Obviously no doubt because I'm a flapper....., and a flopper, ha! Glad you enjoyed the narration, thanks for watching the whole entirety of the video!!!

Correct, that is exactly what it is!!!

For sure mate, sounds good, however these trails in AF Canyon won't be rideable until about mid-late June. The other desert location trails that I've highlighted are good nearly all of winter to go roost!!!

Right on, thanks man. I’ll start working on a plan.

Roger that!

I like it!!!

@ 😉 Merry Christmas!

Same to you mate!!

Yep, set it up to make it easier for yourself to learn (even use a mini bike if necessary!) and then apply that improved skill to more advanced situations (bigger bike, flat ground, etc...)!!!

He had them ready, but waiting for KZbin to appear.

@@johnnyblue4799 😅

If you aren’t riding a track. Or hopping off 5 foot ledges. You don’t need the suspension. Personally. I’d buy an Xtrainer 300. And lower it an inch. It changed my riding entirely. I love riding more than I ever have combined being able to touch the ground

Right 'round baby, right 'round, ha!!!

About 10 meters/30-35 feet diameter is the best size to use. This one was smaller than that and way more intense!!!

@DirtWiseRidingSchool Thanks. Looking now for a place to dig it. In old germany its a little crowdy when you do not have a good peace of territory. May be I can convince in motocrossclub to build one.

Sounds good, I like it!!! Full gas, und Auf Wiedersehen!!!

Yep, some people just don't know!!!

Very true!

Exactly!!! You are indeed correct that correct foot positioning for a lower skilled rider is on your arches with the peg in the middle of your boot, thank you for confirming this on all the points that you mention!!!! Riders can worry about moving to balls of the feet for the few appropriate times once they have progressed to an Expert skill level!!!!

@ nope…balls of the feet as Chris teaches which is the most fundamental technique for nearly every athletic endeavor. This prevents dragging of the rear brake, and build skills in loose terrain. When the rider is ready for steep down hills and fast single track, then arches are useful.

Ha, you are so wrong on that!!! Why would motorcycle manufacturers make the rear brake lever so long for? It's because it's best for lower skilled riders to ride on their arches otherwise the rear brake lever would just be made at a short length - you do know that it is possible for the manufacturers to do that (and it'd be cheaper for them to do so, plus less possibilities of that brake lever getting caught on trail obstacles, plus it would eliminate riders having to then learn arches later on as you profess!), however all of the manufacturers still choose to make long brake levers for very specific reasons, and one of them is NOT because it's better for the general rider to predominantly ride balls of their feet as the default positioning. As with everyone who professes about balls of the feet positioning you have failed to list one exact specific example of how that positioning is actually better than arches other than to rely upon unsubstantiated generalizations like that it's more "athletic" (are you asserting that surfing, skateboarding, skiing, etc is not "athletic'?!!?), yet with that "more athletic"statement you also fail to add what all these Instructors also say about balls of the feet positioning (to attain the purported benefits of doing so) is that you also need to point your toes in/heels out and grip the bike with your knees - just consider now how "athletic" the totality of that whole positioning is which essentially locks your lower legs into one position and removes the ability of you to move your feet or effectively distribute your upper body weight through the footpegs!!! Being pigeon toed and inwardly bow legged is NOT very "athletic" in case you didn't already realise!!! While you're pondering that please go ahead and stand there for 15 minutes solely on your toes just like you profess would be necessary for a lower skilled rider cruising down a long easy, flowy single track.......... Yep, I thought so with how fatigued you got when doing that compared to standing on your arches!!! And ummm......, bending at your heel while keeping your foot level and over the rear brake lever is what stops dragging of the rear brake!!

@ Balls of your feet when standing as the fundamental position allows you to flex your ankles more, drop your heels to help lock your knees to the frame/tank and loosen up your hips to for more fluid counter balancing, and when jarred you retain better balance without upsetting the bike for fewer unplanned rapid get offs. When on the balls of your feet you aren’t covering the rbrake lever you move your foot when that’s needed. You do drills so this becomes second nature. We do cover the front brake and clutch with one or two fingers for initial stopping. Learning this foot movement and this balance is best in the beginning when speeds are at their slowest or even static. Again, Chris Birch’s, “Say No to Slow” does an excellent job of showing and explaining this. I’d encourage all coaches to watch his series. There are plenty of modern day examples where this modern day technique is achieving great results not only at the highest levels but for new riders learning to ride dirt. For experienced riders this is a moot point because you’re completely comfortable on the bike and have learned how to compensate if doing things unconventionally.

And on the left side if your foot is hovering over the shift lever, your much more likely to down shift or hit neutral when you get jarred.

Yep, it was a little chilly that day!!

Such great little bikes!!! I had an XR75 way back when too!!!

@DirtWiseRidingSchool I have a picture of me on it at RedBud, from like 76 or 77

The Old toe dragger ay.

Yep, yep!

Yep, I know the feeling too!!

Yep, I dribbled along as much back in that ADB column as I do now on this YT channel now, ha!!!!

Get some!!

Give it heaps mate, go get some!!!!

Yes it is, go get some!!

....yep, but not up too high though, ha!!!

Riding the dunes is always AWESOME!!

Nothing too special here mate, just like to get after it!!!

Yeah mate, that's the good stuff right there!!

Definitely fun to string a few features together!

@@DirtWiseRidingSchool They weren't even features man, But you made it happen.

They got featured in the vid therefore they are features!!

Exactly, there's basically zero reason not to cover the rear brake when cruising along in the standing position!!

indeed mate, was down in a river bed - had rained two inches and the close-by trails were a disaster, but this spot was mint!!

She's good for another 1000 miles!!!