Power Slides & Skid Turns (Off-Road Techniques) to Steer with the Rear Wheel & Fishtail Skill

[@joshbro99k96]

Good vid. I struggled for ages on my Africa Twin to do this, but what made it click was an instructor telling me to abandon my road riding cornering technique. Instead of leaning with the bike, I kept my body upright and leaned the bike. Felt so much more confident when I wasn't relying on rear wheel grip to stay balanced. After that I didn't mind breaking traction with the throttle.

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks, David!

[@robpinter5431]

Yes that is what I do is lean the bike and keep the body upright when riding on the dirt, interestingly though after a few days of dirt road riding we apply the same technique on twisty mountain paved roads, and I think , should I not be leaning with there bike?

[@Angry-Lynx]

@@robpinter5431 onroad, with exception of manouvering you should lean in, never out. The more you lean, the less you have to lean bike, and faster you can take corner. Cheers;

[@DanielMores]

Good stuff, Dusty is a worthy successor, I think the "vibe" of Mototrek has been continued. But I think long time viewers would appreciate a little info on why there were personnel changes and what happened to Bret.

[@MOTOTREK]

Glad you like Dusty! Matt's drums help with the vibe, Daniel. :) mototrek.net/2020/03/04/hey-wheres-bret/

[@DanielMores]

@@MOTOTREK Thanks! But now I feel stupid for nocht checking out your website :-D

[@jepomer]

@@MOTOTREK Please remain a motorcycle learning channel that does not hit you across the head with hard/high energy rock music. I love listening to Matt's drums. Sorry to see Bret go, but Dusty continues the value of MOTOTREK's channel in an equally satisfying way.

[@ridewyoming]

If you check the news on the website it says just that

[@tahoehiker]

Bret is back on his own channel. Check it out.

[@98durangopack]

Literally just sat down to eat breakfast after a 60 mile gravel road in my 1090R. Bike sure is fun power sliding!

[@arara513]

What a wonderful camerawork. My respects to cameraman.

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks!

[@mattjorgensen6573]

Yep ... Tim is the man!

[@west38moto53]

Tim is definitely the man! I am still amazed at what he does with minimal equipment. Fantastic 👊😎

[@314adv]

I kept thinking-I really like this video. And - Wow, Tim sure make everyone look fun, informative, and all around fantastic.

[@chrzanik666]

Dont forget the background drums they perfectly timed with the video, no other channel does this better than this one.

[@kjaubrey4816]

Been riding bikes over half my life and just now got into ADV riding. I was following my roommate through our terraced pasture the other day. He was on a dirt bike. I accidentally broke traction once and after that I was doing it on purpose and loving it. You have to just let go and not worry about dropping the bike. If it happens, it happens.

[@gobsdeadove]

Anyone else feel their heart melt with that Dusty reveal?

[@Curtmagurt]

Power slides are so much dang fun!!

[@jbrunner63]

Dusty and Bret are both excellent instructors, I was also quite pleased to see Taco Mike make an appearance! Maybe he’s been on the channel before and I just missed it. Great content guys!

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks, James! This is a first for Mike and he'll be back soon.

[@simonfraser1624]

What a great teacher you are!

[@west38moto53]

Thank you Simon!

[@drewmccurdy3595]

Wow, i've been watching you guys from the beginning and the video's have gotten ridiculously good. Great camera work, good tips and tricks. I'm just impressed. Keep up the good work!

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks so much, Drew!

[@ernstbartels4822]

Hi Dusty, great videos upon slide, skids, fast cornering. Not common on the net in this way. I do live in Burkina Faso. All over the place hot hard gravel sudden Sand. Its realy so much fun to ride all the time like thid. And not only fun, it is a lot more secure if you go fast, there is allways something in your way, trees, washouts, holes, termitiers ... Most curves you will not make if you dont drive this way. Esspecially if you have a Suzuki 650 xt which is heavy and not at all made for this... But still i go along with all other Enduros or dual sports very fast. But there is a danger! Getting so used to that, must be very careful on black top! Probably i am much faster and more secure on loose stuff than on road... On the other hand, saved me once in traffic. Despite ABS on road, you could still skip in emergency downshifting by habbit.... Was hot though!

[@peterkrajnc9607]

For me as an beginner another fantastic Video - Thank you

[@west38moto53]

Thanks Peter, glad it was helpful.

[@sinnombre2147]

Top quality production! Dusty is such a great fit for this channel, and please never leave Matt’s drum tracks out the production!! Hope to cross paths with you on the trails in my home of AZ (or anywhere). Really looking forward to next refresher video, or whatever Mototrek puts out.

[@west38moto53]

Thank you Sin!

[@Jason_Chart]

Excellent Presenter!

[@davidjermy2524]

man you are a gymnast your balance is fantastic. Wish I could balance like that. Great video.

[@jessepacht6382]

Just went out and had the balls to try this for the first time. Great instructive video. Fun to hang out the rear of my Tenere 700... in a safe and controlled way, of course.

[@duggram]

More great stuff. Please keep it coming Dusty!

[@MrBigPipesYT]

Thanks. I've been binge watching these videos looking for a better understanding of power sliding on my Tenere 700 in order to improve my ability. I'm looking for the sweet spot in terms of gear and speed on a flat grave road.

[@oldvaliant]

Great video, good control. One point I would add is to firstly disengage traction control before attempting this manouevre. Otherwise it intervenes and breaks the slide.

[@west38moto53]

Hi George, great point! Don’t forget ABS too!

[@oldvaliant]

@@west38moto53 I like to keep the ABS on when off-roading as it intervenes (usefully) in circumstances where you've unintentionally lost traction, like locking the brakes up when descending a loose hill trail.

[@paulwatkins87]

Nice, punchy vid dusty. Thanks

[@albertptran]

Love the downhill demo

[@one-of-us9939]

Thanks my brother

[@dougmonte4965]

I’ve been riding for years, but your videos are so awesome and informative, I always want to improve my riding skills.

[@MOTOTREK]

Great to hear, Doug!

[@Miguel-re2hv]

Very, very interesting.....more vids like this one, please!

[@Tom-gr4em]

Love this technique! Use it all the time now, it looks super Rad too 🤘 Thanks Dusty ✊

[@mardelplatalimousines3423]

Thank you!

[@MOTOTREK]

You're welcome!

[@Angry-Lynx]

powerslide is great way to do 90 or 180 degree turns from standing or very slow speed, that way you can turn around your beast with almost no effort, its great feeling ;

[@MOTOTREK]

You're right, Roni! We made a video about that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/noSZp3iohrVnZ5o

[@myjudge45410]

I have a question for Dusty or anyone else that wants to answer. First, I grew up riding in the eastern part of South Dakota and most of the roads were gravel, so I learned about the power slide and the skid turn through a lot of practice, with wipe outs spaced out all through the learning. I used to do donuts on the gravel without putting my feet down and I used to start with the skid turn and finish with the power slide to make a u-turn on gravel roads. Now that a little of my history is out of the way, on to the question part. I just got a 2013 Yamaha Super Tenere in January and it has a permanent "on" ABS. Is there any way at all to do a skid turn with anti lock brakes? I am sure the answer is no, but I am definitely not an expert on this.

[@interestedlen8823]

A brilliant lesson, fantastic presentation, thanks.

[@Weiller.n]

Very interesting video. Congratulations!

[@MOTOTREK]

Thank you very much!

[@robertbotta6536]

So good. Thank you.

[@MOTOTREK]

Our pleasure, Robert.

[@WalrusPug1]

If I'd book a mc training and dusty step down of the machine and would greet me, I'd would immediately know this will be a baller session. Keep it up man! :)

[@TechnMoto]

Love this channel. Great tips 👍👍 #technmoto

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks! 👍

[@pattistilwell7424]

Hello, I hope you are doing well today. I'm Patti from Long Beach California, just looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. Merry Christmas to you.

[@suv2w]

The drum background score on your videos is just spectacular. Really good job both by the musician and editor. To say nothing about the excellent content itself lol

[@MOTOTREK]

Thank you very much!

[@13apostate]

I think I prefer Dusty's teaching style to Brett's. Maybe it's just because he reminds me of the brilliantly hilarious Kyle Kinane. As always, great content and quality!

[@tacostwowheels4934]

Nice upload

[@taufiqbhombal2618]

Awesome training lessons. I wish there in person to learn from u. I hv sooooo much to learn. I m not confident o breaking traction, afraid of doing it. I ride an adv but it does not hv abs n traction off function. Only if I take off the abs fuse, can turn the abs off.

[@RGTravelAdventure]

Nice video!

[@danreyman]

I'm going to practice PS's on dirt corners! Thanks Dusty

[@patrykolejniczak7962]

AWESOME !!!

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks!!

[@drselastraga4661]

That's it! I will start teaching how to crash in power slide.

[@MOTOTREK]

Please don't crash.

[@Angry-Lynx]

its part of experience; also I wouldnt call offroad bike drop to be crash lol ;

[@harf4ng]

Amazing video :) you live in an amazing place with amazing forests and dirt tracks :)

[@PaydayGabeBCNV]

Thanks for your instruction👍👍. We heavy Adv. bike owners can be intimidated with the BULK of the machinery (Yamaha S10) in my case. This helped immensely. 😉👌 Is Bret coming back eventually?🤷‍♂️

[@GALA-VLAD]

I managed to turn on the translation into Russian! Thank you for the video!)))

[@MOTOTREK]

You're welcome 😊

[@ludovicpap8955]

Thank you ! 👍

[@pareshprajapati7916]

Valuable lessons learnt Thank you sir 🙏

[@MDR4YOU]

I️ love your videos Dusty! Thank you! See you on the trail:)

[@chrisallen5548]

Really good explanation and demonstration. Brilliant video on this. Thank you.

[@MOTOTREK]

Thx, Chris!

[@rocksnroadsadventure4247]

Awesome video. This is your new subscriber amd certainly will watch regularly. This will teach me real stuff. Great job guys for putting such an amazing learning video.

[@Fly2nowr]

Very interesting video. But it’s still too much questions. What is the body position while sliding the rear wheel and how it can be done on the bike with abs? Third time forget to ask where is Bret?

[@MOTOTREK]

Check 2:10 for body position comments, Ростислав.

[@Fly2nowr]

MOTOTREK thanks 🙏

[@marlonbrando2708]

Found an insight! I subscribed it's really that simple.

[@buke45]

this is seriously awesome. i think i need a GS again :)

[@bullsfan3705]

Excellent, thank you!

[@hetkoznapimotoros]

Nice and useful content! What kind of riding pants you have? I like that

[@MOTOTREK]

Glad you enjoyed it! Dusty is wearing Klim's Outrider pants.

[@jadenduwe4139]

Hi Dusty, Mototrek is awesome, just would like to know why you did not mention the ABS. A lot of newer riders may forget to turn it off 😉

[@MOTOTREK]

Noted, Jaden. It was an oversight :(

[@StrongFives]

Would you make a video about fuel? Strategy for trail distance - getting in and out, carrying extra fuel, methods for fuel economy etc.

[@davidspin5353]

I need to find this type of training in SW Florida.

[@TheSizzlingBadger]

No mention of the clutch when locking the rear wheel ?

[@MOTOTREK]

You're right! We should have mentioned that, Nik.

[@west38moto53]

Yes we should have Nik!

[@mariohenriquetomassi8272]

What a wonderful video! Tks!

[@wheelspin1000]

Great video! What riding pants/jeans is Dusty wearing?

[@bikerjomotorradtour-adventure]

Great instruction 🙋‍♂️👍

[@edvardasedwa9215]

Should the clutch be pulled in when you lock the rear wheel for sliding?

[@matthewmcneill8672]

Great video and Dusty rocks! I do have a couple questions...are you disengaging the clutch to locked brake turn? Also...Dusty mentioned keeping pressure on the brake until fully stopped to avoid high siding. So how do you avoid a high side when locking up the brake when turning?

[@paul.vanhout57]

Of course make sure ABS to the rear is disabled!

[@MOTOTREK]

Yep - we forgot to include that, Paul!

[@0xsergy]

nearly got me on a buddies 690R a month ago... why would a mostly dirtbike have abs. it never even entered my mind.

[@Setonfire_23]

I think I've learnt a lot with this video. Thank you 🔥

[@jbk68]

is it important to lower the tyre pressure ?. On my CRF1100 the rear wheel pressure is usually 2.5 bar. What pressure can you advice for this kind of riding ?

[@josephfaraci7849]

Very good video but I have some questions like what are you doing with the clutch if anything is the clutch to be fully disengaged or are you playing the friction Zone thank you very much for your reply

[@danmcgowan4761]

Anybody know what tire the knobby one was on the bench? Great video!

[@WayawayAdventures]

I'll get there!

[@oriolporcar]

Well explained and good tips. Good job!

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks!

[@atarijam]

Do you need to engage the clutch when stomping on the rear wheel brakes?

[@nolanjames8948]

Great video as always. For a future idea, it would be nice to see some tips and techniques for riding with a passenger off-pavement!

[@Rikenglebert7558]

I really appreciate this content. This is exactly the stuff I’m looking for. Also, I ordered this Ricochet head covers for my 1250, show them this because you should get some kickback for my purchase!!! Peace & via con Dios

[@MOTOTREK]

Right on, Rik!

[@west38moto53]

Awesome! Thanks Rik!

[@sameenakausar1020]

Thanks a ton for such a wonderful detailed explanation ! Just one question as l'm a noob rider. As a beginner, I should be riding on my first gear, body in the middle, upright and applying pressure on the inner foot peg and inner handle bar simultaneously through the skid turn right while applying the rear brake ???and how much should be the appropriate speed as a new bee ? Might be a very stupid question to ask but l'm just a new rider wanting to learn this technique with no professional training. Video timings 4: 46 Waiting for your response please ! Can l try this on stock tyres ? as l don't have knobby tyres as of now. I own Xpulse 200 4 V. ( lndian bike ) Thanks once again !

[@hernanricardomarinluna4840]

Excelent video, im from México. I think its without Abs Right?

[@billmcnamara5942]

Ok now I have to go out and practice. Great lesson, you have a very good teaching style and examples. I just have one question. What happened to Brett? You stated that you teach, cool where at? Is there a wed address?

[@MOTOTREK]

Checkout the video's description, Bill. Also... mototrek.net/2020/03/04/hey-wheres-bret/

[@west38moto53]

Hi Bill, thank you for the compliments. You can check out our website here west38moto.com/

[@christopherdamiani4909]

What boots are you wearing?

[@No_one1776]

Is there somewhere close to slc Utah I can practice this?

[@casperdevanche1051]

Another great video. Really like the style and presentation. Is there a way to reach Dusty to ask him a question?

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks, Casper! Dusty will answer questions here in the comments and you can reach him at West38Moto.com.

[@casperdevanche1051]

@@MOTOTREK Ok great. Hey Dusty. I live in England and ride a 12 DL650 with cast wheels. I know spoked wheels are better for off roading, but is there any changes i can make to my riding technique/equipment to compensate for the cast wheels? or should i try to get spoked wheels?

[@MOTOTREK]

Good question, Casper. Dusty will be back from a ride later today I think. For what it's worth, I ride a Versys 650 with 17" cast wheels just about everywhere we have filmed MOTOTREK and, although I wish I had spoked wheels, it hasn't been an serious issue so far. More than spokes I wish I had a larger front wheel which would track better off-road and roll over obstacles better.

[@west38moto53]

Good question Casper, I don’t know that I have done this on a bike with cast wheels. My initial thoughts are it would work just fine. Anyone else out there have experience with cast wheels?

[@glossblack1098]

West38Moto, I ride a Vstrom 650 with cast wheels. They are much stronger than people think they are. I’ve done 35000 km on it across East Australia, about 25% dirt and no issues. I do power slides all the time and have hit big holes bottoming out front forks. Suspension will probably break before these tough cast wheels.

[@tempestandacomputer6951]

I've been trying to figure out how people were "drifting" in the dirt for a while now haha! Imma start practicing these soon.

[@atprodT700]

hello everyone, interesting videos, but you are much too serious, the fantasy of your former colleague was appreciable. looking at you, I feel like I'm at work. The adventure bike must remain a universe where one feels relaxed. put a smile on your videos. See you soon

[@jarleabelhaugeek1217]

Guess you need to turn off traction control on the GSA for this?

[@projsc5945]

Awesome vid

[@galynnedavis2996]

Love these videos and how helpful they are! Lovely area where you filmed this one...where is this??

[@MOTOTREK]

An hour south of Flagstaff, AZ, Galynne.

[@galynnedavis2996]

@@MOTOTREK it's beautiful!

[@scubabiker7]

Hi, great video - what is the tail pack you have on your bike there?

[@MOTOTREK]

Mosko Stinger Tail bag, Andrew. moskomoto.com/collections/rackless-systems/products/stinger-22l-tailbag

[@TechTalesalpha]

Hi i would like to learn this kind of things but i got only my 310gs and its abs is always on how to make it switchable and will it override the warranty >?

[@Gorn_GER]

But is this also possible with for example KTM Offroad-Mode on or do i really have to turn off MTC and ABS? I never really knew what the KTM Offroad mode offers me but i dont want to do all this settings when i restart my bike or i get back to street turning everything on again

[@ridewyoming]

Wish I could take this lesson in person, I have so many questions.

[@Motophileo]

Sign up for one of dustys classes!

[@west38moto53]

Hey RideWyomig, thanks for the comment. We have classes in Colorado every month this summer. I also do private training. You can check out our website west38moto.com/ Also feel free to send me an email to [e-mail]

[@ridewyoming]

@@west38moto53 thanks Dusty, I was just checking the website. I hope I can make the time from work to make it happen.

[@stephenx2857]

is it reasonable to assume, you need ABS off for the rear wheel to do any of this?

[@west38moto53]

Yes, definitely!

[@hidad5601]

By the way you worded the question it is obvious you already know the answer.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

Well my next day off I'm off the back roads of Cabin Creek, Idaho... With me luck on my 2018 Tiger 1200 XRx

[@MOTOTREK]

Good luck, Vincent! Wish you were a subscriber :)

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@MOTOTREK but I am...

[@MOTOTREK]

Excellent! (I just learned that KZbin only shows us who is "publicly subscribed")

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@MOTOTREK don't worry I just learned that I'm somehow not publicly subscribed... Time to go through the setting.

[@juanfarias9949]

Great video. Thank you for the lessons. @Dusty; what helmet and jacket are you using in this video. I thank you in advance. Big fan of you and fantastic job of the whole team.

[@xujinxing]

Hi guys, I got a quick question. I’m wondering how come if we lock the rear wheel while sliding, the engine doesn’t stall while if you stop normally, it stalls if you don’t clutch in. Do we have to clutch in while doing the skid? Thanks!

[@MOTOTREK]

Yes.

[@xujinxing]

@@MOTOTREK so we clutch in before we step on the rear brake and release it when we continue to move?

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

I'm new to off-road. I have a BMW G 310 GS with road biased tyres. At speed on a sandy track today I was fishtailing with both front end and back end braking loose in a "snaking" action while I was going straight. What to do in this situation? Not get into that situation I suppose.

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

I have ABS so I can't use rear braking, not that it would be appropriate in this situation I presume. I realised it was probably a speed induced oscillation, that is to say the high speed was not appropriate for the depth of sand and the front tyre was ploughing. I panic-clutched in then realised that I needed to probably keep my momentum up, revved it up then dropped the clutch ha ha ha. A total shit show in terms of technique I'm sure but eventually the oscillation between front and back lessened and things straightened up again.

[@ruckuswithani4451]

Anyone know where this is? I live in Northern AZ and just can't place it

[@freeedom8575]

is this possible on Honda CB 350 RS

[@tom.2900]

Would really love to see a video about on-the-trail motorcycle upkeep, i.e. gritty/sandy chains. (Novice comment)

[@MOTOTREK]

Good idea, Tom.

[@tom.2900]

@@MOTOTREK 🤩

[@Angry-Lynx]

F9 has the best video about lubing chain ; check it out ;

[@aaronv244]

I understand how this would make it more fun to ride on trails and make everything feel smoother, but would this take away from safety at all?

[@сару-ю6ш]

Яка ж ця мтшка здоровенна!

[@baldandbiking]

How would this apply to a DCT?

[@revzup675]

Will be interesting to try with all of my claimed 24.5 hp Himalayan 😂 sure it'll do it, just might take a while...

[@revzup675]

Also damn non-switchable ABS for the brake manouver...

[@johnburgess5534]

Himalayans ABS cannot be turned off.

[@west38moto53]

Revs Up that’s awesome 😂

[@revzup675]

@@johnburgess5534 On the newest model (BS6) it can be, I've got the BS5.. on the plus side the BS5 has a whole 0.5 more horses (claimed) over the BS6 due to the more restrictive exhaust of the newer model.

[@Angry-Lynx]

you can do this even on 3hp scooter, no problem ; same shit applies ; just maybe lower speed ;