Saturday we were in the cage headed south on I35 near Ames IA. Saw a group of about 4 on sport bikes going the other way through a construction zone, so their speed was probably 55-60. At least 2 of these riders had their feet pointed down near the pavement. If their toes weren't scrapping it was darn close. Why would they do this? I don't get it.

 

I hadn't seen that but I've seen some riders drag their feet almost until it's time to shift. Personally, when my bike starts rolling, my feet are on the pegs.

 

they were probably getting cramps from keeping their feet above the shifter & brake pedals

 

Cracks me up to look at some guys shoes. Some ha no soles in the front from toe dragging or no heels from heel dragging at stops.

Me I practice timing and stay on the pegs

That is the finesse part of riding

 

No really Good reason. A race bike does put you forward and your feet on controls are angled downward more. It looks much diff than on a cruiser. I'm 6'2" with size 12 shoes and my toes never dragged. My knees did on corners though. LOL.

 

This. I don't know why people leave their feet down when setting off from lights, but if they are rolling at speed it's usually just to give their legs a stretch.

 

When I used to ride my Hayabusa long distances I would ride like that to stretch my legs. I would also stand on my pegs to relieve my ***. Never drug my feet on the ground. Of course, then I would get back into riding position and blow by all the cruisers... oh the good old days...

 

One word...comfort...

 

It's a squid thing. I wouldn't understand. They do that dumb $hit around here all the time.

 

I used to ride that area a lot when I lived in Ames. I would ride from Ames up to Mankato, or west to Omaha on my R1. Those long straight roads get pretty painful on a sportbike. My hips would be hurting after about an hour. I'd have to take my feet off the pegs just to stretch out.