Moto Gymkhana Techniques Level 1: #6 Squeeze the Tank

[@yomontomoto7461]

Great advice! Im giving myself carpal tunnel from tensing up so much.

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Squeezing the tank is one of the most important things to do for Gymkhana, IMO. It allows you to relax your upper body a lot and it does wonders for the handling of the motorcycle. Everything becomes so much easier when you can relax your upper body. Whenever I am having handling issues with my motorcycle, 9/10 times it's because I am too tense in my arms and not gripping enough with my knees.

[@GhostRider-dh7qv]

Practiced this morning and squeezed it...thighs were hurtin' but my turn radius tightened. Thx for the tips...keep 'em coming!!

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Excellent! I'm very happy to hear it :)

[@AbsInABox]

I really appreciate this one! Thank you for the series!

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Sure thing. I’m glad that the video was helpful. Thank you for watching :)

[@angelmagana744]

Squeezing with my knees helped me not go down during a tank slapper 😓

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Nice save!

[@VRide2017]

Great tips man!!

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Sure thing. Happy to help. Thanks for watching :)

[@abdullahshaaban5517]

Continue the good job

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Thanks for your support :)

[@seamusgeoghegan9868]

Fast Eddie sent me......good stuff.....like riding a horse!! :-)

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Indeed!

[@bedehliang]

Can you squeeze the big tank of the R1200GSA effectively?

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

It's a little tougher with larger gas tanks but yes, you can still squeeze :)

[@naveenchaudhary799]

How can I do this on a scooter, which has no tank but only floor?

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

Naveen. Thanks for the questions; It's a good one. I won't pretend to be an expert on scooter riding but my advice would be to watch lots of videos of gymkhana riders on scooters. I know there aren't many but I have seen some. I saw a video recently of a good gymkhana rider on a scooter. Instead of anchoring himself to the bike with the knees, he seemed to be hanging on with his feet and heels. I think it's more difficult to do it that way (relative to a motorcycle with a gas tank) but on a scooter your options are a little more limited. Check out the video and let me know what you think. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emHaYXl_j6eFr80

[@javierrobles6372]

@@LexcoMotoGymkhana Thx There are few tips like this for scooters. All your tips are helping me to overcome my fear to fall.

[@LexcoMotoGymkhana]

You're very welcome, Javier. Thanks for watching and I'm glad to hear that the information has been helpful. Take care :)

[@haydenflinner]

I don't know if it's common or generally against the rules, but could you just weld a vertical bar into the scooter and bolt some pads on to it, so you have something to squeeze with your knees? Worth a shot if you really wanna push the envelope since that video of the guy squeezing with this feet looked like it was very fatiguing.