Learn the WEIGHTLESS RIDER TECHNIQUE - Balance 100% of the Time on your Adventure Motorcycle
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- Want a more responsive adventure motorcycle? More effective suspension? Less impact damage and fatigue? Here's everything you need to master traction. This is probably the most helpful video we have ever made. Take it seriously. Practice this!
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This is exactly what I learned in the Army. Riding in the hatch of a Stryker vehicle, you learn to use your body as a shock absorber. You feel the vehicle move around under you, but you stay pretty well in place. Loosey goosey. Another great video Bret.
Hahaha good one with Stryker, thanks ;
Same for shooting from a boat: decouple and pay attention to the patterns so you are ready for the hard bounce every few waves. Combo that with a technique similar to skeet shooting where you fire as the sweep of the motion is right.
Learned all of these from mountain biking. Shifting weight and being loose makes riding rock gardens a pleasure.
So much overlap, right? Single track on my old Klein taught me plenty.
Same here.
Same
Exactly what I was thinking as I was watching. Let the bike flow underneath you while you float on the pegs or pedals as the case may be.
Same here 😎
Back in the mid to late 70's I had a Kawasaki KL 250 which was back then considered an enduro bike. Not being old enough to legaly ride on the street most of which you teach I learned trail riding, not racing, in the woods and strip mines where I lived. The value in your teachings is not only for the inexperienced street rider but to remind riders like me the lessons of trail riding that I have forgotten. I watch your videos and think, oh yea now I remember. Funny how we forget skills that we learned long ago. This is why I subscribed to your channel awile ago.
thats why we need to practice every time we can
I’m the same way. I grew up riding Trails and doing Motorcross. I just need to be reminded of things I used to do naturally as a Kid.
Love the weightless rider video. It's a lot like riding a horse. The more you try to micro manage it the less cooperative it becomes. Also, if I can add my bit, when you stand on the pegs you transfer your weight to the lowest part of the bike and shifting your weight keeps the center of gravity and therefore your control in a more easily controlled and changeable range. It feels completely counter intuitive at first but I found that I was doing a lot less steering and fighting the bike which made for a for more fun ride. I trust the bike to handle the trail now and oddly, I fall a lot less than I used to! Keep up the great work. I learn something every time I watch. T
Probably your best video yet. When on a bigger bike I find the tolerance for being offline or in a poor position to be very low, so being proactive is so important. For me the weightless feeling is almost like the bike is connected to my arms and legs and is dangling below me as it moves around the terrain and obstacles. Sounds strange I know.
Sounds good, V Finch. Thanks for the compliment.
Thank you once again, I’m trying hard to introduce your ideas in my daily trainings as a off road beginner, and every time I go I feel more confident . Your teaching are Very helpful.
Stay safe Master!
Other CZcams Channels: practice balance, pick a line, stand up for extra suspension, don't use deathgrip and so on. You in change explain the goal of staying weightless. And this implements everything above mentioned. Great video! Simple, well explained and down to the point. Keep up the good work. I'll keep watching and practicing.
I have been waiting for a long time for someone to explain this simple technique and since "you" Bret are probably the best person to explain different riding you really nailed it! I really hope that it makes people relax a lot more while off road riding! It is so easy to accomplish! Let the bike flow under you while you float above! Fantastic video as always. Cheers
Hi Bret, of all your greatly informative vids this one stands out as the best “master the basics” and you ll get the most out of your dual sport. Thanks so much once again.
Who the heck dislikes this? Geez.
I found myself intuitively doing this on my Versys 650 when I took a wrong turn down a forest service road (Witt Rd in TN). I had no clue what I was doing, and laid the bike down three (!!!) times trying to navigate that trail on stock tires! By the end of it, my legs were jelly from picking the bike back up, and I was too tired to maintain the rigid posture I had going in, so I just told myself 'screw it, let the bike do what it needs to do' and just used a lot of throttle control to keep myself constantly moving forward, never fully standing, but never quite sitting. And it worked!
Glad your sorted it out, David.
I've been riding motorcycles for more than 50 years (I'm 67 yrs old). I started by riding the back trails and fire roads in eastern Oregon. That dirt riding experience taught me how to ride, and respect, my road bikes when I hit the highways. Your 'Weightless Rider' style I learned by trial and error. Your right, its a great technique for learning balance and control. Great video. This should be required viewing for all motorcycle safety courses.
Right-on, Paul!
I agree... everyone should strive for this and have to watch my videos ;-)
It is amazing you break down these techniques down for the "dummies". Some of us have been doing these unconsciously due to years of riding BMX and also practising some sort of martial arts where body balance is crucial. Thanks man! Great video and insights.
Gotta have the dualsport horse stance
Great stuff Bret! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with us. Very much enjoying your videos and learning a lot.
Thanks my man! Your tips are really helping me as a new ADV rider coming from sport and street bikes...
Excellent! Thanks for letting us know.
I'm glad you're back with those videos. You have been missed :) thanks!
Rafał Kudriawcew A
thats exactly what it is about traveling, getting a bike from a to b no matter what and where.... great explained!
BRAVO! This video perfectly summarizes how to ride on ANY surface. It isn’t easy to do and takes effort to learn but once you feel it you will understand and your “oneness” with the bike will awaken. Once you experience it its like a drug and you want to feel it again and again.
Think of it as flying over the bike. It’s a rush!
Really good video again. I’ve always referred to this as free floating neutral. Finding that sweet spot and let the bike move beneath you, anticipate where the bike will want to move too and shift your weight to counteract the movement. Good explanation here. Well done
Dear Bret, I saw this episode long time ago and it's one of my favourite as riding technique is concerned. It helped me a lot in going through some technical sections but just recently I realized that it also helped me to relax on motorcycle. Thank you.
You explain the technique very well! It works on all bikes too. Was on a similar trail dodging trees and rocks yesterday on my new fat tire e-bike (Rad Rover) doing the float. So much easier on the bike and rider.
Thanks Brett. Great advice, so well delivered. Please come down to Australia and run some courses!
Probably one of the best video's I have ever seen on rider technique both on and off-road! Nice one Bret
I do this every time when I ride my commuter due to the very bad roads and almost no roads in my locality. Now I understand what I do and will be using it more. Thanks for this detailed explaination.
Good advices. Use all the time. Not just of-road. In heavy damaged roads with plenty of potholes cracks and uneven surfaces it is good practice to anticipate what is about to happen and proactive configure your mass distribution to avert the reactive drag
Love your videos, Sometimes you Just say what i already knew - but its good to hear that again and to See it really works.
Fascinating, revealing, and instructive.
Wow!
I've been using this technique without even knowing it. I've only been riding about a year but this is what feels natural to me vs gripping the tank tight with the knees. Great content as always! Thank you!
You're welcome!
This is why watching good riders live is so important. The very best motocross riders I have seen just flow in anticipation, and the more you observe and try to emulate them, the greater your appreciation is of them, and the more you learn. But you will never truly learn until you put the lessons into action, and better yet, you have some way of getting feedback external to yourself.
I don't know about others but I'm doing this naturally but I was cycling a lot before and it comes spontaneously
Absolutely agree. Even on a big pig of an adventure bike, those same techniques work.
I used to to this a kid while riding a bicycle . Now I'm doing it on bumpy roads riding a motorcycle
I was thinking the same thing. It's a natural feel. Bicycle or motorcycle.
Well, perhaps the video is for the rest of us, then.
Terrific content. You are a great teacher and a boon to our sport. Thanks!
Yet another great video. Constantly working on this concept.
Nice tips, like surfing, getting back to bike scene after 10 yeara with a new 1000 bike it is nice to see some usefull tips.
Whether you ride a horse, a bike or a motorbike your poise should be the same: the head (ear), shoulders, hips and the back of your heels must align and, as much as possible, be perpendicular to the ground. The head alone weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 kg (depending of your hair cut :)) plus the helmet, and its center of mass is just forward of the rest of the body's center of mass. So, any movement of the head throw off the balance of the body, even if just a tad. There is a reason to look far ahead and where you want to go so the bike or the horse will follow. Some loosening exercises before a ride will do a good deal of help to keep the joints elastic and the muscles relaxed.
Yep
Great instructional video!! Watched this two times already. Thanks!!
I'm on my 3rd time 😂
Pilates off road via perpetual motion 👌🏽 instruction & tips ~
Let it flow ~
I am impressed by your skills, clear explanations, and how well your tank handles offroad :-)
Great series! Could be on TV. Thank you!
As always, great advice and well delivered. Thanks coach!
Thanks for another great video! One of the best motorcycle channels out there
Agree 😃
That’s Great Advice Bret. I will be practicing that as much as I can. It’s like you said. If you get to point where your in a Reactive Mode, that’s when you get into trouble. I just have work on breaking bad habits and keep this in mind the whole time I’m riding. That way it becomes second nature. I see a lot of Practice ahead of me.👍😁❤️
This guy can really teach. Great job sir, thank you for the videos and lessons!
Great advice, tips and video, Thank you thank you !
learning how to track stand helps a lot. now I can track stand for up to 45 seconds and it feels amazing
Your fan all the way from Kenya ,absolutely amazing content Bret thanks alot
great episode...clearly drives home the concept
VERY well explained, I've tried to tell people how to ride "fluid" and it's hard to describe, well done!
I have a 1200GS and a Yamaha TTR230 and live on 30 acres of big tree forested hilltop with amazing terrain. Riding my dirt bike through the 2 miles of trails I’ve cut over the years has taught me most of these principals to the point where I now occasionally take my 1200GS through some of the easier trails. It’s tons of fun.
Very nice! Good explanation and demonstration as well. Got the spirit!
As a bmx rider, primarly riding bmx trails (and now getting started on offroad motorcycle riding aswell), it's exactly like you said, specially when jumping, if you stay stiff, chances are your bike is going to spit you out. Your body needs to act as a natural spring, and you acheive that by having your body relaxed and calm and letting your bike do what she wants (to a certain point :'D).
Never seen this much detailed information regarding riding on off road tips really appreciate your help and support and respect your knowledge love from India ❤️😃👍 keep going and best wishes.Stay blessed always.❤️
You're so good at teaching Sir, so inspiring. Thank you.
Thanks! Lot's of interesting clever tips!
Brett makes the best riding educational videos....really hope to get into one of his Adventure Riding classes... is they fill up quick!
I started riding in May 2018. I love going off road but unfortunately there are no riding schools and instructors in my country where I learn basic skills. I was so glad to find your channel which helped me to become better rider.
In September 2018 I bought Kawasaki Versys 650 and start practicing everything I found in your channel. Now I can take my Versys off road and ride better, safer and more efficient than other riders with more experience and bigger bike. You are the best Bret!
If you have figured out how to manage a Versys 650 off-road, you have become a very good rider!
- Tim
I just love this film It says all you need to know!
I did it on my dirt bike wo knowing was a riding technique. Great video
Great content! thanks for teach the right way focused on our bigenduro bikes! cheers from Colombia! 💪🏼
Cheers!
Wow mate thank you for this! I've just put it to the test in the sand dunes down the beach and i couldn't believe the difference. Ive always used the 'Knees gripping the seat, bum back over the air box' which is fine but this technique feels ten times better! The heavily rutted 4WD tracks through the sand dunes are very challenging at the best of times but i blew over them today. super stoked i found this cheers again bud! Double thumbs up
Thanks!
You are welcome
Just brilliant. I hope I can get into a class (yours or otherwise) next spring or late winter, and that my wrist is back to normal by then!
Super awesome. Thank you! Especially loved this one, particularly the sweet beats. ;)
You're welcome, AV!
Great. Just what I needed.
Awesome Bret👍🏾thanks
Although I consider myself a skilled and experienced rider, I obviously have to learn a lot! Thanks for all these videos!
Awesome vid!excellent!all this good info to make us all better riders.that why i subed.
Very informative video and very well explained. Practice, Practice, Practice and the technique becomes second nature. Keep fluid my friend !!
Very true!
Basically the same technique I apply when mountain biking really steep rocky terrain. Great advice and video.
You continue to publish the most helpful ADV videos out there. Thank you from another NW Adv rider.
Perfect description! Thank you...
New subscriber here, to have discovered you with the 790 Adventure review... You are really good at conveying what you are trying to teach and the camera shoots are awesome...
Welcome. Thanks!
Street rider here; power cruiser looking toward sport-touring.
While this is aimed primarily at off-road adventure riding, I think there are lessons everyone can learn here.
Thanks!
Excellent information - recently got an 07 R1200GSA and noted greater weight and height and am loving it but also really struggling at times in the off-road I think because of those two new factors over my former GS - I do practice this kind of body attitude when off-road and at times it seems to foster a kind of oneness with the trail , the bike and myself, not to make too fine a point of it. Being fairly tight financially combined with greater weight and height, I am finding myself being even more careful almost to a fault... The thought of breaking it in the least, a very big deterrent emotionally and psychologically on my rides... As always much thanks for your unique viewpoints and wisdom delightfully expressed!
Thanks for the feedback! Good luck with your new-to-you machine!
perhaps the best lesson ever! i achieved this method on mt bike, but my big red pig is a lot more challenging. Thx again!!
Thanks for your videos! I am finding them informative and well put together. I am currently riding a Versys, but I see a GS in my future. Keep the videos coming!!
I ride a Verys too, Michael. We even made a video about it.
-Tim, Producer.
MOTOTREK Tim, I might have seen that one as I did a lot of research before buying my bike. I think the Versys is the best bang for your buck in the used market. I paid $3k for a 2009 with less than 3k miles! Other than fluid changes she has been solid! Keep the awesome videos coming.
MOTOTREK Also, what tires do you run on your Versys for off road riding?
The transition/comparison from/to mountain biking and adventure bikes is not a good fit for me. Mountain biking for 20 years gave me the skills to throw a light frame below me all over the place in rough terrain. Pulling the front, kicking up the rear or even pulling the whole bike off of the path as a "bunny hop". None of those things happen sitting on top of a 500lb. bike. I actually had to concentrate on NOT forcing the machine to move and to let it do it's own thing. The "weightless rider" technique is something I am still trying to master after 3 seasons of riding. Ergonomics is a must see video of Bret's before you try and become weightless. I would say this is the SECOND most important video. Thanks Bret for all of your hard work.
I really was paying attention...to the bad ass panniers, got to get some of those. Great vid as usual...
Dan Braden Mosko Moto panniers are the best! Love mine!
Mosko Moto Rocks!
Great video thanks for the tips..
You guys are doing an awesome job on these videos. I just got my first Adv Bike and I am watching all of your How To clips.. I like the pre clip in this one... clever =)
Which bike
Solid info thank you
I feel that this technique comes natural just like counter steering. I find its best not to think about it because that delays and your reactions and makes them more mechanic rather than fluid. Saying that I did learn a thing or two from this I will implement in my next ride
Beautiful countryside to ride through.
I'm so jealous of those great trails you have in your videos. Here in Manhattan we can only dream, or drive a couple hours away to get to some dirt.
Yeah, Erik. We're fortunate the forests are nearby.
We need to ride a thousand miles to find a good cannoli though.
Very interesting, thank you!
I've developed a sort of proactive weightless technique riding a scooter in my city. Yup, the roads are that bad here. Great video 👍
Very smart idea to run a TPMS. My Triumph Tiger has the TPMS built in. Ride safe and have fun.
Flagless explanation. Thanks.
So cool! Thx!
The Weightless Rider is an awesome way of thinking about, thank you! 👍✌️
It really is!
Appreciate your video series more than ever. In my area there are no courses available.
I guess this guy does a good job explaining the concept he thought needed explaining I never contemplated it before it just came so natural after doing it a few times I would’ve never thought it needed to be explained. I bet there’s a guy out there even smarter that knows more words and definitions could even come up with more in-depth explanation of something a guy comes by naturally riding his bike,
If it was natural I'd be out of a job...
Awesome tips! 👏🏻
Great video Brett!
Great advice I also do same brother, the video not gonna break it apart like others... the rest of the "skills" come from practicing and riding Daily and pushing yourself... Find a good rider friend to follow and learn from I taught my nephew's there now in supercross and sponsored I love supercross etc but I love trails more nothing like flying by trees "s away doing 95 mph haha and exploring on my Enduro I still own them there haha 😝
You gotta love that jazz drumming! An upright bass addition would elevate your next video! 😀
We've been thinking the same thing, George! Stay tuned...
OK George ... challenge accepted!
I really enjoy watching how easy you make this stuff look. I wish I could take one (or all) of your courses. Cheers
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@@BretTkacs Thanks Bret, that's really nice of you. I'm a little far away right now but I'll do my best to visit you some time.
I believe you were in Costa Rica not too long ago. I hope you enjoyed yourself. Pura vida!
Great video. Great music.
Good stuff!
I've watched this four times, now the big question is, when are the 2019 class schedules going to be up?
It reminds me a Tai Chi basic lessons..
But good information. Thanks a lot
great vid thanks good advise