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Isn't a guy who thinks is a great motorcycle rider a moron if he thinks...
- Thread starter Justin
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want2ride
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...tiptoeing on a bike is a good thing? I am a novice rider. I used to ride buell, and now I got a little bigger bike which is Suzuki Bandit 600S. I am a petite woman.
Just talking to a guy friend who has been riding for more than 7 years, i told him how my feet doesn't even touch the ground when I am sitting on my bike and expressed concern. He says he tiptoes on his bike but that's the way it should be. I say he is a complete idiot. And even disregarding the fact that the bike is too big for me, he continued on to criticize my riding ability. He told me that the only reason I have problems with the new bike is because I am not a good rider.
Just talking to a guy friend who has been riding for more than 7 years, i told him how my feet doesn't even touch the ground when I am sitting on my bike and expressed concern. He says he tiptoes on his bike but that's the way it should be. I say he is a complete idiot. And even disregarding the fact that the bike is too big for me, he continued on to criticize my riding ability. He told me that the only reason I have problems with the new bike is because I am not a good rider.
I see no problem with tip toeing a bike, when you actually riding the thing your feet should be on the pegs after all. I used to have dirt bikes that I had to lean against the porch to get on and off from and could not touch the ground at all, while I would not recommend that for anyone it worked at the time. All you really need to do is hold the bike upright when stopped but there are ways for you to be able to get your feet down. A local shop will be happy to lower your bike for you and an upholster can shave your seat down as well. There's no way I can judge your riding ability from here so that's between you two I guess. Just two weeks ago I saw a new rider put his new gsrx(1300 miles) on the ground when stopped for whatever reason so that crap happens as your are learning the ropes, assuming that was one of your problems. Noone really even picked on the guy because its been done before and wil happen again.
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Elisha Belmont
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nah. it is all preferance.
I see no problem with tip toeing a bike, when you actually riding the thing your feet should be on the pegs after all. I used to have dirt bikes that I had to lean against the porch to get on and off from and could not touch the ground at all, while I would not recommend that for anyone it worked at the time. All you really need to do is hold the bike upright when stopped but there are ways for you to be able to get your feet down. A local shop will be happy to lower your bike for you and an upholster can shave your seat down as well. There's no way I can judge your riding ability from here so that's between you two I guess. Just two weeks ago I saw a new rider put his new gsrx(1300 miles) on the ground when stopped for whatever reason so that crap happens as your are learning the ropes, assuming that was one of your problems. Noone really even picked on the guy because its been done before and wil happen again.