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footpeg
noun
Part of a motorbike, kayak, etc. to be pushed against with the foot.
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If a tire scrubs the log, stand hard on the opposite footpeg to steer clear.
On tight, slow turns, stand, put all of your weight on the outside footpeg and shift your hips over that outside foot.
The foot shifter and rear brake pedal are set too far forward, with a slender footpeg on each side, There is no other place to put your feet, so the riding position gets uncomfortable quickly.
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The roads were graded gravel, and while there were loose sections that sometimes had us standing on the footpegs, compared with driving between the parallel logs it was a piece of cake.
It is loaded with user-friendly features like a three-position windscreen, higher handlebars and lower footpegs than the Z1000, making the riding experience less fatiguing.
PROFESSIONAL instruction can't be summed up in bullet points, but here are some tips from BMW's school: Standing on the footpegs lowers your center of gravity, so when it gets slippery, stand up.
The major difference between the models is that the GT has a sportier riding position, with its handlebars positioned forward and footpegs rearward by comparison with the GTL.
That cafe-racer style — signified by low-mounted handlebars, footpegs repositioned to the rear and barely muffled exhaust pipes — eventually grew into a trend.
What matters is the relationship of the seat to handlebars to footpegs, and the CBR has it right.
They stand on the footpegs, we stand on the pegs.
Longer shock absorbers at the rear and a shortened front fork leveled the machine's stance, and rear-set footpegs and clip-on handlebars completed the makeover.
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