Yeah, we learned this in basic bike training too (even though I'd had bikes from 15-18 over here you still have to take a 'basics' course before you go for a full licence..) You're right about it making life easy... I found out it worked when I did the 'slow motion sideways fall' move by stalling it on a hill start.... (I now ride an imported Yammy 400 - Japanese import means lower bike - perfect for a shorty like me, means I don't suffer the 'crushed b@lls' syndrome that comes with a bigger bike while straining to reach the ground) (",)