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Top 10 Skills for Beginners EVERY Rider Should Have Mastered! — Transcript

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0:00[Music]
0:05foreign
0:08[Music]
0:10Larson and I'm the IRC tire guy today
0:13we'll be talking the top 10 drills
0:15techniques and practices all beginners
0:18should be working on and every
0:20intermediate Rider should have mastered
0:23each one of these techniques we've done
0:25full breakdowns on that you can check
0:27out right here so let's get into it the
0:30technique I'm obviously starting with is
0:33static balance this is that basis of
0:36control in any situation building this
0:39Foundation is so important the best way
0:42to learn this technique from scratch is
0:44using a small hole for the front tire we
0:46do this to increase the contact patch of
0:48the tire itself as well as the action
0:51and reaction for correction when turning
0:53from left to right when I say correction
0:55I mean you can use your front tires
0:58movement to correct your balance when
1:01you fall to the left you turn to the
1:03left when you fall to the right you turn
1:05to the right this slight turn in each
1:07Direction allows the machine to balance
1:09back in the other direction remember
1:12coming up onto the pegs is probably the
1:15hardest part so repeating the coming up
1:17part is the most important compress your
1:20suspension lowering your center of
1:22gravity and drive through the peg slowly
1:24coming up with the muscle in your quad
1:27don't jump off the ground when in
1:29Balance make sure to use both the
1:32Turning of the front tire in the
1:33direction you are falling as well as the
1:36bar and Peg pressure in the opposite
1:39side you fall don't forget to practice
1:41this technique with the tire turned in
1:44both directions as you improve make sure
1:46to make the hole smaller and smaller
1:48deliberately making it harder and harder
1:50up next let's talk clutch control this
1:54is another fundamental practice everyone
1:56should have mastered understanding how
1:59to use your clutch to control your
2:01machine honing in your understanding of
2:04the friction zone is so important this
2:07is an awesome way to do it use using a
2:10slight incline that you are comfortable
2:12with practicing rolling up and down this
2:15incline only using your clutch no brakes
2:18often we see the bad habit of grabbing
2:20the front brake as soon as the rider
2:22begins to roll backwards it's much safer
2:24as well as more efficient to use the
2:27slip of your clutch in the friction Zone
2:29to control a slow backwards descent the
2:33focus here is a steady low throttle and
2:35RPM instead of chopping the throttle on
2:38and off we hold it steady and actuate
2:40our movement with the slip of the clutch
2:42in the friction Zone we use the slip out
2:45to move up the hill then bring it in to
2:48roll backwards avoid pulling the clutch
2:50all the way in this will cause the bike
2:52to roll back at a faster than desired
2:54Pace focus on actuating the movement in
2:57and out to control your backward speed
3:00we can also practice holding the machine
3:02in one place on the hill with only the
3:04slip of the clutch as well as
3:06transferring between rear brick and
3:08clutch without moving do don't forget if
3:11you stall the machine we need to improve
3:13and practice next we have some drills
3:16that most people have never tried or
3:19really even thought of we're practicing
3:21stepping on and off the machine from one
3:23side or the other although this seems so
3:26simple this is a great technique for
3:28understanding how your own weight can be
3:30inputted into the machine the focus here
3:33is using your outside Peg weight to
3:35prevent the machine from tipping away
3:37from you start on either side of the
3:40bike turn the front wheel away from the
3:43side you're standing with the correct
3:45foot on the peg begin a heavy outside
3:48Peg pressure as you lean the bike away
3:50from your body focusing on its own
3:52balance point you shouldn't be pulling
3:54or really holding the bars with your
3:56hands at all the goal is to input the
3:59counterweight with the foot that is on
4:00the peg Standing Tall we maximize the
4:03weight on the Peg and slowly swing our
4:06opposite leg over again we shouldn't
4:08jump off the ground with our foot it
4:10practicing on both sides as well as both
4:12stationary and riding away this is also
4:15great exposure for lack of clutch
4:16control and a great practice for jumping
4:19off the bike using only the pegs not the
4:22ground when crashing now let's talk
4:24practicing on command balance the best
4:26way to practice this control is with a
4:29slow race drill this is usually the
4:32first of one of the cone drills I like
4:34to teach this is a fun way to get in
4:36tune with the throttle clutch control
4:38and balance of your machine we set up a
4:41rectangle of cones in a flat area about
4:43four feet wide and 40 feet long the goal
4:46is to spend as much time in the
4:47rectangle as possible without of course
4:49falling out or putting our feet down now
4:52when I say on command balance the goal
4:54here is to successfully use the ability
4:56to turn to left or right to catch your
4:59balance when falling in One Direction or
5:02the other using both our balance via our
5:04body position and quick slip of the
5:06clutch we can control the movement of
5:08our machine keeping our feet on the pegs
5:11and the bike underneath us going forward
5:13here we really focus on a steady
5:16throttle and just like our clutch
5:18control drills actuating our movement
5:19with the slip of the clutch this gets
5:22you in tune with how to completely
5:25control your machine on flat ground and
5:27truly is exactly what I'm doing in
5:30technical situations next up this is a
5:33drill everyone sees and thinks I've got
5:35this all day then they never try it
5:37we're talking the cone weave spacing
5:40seven to eight cones in a straight line
5:42at about five to six feet apart or a
5:44length that you are comfortable with if
5:46you feel like you were able to do it
5:47easy tighten them up I'll tell you five
5:50feet is not easy the control we use is
5:52similar to that on command balance we've
5:54spoke about the goal is to hold a steady
5:57throttle and actuate movement with our
5:59clutch make sure to use a steady front
6:03brake control the entire time this is a
6:06great drill for learning throttle input
6:08and front brake control at the same time
6:10now as the cones get really tight we can
6:13use the additional lean angle and
6:16uncoupling from the machine to decrease
6:18our overall turning radius and complete
6:21each cone weave when turning to the left
6:24I lean the bike into my left knee and my
6:26right knee comes out for counterbalance
6:28and vice versa for when we're turning
6:31right if you don't have your static
6:33balance Master to try and hold a steady
6:36Pace to prevent fighting your own
6:37balance during each weave make sure to
6:40aim your front tire as close to the cone
6:42in front of you as possible this will
6:44assist your rear tire in clearing the
6:46cone behind you again steady pace and
6:49steady throttle actuating movement and
6:52control with your clutch don't forget to
6:54practice this one uphill downhill and
6:57side Hill for a real challenge let's
7:00talk full lock balance setting cones in
7:03a large rectangle about 50 feet by 25
7:05feet note the smaller the rectangle is
7:07the harder this drill is the the goal
7:10here is making as many 180 degree turns
7:13within this space as possible this is a
7:15great drill to practice uncoupled
7:17balanced control during each turn the
7:20front tire should be fully locked in the
7:22required direction from here we
7:24completely weight the outside Peg and
7:27lean the machine as much as possible so
7:30much so I actually removed my inside
7:32foot from the pick I focus on maximizing
7:34the lean and minimizing My overall
7:37turning radius because the speed is so
7:39slow the lean of the bike needs to be
7:41counterbalanced by my body position this
7:44is where being comfortable uncoupling as
7:47well as that outside Pig weight becomes
7:49mandatory again we use a steady front
7:52brake control with smooth throttle and
7:55we actuate our movement with our clutch
7:57control a great tip with this drill for
8:00maximizing the amount of turns you make
8:02is always have the front tire in a full
8:04lock position the less you drive
8:06straight the more turns you can make
8:08think of it like try trying to make a
8:10figure eight inside of the rectangle of
8:12course that should be impossible due to
8:15the actual size but the same overlapping
8:18turn approach should be attempted now
8:21let's talk Target fixation everyone is
8:24guilty of this at one time or another
8:26Switchback gates are a great way to
8:29expose this bad habit setting gate cones
8:31at about three feet apart and staggered
8:34in an XY Axis 10 feet down and 20 feet
8:36across repeat back and forth five times
8:39the goal is to complete full lock turns
8:42from left to right while riding between
8:44each gate without dabbing this is a
8:46great practice for presence while
8:48turning focusing on being where your
8:50tires are often we see a fixation of the
8:54cones and an over lean and dab when
8:56trying to complete a turn again we use
8:59that steady throttle and actuation of
9:01the clutch to control the machine these
9:04turns should require a full lock balance
9:06outside Peg weight and maximum lean to
9:09complete each Switchback make sure you
9:11use that overlapping figure eight
9:13turning radius rather than driving
9:15straight to the next cone don't forget
9:17that steady front brake control
9:19assisting that slow speed and minimizing
9:22your overall turning radius now this is
9:25one of the best techniques when it comes
9:27to training with cones it's called gate
9:29writing these are essentially trials
9:32practices on the big bike now not
9:34everyone has a trials bike but we can
9:37find some of the same benefits on the
9:39big bike we randomly Place three foot
9:42wide gates in a small area the goal is
9:45to ride through them all without dabbing
9:47or crossing our own track the beauty of
9:49this drill is it can be done anywhere at
9:51any time even a small Ravine can provide
9:54an extremely challenging course it's
9:57about being creative and maximizing the
9:59challenge for yourself this drill is the
10:03maximization of balanced body position
10:04throttle and clutch control as well as a
10:07complete understanding of how to make
10:09make the bike do exactly what is needed
10:12a combination of all the previous
10:14control and Cone drills we've spoke
10:16about steady throttle actuating movement
10:18with the clutch loose and flowing
10:20balance and body position this is that
10:23trials form that translates to technical
10:26writing we have to talk about one of the
10:28most important practices for technical
10:31riding getting unstuck this is a
10:34must-have drill for beginners using a
10:37slight uphill start and a small hole to
10:40put the rear tire in we first start with
10:43an understanding of momentum I always
10:45say lack of momentum exposes flaws in
10:48your Technique when the rear tire is
10:50stuck in a hole we have to find momentum
10:53however slight pulling the machine back
10:56so the front tire is just in front of
10:59the hole itself we've created an area
11:01where we can find that precious momentum
11:03with a slight load on the throttle
11:05clutch in one foot on the peg we start
11:09with the weight in our hips completely
11:11over the rear tire next we use our body
11:14position to create counteraction into
11:16the machine the steps happen quickly one
11:19two three we step onto our Peg with the
11:22foot that's on the ground drive through
11:24the pegs bringing our way from our hips
11:27forward and then release the clutch with
11:29a loaded engine creating the drive with
11:32our hips counteracts the machine and
11:34prevents a wheelie over as you become
11:37more and more comfortable with this
11:38movement increase the size of the
11:41obstacle you're practicing on finally
11:43let's talk the beginnings of the double
11:46blip wheelies pivot turns and pretty
11:49much everything Riders want to learn the
11:51clutch up the goal here is repeating
11:54this practice in succession before you
11:57even try an obstacle riding forward we
12:00hold a steady throttle with low RPMs we
12:03first focus on maximizing our front
12:05suspension compression for an efficient
12:08lift my knee move directly forward
12:10towards the radiators as I
12:13simultaneously pull in the front brake
12:15clutch and load the throttle at my front
12:19suspension compression maximum my
12:22clutches in my front brake is in and I
12:25have a loaded throttle with the rebound
12:27I drive my hips back over the rear
12:30fender and I push down through my pegs
12:32while again simultaneously releasing my
12:35front brake slipping the clutch with the
12:38loaded engine then letting the throttle
12:41off if you leave the throttle on you'll
12:43probably wheelie over the mix of
12:46suspension rebound hip weight and a
12:49loaded engine create an efficient lift
12:51that's the beginning of most techniques
12:54get this dialed and all the other
12:56techniques you want to learn will come
12:58easy those were the 10 techniques and
13:01practices I recommend everyone spend
13:03time mastering I can guarantee it will
13:06transfer into your everyday control of a
13:08machine I I hope you're enjoying the
13:10channel and if you are make sure to like
13:12comment and subscribe as well as follow
13:14us on Instagram at IRC Moto and my
13:16personal Instagram page at Rich
13:17larsen511 and until next time
13:23[Music]

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