I'm with you beefy ... what the fook is that all about It's all about not being in proper control of the bike, running the risk of a broken ankle when (not if) the OP's foot hits a bit of debris in the road and then falling off. Sigh. Hello, in this way, the friction is softer when you have a wheel, and the control of the bike in a curve, the same as they do in supermotard but instead of dragging the foot I slide it, much better with a reinforced boot, I feel my bad english I am from Spain. Hugs.