Question - Leg off Peg during heavy braking

[Firewalker]

I can't imagine why it would be useful unless just for extra drag to slow down instead of cooking the brakes...  Haven't watched the races in a while but iirc they would come out of tuck before a turn after a long straight.  I assume for drag as well.  I like mine on the pegs unless I am at a light.  Heard about too many people sticking their boot out like dirt racers around a turn... Took care of a guy with a massive hip injury when he stuck his heel.  Pain for sure!!!

[NickyNumbers]

Simple physics... more drag by hanging more of your body off the bike.

this.   even fractional advantages go far

[Twisted]

Also makes it a little harder for a rider behind you to pass under heavy braking. The riders claim that the bikes are so quick and brake so hard now that it is a natural thing to do under heavy braking.

[tdiloren]

    I was reading this and it seems that some of the posters are under the impression that the GP riders are taking the corner with thier foot off the peg. They are only hanging the foot out during braking once in the corner they are back to a normal cornering postion.
     These guys are the best of the best so any advantage even if it's just a mental one helps them. Getting the basics down right consistantly are enough to keep me busy.

[Strider]

I was screwing around today on my Daytona and tried this kinda.  It seems to me that it puts more weight on your hands.  Thus weighting the front end to make the bike turn better.  But I'm still of the mindset that its just a game Rossi is playing with everyone to entertain himself.  Read his book and you will likely agree with me.  Also I thought that I saw some place where they tested test lap times with and without leg and saw no difference.  So its likely just a physiological thing.  My teammate thinks its to make yourself wider and harder to pass.  I don't buy that cause riders will lay bikes down on someone else in a turn so a flimsy limb aint gunna stop them from ramming it home in a corner...

[burning1]

I've seen a few guys do this during local track-days; none of them terribly fast.

[pookiebear]

for me.
Coming from supermoto
foot off weights the outside peg, gives you a little extra leverage when the back wheel drifts to the outside you can swing your knee a bit and change the slide some. It also initiates the lean of the bike into the corner. You can't hold this on a sportbike all the way to the apex like a supermoto though you will burn up your tires too fast.

For me on a sport bike taking the leg off is to alleviate some pressure on the muscles of the leg that is "Stuck" in the tuck position. Kind of like stretching after you have been sitting too long. I do this just commuting to work on straights all the time.

But I like the "Rossi mind games" explanation the best. So I choose this one!

[SAFE-T]

Notice how Rossi's former teammate Jorge Lorenzo REFUSES to do this