i believe it has something to do w/ repositioning his foot on the peg or stretching it or maybe oh shit factor, i dunno.

 

I saw a guy trying to do a record motorbike jump. When he realized he was overshooting the landing ramp he stuck one leg out to create drag. Maybe Rossi is trying to get a braking advantage, like an airbrake?

I'm mostly joking, but you never know...

 

he does that to let you know that he is going to pass you:lol :lol

 

I saw a guy trying to do a record motorbike jump. When he realized he was overshooting the landing ramp he stuck one leg out to create drag. Maybe Rossi is trying to get a braking advantage, like an airbrake?

I'm mostly joking, but you never know...

:lol :lol :lol

My bet is it has something do do with weighting the outside peg and maybe preparing to side it like a mx bike :dunno

who knows

 

It's purely as he repositions his foot on the peg - he just takes his time sometimes.

 

It's purely as he repositions his foot on the peg - he just takes his time sometimes.

:lol :lol :lol @ someone saying Rossi takes his time doing anything on a bike :lol

 

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

How about upshifting doing into the corner...

Remember it's GP style, so up for a upshift...

 

it's for balance and control through the turns:dunno

 

he does that to let you know that he is going to pass you:lol :lol

haha

 

How about upshifting doing into the corner...

Remember it's GP style, so up for a upshift...

I think you mean downshift.

How does he downshift with his foot 18 inches from the shifter? :dunno

 

I think you mean downshift.

How does he downshift with his foot 18 inches from the shifter? :dunno

I think he just meant to say that the shift pattern is reversed on GP bikes. Most of us run GP shifting as well. Its awesome, only takes a minute or so to get used to. :riding

 

I think you mean downshift.

How does he downshift with his foot 18 inches from the shifter? :dunno

My bad, yeah DOWNshifting...

He has to move yhis foot back onto the peg after that if he wants to be on the balls of his feet. Maybe the easiest way for him is to take the foot off and move it back onto the bike :dunno

I really don't think it's for balance, and just swinging his knee outr would give the same amount of wind resistance, at least on the same order of magnitude.

 

OK, here's my real theory.

He only does it when he's REALLY pushing it. I mean, to pass the leading rider, on one of the last laps of a race in the premier motorbike racing series, by delaying your braking that extra little bit, you gotta be on the ragged edge of traction and control. We know Sete or whoever doesn't want to be passed, and he's no amateur. So maybe when he's pushing that hard, and coming that close to sliding out, Rossi just feels a subconscious need to put his foot out. It may be an involuntary reaction, a Pavlovian response, a subliminal attempt to brace himself for the fall.:scared

Theory 2: Rossi is such a showman that he does it on purpose to get people like us discussing it at length on internet forums. I'm sure he browsing this thread right now, laughing maniacally...:lol :epimp

 

Cyril i'll go with theory one . I have done the same thing but not at his level. Must be that bmx mongoose subliminal message coming in crystal clear. BWAAHAHA

 

by the way.. that's the BEST Sig I've ever seen...

Props man...

:lol.. gotta love that thing called "Originality"

 

by the way.. that's the BEST Sig I've ever seen...

Props man...

:lol.. gotta love that thing called "Originality"

:beer I made sure I drew in the requisite bike and babe!:lol :boobies :riding

Now I just need to find a stable host for it.

 

Other riders do it as well.

 

I saw a guy trying to do a record motorbike jump. When he realized he was overshooting the landing ramp he stuck one leg out to create drag.

Yeah that was Seth Enslow when he did his world record attempt(From "The Hard Way DVD).

Back to Rossi though,I dont think he doesn it for any particular reason other than for simply re adjusting his foot position for cornering

-Pete:thumbup

 

I would have to guess that he is only repositioning his foot. After I down shift coming in to a left hand corner, I do the same thing.

 

Come on now guys.... He is just passing some gas from whatever he ate before the race. LOL.

I have no idea. Maybe (and this is a BIG maybe), he's like oh sh!t I coming in to fast to a corner and going to brake Flinstones style. But I seriously and highly doubt that is the case.

I would have to guess that he is only repositioning his foot.

I have to say :iamwithst on this.

 

Come on now guys.... He is just passing some gas from whatever he ate before the race. LOL.

Mexican or Indian curry?

I would have to guess that he is only repositioning his foot. After I down shift coming in to a left hand corner, I do the same thing.

OK, but why does he only seem to do it when he's really pushing it?

 

He only does it when he's REALLY pushing it. I mean, to pass the leading rider, on one of the last laps of a race in the premier motorbike racing series, by delaying your braking that extra little bit, you gotta be on the ragged edge of traction and control. We know Sete or whoever doesn't want to be passed, and he's no amateur. So maybe when he's pushing that hard, and coming that close to sliding out, Rossi just feels a subconscious need to put his foot out. It may be an involuntary reaction, a Pavlovian response, a subliminal attempt to brace himself for the fall.:scared

i agree..this is exactly what i had in mind

 

Cyril by far the best sig yet, just about pissed myself

As for the foot thing HARD braking shifting your weight and getting ready to downshift, byproduct of speed reduction?

 

I seem to remember hearing somewhere that he does it sometimes when he's going hard into a corner he sticks his leg out to get more weight on the inside to make the bike start to turn without having to lean it over as far yet.