really like the foot twist to lock in too. But be careful and make sure your bike has enough clearance from the chain and exhaust before twisting the foot in.
Works well but its very depending on what bike you got and rider hight
MotoGP riders do same. I used to be on ball feet and tried to lock heel on outside foot for track days. It takes way less effort to hook the bike on corners. Very appreciate to save energy, particularly on physical liter bikes.
Solid advice
The heel of my foot is on the right peg. I drop my toes down to apply the rear brake. But it's usually uncomfortable to have the heel _down_ and the toes _raised up high_ while riding.
Yes i am really having trouble regarding the same i place more of back of my feet on the peg so i can emergency brake! But keeping my foot off brake and twisted up us such a pain! Any suggestions?
@@danishbhat7242 re-position the brake pedal to be LOWER than it currently is. Sling it low!
Bravo!
No "looking this damn good" ?
*Sad noises*
You saved me from writing it :(
After a couple of track days trying to incorporate proper foot placement while riding my Ninja. Messes me up on the Harley tho.
Great!!!
thanks for the info sir😁😁😁
On the track on the straights and when I accelerate on the road and move my body back and get fully tucked, I have my feet on the heels so I can be steady when changing gears. And also to have traction to not move back and pull the handlebars, or else I get wobbly. On the corners inside foot like the second example and outside foot on heel, except if there is a next corner coming in the other direction. On daily commute same thing, but feet more backwards on the straight like on the second example.
I rode BMX and motocross for 15 years before I ever got on a street bike, anything other than balls of feet is unnatural to me. I've never ridden any motorcycle with the peg anywhere farther back than that, and there's no advantage to it anyway. You're only in control on the balls of your feet.
@@RyanMcIntyre I know what you mean, I have changed my riding style a few times and still trying new things. Everything new I try feels unnatural at first, but after practice it doesn't and if it works then it's mine. I am willing to try anything that might help me be better and faster.
You are on a rollll, noiceee
Thank you for education 🤗
The beard suits you well, Mate ^^
Also great explanation 👍
I didn’t expect anyone to compliment his beard but yeah I agree to you
Thx, i am a beginner and i had problems with foot position
Great stuff. Really enjoy your informative videos.
Make a video on your rs250 pls!!!
can you accidentally ride the rear brake without noticing, blew out my rear brakes with only 200 miles on my bike and not sure if I held it while going highway speeds
Yes i am really having trouble regarding the same i place more of back of my feet on the peg so i can emergency brake! But keeping my foot off brake and twisted up us such a pain! Any suggestions?
im watching wsbk wss and noticed some people put their feet on the toe of the footrest and some put their foot completely all over the footrest
I never knew that foot position will haunt me from cycling to riding
Why haunt you ? The foot position is the same no ?
Dude, I went from frequently mountain biking to sport bikes. It’s a fucking life saver. Body position, counter-steering. It’s all so similar. Especially foot position.
Much love brotha
Yeah pretty much, the mountain biking part is pretty much accurate especially when crossing to dirtbike...
This kind of rather goes without saying, as there is no fixed position, but more importantly this largely depends on riding style. Big difference between racing and just cursing on public roads.
I ride like this on public roads and have done for the last 15 years of riding
@@Xfacehack Ride like what? You need to be specific.
2 strokes for life!
What bike is that? I know it’s Aprilia but what model?
so how can you shift gears while in corner?
Great advice!! It would be great for future videos if you put subtitles in Spanish. Greetings!
I tried riding on the balls of my feet on my previous 3 commutes to work but man it starts hurting after 30 mins of riding, then I revert back to the “peg somewhere in the middle of the foot” position.
Does this hold true for ADVs as well?
Noted even though I don't own a bike yet 😁
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00:59 👌👌👌👌😎 i prefer it and relax more my knees/hips.
What boots?
Any infomation on the bike?
I usually ride on the rear part of my foot, simply because I prefer this since it’s a bit more comfortable than ‘standing on my toes’ the whole time. FTR, I only do this on straights and position my feet on the front part during cornering etc. I assume this ain’t a bad habit?
Ride free brotha
nice bike'2t
I ride on streets, no racing, in a 125 dualsport and I still do this
I don't know but I unconsciously doing this thing when doing some turns, I guess those crash I had before teaches me well, experience do really is the best teacher😅🤣
Entertaining as horse riding the same foot position is the way to go, as is on the balls of your feet, but it's so you don't get your foot trapped if you come off :)
Yeah but i think this has a bit more kick than a horse😂
Wath is name this bike?
What about supermoto position?
I really love bikes but maybe i won't get to have one😅 needs first afterall☺️
Me on 150cc commuter bike: "okay, noted"
Hi.... from the Philippines
I do Balls of my feet on tight turns... Mid Foot on the Highway... Never on my heels... Just me?
You could have explained at a Lower pace we would all learn it would give us time to process, I don't know why some of you UA-camrs nowadays are in such a rush
Yeah, good luck changing gears on the fly and emergency breaking guru.
Looks like I need to work out my toes
i thought ,,what the duck is the left pic" in the thumbnail
Hot
If you dont know that you have to move your feet up in the turn dont ride a bike. On the other hand if you ride like that all the time in the traffic I will beat you with a pole. You are not gonna be ready with the controls in fact you will most likely miss them when you have to act fast. Also good luck holding your legs on the pegs when you get a wobble. Video is good but it should have stated that this is only for the track when you have turn after turn while working your weight around.
I usually just drag my bare feet...
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Aprilia RS250...
Ok video but for normal tour riding i disagree. I (and a lot of ppl) angle our feet a bit to the side so its next to the shifter/break lever. Yes on a hardcore supersport u can run into issues in corners, but basically every other bike its fine. Its a more relaxed position so for longer tours preferable.
I feel like in an emergency situation like loss of traction or slippage that foot position is not as helpful. When it comes to needing to weight the pegs into a slide if your toes are next to the controls you may accidentally jam on the brake or gear shift which would make the situation even worse. People also argue that it keeps your toes closer to the controls which can help with quick action in am event like someone pulling out in front of you... But I feel like once you have practice and are seasoned you don't need to do that, you are quick enough to move your feet up for any situation. If you read that and think "sure when you're seasoned! But it could save a newbies life!" A new rider will never learn or build proper habits if they don't use proper technique.
@@Dangerwiggles The technique i described gets tought at pretty much every motorcycle driving school here. What i seen on here the way usa teaches motorcycle driving is incredibly lacking compared what we have to do to be allowed on the road though. We get many more hours in the seat to get our license.
strictly depends up on people's choices.