ADV Motorcycle control set up (ergonomics) 

YES! Again, simple fixes make such a difference. There is such a aftermarket for ADV when most times adjustments to stock will do the trick. You sure do not hear this very often, well, except from you! I made most adjustments to stock on mine and it works great. I DID get better foot pegs that are metal/wider than the stock rubber topped pegs. Man, in mud they got SLICK until changed out. The fatigue factor is SO much less with a good off road boot, night and day, as you said also. Another great video. You definitely know your stuff my and not afraid of hurting manufacturers feelings. In this case you showed most bikes are pretty decent when they come. We set our car seats, radio, mirrors all to us all the time so we should make our bikes fit us also. Good common sense, experience and training make your videos differ from most. Thank you for what you do my friend. Stay safe and keep the vids coming.

who else wants to see bret on an adventure raise their hand ✋

Awesome video Bret and an amazing lesson, well done and thanks for sharing!! 👍👍

Thanks for this video Sir Bret, really helpful!

Great Job! Enjoyed the whole video!!!

Great job Bret, always informative, and interesting, keep up the good work.

I really like your ability to break it down into steps I understand. Great job.

Your videos always are an excellent source of helpful information.

Perfect timing, was just about to look into adjusting my T7. Thanks a million!

Thx Bret! Have a good weekend!

Absolutely great video, never thought of some of the adjustments you mentioned, but I'll be tweaking my Tiger VERY soon.. Thanks for the video 👍

Awesome tips as usual Bret. Appreciate all yo do. I certainly have you to thank for my skill progression as I have learned to ride off road the last 18 months. Smile while you ride!

Picked up a super tenere last month and your videos here and mototrek are amazing and helped a ton so far. Saving up for your training classes in Georgia soon.

Another great video. It was great to go over all of this during your training camp but even better to have it memorialized here!

Always blown away by the amount of useful information you provide in your videos! Please keep it up.

Great Video, Bret. Thx for these awesome tips👍👏👏👏

Thanks Bret!!! I really appreciate this advice ... Especially the clutch adjustment and proper setting. I was adjusting mine without measuring the travel with my fingers on the grip. Your guidance helped me fix that oversight, and I really appreciate it.

Great way to explain everything, Bet!!!

Great video! Thank you for the tips, I just bought a 2021 BMW F900 XR and these pointers should really help.

Another fantastic video from the master - Thanks!

I really appreciate the information in this video. Thank you for posting.

Enjoying your content from the UK Bret, especially this one as I have a Tiger 900 and wanted to try modifying the controls to make it slightly easier for standing up. 👍

Thank you so much for this breakdown. So helpful!

Thanks Bret… awesome video with an invaluable explanation! … thanks and greetings from Colombia!

Thank you so much for this video and all the others which are so useful !!!

This is a useful and informative video, thank you

Thanks, Bret, much appreciated. I didn't know about your trick with the clutch engaging that early. Have to check with my bikes right now. Cheers from Nürnberg/Germany, Günter

Best video on adjusting ergonomics on an adventure bike that I have seen. Thanks Brett!

I've since long needed to do that on my 800, but have never got around to do it. Now I suddenly feel the need to go to the garage and finally do it. Thanks for the inspiration Bret! Happy rides!

Amazing channel with clear explanations. Good job!

Pure gold simple advice

Love your practical inputs that bypass all the hype about gotta-haves. Helps us save $$$ that we can use on the necessities!🍺🇨🇦

This video and your previous video about ergonomics were extremely useful in setting up my new bike. I can not thank you enough:)

Thanks for all you teach us .

Great Bret, thanks so much for all the tips you have given us. A big hug and plese keep on riding. Regards.

Another excellent video, Bret! Very well put together and concise! Loved it :o

Very helpful, thx. Particularly that clutch adjustment.

I’ve never seen this on any other channel! Good stuff.

Awesome content here Bret.. thank you so much.. luckily I have a friend that is an off-road instructor and I knew some of those good advice.. but 'repetita juvant' in Latin.. basicly it means hearing them another time will remind me better .. Hi from Italy

Again great info offered in an “Everyman” kind of way👍

Thanks Bret! Did many of these adjustments to my Tenere 700. Ended up getting rid of the afm handlebar risers, and adjusted all the controls. The clutch feels 10 times better adjusted properly!

I didn't know that clutch adjustment tip. Nice one! Thanks!

I adjusted my clutch free play similar to the way you described a couple months ago, my friends all thought it was strange and I felt like I was using it as a crutch to help my clutch control. I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds a big control advantage through having it set that way

Thanks for the instructive explanation

Thanks for the great videos and sharing your wealth of information.

Great advice, Will be making some adjustments to my bike today, the test will be Saturday, taking a 1 day ADV course in NOVA.

Thanks - for explaining/defining what few (if any?) bother to explain ... with notable impact on comfort, confidence and progress.

Fantastic! Wasn't sure if I needed risers. After watching this. Problem solved. Thank You.....👍

I have been interested on the "correct" settings on the controls of my T700 Yamaha. After watching this much appreciated video I have discovered that I have been correctly setting my controls (as per your advise) correctly for the past 40 years. Happy days. Thanks from the Land of OZ

Another great video! Keep up the great work!

Some very useful tips here! Worth watching...

very good explanations! thanks

Great to see you back on RU-vid!

Aunque mi inglés no es de lo mejor, aún así siempre aprendo algo nuevo con tus vídeos. Saludos desde la Patagonia Argentina

Thanks Bret! I have this bike and will make these changes. :)

Tanks Bret, really helpful 😊

Awesome as always, in this case the most things I knew, or was at least aware, but not the precission point of the clutch. Thanks Bret!

Bret, this is your second video I feel compelled to comment on today, I just pushed the bars forward a smidge and its MUCH better standing up, thanks for covering this.

Awesome video! Thank you so much!!

Thanks for this. I made some adjustments to my Tiger 900. Did not know just how easy that is.

Merci beaucoup pour ces excellents conseils.

Thanks fir this. I like the idea of making adjustments to what you have before spending big money on mods.

Best video ever! Just needed this information!

Awesome advice, many thanks!!

Thank you Bret for finally showing me how to set up my Tiger 900. Very helpful!

Loving my rally pro. Previous owner was way over 6ft (183cm). I'm 5' 9" (175 cm). The Rox bar risers were pretty, but off they came. Bars are set with the horizontal of the alignment mark on the crease. I'll recheck to insure the bars are flat. Control lever angles are great for seated but need tweaking for standing. Clutch engagement definitely needs a tweak on the cable aduster. Shifter needs to come up to accommodate my Forma Terra Adventure boots. All adjustments are easy peazy. Great video Brett. Thx

Hi Bret, I am learning a ton from this and the old suspension set video with the guy In California. See you in a few weeks.

Beautiful bike.. looks great

Another great video

Loved it! Thank you very much!

Great video, as always. I'd just add one note: the sweet spot for the clutch changes with temperature. If set when cold, it will still engage further ahead when hot...

Such great advice. Thanks As a 6’6” rider customisation is everything 😂

Thanks again Bret !

Very well done as usual probably 3th time I have watched this one, (slow learner)

As a small-handed person, I thank you for this video.

Great video Sir.

Did my 1200gsa 2016 today. Took of the ricers and moved the steer forward. After charged the controlls as well. Wow, now it feels connected to the ground and way more easy to ride 😄

Amazing tips. This was one of the most awaited videos for me Now I know what changes I need to do on my bike to get better ergonomics

Fantastic video, absolutely perfect. Very very good. Thanks for all your videos. I'm on my way to the garage right now. 😃

Good stuff! I don't remember where I picked up, that the levers should be flat to the underside of the palm, but that's how I've always adjusted mine. Granted, I don't do as much riding standing up and doing that for extended periods of time might induse wrist pain if there is a pronounced angle between the wrist and forearm.

Great tips, thanks bret. And yeah being a 6'5 rider I really need al the adjustment possible. Setting my bike up right to be able to stand up comfortably is a challenge.

Great info ! Love more with the Tiger 900 RP 🍻

Excellent video. I get to add this to my "What I wish I had known before I started adventure riding" list.... I own a new DRZ400s. I thought my riding position was okay, even though I'm 6'8". Boy was I wrong! Got out to Nellis Dunes near Vegas last weekend and had a very hard time standing. Super jerky and awkward because my angles we all off. The ergonomics were really, really bad. I knew it wasn't great but I didn't know it was bad. The first time I fell surprised me. I was deep into the sandy hills. Decided to get out of there ASAP. Fell two more times before escaping! Nothing quite like scratching up a new bike! I'm ok though - more of a bruised ego than anything. I lost all confidence. My bike felt super heavy. My stock tires felt like I was riding on ice in the sand. So, I will work on my skills AND set up my bike better in every way possible including proper dual sport tires.

I am 6'7" Stuck bars and risers on my Vstrom 1000 already, stuck a shifter from a different bike on it to fit my foot (15EEEE / 16EE) and done a bunch of adjustments. I wasn't quite able get the right position but this video helps a lot, thank you.

Thx for the tips 👍

Great video - thanks!

Thanks Bret, good stuff. Same with mountain bikes, contact points matter

I recently purchased a Benelli TRK 502x. I am 5'9" which left me either leaning forward or having to sit all the way up on the tank while on the road. The bars were low enough that they would smash my thumbs against the tank in a tight turn and they had me leaning over the windshield while standing. Bar risers fixed all of these design issues for me and made the bike more comfortable and ergonomic for my height.

Simple and helpful,thx a lot!

Good stuff mate. Thanks.

Great video Bret, thank you. I have had my Tiger 900 RP for almost a year now, and am still "dialing it in"! These tips greatly help. I watched you do this before on the BMW, and I'm glad you also did this setup on "my bike" ;-) I'm sure this will help me with my off-road riding control.

Thanks Brett. Again, really simple advice explained well. Would love to do Nepal with you n your crew. But alas, covid. Maybe in a year.

Did a lot of these tweaks, based on one of your older videos, on my Tiger 800XC and it improved my comfort when standing a huge amount. And best of all, they were all free.

Downside of being over the average height is that bar risers really make it more comfortable. I’m using a 20mm riser on my F800GS. They do seem to put more leverage on the bolts - causing more twisted handlebars as it’s ridden (and dropped) like a dirt bike. I also like using my phones level app to match the levers exactly and log some real data on what angle I like.

Great video Bret! My dirt bike has a hydraulic clutch so understanding how to adjust the cable clutch properly for off road precision is a big win. Especially since I’m planning on purchasing the very same bike you’re riding next year. I’m eagerly awaiting a first impressions or review video of the bike. I rode one at IMS Carlisle, PA and fell in love, so much so I rode it twice. Also rode the T7 which is another bike on my list. As well as potentially the new Aprilia Tuareg. Been riding dirt only for 15-20 years, currently on a ‘16 Beta 300 I’ve owned since new and riding single track. Next year I plan to take my first plunge into the ADV world. Your videos and content will be lifesaver’s for me, hopefully I can take a class or meet you at one of the events next year.

awesome vids - many thanks

Awesome (as usual) thanx!

Wow... my bike is waiting for you...!!!

On the topic of throttle free play on electronic throttles: On some bikes you can add spacers to eliminate the free play. Ducati Spacers for example has a kit for most Triumph models (including the Tiger).

Super helpful!