Rossi will stick a foot out in either direction. Can't find the interview but from what I remember, its to help with braking and body position going into a turn. From a strategy perspective, it also effectively doubles the width of his bike when he does that and shuts down the inside line. Now he didn't say THAT was why he was doing it, but I'm sure it won't be long until we see kids at the local tracks doing it too :lol:

My exact thought

Like I said, everyone was WTF when Roberts started putting his knee out in corners so...

he has been asked about it many times... he says he is just adjusting his leathers... all that braking force into the corners gets your panties twisted in a bit of a wad sometimes :)

I'm sure everyone here knows about countersteer. Push on the left bar, go left (not right as many might assume). Try this: Stomp your left peg, and see what happens. Yep, that's right, you turn left.

In fact, the fastest way to change direction (a lifesaver when some fucktard pulls out in front of you on the street) is to both push the left bar, and stomp the left peg, at the same time.

I'm just guessing here, but think the doctor may be using this phenomenon to his advantage to make the bike turn in faster...

...oh, and he's coming off the ball of his foot, and moving to the toes, to maximize clearance (this is also the default position for pocketbike racing, the form of racing that Rossi came from). He may just be stretching his leg before he tucks it in.

in the picture provided though, it looks like they are going into a right hand turn and his right foot is off the peg.

Which is entirely congruent with what I'm saying.

Stomp the right peg, and you turn right.

lol.

But! If you push on the right peg, and the left bar.. The bike handles like most people never would have dreamed..


That is the single best thing I have ever learned about riding a motorcycle.