One foot down or two?

Coming to a stop, I don't do so good just putting one foot down. I can do it about 1/2 the time but I don't know If I just need to learn to balance the 700 or start using two feet.

What do you guys do?

 

Practice, learn to put one foot down. If you stop on an uphill you'll need to know how to hold yourself with the rear brake to keep from rolling back on the restart. Of course you COULD still put both feet down, but then have to do the dance to get ready to go again.

 

Seeing that Im only 5'6 I always have one foot planted firmly....being a big rig driver I learned to always plan ahead and think about were you have to go either up hill down hill or a slanted road....I allways read the road.wet.dry.greasy.gravel and depending what side of the lane I stop in never to have that foot in coolant or oil ..always the outside foot....hope that made sence

 

I stop, pop it in neutral gear, then place the foot down. If it's an extended stoplight I sit up, let go of the handlebars & look around with both feet on the ground. Each situation is different. Stop signs never get a neutral and the left foot might be the only thing to move away from the controls. Boy, it feels good to be back in the saddle of a nice bike. I should go for a ride this morning 'just because'.

 

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Get your balance right & you don't need no feet for a couple of seconds ! Less if its windy I'm lucky, tall with long legs can get one or both feet flat on the floor as required. Usually only one foot if solo, two if carrying a pillion, they have a habit of figgeting when stopped, not realising the bike can fall over !

 

Yo MO, I'm jealous ---- must be nice not to be a midget. I love to stop and see how long I can balance----been doin it for ever

 

MSF course would tell you left foot down and right foot on the rear brake until you are "completely" stopped . From there, safety wise... 2. It's idiot proof. :lol:

I do 2 anyway. Lets the legs stretch out for a minute. Not like the standover on my new Monster is that tall though. I'm almost 100% flat foot, so I'm never worried about teetering...

 

I always stop with my left foot and keep my right foot pressed on the rear brake lever until i have to move again...
-if its really really windy i just put my other foot down as well after stopping if i feel stability can be compromised
-if the road is just uneven, stop on left foot as usual but then switch to the right foot and hold the front brake lever
always put in neutral before coming to a stop, even for quick stops...for some reason i just prefer it...stretch out legs from the leg switch to shift into 1st and spend less time holding in the clutch

 

So are we talking all the time, sometimes, boulevard stops, those longass lights that some dude from the local CofC has convinced the city that a five minute light is the best thing for safety, then ya find out the the CofC dude has a used car lot on the corner. Then ya got your pick up chicas type stop. Ya also got your stopping in a crosswind, the " I be waaay cool" stop with both feet up. This one is good up to the point of the LEO having ya sign the tickee for not coming to a complete stop.

We also got your low side and high side stops. These are not cool. Also we got your "broady" stop where ya jam on the rear brake and lock up the rear wheel for that flat track effect. This one coupled with a burnout is really popular with the harleydoods. Not all of them of course who at best, get it half right.

The ultimate stop is the stoppie. Even if ya do one by accident, the best thing is to put on your "I do this shit all the time" face.

 

So are we talking all the time, sometimes, boulevard stops, those longass lights that some dude from the local CofC has convinced the city that a five minute light is the best thing for safety, then ya find out the the CofC dude has a used car lot on the corner. Then ya got your pick up chicas type stop. Ya also got your stopping in a crosswind and the " I be waaay cool" stop with both feet up. This one is good up to the point of the LEO having ya sign the tickee for not coming to a complete stop.

We also got your low side and high side stops. These are not cool. Also we got your "broady" stop where ya jam on the rear brake and lock up the rear wheel for that flat track effect. This one coupled with a burnout is really popular with the harleydoods. Not all of them of course who at best, get it half right.

The ultimate stop is the stoppie. Even if ya do one by accident, the best thing is to put on your "I do this shit all the time" face.

 

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If the road surface is clean and level, I put my left foot down when I stop and put my right foot on the brake pedal. It was the opposite with my Bonneville, which had the shifter on the right and brake pedal on the left. If I am a stoplight on the VFR I'll either leave it in 1st (because I am always looking in my mirror for the idiot driver who might plow into me) or I'll switch to the right foot to put the bike in neutral.

But if the road surface isn't clean and level, I'll decide which foot to use when I am pulling up to the stop. No sense putting a foot down in oil or gravel or where the road slopes away to one side.

So, IT DEPENDS.

 

It greatly depends on contitions and road surface blah blah blah but I find with my lack of inseam I'm more comfortable and more stable with one foot down, scooted over on the seat slightly to that side and also with the bike tilted slightly to the side which my foot is down on. Usually ends up being right foot down left foot on peg so I can chill in neutral and not hold the damn clutch in for the whole red light. Obviously I don't do this for stop signs, hell I barely stop for stop signs. I also watch my mirrors and keep her in gear till somebody pulls up behind me and stops fully, never know when you're gonna have to tach her up and dump the clutch to keep from being a hood ornament around here.

 

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I put my right foot down, event though i know its not the "correct" foot to put down. I just dont like having to do the weird dance to switch feet so i can shift back into 1st. I like to click into neutral and sit up to stretch a bit. If its a sloped road with a long light i'll switch feet so i can hold the rear brake. All the guys i ride with actually do the same thing, and we often discuss how its "improper."

To the op, being able to drop only one foot just takes practice. A buddy of mine with a 2012 zx6r dropped both feet when he first got it, and took off with both feet up in the air for a few seconds until he got up to speed. We trained that out of him quick. With practice you should be able to come to a complete stop and be motionless for a split second before having to put a foot down. Similar with takeoffs, once the bike moves you should be able to put your foot straight onto the peg.

 

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