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clemson

Joined May 2006
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I'm sure you all noticed it,Dani's foot off of the peg on almost every corner. I've seen other riders do it, but it it usually a result of some kind of unsettling of the chasis, a mistake or a high side cometh.
I can't believe this is his style. If it is its a bad one and should be corrected. Do you think he is just to small,Melandri isn't much bigger, and he does not have this problem.
 
According to the eurosport commentator he asked Pedrosa why he does it and he said he didn't realise he was.
 
yeah i noticed that too clemson... was wondering the same!

so he doesnt realise he's doing it sottie? thats weird!
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Yeah odd he doesn't realise cause he does seem to do do it alot.....I'm surprised those little legs can actually reach a foot peg
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its seems to me that its his way of keeping his balance on the bike ... if it is its a pretty stupid way to do it
 
He`s going bloody fast, I guess he`s just going on instinct. "I`ll put this down just in case she comes out from under me"
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 21 2006, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He`s going bloody fast, I guess he`s just going on instinct. "I`ll put this down just in case she comes out from under me"
If you notice, there are a few riders that have that style. Rossi has done it. Although not that much this season.
 
I think I`ve said this before, but I remember watching Jerez back home and he was doing it on the last corner, every lap. Then on about the 20th lap the .... channel 10 commentator (I`m sure the Aussies are familiar with Gerg Rust or whatever his name is) goes "Whoa Dani Pedrosa`s leg just came off the peg there for a moment, a bit of a mistake" then Darryl Beattie, who had to play the role of the second commentator who actually knows more, but dosent have a voice as loud as the ..... 'in charge' said "Yeah he`s actually been doing that every lap, maybe it`s part of his style considering his weight and size."
You could tell poor Darrly was thinking "You don`t know jack .... about any motorsport you tail light, go back to football"

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Radrad @ May 22 2006, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If you notice, there are a few riders that have that style. Rossi has done it. Although not that much this season.

Yeah, I`ve seen Rossi do it once or twice, and he only seems to do it before he crashes or if he`s not in complete control and might crash. I`m thinking it`s an instinct thing that they do naturally because they subconsciously think it will make them and/or the bike more stable. Whether it works or not is a diffrent story. Rossi does it when he`s out of control, Pedrosa does it all the time because he`s small, and he doesnt even realize he`s doing it. It`s almost gotta be a subconscious thing.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sottie @ May 21 2006, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah odd he doesn't realise cause he does seem to do do it alot.....I'm surprised those little legs can actually reach a foot peg
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You may not have meant it the way I took it, but if anyone thinks it is an issue with him reaching the footpeg they are wrong. With the people and money behind a MotoGp bike they can put the pegs and levers where ever they want. What they cannot do is lower the bike too much without destroying the travel of the suspension.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SmokinG @ May 22 2006, 04:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You may not have meant it the way I took it, but if anyone thinks it is an issue with him reaching the footpeg they are wrong. With the people and money behind a MotoGp bike they can put the pegs and levers where ever they want. What they cannot do is lower the bike too much without destroying the travel of the suspension.


Nope i didn't mean it how you took it,just a little light sarcasm.
 
i think it is just a balance issue,as he tips into the bend,by sticking the leg out,is that not helping a tad to bring the bike over,as i think 7and a half stone of person, trying to put a 260bhp bike on its side, would take some leverage,hence if you think snapping the leg out at the point of going in to the bend would help pull the bike over,and the fact that he dosnt know he is doing it,would explain quite a bit. ?
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It's not a balance issue and nothing to do with his height or sign of an impending highside or to help him turn the bike or anything like that at all.

It's really no big deal, lots of riders do it. I think a lot of people just haven't noticed it before. All they are doing is adjusting the position of the foot on the peg on entry to the turn, a bit like the way every rider will shift their butt to one side or another. Some riders use their foot as a guage on their lean angle, a lot like their knee slider. More importantly, a racer will put a lot of weight on the inside peg during a turn, and when they get on the gas. So getiing the 'ball' of your foot in the right postition to do this is critical before you enter a turn. Once you're in a turn, that foot is wedged between the bike and the asphalt so you gotta fix it before you lay the bike down. It's about centre of gravity. Waving your legs about or shifting your butt on the seat wouldn't be that clever mid corner.
 
did'nt notice pedrosa do this in 250's like he is doing with the bigger bike,which must tell you that he is using it as some form of leverage also to aid him as he tips the bike into the corners,and also could of included this technique into his riding style to cope with the bigger bike ?
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr Costa @ May 22 2006, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i think 7and a half stone of person, trying to put a 260bhp bike on its side, would take some leverage,hence if you think snapping the leg out at the point of going in to the bend would help pull the bike over,and the fact that he dosnt know he is doing it,would explain quite a bit. ?
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Turning a motogp bike into a turn considering the weight of the bike and the perfect geometry would be fairly easy. The geometry is also changed in favour of the rider under braking as the steering angle is decreased as the forks compress. The input from the rider needed to turn in comes from counter-steering on the handlebar. The big effort for Dani is in fast direction changes, where even more upper body strength is need to push those bars in the opposite direction. The best place for your feet to be to help this is on the pegs, putting all your weight in the direction you want to go, changing the COG.

The only way it could help to have your feet out would be if you were trying to ride accross a tightrope.
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BTW Dani might be only 8 stone in weight but I wouldn't fancy my chances of beating him in an arm wrestle.
 
whatever he is doing its seems to be working, so what the hey,we can talk bike tech all day,but only danni will really know why it is helping his riding style,but one day i'm sure he will make it more clearer why he does it.
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?he now needs some help on choosing the right tyres ?
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr Costa @ May 22 2006, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>whatever he is doing its seems to be working, so what the hey,we can talk bike tech all day,but only danni will really know why it is helping his riding style,but one day i'm sure he will make it more clearer why he does it.
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?he now needs some help on choosing the right tyres ?
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Dani is great ,no doubt,but the reasopn I first brought it up,and of coarse I could be wrong, is that I think he could do even better if he didn't need to put his leg out so often. the best place for his foot is surly on the peg, in regards to both leverage and stablilty. I think Repsol should be thinking about peg placement , now that the world is awhere of this,even if Dani is not.
 
hey i caught a replay of that race ... seems that the only time Oompa put's his foot down is when entering a medium-tight left hander ... never when he going into a right hand corner ...
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if he fuked up and couldn't get his foot back on the peg that could seriously screw up his gear changes come out of the corner... surely? mind you i haven't ridden a bike in something like .... 8 years now, so im not one to talk about changing gears quickly or anything.
i really can't see any reason why he would stick out one leg and not the other .... or maybe i didn't see him do it on the right.
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Is his bike set up as standard? ...like is the gears on the left hand side with? Jesus christ, can they even change any of those settings anyways? ... ... im dumb
 
Maybe it's simply becuase he lacked confidence with the problem tyres? I dont recall him doing it that often in other races, and Rossi seems to be the only other rider who does this - and that when he's over cooked it or on the very limit (just as Sete!)
 

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