Proper foot/leg position

[SRTie4k]

So I've had my TCX S-Sportour boots for a month or so now. I ride mainly with the front of the arch of my feet on the pegs, toes angled towards the ground. Sometimes when I go through a corner, the toebox on my boots touch down. It's started to wear away part of the rubber tread on the front left corner of the toebox, as well as the bottom most portion of the toe slider. It seems to me like wearing out the tread is not good, and I need to either swing my leg outwards in a corner so only the toe slider touches down, or pick my feet up so that only my toes are on the pegs and I don't touch the boot down at all.

First, is there any proper way to position one's foot/leg in a corner, and if there is, what is it? I don't want to wear a hole through the front left side of the boot before the year is up.

[timmyho414]

ride with the balls of your feet on your pegs. I'm like this 95% of the time. Maybe if I'm on the highway for hours I'll move around a bit.

Also, if your pegs are getting that close to the ground you may want to look at your body position. Having never seen you ride, if you stay on your set you will use more lean angle putting hard things closer to the ground then if you learn off a bit, not racer style but just slide over on your set and you will keep things from touching the ground.

Have you done any track days?

[SRTie4k]

ride with the balls of your feet on your pegs. I'm like this 95% of the time. Maybe if I'm on the highway for hours I'll move around a bit.

Also, if your pegs are getting that close to the ground you may want to look at your body position. Having never seen you ride, if you stay on your set you will use more lean angle putting hard things closer to the ground then if you learn off a bit, not racer style but just slide over on your set and you will keep things from touching the ground.

Have you done any track days?

So move my foot higher up on the peg. I do that on occasion, but I was never sure if that was proper since its a tad more difficult to shift mid-corner...but maybe I shouldn't be shifting in a corner anyways?

Also I used to hang off the seat slightly on my Z1000, but my TL1000S feels a bit more wobbly in the corner so I never really tried it on this bike. I'll have to give it a go.

And no, I've never done a track day.

[Pigman]

I had a similar issue from riding on the street and being lazy.....just adjust and get on the balls of your feet it will feel normal after a while. Also there is a thread on here from me asking the same thing.....

[timmyho414]

I had a similar issue from riding on the street and being lazy.....just adjust and get on the balls of your feet it will feel normal after a while. Also there is a thread on here from me asking the same thing.....

have you figure it out yet?

[Pigman]

Nope.........LOLOLZ

[timmyho414]

So move my foot higher up on the peg. I do that on occasion, but I was never sure if that was proper since its a tad more difficult to shift mid-corner...but maybe I shouldn't be shifting in a corner anyways?

Also I used to hang off the seat slightly on my Z1000, but my TL1000S feels a bit more wobbly in the corner so I never really tried it on this bike. I'll have to give it a go.

And no, I've never done a track day.

Like Pigman said, you will get use to it. If I need to up-shift in a corner I just slide my foot up hit the shifter and put it back.

You don't need to hang off, just move over a bit and stay light on the bars. If your putting pressure on the bars it may cause that wobble. My monster will get wobbly if I get lazy.

If you can you should look into trackdays. There are a lot of schools, I have been some, which are good and others I haven't but hear are good. I know there are a lot of guys on this board that instruct at a few. I you be the best motorcycle money you could spend. Hell it could be the best money period. You WILL be a safer rider after, and have more fun too!

[Doc]

I wouldn't be shifting mid corner... and like these guys said, ride on the balls of your feet unless you are pretty much straight up and down.

[Lxpony]

You should never shift gears mid-corner...set you speed and gear approaching the corner.

I move my feet around a lot on the pegs to keep them from fatiguing but in any sort of corner I ride with the pegs on the ball of my feet (the part by your toes).

So move my foot higher up on the peg. I do that on occasion, but I was never sure if that was proper since its a tad more difficult to shift mid-corner...but maybe I shouldn't be shifting in a corner anyways?

Also I used to hang off the seat slightly on my Z1000, but my TL1000S feels a bit more wobbly in the corner so I never really tried it on this bike. I'll have to give it a go.

And no, I've never done a track day.

[Lxpony]

Look at my signature photo to see correct foot position.

[CBR929RE]

I shift in T5, should I not be doing that?

[WordTooYoMamma]

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I wouldn't be shifting mid corner... and like these guys said, ride on the balls of your feet unless you are pretty much straight up and down.

Shifting mid corner on the street happens a lot with my twin. At a stop light having to take a wide left? Yep going from first to second possibly third. On storrow drive behind some yuppie who is pushing me out of my powerband? Down a gear she goes.

Just be smooth and match your revs if you are going down especially...

[Cheese]

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Shifting mid corner on the street happens a lot with my twin. At a stop light having to take a wide left? Yep going from first to second possibly third. On storrow drive behind some yuppie who is pushing me out of my powerband? Down a gear she goes.

Just be smooth and match your revs if you are going down especially...

They don't call them accidents because we do them on purpose. By accident, I mean sooner or later you could miss a shift and when that happens, you'd rather it not be in a turn with your toe slider dragging. As others have said, decelerate before the turn (less throttle, engine braking and front brake) but also prepare to roll on the throttle in the turn. This means selecting a gear ahead of time that is tall enough to allow you roll on smoothly through the turn.

[SRTie4k]

I typically do downshift into a corner, to keep my RPMs around 5-6k. But on occasion, especially when the corner is a decreasing radius bend, I find myself having to trail brake and shift down. Very infrequently, however.

I rode all day today with the ball of my foot instead of my arch. I'm sure my boots are thanking me, because I didn't touch any tread down today.

[timmyho414]

I typically do downshift into a corner, to keep my RPMs around 5-6k. But on occasion, especially when the corner is a decreasing radius bend, I find myself having to trail brake and shift down. Very infrequently, however.

I rode all day today with the ball of my foot instead of my arch. I'm sure my boots are thanking me, because I didn't touch any tread down today.

Sounds like you're okay with what you are doing shift wise. Up or down shifting while cruising around should not be a big deal. I just would not downshift while the bike is leaned over, you may unsettle the bike.

Glad the boots are doing better.

[Tricky Mike]

Look at my signature photo to see correct foot position.

sorry, can't see it. could you please make it even bigger?