I love ruts on my YZ250FX they are all mini berms now lol.

Seriously, you're in a sand dune

Get that bar draggin and opt for the shorty clutch lever 👊😎

Why are you calling a berm a rut? Has the nomenclature changed?

Wonderfull playground.

Love this technique! It sort of brings the aspect of ‘yaw control’ from aviation into dirt bikes. Great teaching methodology!

I’m 64, still race moto and learn something new every time I ride. Thanks! 👍

I ride a penny farthing, off road ruts are definitely an issue. Keeping the power laid down whilst also a high lean angle, trying to minimise that tail wiggle...sorts the men out from the boys I can tell you.

I’m also 67, ridden off road for years. Just discovering front brake use to plant the front tire and now see this. This channel has great real-life riding tips.

Great advice again. I'm a recent subscriber.

The best way to learn how to ride ruts is to make a figure 8, nothing comes close to how many ruts you can hit in 20 minutes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHiVgmWlrtipf5Ysi=xOe-WCO5hsumGhZz

As the bike leans into the corner, the contact point of the rear tire moves slightly rearward. Imagine the bike sitting crossways in a concrete culvert. The contact vector goes from horizontal to slighly dipping down (pitch forward). This increases the anti squat effect of the rear suspension. If you are in a lot of ruts, increase sag a bit.

In regards to riding on balls of feet, is it generally recommended the rider keeps toes tucked inward toward the bike?

I have a problem while riding in a rut on single track trails. I feel like I have a hard time staying in the center, then the front tire starts to ride up the side, throws my balance off and I feel like I need to steer into the side I’m riding up on just to stay upright. Any tips or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

drag a little front on the throttle out, too, usually... but not always.

I drag the REAR brake. Works awsome in ruts

Why is the best bike in the industry is the most underrated

Balls of your feet is only for specific situations mate. You should be riding with your foot able to operate your foot controls at most times. Constantly moving your feet to operate the controls is a disaster waiting to happen. And if you hit something really hard your foot can't hold that force and your feet will slip backwards off the peg. Yes in really technical stuff when your allways dabbing a foot or don't want to smash ya toes on stuff.

I always think about a girl I know that can unlock her hips...

was that a car?

What about leaning bike? Its the clue but its scary . How to beat that fear? Tom

Great video, I used to race for a dealership when I was a kid and we had practice days and did things like this but most people when they go out for practice they just go as fast as they can I’ve never seen guys trying to do different things

Ruts were insane in walton lol they rip it so deep ✊😵 150ft long ruts/slot car racing. I set up by slowing down, lighting a cigarette reciting the Lord’s Prayer, crush a coors light, toss my cig butt then immediately cross rut and stall the bike as I fly off high siding into a mud slide on my back 👊😎 experience.

You got a new member Good videos Grts from Belgium 🇧🇪

Can’t recommend the Ride With the Knights course enough guys. Check it out Josh goes into more depth on all these topics 👍

It's because of the song I dislike it.

Did I understood right? While accellerating in the rut little frontbrake?

I was so naive when I started riding. When you watch somebody ride well they can make it look easy, but I quickly learned that the nuances of riding are very complex and require the finest tuning. Great video, I definitely learned more.

Yup. The amateur in me runs in hard then brakes etc. I’ve been getting much better at basically staying off the brakes a lot more. Trying to “not disrupt” the corner flow. It does feel slower at times. Great video

Ill be happy to sneak onto the reservoir and get a few hours in

2 strokes to me seem quicker, livlier, and provide superior power. All i need to know is that in mcross 250 2 strokes have to run against 450 4 strokes. So my CR500 does not have a 4 stroke equivalent. Raced a rm450 and it wasnt even the slightest bit close. His had a pipe, and some other minor upgrades, mine was stock.

Do you use a steering stabilizer while racing desert? What is your opinion of racing without one.

Day dreaming in socal. 🚱💦🚫

Excellent tips. I’m 67, I’ve raced and rode desert for 30+ years. About 6 years ago I transitioned to motocross. Ruts have always been something I try to avoid. Next time out I’m going to try what you’ve suggested.

and load/weight the outside footpeg :)

Thank you for sharing. It is my problem for sure. May I ask a question? It is a great way to handle offroad for some time. But what if I need to ride offroad for two hours? Should I a time to sit and rest or may I stay vertically to give my hips rest? They are killing me after 15 minutes of staying like that.

Perfekt.

I used to race MX and ride trails back when i was younger. My brother on a YZF and me on my CRF. Just like these guys. Man oh man those were the days. We'd have so much fun packing up the trailer and RV and heading out to the middle of nowhere for that weekend's race, or up to the mountains to camp and ride trails for miles. My brother died a few years ago, aged 32. I'm now older than he ever was. It's a strange feeling to outgrow your older sibling. Maybe it's the Staind song paired with this video, or maybe it's how we used to ride trails just like this one, but I'm really getting some major flashbacks from this. Bittersweet. Life is such a strange trip, this journey that we're all on. Some get off the ride sooner than you'd like, and sometimes you want to end your ride, too. But until then I guess I'll keep heading in the direction I'm going. You never know what's around the bend. I wish we hadn't gotten rid of the bikes back then. I wish I hadn't gotten hurt in that accident. I wish I never got addicted to heroin. I wish my brother hadn't died when he did. I wish things had turned out differently. But at the very least, I have plenty of good memories of us riding/racing together. I love you Kris, miss you (and Dad) every day. I hope you're up there riding in the sky...

Great Tips Thanks for INFO - Those Tips don't exactly apply to RMZ450's at Speed. Especially if you're under 6 ' tall with Less Leverage on the bike. I feel average height guys have to deal with Head Shake on RMZs and its No Phucking Joke. I spent time setting up and testing 2 RMZ450's and I was shocked how Dangerous they felt . But, a 1/2 Tank of Gas Later I learned To Stay "at least" even with the Foot pegs and Forward of Pegs when Twisting it hard at Speed. I learned to Lead with my Head Over the Bars. Head shake was replaced with a Very Solid Feeling Front End Glued to the Earth. Course Connections at speed are Instantaneous because you can feel slippage and correct. Both RMZ Owners use to Race on YZ / KX platforms. After weeks of Testing both guys gave up and sold their RMZs - One RMZ450 was Rodney Smiths winning RMZ at Lorreta Lynn's - It looked Brand New - I should have bought that sucker........oh well - For What its worth -

nice one, wonderful video delivery of a badass adventure !

Damn, should'a' watched this years ago! I'm not sure, but I'm willing to bet I'm doing it wrong.

Smuggled video from heaven 😊

Yeeeeep I ride at mx loonplage in France look it up in google maps all sand track goood training ✌🏻

I might get a klx 230 or 250 or something soon, first bike, it will be a lot to learn, but probably walker valley

Probably won’t get to ride because my brother aka best friend moved away have not ridden since 😔 it was 3 years ago

Me: checking the comments to see if my wife comments my name.

2 stroke sound better

I ride on PC

every where , lets ride

Damn that song tho