I've used this on one occasion on the road with great effect when I got into a corner too hot.. Without really thinking I stuck out the inside leg as a last ditch attempt to transfer weight and sure enough it pulled me round the corner unscathed.
Ooo, the old dangle the leg out, do this quite regular tbh especially as I get older, I find it helps me loads when I've bloody cramp
Mine was more instinktive, thought "i'm gonna drop this, munmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" and as Lambeth says, the power of greyskull saved me.
As far as I knew they were doing it to lower there centre of gravity and further forward when heavy on the brakes and the back end is getting light, its like getting in the KD position early putting weight forward and low on the inside of the bike. As to how you could be doing it on the road I have no idea, they normally do it on the GP coming of a 180+ straight. If they were doing that speed up to the roundabout then they're either mega daft, should be racing with the top boys or the most likely excuse- fuckin posers. They didn't have race rep bikes and matching gear by any chance did they??
Tis the time of year when the summer commuters are on the road and some are blinged up like a BSB paddock queen, both bike and clothing...........now this thread has got me wondering when I am going to see my first leg out boy at the top of the slip road leaving the Blackwall Tunnel
I saw it being mentioned on a evolution of biking documentary that also included the now standard elbow scrape pads for GP riders. As said earlier in thread it's meant to put more weight onto the seat and further to back of bike and more and more riders are now using this strategy so it must be working somewhat. Although I couldn't imagine how inappropriate your riding would have to be to need to do that on the roads. Might try it for a laugh at my next track day
Just trying to think how many of the top boys were doing it around the Island last week................
They are amusing, aren't they Kent? They come out big time in the summer. One piece leathers, replica helmets and late model Ducatis. I expect girls with umbrellas and tyre warmers at some traffic lights!
Not out East, Lambeth, more like girls with a water bottle and squeegy hanging around by the lights, not quiet so classy heading Essex way my friend.
99% of people who go to a swimming pool dont swim like Micheal Phelps. 99% of lads who play football are not Lionel Messi. 99% of folk who play golf are not Tiger Woods. So if it makes them happy good luck to them
I was doing it 35 years ago, before Rossi was a twinkle in his old man's eye. Once I got the oil seal on the gear shift fixed, I never did it again.
