When I took the 1 day experienced rider course last year, under the philosophy that lotsa miles w/out an accident doesn't mean anything, they had us practise coming to a full stop while (whilst) keeping your feet on the pegs. Reminded me of the guy who always fell off the park bench in the old "Laugh In" series. I do that quasi rolling stop at a few lightly travelled intersections (with full visibility in all directions), but also believe it can become a dangerous habit.

In retrospect, they weren't encouraging rolling stops so much as trying to instruct;

1 "keep your head up & eyes on the horizon"
2 "getting used to friction zones"
3 "slow speed balance techniques"
4 "who can pop a wheelie"

& the ever popular,

5 "who has the best sounding pipes"

.....keeping my feet on the ground, mostly...at least one, sometimes two.

Which reminds me, what do you guys & gals think of those hubcaps that keep on spinning after stopping. The first one I saw nearly caused me to swerve into biker heaven.


"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach