Progression Session! MotoTrials Training - PSF

Join me for a MotoTrials ride on my Sherco in our woods. I spend lots of time out here practicing doing sessions like this trying to improve. Should I do more of these? Subscribe: kzbin.info... www.rypusa.com Thanks to True PSI for the support this year!

[@potatopobobot4231]

No secret why you are so good. Out there grinding through crashes, equipment failures and pushing/challenging yourself. Awesome video.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! This is a pretty common session for me, I was happy to figure a couple things out in this one.

[@RogerBadgerDSFlyer]

Inspirational, and amazing. I can see why your “Learn How To Crash Properly” video is very important too! You make it look so easy, except any one of those wipeouts could put you in hospital if you didn’t know when and how to bail.

[@gmindgjerd]

"Sometimes i figure something out." Love it. Thank you brother.

[@warrenlange6106]

Wow, trials super hero... Very cool video. I like seeing both perspectives (Rider and spectator). The bloopers are a nice touch too. The commentary help us understand what you're doing and feeling. Yes continue this series.... Again thank you for your efforts.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks, great to hear. Will have to do some more as these are pretty typical sessions for me.

[@loopduplicate]

So much fun to watch. It was over before I knew it :) Thanks Pat :)

[@PatSmage]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ColdPlunge73]

I really like how Pat shows all of his riding. Success and misses! Keeps it real for the rest of us mere mortals. !

[@armandov2424]

Great video, thanks for uploading both the 1st and 3rd person views!

[@420HighSide]

QUALITY! I'd gladly watch this all day. The spectator angle really puts it in perspective. From always going through my own footage I've gotten pretty used judging the size of things compared to how it looks with superview.... but DAMN! They be some serious rocks, and you, sir, have some serious SKILLZ! Also, I'm content with you just riding whatever you feel like riding. You'll be enjoying yourself more out there if you do whatever comes natural on the day

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Great to hear. It is always hard to show the size of things on video so its nice to hear you can relate! It is fun to be able to mix it up on so many different bikes, so stay tuned for some variety.

[@Tibingi84]

Amazing! Please do more of these!

[@stanislavbeta3509]

Very good driver and nice place for trials riding.

[@gazevans922]

How can anybody not like this guys style, would love to have a go with him.

[@mdbuschsr]

Great video. Love the 1st person 3rd person comparisons, as well as the commentary through it all.

[@offthehookdesignandfabdotc2582]

You are soo skilled. I had to stop watching halfway through my brain circuit breaker blew like 50 times. Thats a ton of practice for years. I would have broken bones by minute 2 if I tried that.

[@brianyost2001]

Loving these videos!!

[@marlonmota8562]

Another great video Thanks

[@wozzieboy8656]

i loved this video please keep doing more like these, thanks :)

[@PatSmage]

Good to hear, will do!

[@keithbell8960]

Loved this video

[@mxrider2strokebraaap54]

Amazing! Great video🤙

[@curt4moto]

I liked this video a lot. thanks!

[@liamheinzel8213]

Really nice training vid👌

[@adrianzamoramora]

Thanks for sharing Pat. One can always learn something from your videos.

[@fernando_dominguez]

Love your channel, insane skills and super fun to watch!

[@PatSmage]

Thanks, glad you enjoy it!

[@jakob4994]

This Skills😍 Nice Video!

[@PatSmage]

Thanks!

[@jabbabbabba]

Just WOW

[@JimBlair]

You're amazing Pat...I love your approach to conquering tough situations! Thank you for sharing with us fans! RY did an awesome "wheelie" video a few years ago and I'd love to see your version of the same...you seem almost as comfortable on your rear wheel as you are on two!....I'd love to see your mindset when you're doing that magic!

[@likethewindenduro]

Very nice video and awesome skills, I like that you included attempts and fail .

[@TheFrog767]

9:20 that's why you are able to do what you do, you keep at it and you show us how with both views a must from the bike perspective, nice gear references. 5:37 what gear would you use for that? A tip tell us what you wear the glove type the tool you used etc, with a purchase here, and what tyre pressure. A GREAT video .🥂🍾👏🏻👏🏻🎯 and on doing more yes, doing both hits and sections will cover most rider's.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PatSmage]

5:37 that was probably 2nd gear. 1st might work too but 2nd gives better distance. 1st would be a little easier getting off the rock since it is so tight up there. I usually run about 5 in the rear and 7-8 up front. Sometimes more/less depending on conditions. I have been running the RYP gloves for a very long time and really like them.

[@TheFrog767]

@@PatSmage 👏🏻👏🏻👍

[@railwaycottage]

Bellissimo.

[@jakewalker6285]

Fantastic stuff Pat. Always a treat to watch. Special thanks for including the full progression (the falls you go though as you figure out the hardest stuff). This is the best part to share with the kids. Even the champ's have to try and try and try again to conquer - great lesson in persistence & grit which you exemplify. Wish we could see you mixing it up with the other masters on the world stage where you belong.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks Jake, I figured it would help show what practice is really like, not just the clean rides! It’s not easy, but it’s worth it when you figure something out and progress.

[@gregorymallory]

Unbelievable skills. That was awesome.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks!

[@avjdesign]

thanks Pat i'll take anything to do with Trials sections,Technique, Steps it's all good

[@HeddleTown]

Just discovered your channel Pat really awesome stuff and very inspirational I can see your channel doing very well.. keep up the great content! :)

[@PatSmage]

Thank you!

[@bramnuttynck4013]

The skill 👌

[@idiot-983]

I Love that you always show the OH crap moments !

[@PatSmage]

That seems to be the best way to show that it is not easy! When it goes right, it can look that way but it is almost never the case.

[@motogordo5525]

Just discovered your trials vids this week. Entertaining. Educational. Inspiring. Hooked!

[@PatSmage]

Good to hear! I just filmed another one.

[@robstad72]

Would love more videos like this😎👍

[@PatSmage]

More coming! Check out the RYP TV channel as well.

[@peanutjellyman]

That was great, need do more. Really enjoyed the different perspective

[@PatSmage]

Good to hear, will have to do more. 👍

[@mototrials2055]

Cool video. I liked watching this video and hearing your thoughts as you rode. I would be interested in more like this. What would also be great is if in these videos you could offer some tips and advice to those of us that ride Intermediate and Advanced sections. Excellent riding as usual, and thanks for the work you put into these. BTW, Smagical Rock this year was a fun event even if Noel was trying to kill us. LOL!!

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! It was a different style for me and definitely a challenge. But there will be more to come. I just shot one for the RYP TV channel and the Q and A video that was just posted has a similar style with some tips mixed in. Haha yep my dad gets a little aggressive with sections sometimes but its just to make the riders better!

[@DeivisWatch]

9:08 Wow, that was really really close... Amazing!!!!! Great video!

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Yeah I really didn’t expect to make it from that close!

[@klonhead]

Great vid! You could make more of these when you talk through what are you doing, I am learning from this :) Big up! Sections vid would be great too.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Great to hear, will have to do more.

[@LosMcNeals]

Good stuff amigo keep up the good work. Wish you luck out in IOCO this weekend.

[@PatSmage]

Double thanks! 👍👍

[@idiot-983]

Great video, Who gives this a thumbs down ?

[@eliashestad1186]

There is a big triale sceene up in Norway! You shold come up here and ride, amazing enviorment to ride in here. I ride a Sherco 290cc 2009 btw. Love your bike.

[@PatSmage]

Oh yeah, there are some crazy good Norwegian riders, I love to watch them! Looks like a cool place too. Nice, keep riding having fun!

[@elimaarfi2206]

Great Job Pat. I really like the commentary on the sections and the camera angles were awesome. I'm sure editing this video sucked with all of the out takes.. keep up the new format on your videos.

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Glad it was well received. I really thought it was going to be quick and easy to edit but I was wrong, haha. Lots of footage and takes a bit to get everything lined up on different cameras, but hopefully I can streamline that in future videos.

[@austinjones4996]

These type of videos blow my mind. It would be nice to see some cool slow motion on basic moves like hopping of the tires or zaps

[@PatSmage]

Check out www.on-the-pegs.com/ for new tips each month! Lots of techniques are covered and explained.

[@stephenstewart2974]

I like to hear your gear selection. Keep that coming. Great vid. What about some how to...do certain techniques like splatters, etc.??

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Check out www.on-the-pegs.com/ for new tips each month for now.

[@Supply_65]

Watching you ride Boreal was awesome. I have a few good pictures from section 3. After you went up the big rock and down. You hoped off onto a smaller rock wheel up, landed on the first big granite rock at the section end. So cool! Jump the gap, stop, turn hard left and out. Man that was so rad! I bought one of Sam's bikes. 17' factory. I love it! Fun riding my 250xc back to back with a trials bike. Do you ride full size trail/mx bikes?

[@PatSmage]

Nice! Such cool terrain out there, would love to practice more there and find some fun lines. That’s cool, enjoy that bike! It’s a good one. I don’t ride moto bikes at the moment, just pitbikes for now. I’ve done some in the past but just trying to focus on trials for now.

[@michaelmangrum5460]

What types of sections is Hannah riding these days ? Please do some more vids of her, but not with a follow cam. I'm trying to figure out what class I'll be riding when I start. I'm thinking intermediate. I have 20 years experience in MX and Hare Scrambles. What class do you think I should start in ? BTW I just imported a 1986 Honda TLR250 from the UK. I'm almost done with a complete teardown and reassembly. I'm going nuts wanting to ride.

[@huntjk1]

Really good videos could you do some on sections Thanks

[@PatSmage]

Thanks! Ill have to do more sections next time. Check out www.on-the-pegs.com/ for new tips each month also, there is a long one on sections in the January 2018 issue.

[@jayjayfrank]

Awesome. How do you change gears on that? Is it like a regular motorcycle.

[@Supply_65]

Yes. Shifter is quite a bit further forward since the pegs are far back. Trials bikes don't shift as smooth as a regular mx/trial bike.

[@PatSmage]

Yep, normal 5 speed transmission. 1st-3rd are slower and more torque for sections, 4th-5th for more speed on the trail.

[@jabbabbabba]

The two most skilled index fingers i trials................

[@PatSmage]

Haha I am still trying to teach them the ways of the clutch and brake!

[@jabbabbabba]

Well, you are doing something right. You are getting pretty respectable :) Congrats on your latest WIN !

[@thebikeracer]

Honest question. How dinged up to you get riding trials?

[@Dropsix]

Hey Pat, for the whole section between 6 min and 10 min, would you consider those ride ups or splats? Or does that even matter?

[@amryamaha]

you have an endless supply of obstacles there. must be a lot of tractor work or do trucks just dump them?

[@PatSmage]

Pretty awesome playground! My dad placed them all with a backhoe long ago, and now I move the smaller ones around regularly with a skid steer.

[@derrickanderson2783]

I have his same bike but i swear when I watch you ride, it looks 100 pounds lighter lol

[@warrenlange6106]

Went the video is around 6:09, you land the back tire on the vertical face of the cement box. What are you doing with the clutch, gas, or body to get yourself over the last bit of the box?

[@PatSmage]

Backing off the throttle, slipping the clutch, and keeping weight back on the bike to keep the wheel from spinning too much and controlling speed before braking to land on top. Or thats the goal anyway, haha.

[@creatorTWin]

Do you find yourself progressing still? You ride at such a high level that it would seem to be more about maintaining then learning further skills. Is there any technical aspects that you want to get better at?

[@PatSmage]

I do it’s just smaller and harder to notice than years ago. It takes a lot of time and effort to improve and often feels like it’s not happening. But when it pays off it’s worth it. I’d like to think my skills are evening out a bit but I always feel the need to improve my hills and mud riding. And everything else. That’s the plan/goal anyway.

[@bestworse970]

How much does that bike weigh

[@PatSmage]

About 150

[@sawyerstewart6324]

What oil ratio do you run for it not to smoke

[@PatSmage]

It should smoke some, but I run 1.6oz to the gallon on Maxima K2.

[@rcscoringpro3859]

80:1 :)

[@chillozz1]

do you have a autoclutch/slipperclutch ??? i see you do not pull the clutch in.. when in gear... and the bike dont stall..

[@PatSmage]

No, I am constantly pulling in the clutch but only slightly. It does not have to come all the way in to my fingers to disengage since I adjust it pretty far out.

[@michaelmangrum5460]

I don't know why but that first section made me kind of sea sick.

[@biketothetop]

That washout to the left side of the rock after the big launch looks like it hurt bad at 11:30 Please don't do that for me... my entertainment is not that important! :-) Damn, I don't know how some people can be wired like you to keep trying, but you did until you got it on video 2 minutes later! Good job! Maybe you can create some kind of choreographed routine where you go around and hit things... use teeter-tooters, gates, screws (hmm some agricultural/farm equipment) like those contraptions with balls dropping, rolling and actuating other things based on mechanisms and timing. You could get some ideas from Danny MacAskill's Imaginate (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaeWqYmFqJyShNE ) I have a play list of his good stuff (kzbin.info/aero/PLZEb8ngMuMU16mxLnkN2fwUqo-HctPz0R )... maybe you can get some ideas from his work. Could you use an old factory or farm? I believe you're in Wisconsin or somewhere in mid-west?... or use a snow bike to do trials work on? I'm just getting creative here thinking you could show case your skills in some special way to entertain others with your skill, but in an uncommon setting to add flair.

[@PatSmage]

Don’t worry, crashes like that happen all the time on and off camera. Thanks for the ideas! Would definitely be cool, although not easy or always possible to get permission. Maybe some day! Danny has been inspiring my riding for a long time, he is amazing!