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Danielh
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My toe scraped a few times the other day for the first time(s). Even with the balls of my feet on the peg. Still I couldn't stick my knee out to get it to rub a little. Is that supposed to be happen? The first time my toe rubbed it scared the poo out of me. I thought my foot was about to get sucked under the bike. I'll get some pictures of my shoes.
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Phil314
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Ok, first boots. I've got some aplinestar stage GTX boots. They are awesome for the street, totally waterproof and very comfortable. I often forget to change out of them and end up walking around the office half the day in them. For racing, I've got Sidi vertebra II's. great protection, but not as comfortable, but that's not their point.
If you are dragging anything on the street (toes, knees, pegs, bodywork) you are riding too fast. To be safe that those lean angles you really need to be on the track. On the street there are just too many things to hit. Also if you are dragging your feet and not your knees, then something is wrong with your riding style. Knees usually touch sooner than feet, even on an older bike like an F2.
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Danielh
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I live about 40 minutes north of Atlanta, we were about 30 minutes north of here. Which is almost to TN. Near the mountains where we were there are not that many people. On this 8-10 mile road there are about 10 homes immediately on the road and maybe 10 more off of it. We rode it first and then had one person at either side. Me, the 929 and the rc51 were going on the road together, with the 929's dad at one end and a fz1 at the other. That took care of cars. We rode it once and found two spots of light gravel - noted them. The only other problem on that road was the cows. One got out of the pen, but thankfully didn't get in the road. The 929's dad has lived here for the past ohhhhh 40 something years. A cop came and asked him what he was doing on the road and he complemented us. I know it would be safer on a track, but we do take many precations.
What size are those boots phil?
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sargeek1975
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I've got the Joe Rockets...only got them 'cause I needed boots to go with the suit I got when Moto Liberty was having that sale plus the hundred off for mentioning Jeff.
I've only ever nicked my toe once. I was shifting up in a turn and right when I put my toe under the shifter my sole bounced off the pavement. I thought I was gonna break my ankle! So needless to say I don't (and shouldn't) shift while in a turn.
As for touching a knee I can't get anywhere near that low. I've felt like a moron because of it. Just 'cause other people do. But I've never felt that I was taking a turn so fast that I needed to lean the bike that much. I guess that I've been right..........
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Danielh
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I just like the feeling i get when my head is getting thrust down onto my tank and the way I stick to the seat when i'm leaning that far. I am just trying to get touch my knee to the ground so I'll know I'm that far over.
But the way I see it is if you're getting through your curves comfortably at the right speed (speed limit I guess) then you're leaning enough.
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Phil314
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Boots are a size 46 which is around 11.5/12 in US size. And I'll say again that I love these boot because they are so comfortable. If you've got duck feet however, your going to have a problem no matter.
I don't want to sound like anyones mother and I'm not say you have to ride the speed limit all the time. I certainly don't. And prescaning the route is a great thing to do. But there is a difference between riding quick and riding fast(dragging stuff). I still ride quick on the street. Even twice the posted speed sometimes, but that still isn't close to draggin parts. In contrast, on the track, I can go though a corner pinned in 5th at 140mph and drag my boot, knee, peg, exhaust and lowers. Most corners I have to lift my knee up 3-4 inches to keep it from draggin to much.
Still the biggest problem with riding fast on the street is what happens afterward if you lose control for whatever reason. On the track you slide to a stop, get up and go get you bike. I've seen riders bail at 150+mph and walk away uninjured. However on the street there are just to many things to hit, hard things that will break bone and really fuck you up, like poles, trees, mailboxes, fences, barbwire, curbs, guardrails, etc. You get the point, you just don't walk away after hit any of those things even at like 40mph.
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RYanYellowF4
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no, i don't think you sound like my old lady.  In fact your advice is obviously good, but in my own defense, it's not like i would moderately push on a ramp with a fence, big curb, or a shit pile of the thin reflector signs that could cut me in half real quick. I've still to touch anything down yet anyway, so i'm not doing anything stupid-fast  And hey lets not forget something...if ya never leaned over further every once in a while while learning, you'd never get to the point where you'd think "yeah ok, now i should be doing this at a track and not on the street" .....so surely most of you have been there as well.
ON an aside, the boots i have are the sidi vertebrates as well. They're the only bike boot i have and i love them. (As the name suggest, they flex in the heel) I have had no complaints in comfort, but then again, have had nothing to compare them to. Joe rocket is a really good name though, many canadian racers use it, as well as some of the top dogs in AMA and such.
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Danielh
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Obviosly you've realized different brands sizes are different. You would buy something online and "take your chanches" of being too big or too small to save a little? What if you can't even get it on? That doesn't make much sense. I'd wait for the shop to get something in that you like. Do you need the boots soon or something?
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sargeek1975
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Why are you taking a chance online? Just send them back and get the next size up or down that you need. That's what I did.
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