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Do you ride with your feet on or off the pegs at 30kph?

I usually try to keep both balls of my feet on the pegs when on rough terrain.

This helps me feel for how much traction I have and also having feet hanging off might make the bike come unbalanced when on gravel.

That's not going too fast... usually if I'm comfortable with the terrain, I'll keep them on, but if I am not, I'll always ride with the feet down, even at 50 or 60 KPH
Wrider

On gravel? I do 50 with my feet on the pegs. At that speed the gravel becomes a little stabler because the speed compresses it faster.

On the pegs. You hang a heel at 50kph you'll break a leg.

On gravel at any speed go straight, gentle, and do everything in s l o o o w m o o o s h u u u n.

Well, so far 3 out of 4 do it right, not counting me. I work(ed) highway maintenance and construction for about 30 years. You would not believe the things I have seen riders do. I operate a grader and go slow, so I am able to get out of my machine and try to give as many riders as I can some helpful hints. As you can imagine, I'm met with a lot of incredulous looks and searing comments, like" Who the H E double hockey-sticks do you think you are telling me how to ride?" I just smile and politely let them ( or most of them) know that I was probably riding before they were born. Then they realize, after looking at my t-shirt (which is ALWAYS a Harley shirt I have picked up somewhere around the world) that maybe I'm speaking the truth.

Some of my rules for riding in a constructin zone

Rule # 1: Foot pegs are made for a reason.
Rule # 2: Feet must remain on the pegs. You can't run as fast as you are riding.
Rule # 3: If your bike goes wobble and you try to "plant a foot to stabilize" at speeds faster than you can run, then a bone MUST break.
Rule # 4: When riding in a construction zone or on loose material, maintain a steady 30-35 kph or slower if conditions dictate.
Rule # 5: Stick to Rule # 4 unless the posted limit is lower or the material is deep and very loose, but try not to go so slow as to fall over.
Rule # 6: Ride in the best track made by cages furthest away from the on-coming traffic.
Rule # 7: When exiting a construction zone, expect all the cages behind you to miraculously turn into Formula 1 cars, so get the heck out of their way.
OOPS, I forgot this one...
Rule # 2A: If possible, stand up on the pegs. You have better visibility and better balance when you do have to go very slow.

I hope this helps you all.

Oh yah. 2 more.

Always drive with your headlights on.
Turn on your hazard flashers.

Good advice Arctic, thanks!

Add one more:

Don't fight the bike. It knows what its doing.

i usually stay the heck away from the front brake too. That might be my inner dirt bike talkin though.