I'm 60 years old and only got into dirt bikes a year ago after a lifetime of road bikes. First time out was so painful for my body, particularly my wrists and upper body being stressed/pumped up in minutes. After watching your videos I have strengthened my legs, loosened my hips and now ride attack naturally. Losing 28lbs of fat has helped too and I hope I'm still at it when I'm 70, thank you Ryan.
Between Mr Hughes and AJ you guys are helping the Moto community big time. The riding "help" I get locally is garbage, I have learned more about technique and the most important part of WHY you don't do that and HOW it affects your riding if you do it wrong it's the key to explaining it.
Its just unbelievable how much I improved my position because of your videos, I don't ride hard mx I am older dude green lanes in uk and suffering from arthritis and my wrist used to absolutely kill me after minutes of riding since i pop my head forward and relaxed my hands its just amazing. I was going to quit because of wrist pain and position changed the game very grateful🙏
I have watched so many technique tutorials about attack position and all this stuff. But nobody has explained it so detailed yet. Especially the part about moving before the bike does something, instead of just reacting. And bending at the hips instead of the knees first. Never heard that before, but totally makes sense. Great content!
Good, then explain it to me please, cause I don't get it, I may be already doing it this way cause I'm loose as a goose in tougher stuff, but I don't see this explanation getting through to me, like; 'when to what' , I'm missing this part. The way I see what he's saying is don't jump up and down on the bike, rather move forward and backward, but I don't get the when part lol. shrugs...
The attack position has helped me soo much. I have much more confidence and control of the power. The best advice I would give is to not be lazy. Take a few laps, then take a break. Build up your skills and stamina. Stay fresh. And don't push it at the end of the day. Energy and alertness is key. Getting baked and then trying a triple probably isn't the best strategy.
Whenever get into a rough section I instantly revert to ''attack position'' something I picked up from watching Tyler's videos. (the mxfactory). In rough sections or jumps, if we are straight-arming, there is NO Suspension, in our upper body at all, we are locked in and fighting everything. With shoulders back, this automatically puts us in attack position, when we need that loose competent body suspension. We are told that in this position our eyes should be able to look down and be looking pretty much straight down over the front of the bars + - . I may be different than others, but when I land off a jump ( I'm not a big jumper lol) if I don't arch my neck I get mild whiplash, the attack position seems to help a bit with that, but in my case I still need to arch my neck a bit, it screws up my forward vision a bit which sucks, but saves my neck. lol
@@RideWithTheWolf I have a makeshift course out back, just bashed my knee, kept riding, now it doesn't hurt. But I'm inside know looking for my 'better' knee pads with the integrated shield lol.. you know, the same model, where I took the shields off cause they hang up on stuff.. lol going back out..
I’m 48 and have only been riding a few years, getting better, safer, faster……. I’m all in with the Ryno, foundation training, spatial, feel the ground riding concepts. Unlock the hips.
This makes so much sense, you could initially be in the right position but if you are using the position incorrectly then there is no point. It’s-all-in-da-hips. Love these videos man!
Thank you SO much !!! I went out and rode for two hours the other night and really focused on bending at my hips and not at the knees and it helped me so much . You rock dude !!!
Rode motocross when i was a kid, just got back in to it enduro style, i wich i knew all this fundamentals then cuz they work and help a lot! Keep up the good work man
What grasp he has of the body mechanics and the finer points of riding. It takes me a few views even to understand what his is saying. But when I begin to understand his concepts they make so much sense.
Hey Ryan I am learning so much to ride my YZ250 better than ever your training tips are so easy to understand what I have been doing wrong Cheers for you great help Tony
Been Racing since I was 10. 38 now. Had 2 4-5 year breaks in that time. Decent Intermediate then vet 30 rider locally. Always struggled with arm pump. This past weekend I came off the couch having only riden 3 leisure times in the last 3 1/2 years and went trail riding with my dad. In the past few months I have watched a few of your video's and learned a few things. I learned how to finally grip the bike with my knees. Im very bow legged and even with braces on i never could. Rotated my toes in and WOW. I could grip the bike. I have heard the term locked hips but never understood it. I think it was this video I had watched that made it click. I always had an arched back and my hips where rotated in. This weekend I tried to apply these 2 technics while trail riding. No it wasnt a MX track but was some pretty gnarly trails that I was attacking pretty hard. Gripping with my knees and unlocking my hips changed the game for me and doing it imperfectly as I am not doing it without thinking about it yet. I barely got arm pump and I barely got sore and I am not in shape. I sit at a desk all day. I wish some would have told me this 25 years ago!! Thanks for your insight!!
Yep rode today and it worked awesomely, that is what has gone unchecked and it was quite easy to execute and when I wasn’t doing it correctly I could feel it right away and I corrected it, results in just a few hours, way more confidence way easier to ride much better results in whoops and all around way faster and not as tired. Mr Hughes you have just given me the key to the holy grail I can never thank you enough, have a great weekend I surely will thanks again.
Def a good video..body position and suspension set up is for sure an advantage.im no pro at all but ive always said the more relaxed and confident you can be on your bike the more enjoyable it is.love the vids,alotta things you can really relate to.
I used these techniques today and I actually didn't suck at riding, amazing what some solid advice can do for you. I was floating over everything I never felt like I was pushing or pulling on the bike and i didnt feel like my front wheel wanted to wash out on me so much
This can explain why we get in trouble when we back off and just cruise. When I'm charging the wind and momentum give me wings. Leaning forward into the acceleration but the arms are light. I float like a jockey on a racehorse. When I slow the weight goes down through my feet. Leaning forward isn't balanced by wind or acceleration so I use the knees. Now I am a sack of potatoes on a pogo stick. Gotta try to maintain the hinge at the waist even though I slow down. Thanks Ryno.
I watch the top guys at my local races doing what you’re doing and they look like they are flowing and in control. Then when I get out there, I cannot see myself and I fall back into that pulling on the bars routine like you are pointing out. I am def gonna remember this vid advice on my next ride and practice practice practice.
It's because we tighten up. A key factor (I think) for Ryans explanation is also having core strength. Every type of riding benefits immensely from a strong core.
Ryan, though I don't agree with your controversial view on braces, I will say your advice is gold. I watched this video at noon. As a vet rookie I lie to myself saying I sometimes/often end and break at the knees at obstacles to soak them up. As I did when I races BMX. However at 1pm I went out to my track and didn't break at the knees once for a 19 minute moto. The bike never came unsettled. It stayed in the ruts and bumps. And I was faster. By dropping my heels and the breaking my hips and butt out, I was planted. As was the bike. My arms felt fresh. My head was steady and not bobbing up and down. Slow guys don't need to soak up obstacles. Ha! Thanks.
This makes a lot of scenes. I taught snow skiing for 25 years. I have skied with world champions. The correct position for ANY balance sport is on the "Balls of your feet". Like Martial Arts. If you are on your heels, you are off balance. The quickest learning student I ever had was a professional moto cross racer. Also, if you watch a REALLY good mogul skier, its the same exact body position. 👍
@@RyanHughesMX HI Ryan. Great video on body position. I use to race motorcycles in the desert when I was much younger. I don't even ride anymore but your videos are really good 👌 👍Keep up the good work.
Excellent Vid Ryan...Like everyone correcting the proper positioning on the bike, is so important but largely overlooked. Any suggestion when riding alone, how to focus on the proper form? Thx
I've been riding dirt bikes for nearly 10 years. Arm pump and severe post-ride muscle soreness have been my nemesis. I thought if I hit the gym every day and got stronger these issues would go away. It didn't work. Thanks to RU-vid's algorithm, I stumbled on this video and recently implemented his technique. After two days of hard riding over 100 miles, I'm happy to report that I did not experience arm pump once and not a single muscle is sore. This man is either a wizard or an evil genius. Either way, he knows what he's talking about. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Ryno.
Wow, I took an MX class and I have to admit, I had a horrible day. I kept crashing and crashing over and over again. I can now see exactly what I was doing, I was pulling on the handlebars as my legs were jello after an hour of riding. I wish my instructor would have pointed this out to me. You just broke it down in 8 minutes and it's now obvious what my problem was (well, one of them at least). Where do you teach? MX seems fun but I need legitimate instruction from someone that has analyzed everything about the sport.
i needed this tip, my experienced friends have been solid instructors but didnt tell me to bend at the hip .... where do you have available group lessons ??
Never realized this is what I'm seeing watching faster riders and never heard anyone talk about it. It's probably one of those muscle memory things where they learned the technique from an earlier age and never even gave it a second thought. Vet rider here trying to re-learn how to ride faster and safer now than in my childhood.
Recovering vet rider here to. 18 years off and feel like a beginner. I just want to hit some whooped out trails in Michigan, and it is going to take some time to get some speed back. Unlike my young days, I am in no hurry. :) It will come.
I never liked the seat bounce. I just did not like my butt on the seat in case the rear end kicked up a bit. I never made pro, but I found I got extra height by bunny hopping the bike like a bicycle. My only problem was, I tried to go slow over the doubles and table tops, and bunny hop to clear them. Not very fast. :)
Ryno, the biggest difference I see is that your ankles don’t drive your calves forward. Your ankles flex your calves up and down and your hip movement flow your knees subtly forward and back. Is that a proper way of looking at this or do you feel that the knees are collapsing and driving forward causing the ankles to rotate? Since your feet and ankles are the initial point of contact should we focus on the ankle movements to control our knees or our hips to control our knee movements?
yeah, shit did i have the whoops ALL wrong. effed up many times and just gave up before i ended up in a wheelchair. Thanks Ryan, wish i knew back in the day what i know now...
It’s all about timing... you’ve got to lead the dance. Or you’re on the buckaroo! Easier said than done, makes sense, must tell myself that next time. 🤪😄👌🏼
I've had a lot of riders suggest to keep your knees on the tank to keep the bike stable and steer with your knees and pegs. But that depends on the terrain right? Do I still want my knees on the tank going off an mx double?
Try riding a 300cc trials bike where there is nothing to squeeze with your legs and you will quickly learn how to position your body efficiently for acceleration and braking. Quite a experience, trust me! When you figure efficient body positioning out you will save sooo much energy at the track.
Dude I must be getting old, because Ryan looks old ( no offense bro it happens to the best of us and the alternative to getting old is not a good one ) in this video . Keep up the good work and thanks for taking the time to make and share this video .
Always feel like I’m falling off back of the bike when standing with straight legs and bending at hips especially when accelerating. Even my head is over bars lol. I’m not sure why.
Hi Ryno! you insist on "hips movement"... Do you have any specific exercise that can be done at home, in order to get confident with it, focusing on that area in a safe place? I learnt that what we do on a motorcycle is a sequence of automatisms (right or wrong, depending on what and how we learnt)....so, what's the best way to improve our "hip technique" off of the seat (if there's a way)? This could be your next video ;)) Thank you so much!!!
It looks like the end result of folding forward is the upper body looks like it doesn't move much at all, and the bike is just floating underneath. No wonder the pros look so smooth, it makes sense. Why is it so damn hard to train yourself to do it tho.
Yes i needed this! How is this free? You're a legend! Quick question: Do you clamp your knees all the way trough the corner or do you clamp when you hit the bumps and in between bumps slightly clamp just to keep the bike close and straight? Sometimes i wonder if i should clamp the bike hard all the way or maybe loosen up when needed and vice versa. I hope you can help and thanks again Ryan, Cheers Donny
Great question , one I find myself asking myself all the time, the latest I've decided on when going through whoops or rough sections, (rough for me is polished granite for others lol), I've decided to grip from heels to calves, no further. shrugs....
Kinda like people do with improper squatting, knees too forward and too much weight on the knees instead of glutes. Also rounding the back instead of keeping it straight.
Ryan I've just bought a kxf250 and the engine seems to be over reving I've managed to get the revs down by turning the chalk . But as soon as I hold my clutch in an into first it stalls . I can stop this by giving the bike more revs but the bike tries to ride with just the clutch 🤯🤯🤯🤯 And help please much appreciated it has traveled 370miles in a van and elevation of 2000 yards from sea level would this be a cause. 👌👌
5:49 this is where I start to get what he's talking about, yet the MISSSING aspect for me is 'WHEN' to pull the hips back and forward at what times. In other words if he were to say that when I accelerate I pull my hips back or when I accelerate I push my hips forward etc, I would know what he's talking about. shrugs.....
