FINDING TRACTION: How to Put Power to the Ground on Technical Off-road Terrain

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Suspension down, power down
1:57 - Coasting over obstacles
3:27 - Slipping the clutch
Being able to put your bike’s power to the ground to create ever-precious momentum is one of the most critical aspects of riding technical terrain. I apologize if this video is hard to follow; this is a complicated subject but is so, so important! Putting these concepts to use-if you aren’t already-will absolutely transform your riding. Reading the terrain and working with it is an endless dance!

[@timmychen6]

Those real time text descriptions really help understanding.
Thank you

[@RafaLauris]

Thx ❤❤❤

[@renato771ktm]

now a I am you studend thanks very much! I will practice next sunday

[@bama_moto]

Great! Hope it works for you!

[@Trialstoenduro-vz8iq]

Thank you Caroline. When you say cut the throttle does it means pull the clutch in or just cut the throttle?

[@bama_moto]

You’re welcome! I hope the content was useful.
Just close the throttle but don’t pull the clutch. If you pull the clutch, you lose ALL drive to the rear wheel; with the clutch out, the engine inertia continues providing a very light “carrying” power to the rear wheel that keeps you rolling farther.
Also, it’s easier to get back on the throttle without losing traction afterwards if you don’t pull in the clutch because the the tire is still connected to the driveline and it won’t put as much torque on the wheel when you open the throttle again. If you pulled the clutch, getting back on the gas requires gently taking up the slack that you introduced into the drivetrain and carefully avoiding torquing the wheel by not letting the clutch out too fast. It’s hard to get that right and not break the tire loose.
If you’re too slow and HAVE to pull the clutch, try to just slip it instead of pulling it all the way in. That also keeps the driveline tight and prevents cutting all power and then having to fully re-establish traction.

[@Trialstoenduro-vz8iq]

@@bama_moto tell you what, the best tutorials on CZcams to me. Just explanation on screen plus the graphics. Keep them coming please.
I see now, I’ll give this many tries. But how about gear selection. How do you base your gear choice?