How to FALL from a Motorcycle with No Consequences

Sooner or later, every motorcyclist decides to test Sir Isaac Newton's theory and ends up falling off their bike. And those of us who practice riding exercises a lot tend to do it a little bit more often than we'd like. What should we do in such a situation? How can we fall off a motorcycle correctly and, ideally, avoid injuring ourselves? Luckily or unluckily, yours truly is an expert in the art of rapid unintentional dismount from a motorcycle, and I'm ready to share this great wisdom with you today. So, here's my version of how to fall off a motorcycle safely during practicing the riding techniques.
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A little info about me. My name is Andrei Bodrov, originally I'm from Moscow, Russia, and now I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back in Moscow I was a motorcycle instructor and creator of Moto Control Beginner & Advanced motorcycle rider courses, which quickly became the most popular courses in Moscow (well, at least the advanced one😁). My advanced training course makes emphasis on slow speed riding techniques at first (such as good clutch and throttle control, proper riding posture, proper use of vision, etc.), then proceeds to more advanced techniques (such as aggressive braking, trail braking, maximal lean angle). The course incorporates a lot of exercises from DOSAF slow speed riding (similar to police rodeo like motorcycle training in USA), braking and cornering exercises and motogymkhana style riding. And now, since I actively learn English - I decided to post some useful videos for both your and mine practice!😉
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Since everyone writes this, it's necessary, I suppose 🤷, so here we go. Disclaimer: Ride at your own risk, you are responsible for your own safety. Me, Andrey Bodrov and my channel, Moto Control disclaim any liability incurred in connection with the use of riding techniques from this channel. Use common sense, wear full protective gear and ride in a safe and predictable manner!
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[@neonsamurai1348]

There is an offroad technique where you use your foot to quickly and briefly stomp to kick the bike back up. The trick is to do a stomp and retract as quickly back to the peg, put your foot out ahead, stomp and pull it back up before it goes behind. It can definitely sometimes save you, but you must not leave the foot down for more than a split second.

[@pmacc3557]

Stomp as in stomp the ground?

[@KristianKumpula]

During the previous winter, I confirmed that works when my supermoto's front tyre slipped as it went over a drain cover in a roundabout.

[@pmacc3557]

@@KristianKumpula yes drain hole covers/manholes are lethal in wet conditions

[@KristianKumpula]

@@pmacc3557 Even more so when they're covered in snow so that you can't even see them.

[@cosmic_gate476]

​@@KristianKumpulaThis is why I won't ride my bike in Canadian winter... and also because it's a naked bike 😂

[@adam346]

"rapid unintentional dismount" I am going to use that.

[@neilclark2245]

sometimes accompanied by "rapid unrequested disassembly"

[@andru9102]

Thank you, as always. Having watched your video I will buy better trousers and boots. I had concentrated on decent helmet, jacket and gloves.

[@maorofelix6006]

As a newbie, I am constantly of two minds and was recently on the verge of ditching the idea of motorcycling, but thanks to the invaluable instructions you provide on your channel, you keep motivating and persuading me each day to give it a go and explore this new hobby. Thank you for that!

[@judge831]

That Family Guy reference never gets old lol

[@TravisTerrell]

Just catching up after a few months. Man, I forgot how subtly hilarious you are. Like, "It gives us the unique opportunity to run over ourselves with our own motorcycle." 😂 Now to finish catching up. Thanks for the amazing lessons, as always. I consider myself pretty solidly intermediate on most of these skills, but still learn much!

[@daiblaze1396]

As an instructor I can relate to what you said about people skipping on boots and pants. For most people the helmet is plenty enough for most cases. Until you slide under the bike and your ankle twist ! Great channel !

[@vmafarah9473]

Some times a small blow to Ur head is enough to take you out of this world . My friend lost his life while his handle was touched by a vehicle and he fell by hitting his head in a slow speed less than 15mph.

[@hunczar]

Commuting and track: air bag vests, getting cheaper; and, yes HOW to fall! So good of you to put this on.

[@mathlp9056]

The "not stick your feet out" tip is so true, i could have leaned more, but instincts made me put the foot on the floor and i went to the floor

[@user-op5vc9qw6o]

Broke my collar bone practicing figure 8s at 5mph. 6-8 weeks of riding time lost! Went out and got stand-alone elbow armor to feel more comfortable falling on my elbow, plus an airbag.

[@davidtruong9367]

I have learned so much from all of your videos and become a much better rider and more importantly a safer rider. “Ask me how I know?” as you say 😃 I had my first group ride EVER when I participated with my motorcycle organization this morning and the “Tail Gunner” rider who protects everyone from the rear said I was a very skilled rider and did great. Thank you, Moto Control - I would not be where I am today without you….you’re the best!

[@geolocatingshark276]

Dude that's awesome, hell yeah!

[@davidtruong9367]

@@geolocatingshark276 hell yeah, this channel and he’s the best of the best. Thanks for the positive encouragement!

[@isabeldyer161]

I lost my 750 cornering on black ice, very quick! I still had the handlebars so lay on the side listening to the plastics disintegrating. Important bit - I kept my feet up, knees bent, because the engine was still driving the rear wheel, not many boots would survive that. Damage, bike £1000, me zero.

[@Knowarxana]

The twice that I have fallen (slow speed, round tight corners, in the rain, on cheap Chinese tyres) I ended up trying to hold on, and ended up gripping the throttle with my fingertips, and redlining it, with the back wheel trying to overtake me on the ground. Fortunately I got off with minor scuffs to my jacket

[@ThatThrottle]

Great information! Thank you so much for reminding me that I should always wear my gear. I was starting to get used to only wearing a helmet and gloves when riding as I build up my confidence. But this is a wake up call that I should always wear my gear. Thanks for all your videos!

[@CraterLakey]

Better than learning the hard way!

[@ThatThrottle]

@@CraterLakey 💯

[@mosca3289]

The thumbnail is Wayne Gardner. One of his many epic high-sides.

[@killroy2014]

4:06 How do you know??😅😂

[@Golfspieler]

Sehr gut wie immer! Mit gesundem Humor und sehr Lehrreich👏👍🇨🇭.

[@heimatliebe116]

So ist es!

[@ThatThrottle]

Great info here. Thanks for the video!

[@juancarlospaniagua316]

your videos are amazing man, keep it up and greetings from Central America

[@Toothbrushie]

Thanks Moto Control! You've provided lots of good tips! I've started biking after a long break and especially the slow riding videos have helped me a lot.

[@vijayam1]

Exceptionally put! Your videos have been fun, intuitive, intriguing and informational as always. Definitely saves lives Andrei...

[@sisterstate7216]

Always insightful!!!❤

[@josephbutler1925]

Excellent and useful information.

[@lordblazer12]

thanks for this video

[@frankieromantv7653]

Got to love this guy always has good advice very informative

[@Ontario-PADDLER-1-Dave-M]

"I JUST MADE THE SAVE OF THE YEAR" ... Hilarious. That's what I thought just a couple of weeks ago, and no one saw my spectacular 'landing on my feet'. What LUCK !

[@everestvirtue309]

Thank you For helping All of this makes perfect sense Take care my friend

[@GunCollector007]

Love your channel.

[@Carlosyabrudy]

Great video. Thanks for this. I fell with my bike on top of my leg and thanks to the boots it didn’t hurt at all.

[@leslieaustin151]

Always good advice, and at my age (77) doubly so! Thank you. Les in UK

[@kevin_heslip]

1:14 **hits the killswitch**

[@Ramon51650]

Great video tutorial: now, despite always wearing high-end gear; if I could only remember what kind of accident I had where I have zero recall of what precipitated my accident and how I spent two weeks in hospital and two weeks in convalescent hospital but not remember absolutely any of it; then I could learn from any and all mistakes!

[@JosueCorella]

Thank you

[@jerkymoto]

Thank you for telling the truth! Crashing is a skill, ask any racer. Good job!

[@yitzhakhanoch311]

I love your videos great job 👍👍👍

[@user-ei5ys3fc6p]

Good informative bro

[@mercy2606]

Fell today, thanks to the gear all I have are bruises and a wounded pride. This vid gives me some confidence, falls can't always be avoided but if I take care of myself I'll be ok.

[@Detailing1]

It's like you read my mind! I was looking for this video

[@majnaguyuc]

Gracias!

[@lefterisbampaidis5446]

You forgot to mention chest protector. It's one of the most common impact areas of the body statistically.

[@virendradr]

thank you MASTER OF ADVENTURE..HUMOUROUS,SMILES,JOKES ,LAUGHTERS

[@user-io8wl1ms4g]

My bike just slipped today over some oil on the road. I ended up with friction burns on the shoulder and a hit on the hip (luckily just that). I hope I had full protective gear on. Do use it, guys!

[@jeanpaulmeyer5772]

never give up! like 95% of bike crash videos are avoidable but they reacted poorly, or gave up and didn't react at all

[@tarouyamada2686]

So funny story, coming to the hospital today my bike just slid from under me when entering the parking space for bikes and motorcycles, as I was giving a wide berth for a cyclist. The floor transitions from asphalt to concrete (smooth finish), that by itself or coupled with rain isn't a big problem, but I guess adding bird droppings (of the swallow variety, damn you V tailed beasts) did prove a challenge. Wearing gear does make a lot o difference, padding and knee protection did its job 👍 So I could just get up, not hurt, assess the situation and move on. The bike is fine, it was such a slow speed incident, I was more worried they woul charge me for the scar left on the floor😅

[@kitsura]

Lucky for you, i have fractured 3 bones from falls. My ribs, right radius and ulnar. But I am mostly still ok. I think Keanu Reeves had a very major accident that resulted in a nasty abdominal wound that almost ended his life.

[@Craigravon]

😂 another gr8 vid keep rockin my man🔥🔥🔥

[@hunczar]

Foot down only helps to dab, which is to get you, and not the bike, back into a good position.

[@dragonvibin2188]

I was looking at this video, hoping it would be more educational in the event of a crash. Just experienced my first hit and run on my bike last Wednesday. Banged up my knee was trying to look up on KZbin ways to fall better lol.

[@marsoelflaco5722]

Andrey does his own stunts!😉

[@thomasf6776]

Love your Videos! It helped me a lot as a beginner rider! Quick question: What do you think of Motorcycle airbags like Helite etc.? Thanks and cheers!

[@smolmuffin]

Falling has always been a fear of mine regardless of bicycle or motorcycle. I've been wanting to practice cornering and balance with my ebike so I have skills that I can adapt (rather than completely learning from scratch) once I move onto motorcycle courses so knowing how to handle things when they tumble is wise. 😅

[@wickedtomahawk9091]

After you get some speed don't do any abrupt movements, especially when leaning, and go slow enough to anticipate road conditions in an unfamiliar place and you'll be fine.

[@orhanbiyiklibykl3179]

Teşekkürler ❤🏍💙👍

[@camgere]

The first thing I learned how to do in Korean Martial Arts class was fall down. You start out on nice soft mats, but the same techniques work on concrete. Pressure = Force/Area. You lower the pressure by increase the area of contact. You slap the ground with your forearm, from elbow to hand, rather than sticking out your hand when falling. Same with other parts of the body. Maybe we could get Michelle Yeoh to throw you around for a while to demonstrate.

[@schnecks2180]

When in doubt, flat out :-) It might not solve your problem, but it surely ends the guesswork ....

[@dnlvrl.]

Another thing that helps is psychical conditioning. It takes some time, but for most people even two or three months of stretching yoga or muscle build up can make a difference. For me yoga classes have paid themselves in recovery time after some falls on which i though i was gonna break something. Also you can start whit some less fall prone exercises so you are nice and warned up when you start to really mess around

[@cjf359]

That's indeed great advice! You can learn also from other sports, like football, rugby, combat, how to fall in a "controlled" way. The technique is basically to divert straight impact energy into motion energy, by rolling round the length axis of your body or in a salto movement. Being fit and flexible and having a good awareness and control of your posture certainly helps.

[@williamguillermovilzane8707]

As a Mexican I appreciate the “Hola Amigos!”

[@oliveroliver7330]

You are truly the most funny Russian I know moi drug 😂🏍❤️ maladiez

[@nonsolorasatura9093]

My question regarding drop from low speed or even in absence of speeed is even if we overcame the instinct to use the feet and we remain over the moto, once the moto go down, don't we risk to have the foot and even the leg under it? Or maybe given the position of the foot over the rear break or the gear shift the tip or the side of the foot could scratch the hard surface and so later move.

[@heimatliebe116]

That‘s why you want to wear the best protective over-the-ankle boots possible.

[@unkunk5842]

I invested in a pair of leather underwear for protection. I am getting a bit self conscious though because people keep laughing at me at red lights when the see me riding in just my underwear. I say it is for protection, but the still laugh.

[@yosefsl30]

what to do when front wheel slips??? I have recently started trail and off road biking, I have found out that it highly depends on 1. wetness of the road 2. front wheel braking 3. degree of which you turn the bike, all 3 at the same time will def cause slipping, how to land when this happens? does using a higher quality tire help prevent this?

[@selastester1977]

i am interested to learn how to ride on gravel and dirt roads.

[@stevemoore9951]

Greetings from the PPRC GREAT ADVICE AS ALWAYS.🇺🇸

[@kendallbarboza6477]

I broke my damn elbow because of putting my hands when fell.

[@JeffJeno1000]

That first guy was drunk 😂

[@katiescarth1785]

What are the tips on stalling? I stalled last week tried to stand and snapped my knee.. starting to get a bit worried about getting on the bike again

[@MotoControlEn]

Hi! Here's a video about stalling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4a1pKh9lJWMh6M I hope it will be helpful!

[@katiescarth1785]

@MotoControlEn thank you this really helped with me understanding the clutch more.. But my biggest worry now is that if I do stall, I'm only 5ft so on my own bike I do have to tiptoe the bike and now I'm scared if I do how do I fall with it as I don't want another knee injury. I tried to jump out from the bike last time and the bike hit my knee

[@MotoControlEn]

@@katiescarth1785 Knee injury sucks, I hope you get well soon! Regarding your balance - you can balance the bike even without touching the ground, you don't need to be tall. Here are a couple of videos on that subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPTmpapea2disk and kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqG1ip6glJapfLs Once you understand and master this stuff - you will ride anything you want, even the tallest bikes. At first you can practice the "slow race" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmSqg4CHepiioLc , it is pretty easy and helps a great deal with balance.

[@liefjorgen]

at 3:52 it says it is useless to try to catch the bike with our feet. Do you have a video explaining how we should do it without our foot please? nevermind, it's at 6:00 haha

[@fearthereaper12]

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[@floneacsu1140]

Is it just me that is more scared of damaging the bike than damaging myself? That is the reason I don't do those manoeuvres, I'm too worried I drop the bike 😢.

[@dabbinghitlersmemes1762]

Crash bars! I lowsided at 30 kph from being an idiot, only damage was to the crash bars I bought on ebay. I bonked my head and might have had a mild concussion, but that is just an excuse to buy a nicer helmet.

[@KF1]

Do the crashbars provide clearance for the feet and knees under the bike?

[@dabbinghitlersmemes1762]

@@KF1 Probably? It's not really the point because you fall off anyway. I guess if it fell on you or something it'd stop it.

[@KF1]

@@dabbinghitlersmemes1762 yeah I've seen a lot of videos where the bike lands on the legs and buddy has to come lift it off, so I figured that was a side benefit.

[@The63chicky]

The lean of no return...😏😂

[@Oldtypedor]

8:31

[@jesterapp]

Marc Márquez watching this rn XD

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Want to be safe on a motorbike? Don't ride. I rode many miles over 40 plus years, and had my fair share of close calls. In at least half of those cases it was good luck, not my riding skills, that prevented serious injury. Unless you are willing to wear ALL the safety gear ALL the time, constantly practice and improve your riding skills, stay within posted speed limits, and NEVER ride drunk or stoned, you are at very high risk of injury or death on a motorbike . . . and even then the statistics are not in your favor. So don't let anyone fool you. Motorbikes are, and always will be, very dangerous, even if you follow this advice to the letter. Good luck!

[@joshdix0n]

I'm here for a good time, not a long time

[@chapusa100]

that bike is cool but too small for you!

[@aritradas7154]

rapid unintentional dismount...lol

[@1683clifton]

Guy could uturn a cart of donkeys carrying a bus full of nuns and I wouldn't be impressed.

[@mr_alderson]

semua saran ini tidak berguna jika anda terjatuh di karenakan kesalahan pengendara lain, entah tertabrak atau menabrak.

[@mymatemartin]

Rapid Unintentional Dismount 😂😂😂😂

[@DavidSmall-ue1ev]

Never wear a back pack on a bike

[@An8thOfShrooms]

8:31 What did bro say⁉⁉🧐

[@Ryanisthere]

as someone who broke my ankle 5 weeks ago on my motorcycle your a bit late to making this video

[@2K00L2BTRU3]

Oo