Foot planting thread as requested

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  • prometheus578
    XS-XJ Super Guru (RESIGNED)
    • Aug 2004
    • 4012
    • Olympia , Wa.

    #16
    No one has mentioned "Two Feet" in case one foot hits a puddle of oil or anti-freeze.(Done that, too)
    "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)

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    • dale_1
      XStremely XSive
      • Jul 2002
      • 275
      • Jacksonville, TX

      #17
      good point

      Prom,
      good point, I didn't even think about that.
      Here in Jacksonville sometimes the streets are so slick from the tree sap,I think is what it is, that when my feet hit the ground sometimes they slip. Sometimes both.
      I have noticed on many occasions that I am glad both feet are down.
      Mark A. Guthrie TSgt USAF (ret)
      S&M Comp. Serv. Inc. V.P.
      1981 XS11SH XCaliber

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      • malber
        XSive Maximus
        • Sep 2006
        • 568
        • Belmont, NH

        #18
        My inseam is shorter than the bike is tall, so when I stop I can only get one foot (the left) completely planted. I do make sure I fully brake with the front and back brakes. I will put both down on the balls of my feet if it's a particularly long or awkward position stop.
        1981 XS1100SH

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        • Trikerneil
          Truly XSive
          • Dec 2005
          • 141
          • Wareham, Dorset, UK

          #19
          What's all this feet down stuff?

          That's coz you haven't got enough wheels!

          Triking - it's a way of life!

          www.trikenest.co.uk

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          • Hired_Goon
            Truly XSive
            • May 2006
            • 184
            • Perth WA Oz

            #20
            Originally posted by Trikerneil
            What's all this feet down stuff?

            That's coz you haven't got enough wheels!


            Took my trainer wheels off years ago.
            1981 XJ550RH
            1978 XS1100E The Wildebeast
            1978 XS1100F X Streem
            1980 XS1100G (with an E motor)(parts bike)
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