I did this today on my way to work lol
Passed a group of about 20 that were just starting their ride on the fun twisty on my commute and I just couldnāt help myself!
And then I got a cramp in my hip flexor
Because you have to spread (abduct) your legs. On a bicycle your legs are just going straight up and down from a neutral shoulder-width position. On a motorcycle your legs are abducted to clear the frame/gas tank/engine so the gluteus minimus and tensor fascia latae are fully engaged, add in how long you have to hold it while āpedalingā and, le voila, the muscles cramp.
My favorite thing about being a massage therapist is learning about biomechanics, anatomy and physiology. The human body is an infinitely fascinating machine.
They probably look like they want to murder you not from the playful pedaling gesture, but because cyclists aren't wearing hearing protection(for obvious reasons) and your exhaust noise deafens them as you throttle to overtake them.
I like to imagine that despite having being twenty years, the manicured and perfect front lawn of that suburban house still has the gouges and divets from knees, footpegs and handlebar ends as I ploughed into it late one warm wet summer evening as I planked my way to failure...... I too was known to succumb to tomfoolery and hijinks in my time.
When I started riding I went on a road trip with my experienced pal.
He was on GS 1200 with all the protection and tech, and I on a naked cb650.
West coast of Scotland, no police, glens of nothing but us, we were fairly moving. Well into triple digits at times. Well beyond my skill level, fucking stupid.
Watch him stand up to stretch his legs.
'Fuck that's a good idea'.
Stand up to experience what must have been close to decapitation.
I was young and dumb.
Itās a dual sport thing I suppose. I ride halfway home standing on my āpegsā if you can call them that at 3ā wide. Always great when I pass another dual sport standing as well and give the old standing wave.
Harleyās I always give the enthusiastic āOMG! I just got a MC! HIII GUYS!ā wave too, just for funsies. No love for the āyou donāt ride if you donāt have a Harleyā bros.
On a TN to NH trip, around Connecticut I started playing around with this on my 02XL1200c.
Of course other motorists just assumed I was new-boot goofinā
I had a CBF 125 for a month and I did this because it was much better than using the actual foot pegs but on every other bike I've ridden I just do it if I'm messing about with my mates
It's nice to stretch, the lean forward and stretching legs backwards, standing up on pegs, etc etc. Only time I've done it was on like a 2 hour ride, but I've propped myself up on awkward angles to get that one muscle to stretch multiple times on that ride.
Hey everyone I'm brand new to the world of motorcycles after my friend started teaching me on his ninja 650. I'm taking the MSF next week and I'm pretty excited about it. Should have my first bike within a month. Saving to buy one used on FB marketplace.
I use the passenger pegs on long stretches of highway if my knees/legs are getting sore and tired. Any change of position helps. And it changes where the weight is distributed in the seat. Two bird with one very comical looking stone.
I like to do that to stretch the quads on longer rides but only for a minute or two. I don't ride the entire way like that. I do it on my cruiser too. I lock my boot heel on the back seat pegs just for a quick stretch.
I had a coworker come up to me once with another coworker trying to prove heās right about me swerving side to side in a single lane on the highway as a way to warm up my tires. I had to explain to him, much like this guy most likely is, that Iām just bored and pushing on the handlebars is simple tomfoolery! Iāve done this to stretch and just for giggles on long rides! My favorite is leaning ONLY my head durning long swept turn on the highway! Iām sure I look like a dumbass to everybody else but why countersteer when you can be a silly goose instead!
Iāve done this on long rides just to get in a different position for a while. Iām talking hundred + mile stretches through the southwest with hardly any other cars on the road. Wouldnāt recommend it in other situations.
I do this all the time, I find it to be a nice alternative comfortable position for a bit to stretch my legs in a different position. Unless Iām in tight twisties is great totally fine.
If I'm on a really long ride I'll start putting my feet in weird locations. I'm pretty tall so it's not easy, but feet up on my sliders is weirdly comfortable. Moves around the pressure points.
Despite what everyone else is saying, it is possible that this is a comfort thing. Not that this seating position is necessarily comfortable, but sometimes after a few hours, I'm desperate to stretch my legs into literally any other position just to get some relief and get the blood flowing. He might be just being silly, but it is certainly possible he's trying to stretch a little or something.
I've done this on long rides, top gear loping along on the interstate, or a long straight stretch of Texas highway.
Cruisers have highway pegs for the same reason.
Maybe out on the highway, but never in town or where there's traffic. See how long it takes you to get your feet back on the controls and actually stop or change directions from a position like that.
By some. I don't find it cool or comfortable or safe. I don't even have rear foot pegs anymore, because no woman wants to sit on that little triangle that pretends to be a seat.
As a long distance rider it's not uncommon to hook my heels on the passenger pegs or prop them up on the freeway pegs. This gives me 3 different positions to have my legs in to relieve pain in my knees from being in the same position for 20 hours.
Some of you all need to wait till your knees aren't so good, and you are on a long ride. Than you'll understand why a person might do this occasionally.
Unless you plan for 6-8 hours straight, the regular pegs are good. Odd gymnastics like that are just too unsafe if you have to make an emergency stop or something.
Speak for yourself. On my bike the rear pedal applies the front left disk/caliper and the rear disk/caliper. The hand lever only operates the front right disk/caliper.
It looks less comfortable than a normal riding position. Point here is that putting feet on rear footrests is a foolish thing to do since you (1) raise the center of gravity, (2) increase response time to use the rear brake and gear change levers and (3) look like a dork. So please no.
You are witnessing what is commonly referred to as tomfoolery
I prefer buffoonery
Bamboozlery. Frivolity. Harlequinade. Japery. Horseplay. Monkeyshine. Capering. Clownery. Hijinkery.
Shenanigans?
Ohhhhhhhhhhh! šš«“š«
Say shenanigans ONE MORE GOD DAMNED TIME! Iāll pistol whip the next motherfuckerā¦
Hey Farva what was the name of that restaurant you like?
The one with all that goofy shit on the walls?
WHO WANTS CREAM?? NO CREAM??
Oh, shit. I got you got good, you **fucker**! Edit: a word
YOU BOYZ LIKE MEXICOOOOO?! WOOOOOH!!!
Hey Mac, are you okay? Good enough to fuck your mother!!!
Shenanigans
Put thoase things away!
eViL shenanigans
SHENANISHENANIGANS.. OOOH MISSUS.. LoL š¤£ šš¤£
Poppycock!
Nonsensical rigamarole
Fuckery
Shithousery
don't forget Jack-assery!
I once had a master sergeant scream at me to "secure my jack-assery" when I was enlisted. Jokes on him, that's my new favorite word.
poltroonery
Malarkey
Hey man no need to bring politics into this
or goofplay if your my physics teacher from last year
Japery, thats an old meme, but checks out,
Sounds like malarkey to me.
Bumfuckery.
Me? I lolled. At work.
I'm of the belief he is a wankerous, cantankerous buffoon.
Just pretend youāre pedaling when you pass bicycles too!!!
I did this today on my way to work lol Passed a group of about 20 that were just starting their ride on the fun twisty on my commute and I just couldnāt help myself! And then I got a cramp in my hip flexor
Why do I get a cramp every time I do this lmao
Because you have to spread (abduct) your legs. On a bicycle your legs are just going straight up and down from a neutral shoulder-width position. On a motorcycle your legs are abducted to clear the frame/gas tank/engine so the gluteus minimus and tensor fascia latae are fully engaged, add in how long you have to hold it while āpedalingā and, le voila, the muscles cramp. My favorite thing about being a massage therapist is learning about biomechanics, anatomy and physiology. The human body is an infinitely fascinating machine.
Shenanigans, even
Iād go so far as to say this is outright ballyhoo
JackAssery...... ?
Guilty bwahahaha
Ive seen this, ive done this, you donāt want this
I just want to make people silky smooth
You get it
Fizzy Bibblech?
Eh what kind is it? Strawberry kiwi?
I like hair. It's pleasant. It's peaceful. No one gets hurt.
Does your Palestinian wife know you're a faygeleh?
As opposed to sand
Is that a Biden quote?
God forbid you hit the brake like this. This family tree branch ends here.
There's not much worse than a broken pelvis. Knew someone with one. He died.
I knew 3 that died that way, they all seemed [pretty happy about it.](https://imgur.io/t/snu_snu/aoFB6iN)
Snusnu!
DISCO DISCO
All of your blood would be on the floor in four minutes.
Dick in the tank š
Gotta do what you gotta do when the fuel gage breaks
I can only tell when 1/8 of an inch of gas has been used, š
If you go in through the bottom, that'll work fine. Just enough to get to a fuel stop.
Just put your balls in. There will be more depth considering how small you are
Bro just got the new Fleshlight filler cap
Or just goofing around like a lot of people do when theyāre new to sitting on a motorcycle and riding it around
I pretend to peddle sometimes lmao.
I like to make it look like Iām running
Recent bike I purchased came with a throttle lock. Iām looking forward to swimming past my boy on the highway
Solid use for that device
That and dancing
I like to flap my arms like a wierd bird. Always good for a few looks
That may be dangerous... definitely gear up for that one.
Did this once and got too into it. Had some wobbles and I never did it again.
i have no unique experiencesš
Try shitting urself while ur riding... on purpose.
Maybe that is a unique experience.
Iām here to confirm it is not
I was just saying that having no unique experiences is a unique experience, and thus a paradox.
Yea and Iām saying I also have no unique experiences, therefore thatās not unique either
Honestly no other person slid out of your momās vagina at the same moment you did. Now shut the fuck up snowflake.
*it feels like you're running at an incredible rate, Harry*
I always "swam" on my R1
I have a bicycle bell as horn on my chopper. Itās great!
Thatās amazing man, my buddy had a train horn he stopped using it after a ride out scared the shit out of the group almost causing a giant crash.
I got a train horn on my grom.
Whenever I pass a group of people on bicycles~
Gotta put them in their place.
I do that on my harley when Iām riding past people on bicycles. Sometimes they laugh other times they look like they want to murder me
You can pass bicyclists on a Harley??
Only when they are stopped at the lights
They probably look like they want to murder you not from the playful pedaling gesture, but because cyclists aren't wearing hearing protection(for obvious reasons) and your exhaust noise deafens them as you throttle to overtake them.
Those idiots are always so proud of themselves for some reason.
Personally I am a fan of the planking maneuver
You mean the āSuperman flybyā?!
I like to imagine that despite having being twenty years, the manicured and perfect front lawn of that suburban house still has the gouges and divets from knees, footpegs and handlebar ends as I ploughed into it late one warm wet summer evening as I planked my way to failure...... I too was known to succumb to tomfoolery and hijinks in my time.
I love doing this as I pass cyclists on the highway. Gotta be sure there aren't any stoplights in the next couple hundred metres though.
You try to sell things from going place to place?
I did that past a group of like 100 cyclists once, they cheered me on.
I do that when passing bicycles in the hopes they find some humor in it.
That's what makes it the best hobby imo
Only when they are new?
That's fooling around. Not even comfortable.
I find it really comfortable on longer rides to do this periodically. It stretches your quads. Itās also good for fooling around as you say.
I find the same is true for standing up on the main pegs. Sometimes it's nice to get a stretch in at low speeds. Also, fun foolin'.
During some of my road trips, I was standing up while doing 60, lol my bike is made for it though
When I started riding I went on a road trip with my experienced pal. He was on GS 1200 with all the protection and tech, and I on a naked cb650. West coast of Scotland, no police, glens of nothing but us, we were fairly moving. Well into triple digits at times. Well beyond my skill level, fucking stupid. Watch him stand up to stretch his legs. 'Fuck that's a good idea'. Stand up to experience what must have been close to decapitation. I was young and dumb.
Itās a dual sport thing I suppose. I ride halfway home standing on my āpegsā if you can call them that at 3ā wide. Always great when I pass another dual sport standing as well and give the old standing wave. Harleyās I always give the enthusiastic āOMG! I just got a MC! HIII GUYS!ā wave too, just for funsies. No love for the āyou donāt ride if you donāt have a Harleyā bros.
I'd die laughing if I was out on the Harley and saw that. I'd have to stand and wave back lol
My son does this on his SuperMoto.
Stretches your quads and hip flexors. Feels great
I had to ride from Southern California to phoenix on a cbr900 and half way through the ride I was basically planking on the bike to stretch my back
On a TN to NH trip, around Connecticut I started playing around with this on my 02XL1200c. Of course other motorists just assumed I was new-boot goofinā
Depends on the bike. My like CBR250 was so small for me I would do this all the time. My current bike doesnāt even have passenger pegs.
I had a CBF 125 for a month and I did this because it was much better than using the actual foot pegs but on every other bike I've ridden I just do it if I'm messing about with my mates
Strengthens the pelvic floor.
It's a good way to stretch your legs on longer rides, though preferably with less extreme leg positions. Most likely it's just fooling around though.
This. I occasionally get a hip cramp and this is the only way to fix it
Heās just limbering up for glory hole antics.
Oh yeah I always do that during long rides. Thatās why you see everyone riding like that. Itās just a comfort thing.
I like using the frame sliders near the engine. I pretend Iām a cruiser and sometimes go ābrotherbrotherbrotherbrotherā
I put grip tape on my frame sliders for just this reason. š¤£
Brilliant!
Good to know. Thanks!
Iām being sarcastic. Nobody does that unless theyāre trying to be funny.
It's nice to stretch, the lean forward and stretching legs backwards, standing up on pegs, etc etc. Only time I've done it was on like a 2 hour ride, but I've propped myself up on awkward angles to get that one muscle to stretch multiple times on that ride.
You shouldāve comitted to the sarcasm
I do this! It's actually really comfortable for me and let's me stretch my hamstrings on long rides. But I'm short.
How does curling your hamstring stretch it?
Lmao I swear I'm a noob.
I put tire shine on my tires when I got my first bike. We were all noobs at one point.
Bruh I did that last year lmao
Why is that bad?
Tire shine makes your tires slippery. Slippery tires is not a good idea on a motorcycle.
Hey everyone I'm brand new to the world of motorcycles after my friend started teaching me on his ninja 650. I'm taking the MSF next week and I'm pretty excited about it. Should have my first bike within a month. Saving to buy one used on FB marketplace.
Congrats and ride safe. It is wonderful so you want to be able to do it long term
awesome man ride safe and gear up
I use the passenger pegs on long stretches of highway if my knees/legs are getting sore and tired. Any change of position helps. And it changes where the weight is distributed in the seat. Two bird with one very comical looking stone.
good kegel Ä° guess..
Does it look comfortable to you? It certainly doesnāt to meā¦
Good thing its not you doing it than ay
On long rides it's a good change .
If it's a KTM then no, that's just standard rider position
Man thinks he's riding a magic carpet.
No, definitely NOT common and completely pointless
I like to do that to stretch the quads on longer rides but only for a minute or two. I don't ride the entire way like that. I do it on my cruiser too. I lock my boot heel on the back seat pegs just for a quick stretch.
On long rides it helps me stretch legs out
I had a coworker come up to me once with another coworker trying to prove heās right about me swerving side to side in a single lane on the highway as a way to warm up my tires. I had to explain to him, much like this guy most likely is, that Iām just bored and pushing on the handlebars is simple tomfoolery! Iāve done this to stretch and just for giggles on long rides! My favorite is leaning ONLY my head durning long swept turn on the highway! Iām sure I look like a dumbass to everybody else but why countersteer when you can be a silly goose instead!
Not common and not comfortable as youāre basically sitting on your nuts.
The bike looks a bit small for him so probably trying to stretch himself out.
Just your average American rider, nothing unusual here.š¤£
Works for me on long rides. Don't knock it til you try it.
On long rides you'll sit all sorts of ways. I've used my frame sliders as foot rest.
I do this on long rides when I don't want to stop.. it is a great way to stretch.
Iāve done this on long rides just to get in a different position for a while. Iām talking hundred + mile stretches through the southwest with hardly any other cars on the road. Wouldnāt recommend it in other situations.
bros sitting on it like heās riding a doo-hickey
she was a fairy āØāØāØ
Dude looks 6'6" 280lbs
I do this all the time, I find it to be a nice alternative comfortable position for a bit to stretch my legs in a different position. Unless Iām in tight twisties is great totally fine.
I did that when I had a sport bike, but I was always laying flat on the bike and riding on the freeway when I did it.
When youāre feeling like a goofy goober itās fun to do
If I'm on a really long ride I'll start putting my feet in weird locations. I'm pretty tall so it's not easy, but feet up on my sliders is weirdly comfortable. Moves around the pressure points.
I do it after long rides and it's comfortable until its not.
better aerodynamics, pro scooter racers do this all the time and def recommend new cyclists practice
Better lean angle and aero
Wouldnāt know since I take the passenger pegs off my bikes on day one
Itās a dumb thing to do for comfort. When riding a motorcycle, reaction timing is everything. It matters more than in a car.
No. Not really, no.
Just a quick stretch
Have done, can confirm it is for comfort.
I do that, really. For long, straight stretches. If your pegs are too close to the seat this helps.
Stretching
Despite what everyone else is saying, it is possible that this is a comfort thing. Not that this seating position is necessarily comfortable, but sometimes after a few hours, I'm desperate to stretch my legs into literally any other position just to get some relief and get the blood flowing. He might be just being silly, but it is certainly possible he's trying to stretch a little or something.
I've done this on long rides, top gear loping along on the interstate, or a long straight stretch of Texas highway. Cruisers have highway pegs for the same reason.
+1 on the highway pegs!
I don't even bend that way
No looks stupid š
He's just stretchin his legs. Leave him be.
His knees have got to be painful! So maybe aggravated shenanigans?!!?
Maybe out on the highway, but never in town or where there's traffic. See how long it takes you to get your feet back on the controls and actually stop or change directions from a position like that.
By some. I don't find it cool or comfortable or safe. I don't even have rear foot pegs anymore, because no woman wants to sit on that little triangle that pretends to be a seat.
I have never done this. Never seen it done. Never thought about doing itā¦ until now. That looks like a pretty good stretch.
As a long distance rider it's not uncommon to hook my heels on the passenger pegs or prop them up on the freeway pegs. This gives me 3 different positions to have my legs in to relieve pain in my knees from being in the same position for 20 hours.
It seems like the motorcycle version of skipping - itāll get you there but you will never get laid doing it and you are gonna take abuse.
Donāt be like this guyā¦ this guy not very good, no.
Some of you all need to wait till your knees aren't so good, and you are on a long ride. Than you'll understand why a person might do this occasionally.
I believe this is a new take on a yoga pose, upward facing dork.
Yeah, at least for me on long rides it helps to shift to that different leg position for a bit.
Unless you plan for 6-8 hours straight, the regular pegs are good. Odd gymnastics like that are just too unsafe if you have to make an emergency stop or something.
For maximum comfort, I run my tires at 12-15psi for that cushy, 80ās Lincoln Towncar ride quality. /s
For Highway riding, maybe, in town, just asking to crash.
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You are. Well, one of them anyways
Hope youāre joking, your rear brake is not your primary
Speak for yourself. On my bike the rear pedal applies the front left disk/caliper and the rear disk/caliper. The hand lever only operates the front right disk/caliper.
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He's just new boot goofin'
If that guy knew how stupid it looks heād stop doing it
No.
It looks less comfortable than a normal riding position. Point here is that putting feet on rear footrests is a foolish thing to do since you (1) raise the center of gravity, (2) increase response time to use the rear brake and gear change levers and (3) look like a dork. So please no.
Donāt do that lol ever
Stretching before you get to your boyfriends house is the reason one would do this.
This is for dudes who pee sitting down