Toe of boot caught on pavement...

[Printer Mike]

Has anyone had this happen?

On a sweeping curve(running about 35mph) my left boot toe caught the pavement at a bad angle; Kind of a jarring drag. No problem. I backed off the throttle and lessened my lean, but it sure caught me off guard.

[Big Rig]

Usually for me, not the toe, but the outside edge of the boot, as my feet typically sit 1/2 way on the peg...when they are on the peg...other wise I am dragging my heels on the highway pegs...

[Chrisj CMA]

Has anyone had this happen?

On a sweeping curve(running about 35mph) my left boot toe caught the pavement at a bad angle; Kind of a jarring drag. No problem. I backed off the throttle and lessened my lean, but it sure caught me off guard.

That used to happen to me until I trained myself to ride with my feet pulled back until the front part of my boots is on the pegs, that way the peg hits before my shoe

[Rowdy]

  Yep them darn big feet of mine would get pulled off the pegs 
I to have to make consious effort to point my feet upwards 

[Willow]

Yes.

Walk in health care visit.   

[RoadKill]

Better your boot than yer head! Dont panic,lift yer foot and keep your line thru the apex of the curve.....Your Valk will know the way and she shall bring you home! 

[DFragn]

Never had my foot pulled back or under. But I do like to use the sole of my boots as pavement feelers because I prefer to feel when the pegs are next not sense they are. I have Kury Ergo rider pegs and they touch down a little later then OEM pegs. Even later then that now since they're worn down pretty good.
It may not be a smart habit, but it's the way I do.

[Bob E.]

I do the same as DFragn.  I feel the ground with the outside edge of the sole of my shoe/boot.  I've never felt like it was going to be pulled off or under.

[thumper]

I go through about a pair of boots per year.  Last pair was like walking in high heels....or so I'm told

[Big IV]

have on every bike I've owned. It is a shock the first time when they rub the ground. They usually get pushed up out of the way without any incident, however, I have had the toe catch and my leg go backward.  Not fun. Luckily I haven't been hurt by it yet.

I tried kicking an orange work zone barrell once. They were laying on their side instead of standing up. I thought if I hit the bottom rim I could kick it back up, which seemed like  a cool thing to do. They're stouter than they look. That was not a good idea. I don't know what I was thinking.

[Minnie Miles]

I usually ride barefooted saves money and you are more carefull.

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

I too like to use the edge of my boots to gauge how hard I’m cornering. However, I’m more cautious about this than I used to be. Several times I’ve had my boot catch and pull my foot out and off the peg. It was a little startling but never a big deal.

Then a year ago September 16’Th while riding one of my favorite roads I hit some road debris while dragging the edge of my right boot. Both tires momentarily slid and the bike dropped closer to the pavement pulling my boot off the peg and straight backwards. It immediately hyper straightened my leg and ankle, forcing my weight onto the boot which prevented it from sliding. The boot was wedged against the road while the bike moved on. Luckily, just before I was pulled completely off the bike the tires hooked back up and all was good except for the broken leg. According to my GPS I was going 39 at the entrance to this corner and less than 20 at the exit. Then about 2 miles of tottering along at 5mph while I got my foot back on the peg and talked myself out of puking. 24 miles later I was at home, and for the first time ever, glad to get off the bike. Then 5 hours in the emergency room, a temporary cast., surgery, a steel plate, 7 screws and even now I still have a rather large leg at the end of the day.

No damage to the scooter, no lost skin, no other injuries so all in all I’d say I had more good luck than bad that day but it still sucked.

While I still enjoy dragging the boot edges, now, the harder I am cornering the harder I try to keep the balls of my feet on the pegs instead of the center of my boots.