Posture on a Sport Bike

• When you drive a sport bike, lean forward, allowing the wind pressure to hold up your upper body. The placement of the foot pegs, further back on the bike, encourage you to incline forward. By dipping below 55 miles per hour, your arms and wrists will begin to feel the strain of sustaining your upper body.
  
  

Posture on a Cruising Bike

• If you have a cruising bike, keep the back straight and your feet resting on the foot pegs. As with the cruising bike, proper posture is encouraged by the placement of the foot pegs (toward the front of the bike) and the high and wide handlebars. Understandably, the cruising bike is more comfortable and safer to use while traveling in traffic.
  
  

Posture on a Standard Bike

• Sit upright on a standard bike. Standard bikes, which include touring and commuting bikes, are a compromise between a cruising and sport bike, allowing for a good range of sight and head movement. The foot pegs are situated directly below the driver, which encourages her to sit upright.
  
  

Hand and Knee Placement

• With every kind of bike, hold your knees tight against the gas tank. Situate your wrists at the bottom of the throttle. Let your arms go relatively slack so that you have free movement of the handlebars.