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All this talk about feet getting caught under the back wheel has me intrigued. How can this happen unless one has an extra joint in the fib and tib or perhaps has a knee joint that more cloesly resembles a ball joint?
The only way this seems possible to me is if one has actually slipped off the seat to the side and is being taken along for an involuntary ride like a streamer attached to end of the handlebars.
Surely the mufflers are going to defect any errant feet from the clutches of the rear wheel before that big 240 has a chance to run anything over. In that case the most likely injury would a burn to the calf rather than a set of flattened toes. Does anybody follow?
Picture yourself trailriding where the back wheel is often out of sinc with the front. Where's your foot? Answer is that its generally out , off the peg and being used as a feeler on the track as you powerslide the rear. This places the foot further away from the rear wheel, not closer.
I would argue that if you temporarily lost some traction on a patch of sand while riding the Rocket, you would instinctively put your foot out or down. You may bang it on the ground and your foot may get flicked back a little and it might SEEM that it has gone under the wheel but in reality, highly unlikely.
That is, unless you are still in hospital with your leg up in traction. Just my two bob's worth!
Davo
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