How to Master Braking Technique on a Dirt Bike - 3 Steps w/ Practice Drills!!

Becoming a better motocross rider isn't all about just twisting the throttle, it's about getting better at stopping and using your brakes. Learn how to use your brakes like pro in this video! Plus we show you some very effective drills to improve your braking technique as well as your corner speed.
We show you how to master your braking technique in these 3 steps:
1) Brake Basics
2) Body Position
3) Set Up Timing
Let us know which tips work best for you in the comments below!
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Motorcycle riding is inherently dangerous. This video was filmed on a closed course with a professional rider with years of riding and teaching experience. The Mx Factory and all related personnel are not to be held responsible for any injury resulting from attempting these techniques. The bottom line is wear safety gear, take it slow, have fun, and consult a riding coach when necessary. The bottom bottom line, DON'T BE DUMB.

[@lukehudson6792]

These videos are so good. Im actively trying to do each step when im riding on the weekend, cheers guys thanks alot!!

[@mheyeng]

very imformative

[@ChevyFleetline]

Fgd

[@marrmar1]

Your videos are so AWESOME! I'm walking around the house with my helmet on!! Can't wait until everything opens again so I can go RIDING!!!

[@truckskidslife4952]

45 years old never been on any sort of bike and watching these videos 👍 bought myself a little one and I’m going to learn. (Just how to ride it safely) thanks for all the great vids.

[@user-et5mz5ex9s]

How's the bike treating you 3 years later? How much have you improved?

[@Mash_shorts-]

This is the best tip on youtube for braking and body position i don't know why other coaches don't mention how important this is. Just doing the correct position for accelerating and braking made me sooo much faster

[@JOHNNYGIX]

Advanced technique is to smoothly drag your front brake in the turns to compress the front suspension which adds more front end traction. You hardly ever hear anyone talk about this in braking drills

[@RideWithTheWolf]

Use both brakes ... if you can hold on

[@danaskrist1951]

Always both breaks

[@sf4Guy]

Great video on teaching coming to a corner turn. You answered my question if I need to pull in the clutch on the entry of the turn. Great break down of the technique.

[@kylegeyer6805]

This instantly made me a better rider when I focused on downshifting without the clutch through corners. These videos are freaking awesome!

[@bjjfijffifif1169]

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[@user-et5mz5ex9s]

Shouldn't be downshifting without using the clutch. I think that the point was more about using the engine to slow down and practicing braking without your left hand on the bars to get used to body position.

[@Roger.T]

@@user-et5mz5ex9sYou should be downshifting any modern bike without the clutch.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

@@Roger.T Not quite, upshifting its ok, downshifting can cause damage. you downshift without rev mactching ( which can only be done with clutch) when in the streets, may cause you issues, unless you have a slipper clutch, but still rev matching is a good practice to do

[@Roger.T]

@@mannyechaluce3814 Both of them will cause wear of course but i’ve never clutched when downshifting and have never had any issues on all the bikes i’ve had, i always do on the upshift but thats just me

[@SenorDennis]

This is a great video. The one arm drill really opened my eyes as to how little you should be actually using your arms no matter where you are on the track.

[@phil5992]

I've been riding for 15 years and i still have a problem of using my front brake literally 95% of the time in any condition and situation. It's like a hoe I can't walk away from...

[@caleb_sully24]

philip hawker sane here

[@702bartender]

Love the channel and your antics! 33 year old new rider here (other than 110s back in high school lol), and just picked up an 97 CR 250r. 🤦🏽 I got it for a great price and probably won’t get out of first anytime soon, but love the channel and might have to make a trip down the track one of these days! Keep up the awesome vids Ty. 🤙🏾

[@elijahfinister5463]

A good way to get really good is to let out the rear brake fluid so u have no rear brakes and just slowly practice with your front brakes that's what I did and over a couple months I got super comfortable with my front brake and it's made me alottt faster in all areas it was a trip. Be careful though and ride at ur own comfortable speed or it could go really bad. Good luck 👍

[@fahim4853]

Haha me too!! I started off on quads and this is a bitch of a habit!!!

[@bryandodson3267]

@@702bartender have you gotten out on that dirt bike yet?!?!?!?

[@kinzotx]

the colour example of when to break, setup and then gas is so good. best example ive seen. big ups guys massive respect :D

[@marconavarra5360]

Congratulations!!! You got very good teaching skills, and your happiness shows how much you love motocross !!! THANK YOU :)

[@nicholaswaite2161]

Thanks Tyler you always have solid advice we appreciate the time and effort you put into making these videos 👍

[@whoselin]

Thanks!! These videos are so helpful, i just started with motocross and these have given me so much good advice!!! Honestly i forget them as soon as i start riding hahaha but i try do to my best when im im riding on the weekends, wish i could ride after school but its already dark out when i get home 🙄

[@williampollock1274]

Love this channel. They kept me from eating it last weekend on a jump that got a little squirrely.

[@rsssutton]

Learnt some new stuff👍 with the red, yellow, green. Are you still braking in the yellow section or are you just rolling?

[@coltsc10s81]

You have a new subscriber. Love how informational the videos are as well as how well get right to the point

[@TheMxFactory]

Thanks for the feedback and watching!

[@LivingRad]

would you mind breaking down the gear shifting in the breaking drill and when approaching a corner? In the drill do you downshift before you break or should you practice in a single gear? I feel like mi doing acrobatics on my bike coming up to every turn when I ride in the gravel.

[@DonutMX]

nice channel Tyler :) hope to see ya at the Cycle Ranch race this weekend!

[@adamchisholm3292]

donut, luv u

[@FrenchGoddy]

When I started riding I always used the front brakes and rarely the back ones.... most of the time it worked besides the few times I went over the handle bars 😂 but now I use my back brakes a lot

[@g000se99]

Omg the back brake.... YES! Enduro noob respect!

[@FlorentinoLoco]

Will be the 70_30% back _ front apply also for enduro beginners?

[@MrLoke79]

just got my first Bike KTM125 sx , thanks for good tips to not die !

[@enriqueseguelsilva6426]

Excelente video , gracias por la traducción , seria muy bueno que otros videos los tradujeran. Saludos a MX Factory.

[@Endurochannel]

Great video! You have to gain ur bottle flip skills! :D 👊

[@albertptran]

This is an important skill. Thanks for sharing

[@christera2686]

You are great 😁 I really like these videos, with a little bit of funny stuff in between. Makes me want to see and learn more from you 😁

[@environmenteller4442]

I love to nerd 🤓out on these videos. so much technique is involved people have no clue, they think it's just riding a bike. little do they know

[@smashy152]

should you still downshift/brake without clutch on a carbed 2 stroke? no oil during engine braking but I guess they account for that in the maintenance/rebuild intervals

[@poketbike6488]

The One hander drill is a new one. I JR Catanzaro riding laps one handed in a video. But I can't do that right now . . . but this approach is a great start for us mortals.

[@yxiscatti]

Nice videos, they are very useful I enjoy it and lear a lot! Did you ever think about doing some ATV videos? it will be really awesome! By the way, I have a Yamaha Raptor 700RR and If I press the rear brake without pulling the cloutch the engine just die, so I missing quite a lot of engine braking (and the big engine provide a very good engine braking), so im a little comfused since you said in the video we should use the 3 brakes at the same time (front, reand and engine) but at some point I need to pull the clouth to prevent my engine die or not use much the rear brake. It so different from dirt bike to Sport ATV on braking staff or im doing it wrong? Any help will be very much appreciated. I will practice the braking exercises for sure in my next ride!

[@zestooo6932]

Just hold the clutch

[@TrialsProgression]

Awesome stuff. Super helpful. Great angles with the top down view and color coordinating the brake and gas sections

[@LukeMegBiking]

Your guys make the best videos, wishing you the best success

[@mechanixandmurica2145]

Great videos - thanks for all the time ya'll spend making these things. I am trying to change my riding techs, working on a lot of practice drills and thinking about what I do on the dirt bike much more than I used to. I am a little curious, some other instructors (eg Gary Semics) talk about drift sliding on the setup going into a turn. That application was for a flat turn though . . . . . , did you not mention this technique because you had a bit of a rut to put your wheel in? Interestingly Doug Dubach had a really well thought out video on flat turns, and he did not mention the drift slide on braking either. But I have to think that drift slides (slight) and the appropriate application of front and rear brakes are relevant. Thanks

[@nxtlvlranch4802]

Great videos been having trouble with my technique in ruts been slowly going through your clips and rewatching keen to get back on the bike and put it into practice

[@andresbraun4718]

Great one! You should do a video on which physical exercises are useful for mx riders!

[@TheMxFactory]

+Andres Braun It's in the works. Thanks for the comment and watching!

[@kilowatttheorignal]

Cant wait I hope to get a 2005 klr 250 this weekend

[@reyryder]

I like the one hander drill. Can't wait to try that..

[@TheMxFactory]

+Rey Dhillon Good deal, let us know how it goes! It's very effective.

[@shad3128]

Really appreciate the videos...was out of riding for over ten years as a kid but getting back into it, all the basic vids helped me a ton.... Squid life... lol

[@aserehe4349]

Terima kasih sudah memberikan pemahaman yang sangat berguna

[@tempusfugit7560]

Never thought about the one hand tip. Thanks for sharing

[@TheMxFactory]

Glad you like it, thanks for watching!

[@manmachinelifestyle3746]

nice turorial video. very informative. keep it up!

[@TheMxFactory]

+Mac Long Thanks! We plan on keeping it up 👍🏻

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Great video - really need this. Whenever I brake without the clutch at least 50% of the time I'm stalling - any tips on preventing this?

[@rutheniumguy5686]

Maybe you wait too long for downshifting. braking phase = brake, roll off the throtle, downshift need to be done all in the same time really important! For the next gear blip the throtle just before or in the same time you down shift. You dont want your transmission to be on load (not on or off gaz just the sweet spot) when you try to down or up shift or it gonna be hard to do. In High rpm is easyer.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

@@rutheniumguy5686 Cheers mate ...thats great advice. Will get to work on this 👍

[@jbraz8]

Hey guys thank you so much for the content. Could you please consider doing a video tutorial on dabbing foot down procedures. You'd be helping many people including myself with only one ACL LOL

[@WilliamDumoreGlobz]

I like to adjust my front brake so that I get as much braking as possible without the capability of locking up, even when fully engaged. It makes for much better control through the harsh braking bumps coming into the turns.

[@ironhorsegladiator5034]

You are amazing and are putting a lot of MX schools out of business - LOL - Really, what about colors for gear selection, aren't we to shift down at the same time in the red zone?

[@lifeofalunatic1976]

Yeah, he said that there are 3 ways to brake and shifting down is one of them, so that's in the red zone as well as the rear and front brake.

[@shodbaker]

Easily one of most favorite vids! Thx for the advice

[@carlosparodiretail]

Thank you for teaching us

[@latitude4]

Thank you, can you please recommend brake pedal position? like if you bring your body to the back would it make it harder to hit the brake?

[@kevinpilling3641]

Nice video! its always fun to watch your vids guys!

[@rcafmaintainer3723]

Awesome tips. A couple of things for me to add; one, on the street, 80 % front brake, 20 % rear. this varies between large cruisers and baggers with more of rearward weight bias vs sport bikes with a near 50/50 weight bias. This changes on the sport bikes on track, because you are using a lot of braking force and the rear is almost ineffective, due the rear being in the air or very light. Second thing; vision, you mentioned the judging of the transition, head and eyes. one should look way ahead into the corner, James Stewart was really good at this, in his 125 days, he would be looking up the next obstacle or lane. One drill to use, is called the vanishing point (google this one). It helps in perception of speed and helps with that "red, yellow, green" transition and on the street even when driving a car on unfamiliar roads. Again, great videos. Cheers

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Thanks good stuff,what new riders don't realize is the bike has so much suspension, travel u really have to emphasize holding the weight on front end rear because there's that area small bump that the wheels are bouncing and floating essential not gripping the ground so u lose grip and tracking occur wheels,so u have to keep ur weight over the braking wheels,or u jump out of the line or berm...feel ur suspension travel...most important grass hoppers.thanks

[@steviecee898]

Helpful video mate 🤙

[@douglassiepman4298]

Hi there tiler your videos are so good

[@ryancarter2146]

What about left turns vs right turns? I always struggle with the right turns and hard braking since I want to put my foot down too soon, which requires you to let off the rear brake.

[@lonelyboymad2693]

Thanks for this bro.very helpfull video🙏🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌👌

[@harleytidey3154]

I'm new to dirt biking I've just got a ktm 85. Is it okay to shift down without clutch

[@tommyosuldsen5384]

Great videos and easy to understand,thumbs up ! Would love to see a video of how to properly set up your shift lever and the right position for shifting when standing up ( struggling with that ) :)

[@TheMxFactory]

Thanks! And have you seen our bike setup video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmTKpJecpshsjKM

[@simonandgarfunkel7697]

Very great Video. Good exercise at.. 3:45 Thank you

[@TheMxFactory]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@hahahhbb9646]

When shifting down are you only supposed to go down 1 gear or can you go down multiple gears? Awesome videos btw

[@TheMxFactory]

If you're in high gear, it's perfectly fine to shift down multiple gears while coming into a corner.

[@bmx08]

Seus vídeos me ajudam muito. Thank you. Brazil

[@TheMxFactory]

Obrigado por assistir nossos vídeos!

[@jamesthebond0072]

Omg thank you ive legit never went through any rear back pads because i never use them haha but good video

[@tonybelevski9390]

love your video and thank you for making them so in depth

[@1_2Xtreme]

great video dude its good how u go over it a few times not just say it once n move on really good work thanks for the video

[@britlips]

During the set up part of the corner are you coasting? or still on the brakes? I learnt you are either on the brakes or on the gas, no coasting.

[@beaumoore2470]

Hey The Mx Factory so wen are you actually supposed to use the clutch if u don’t need to use it down gearing. Is it just to set off then. Plz do a vid on this or during a live vid.cheers 💪🏻👍🏻👌🏻💙

[@TheMxFactory]

The clutch is very useful to prevent stalling a bike in a corner. It’s not necessary for shifting, so practicing without a clutch is great to do, but sometimes in race situations it’s nice to make sure you’re bike won’t die in a tight cornering situation. It’s also obviously very important when starting a race.

[@omitted_hornet8641]

Wait so the downshift should occur while braking? Or right as Im about to sit? Im not too sure how close to the stall i should step on my shifter...i dont want to just *click* and suddenly have my bike stall lol. Any advice?? and also any vids on Rev matching?? Is that a thing? How do i do that?

[@cgm0826]

Do you pull in clutch while braking?

[@truthbetold8425]

Perhaps you could do this drill on a 250 2 stroke? No engine braking, power curve, much more to deal with.

[@StesmH]

nice work as always!!! is it a position problem if when I take some bumps during braking I sometimes stay hanging on the gas?

[@A__JohnMarlonLavarez]

Yes and stiffen your elbows

[@janmichael-vincent7585]

Awesome thanks man

[@elitetwan]

can i use the rear break to come to a complete stop while in 3rd or 4rt gear ????

[@bahagventure631]

Very helpful

[@ElmerSandag2023]

thank you

[@bigkx1312]

I'm in the process of trying to learn not to sit when I'm braking. Slowly getting better lol

[@panditch_za3001]

Tnx alot cuz i always struggle getting around the corners but is it possible to go even faster around that corner?

[@MargusMoto]

It all looks so darn easy in slo-mo :D

[@GuyJomphe]

Great videos and channel man!

[@sabiduria_ancestral7]

Great video

[@kentuckyblugrass]

Excellent video

[@brandonmohamed3125]

Is there any down shifting when you turn, or should you maintain decent enough speed on the turn where you don’t have to worry about it

[@vaughanscott7308]

Great vid.

[@pltcolbenjaminb.deperaltaj6636]

Great job!

[@nyhusdieter4086]

Good Video , Thanks

[@690ADV]

another great video, keep it going.

[@jmx318]

Nothing mentioned about application? Pumping the rear break or just smashing down on it?

[@Tom.Handy1]

I am sat on my dirtbike waching your vids

[@bobloblawblaww]

The goal is to go from braking to gas, and I've heard others (Doug Dubach) say that the key is the coast that occurs when you first sit & enter the turn, just before you gas it. A set up process. What are your thoughts on the two methods?

[@TheMxFactory]

The goal is to always reduce coasting time. Either be on the gas or the brake, or a little of both. Now in reality that's very tough to do in every single corner, but having the mindset to do so is key.

[@exploreinfinite9175]

Do u use the clutch for braking? I am a noob so please take it easy on me

[@lexiroberts7486]

ya u clutch in then brake then shift to second

[@mxwojcikpl]

Nice tips. Excellent movie.

[@e6ensperception]

1:35 I'd rather have a Beyond burger over a salad any day... But shout out to this guy for providing a vegan option lmao 👊🏽

[@BoostedFB6]

Thanks for this, I’m a very heavy and tall rider and have trouble getting stopped fast enough so I’ve really gotta perfect the technique

[@jaysonarmandovaldez]

Which one do you use when you wanna break

[@gebruikermer]

Sweet video!

[@yudirusyadi9571]

good info, bravo

[@Wasatch_Sasquatch]

Good vid!

[@zakk8149]

How do I find the right tires for my dirt bike? Should I get Dunlop, Continental? What do you use on your Husqvarna? What do you prefer?

[@TheMxFactory]

We aren't too picky, but in order of our preferences we go with Dunlop first

[@zakk8149]

Thanks. What Dunlop’s do you use?

[@tolonicks1]

Awesome 👏

[@commanderinquif1527]

Nice music. I was waitin to see your "crib" tho

[@danielpaz363]

So whenever you're braking you shift down to engine break (with no clutch) and use the rear/front brake too? All of that with no clutch?

[@TheMxFactory]

Yes, no clutch is necessary except you may use it to keep bike from stalling.

[@josh6998]

How much do i apply on front and mback if I’m in really loose sand

[@Yodumeee]

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