Don't Ride Without Doing This! - 6 tips

[@vfischer66]

One Tipp i would add: what the handlebar position (more forward, more backwards) does to your riding/ the bike feeling. If you rotate the bars backwards the steering becomes slower. If you roll them forward, it makes the steering quicker. If your are a small rider and riding a lot of hard enduro, moving it backwards will help you bring your weight on the rear tire as you can move further back without stretching your arm all the way out. On the flipside, having them more foward can help you on uphills and on obstacles (easier to compress the fork).

[@ridemfast7625]

Very good suggestions! you mention not using wraparound guards and how you very rarely break a lever. But, watching your 300xc-w vid you have wrap around guards.

[@DmitriyAdv]

Great video, bar setup is one of the most underrated mods, especially considering that it’s free. Another advantage of moving the levers in is that when you use the further portion of the lever you have more leverage and a lighter pull. This means less fatigue, arm pump…etc. Having the levers more parallel (like you have) gives you a good palm contact area when standing. If you’re pointed way down you have more chance for the hand to come off the bar if you hit something hard.

[@stang1970]

I'm glad you brought this up. He failed to mention this all together

[@DmitriyAdv]

@@stang1970I learned this from Chris Birch. He's an awesome teacher, highly recommend his instruction!

[@daffyduck9901]

On the bar rotation you're absolutely right my son was an expert writer Motocross for years and we would always rotate the bar slightly forward. Because when you're in the attack position you should be able to look down and Read your number plate. That sets the rest of your body up and a defensive and aggressive position that you can react to different circumstances.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I will stick to the 80's age of reason, (and the early 90's), and I will still do it more like Gary bailey taught,---before freestyle. Oh yes, I see the amateur go-pro vids of kids going so slow around corners, (with out a berm), they might as well be jogging. The age of reason for MX was in the 80's. This is a irrational freestyle set up for riding, (but more leg clearance for freestyle tricks. "Expert writer for Motocross", does not exist today. Compare a MXA from the 80's to today, and you will see MXA today has a bunch of 12 year old intellect writing. The biggest problem with this set up is not being able to control the front end as well on any corner sans a berm, and level levers will make your elbow drop below the TALL bar when you go full throttle. It made Chase Sexton crash (one of his crashes at the last 2022 national race, and lost the championship to ELI.). James Stewart did a show on that crash and even though is analysis was amazing, even he missed that Chases elbow was at his side when he was slightly off balance and hitting the face of a small jump right after a left hand corner. If his levers were set up right, where he could have re-gripped the throttle, (a skill not used anymore I guess), before he got on the gas, his elbow would have been ready to hit that face, and he would not have crashed. Professional-----today. Not better. We are entering an age of irrationality,---and nobody can explain it reasonably in reality. it is a free style set up, and the sport adopted it. Man, that is scary to me,---so many people not thinking.

[@jakescott7491]

The tape on the levers just saved me like 30 bucks 😂. Was going to buy rotating lever clamps.

[@deenoe1979]

Really enjoy your content they're always helpful, I was wondering if you had any tips for me as I've just got back into riding motocross bikes after giving it up 22 years ago ( 43 years old now ) the thing is I've just bought a Honda CR 500 2 Stroke which is as you know is a bit of a monster, I feel like a beginner all over again as I haven't even sat on a bike since 2001, I'm a little anxious and feel like I have to learn all over again, I used to ride all the old school 2 strokes 2 - 3 times a week back in the day and even won a few trophies, however I don't want to look stupid in front of the younger generation, I know I can ride but I think I just have lost my confidence as it's been so long, I'm a little nervous that I won't remember body positioning, jumping and landing technique, braking, cornering etc, any advice would be appreciated, thanks and keep up the good work

[@oasis618]

Great video on the simple setup tips that can make more difference than a lot of mods will. Thumbs up!

[@firemenonbikes]

Have to agree with another poster on this one, your wrists are not in the neutral position when you are standing, and even when you are sitting (in this video) lift your elbows up into the attack position, you need to rotate your levers down more, just lower than horizontal isn't far enough for a nice relaxed neutral position.

[@RUSTY-A-L]

Awesome advice Kyle, never thought about using teflon tape on the levers before.

[@johnpark6138]

Thanks for the teflon tape trick !

[@BSm2919]

I need to try out rolling my handle bars around, I've done a lot of other things, just not that one!

[@michaelwalas5948]

Great tips ! Pretty much everything I do also 👍🏼

[@joelcowdreyiii6745]

Nice touch with the drone footage - sets your videos apart.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I know, even the pros use it today, but the forward rotated bars are actually a freestyle set up that the new generation had adopted for riding. Try rolling your bars back to the age of reason 80's (in MX), where the grips are pointing down a few degrees, and your levers are rotated down 15 to even 30 degrees, so you can re-grip, (like grabbing a door knob more to twist it) the throttle after braking for a corner to go full throttle (if needed), so you elbow does not drop below the bar,---in case you hit something unexpectedly, you have more control.). Looking from the side of the bike at the bars, (bike level and bars/steering straight), you grips should be over the gas cap. With the bars like this, every corner sans a berm will be easier to control the front end, (because you can get your shoulders closer to the bars, and give up and down pressure on the grips easier.), and with the lower levers and lower bars, it is way easier to keep your elbows up if you are sitting, standing, off the throttle or full throttle, (let that decide your lever angle, after you bring the bars back.). Believe it or not, the entire industry, after freestyle started, (and it was a generation change in the sport), adopted the freestyle set up for racing/riding. That is very scary actually,---for mankind. Will we follow anything if we don't think much about it rationally,----including communism? Yep. Just like that.

[@walkerskii]

Yes Kyle, dirt bikes is a great thing for you to pass on to your son's, a huge influence in masculinity & fellowship with a band of brothers, but I hope you will also get them involved in volunteering, so they learn it's not all about "us" lasting joy is about serving & blessing others.

[@mrtoabram7096]

You do not ship to Slovenia?

[@kaymanhulse8479]

Love the vids man please restock your soft shell jackets

[@DirtBikeChannel]

haha! they take so long to get! I won't have any for this sweepstakes. They also weren't great sellers, so they cost me a lost of money to stock... I doubt I'll restock them. Maybe I'll come up with a new design for the next one.

[@walkerskii]

@@DirtBikeChannel Yes Kyle, dirt bikes is a great thing for you to pass on to your son's (from your interview with the psychiatrist), a huge influence in masculinity, outdoor activities & fellowship with a band of brothers, but I hope you will also get them involved in volunteering, so they learn it's not all about "us" - lasting joy is about serving & blessing others.

[@simongilbert2704]

good tips , i would not have thought of..

[@Fontainebleauify]

did you move the bars on your 2020 250fx? I think there's four positions and it starts in the 2nd.... 2nd closest to you while riding.

[@DirtBikeChannel]

Yes, like I said, I try to get them centered over the forks as much as I can.

[@gpaull2]

It feels weird getting on someone else’s bike, even if its the same model.

[@Thouxanbanjlxu]

Facts weird part about it is the current husqy I got feels great to me I’ve never been on a bike this comfortable before lmao

[@walkerskii]

Just watched your Dr Dominic awesome interview, you should remind your viewers to go back & watch that! BTW, I ride a 1989 CR250R (2& stroke) & a 2002 wr250F (4-stroke). I think mountain biking has similar & additional positive mental effects, to dirt biking, just start pedaling down the trail & you will be feeling the endorphins of connecting with nature & feeling like a kid again! Dirt bikes also make you feel young.

[@JohnBorgJacob]

great info

[@DirtBikeChannel]

Thanks John

[@wheeliegames]

Check Wheelie King 5 game.

[@richardhartley1705]

👍

[@onthethrottle7104]

Nice regurgitated video there Dirt Bike Channel. You put this up a year ago...

[@MrFritz6940]

It's a fork. Not forks

[@skatepark1ful]

BOOOOO!!! Please indicate "For Beginners Tips"!!! If I could get back the 10 min. I wasted on this (watching and typing) this is like Toothbrushing 101!!!!!!! I do enjoy watching u ride and review new/different bikes