So I finally saw it

[KazMan]

Was on my commute across the BB this morning when I come up on a 600 sport bike in the 1 lane. Gentleman has bar end mirrors and I believe sees me coming up on his 5 o'clock in the 2 lane. As I begin to get in position to make a pass (10mph delta) and am about on his 3:30, he drops his right leg and then proceeds to pull out in front of me...:wtf

He even still had his turn signals.

So my apologies young man, dropping a leg down indicates many things to this old soul, but coming into my path of travel isn't one of them.

So I just :laughed, rolled out of the throttle to watch a series of mystical er um majestical new hand and leg signals as he had now up pace to include lane sharing now.

whipper snappers :afm199 :laughing

 

[russ69]

Dropping a leg on the street means: Look out, I don't know what I'm doing.

 

[SFMCjohn]

Dropping a leg on the street means: Look out, I don't know what I'm doing.

:laughing +1

... we do the leg drop
when riding in a group
to keep a staggered formation ...
means I'm pulling into your lane ...
must be an AMA club thing ... :dunno

arty

 

[DReg350]

Facebook robot is shut down after it ‘invented its own language’

Scientists have switched off Facebook’s robot because it has reportedly created its own language.

Researchers noticed that Artificial Intelligence they had created has started to make up their own code words.

:dunno :ride

 

[madsen203]

Have you been on group rides? The leg thing is very common. Gets rider's attention behind you more than some tiny aftermarket POS LED signal that was left on from 6 miles back.

 

[DReg350]

As long as I've been riding in groups it's ALWAYS been used to signal debris in the road. Never a lane change.

 

[Blankpage]

As long as I've been riding in groups it's ALWAYS been used to signal debris in the road. Never a lane change.

I always thought it was a waste of time. If you're watching where you're going you will see the debris anyhow. If you're not watching where you're going you won't see the debris or the boot of the rider in front pointing it out.

 

[duck_rider]

I do it to signal from time to time around the city along with a shoulder check. It's more a courtesy thing as I only do it when a rider is a good 3-4 lengths off and we're traveling slow.

 

[DReg350]

I always thought it was a waste of time. If you're watching where you're going you will see the debris anyhow. If you're not watching where you're going you won't see the debris or the boot of the rider in front pointing it out.

Yes and no. Helmut, Mark Buckelew, and Gary J used it on me when I was a newb. Helped me learn where debris might be found, different kinds of debris to watch for, and helped me get disciplined at staying focused. Now that I get... don't care one way or another.

 

[SFMCjohn]

... I ride a lot with someone who insisted
that when a pair of staggered riders is in the
#1 lane (left lane) on a divided road the rider in front
leads from the right-hand-side of the lane ...

I was like I never heard that ... :dunno

... the theory is that the lead rider can split
lanes rather than using the left shoulder
as a bail out ...

... we do it her way now ... :laughing

 

[Schnellbandit]

Dropping a leg. Debris is often followed by more debris and sometimes the errant boot with a foot in it that now also debris.

If an arm or leg signal isn't obviously self expanatory a huge percentage of the viewing audiance won't get it. Blame them all you want but you're the one not getting it.

Once saw a member of a small group ride waving their left arm.all over the place. He was the more exoerienced one. Later, asked him what the signals were, he said...

Wasp up my sleeve.

 

[Aware]

When I see someone drop a leg, my first thought is rhey are trying to catch a slide.

 

[Slow Goat]

When I see someone drop a leg, my first thought is they are trying to catch a slide.

To me it means they're pitting.

 

[HeatXfer]

As long as I've been riding in groups it's ALWAYS been used to signal debris in the road. Never a lane change.

This. Hand signals or blinkers for turns or lane changes, none of that free-stylin' shit with the leg. It's not a race track and you're not Rossi.

 

[ctrvl]

Eh, maybe every group is just diff. To me it can mean debris (more down than out), or "hey coming into your lane" (foot out more, sorta a half kick). Neither feels like a "Rossi" move to me, just a way to signal. Nbd.

 

[KazMan]

group rides I get, and whether my moto or bicycle, leg down was always debris.

I had heard that folks use it as a t/s but never saw it. But I guess it's like slang, it's always changing with the generations.

But it was different and fun to watch this animated rider as he weaved through the laneshare, sticking his leg out, and doing the cool low hand wave to peeps that moved for him.

But I was lost in the lingo man. Apparently he was on fleek and I was just doing old man :laughing

 

[afm199]

He dropped the leg to help maintain the balance of braking and turning that he needed to implement in order to block your pass. It's a common racetrack technique.

 

[edzx6]

As long as I've been riding in groups it's ALWAYS been used to signal debris in the road. Never a lane change.

Exactly

 

[Sharky]

Dropping a leg on the street means: Look out, I don't know what I'm doing.

I use the leg drop typically as a wave to other riders that yield when my hands are busy with things involved in riding.

 

[Sharky]

group rides I get, and whether my moto or bicycle, leg down was always debris.

I had heard that folks use it as a t/s but never saw it. But I guess it's like slang, it's always changing with the generations.

But it was different and fun to watch this animated rider as he weaved through the laneshare, sticking his leg out, and doing the cool low hand wave to peeps that moved for him.

But I was lost in the lingo man. Apparently he was on fleek and I was just doing old man :laughing

That's what you get for riding to work when the youngsters are coming home from parties!:laughing