How To BALANCE at 0 MPH 

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Unbeknownst to me I was doing this almost every day in traffic trying to find out how slow can I go without my feet touching the ground. Never knew this was a thing. I also started doing footless stops after watching Zack Courts doing them in the Daily Rider videos. It isn't hard, it's all about practice and getting used to the bike you're riding. Love your channel, greetings from Romania!

10 points for commitment in the rain!

I find that focusing far ahead helps a lot even on this drill. Looking at the bike starting to fall creeps me out, and it's better to just feel the balance than seeing it.

Hah, he ain't fooling no one! He's got these little training wheels that you can't see supporting the bike when still! 😉 Seriously though... extraordinary skills my friend... most impressive! 👍

One of the most dedicated motorcycle instructors I've seen on RU-vid! Rain or shine 😎✌️🏍️

Actually, I sometimes do it as a minigame whenever a car stops infront of me xD

No one should have an excuse for not practicing when this gentleman goes out while raining to make this video! Hats off to you sir 👍

I'm practicing this stuff lately. Bought a touring bike so low speeds are in need of some brushing up. You feel the weight at low speed but the principals are the same. Thank-you!

I do this at traffic control stops all the time. Honda DCT, creat tension with the rear brake. I’ve had co workers comment. “You were just sitting there without your feet down!”

I enjoy practice like this because there’s no lines/no failure etc. I tend to practice everything that way, can’t beat myself up for going past the cone if I don’t use them, so I just basically continue to try to improve/make the tightest figure 8 possible etc.

No one helped me being better in motorcycle as you did, and still doing. Thanks alot

Glad I see this one from you, too! I had to learn it while I was in school for cat. A. It's very useful when you approach a red light and you do not want to stop.

Very impressive. I too try the non foot down thing at stop lights/signs. Not nearly as competent as you but seeing this video is encouraging me to practice this skill more. Great inspirational video. Thanks Greg.

As a kid & into adulthood I used to & still do this on a pedal cycle.....Lots of practice involved to do it with instinct & muscle memory. This has helped me on a motorcycle. I was practicing this on my motorcycle yesterday. Interesting you mention clutch heat...I took breaks to consider mechanical sympathy during my session..(before seeing this great vid).

Man you're incredible, I bought my first bike this year and your videos have helped me a lot. Thanks so much!

Hey man, thanks for the all the useful videos, that takes a lot of dedication. Keep it up! Ah, this reminds me of the "ippon bashi" test in Japan. "Relax and go slower!" says the instructor, as you try to cross this small bridge as slow as possible. One eco-friendly exercise they make you practice if you can't get a handle on the motorcycle on that particular test: 1 - Park the bike in 1st gear against a wall (front wheel pressing against the wall) 2 - Pull the side stand up 3 - Seat on the bike, proper knee grip, try to keep your lower body as still as possible 4 - Look ahead, not down 5 - With small movements, PUSH on the handlebars to keep balance, do not PULL (since this affects your upper body more, making it more difficulty) At first you struggle, using lots of strength to keep the bike straight, but as the body position and movement comes together, you will find yourself just barely wiggling the handlebars to keep balance. I know, I failed 3 times at this exact thing LOL

I do this at every intersection. It becomes so natural and allows me to move as traffic moves.

I adjusted the clutch lever because it was way firm and difficult for me to operate it. Did uturn practice but was getting frustrated because my grip strength was less and less every turn. I'm noticing that I'm coasting into the start of my uturns and should really be getting used to revving and feeling the friction zone. Frig I know I was killing it last year but my grip wasn't as weak as it is now. It's more challenging and interesting to me doing the slow speed stuff than doing highway slogs just cruising. Good video man. ✌🙏

You're defying gravity, LOL! I love it! I'm going to practice this for sure!!

Yeah I'm 62 years old and my sense of balance just isn't what it used to be, even 8 -10 years ago but I still practice and ride often. Life is good!!

good advice.. im doing this to almost every red light stop..i try to keep as slow and straight my bike when stopping..

Been doing this for years without thinking about it but now I'll try and focus and practice it a bit more. Great skill to have

you just took me back 30 years! my friend and I used to have a competition - riding to work together, to see who put their foot down the least times. (we were both riding trials at the time so it was valid practise)

Im actually a 12 year old child and i tried these instructions like slowly speeding up while hitting a tiny bit of brakes and they actually worked and i balanced on my motorcycle,tysm for these instructions👌

Find myself practicing as well at lights or while sitting in traffic, the thought of “don’t put your feet down, balance!” Is at the back of my head. Need to film myself soon practicing, see where I stack up 👀

Thank you Fast Eddie! Going to get my bicycle down and take it to the culdesac and give this a shot! I took my MSF course in the rain. Good goin'. :)

Great video. Once upon a time, I could stand still endlessly on my bicycle, but that was 35-40 years ago. I will definitely drill on my bicycle first and then move onto the motorcycle, where I am pretty confident at very low speed but not yet doing a full stop-go.

Track stands in my vernacular. I use a brake to lock up the front wheel while applying pedal power to the rear. Don't really need to rock the handlebars much (usually just sort of lock them up as if in a sharp left hand turn) as it is more a balance of the interactions of pressures between the wheels. Haven't pulled it off on the motorcycle yet but I can sit for a short time at less than 1 mph when necessary. Usually annoys car drivers as they seem to think I'm not stopped unless my foot goes down. Gets to be a stand off.

Thanks this was a question I asked last week it was the revs/clutch work I hadn’t considered. Makes total sense now

Super cool, thanks for the vid. Been working on this skill for awhile now, getting better but not there yet.

All the way from New Zealand I’ve being riding 35 years and I’d like to thank you for your vids Funny how things have changed over the years In motorcycling , our roads are mostly tight And narrow , our conditions in the winter are wet, windy , ive picked up so many bad habits That I’ve been doing for years since watching your vids , I appreciate the fact that you make these vids to make motorcycling a much safer Pass time, just a thanks from the other side of the world

Kudos for goin out on a miserable day to help people learn useful thing to practice I will be doing it at all stop lights from now on cheers : )

I can balance my motorcycles but not the bicycle and you made it look easier than it is👍

I love your use of a bicycle. I don't own a motorcycle but have practiced some of your tips on my bike and they've been useful... especially body positioning downhill

I like practicing that in traffic. But when it starts being almost or complete stops I still try to keep feet on the pegs. I practice in traffic I guess. But I just learned in a parking lot I could do better without the distraction of other traffic. So Ill give that a play tomorrow and thanks for the advice! I think the skills are coming but watching you I see I could be double or triple time better! Thanks man its working! Im trying to say you are WAY better on bikes then me... So thank you for teaching!

Slow is the new fast! ( thinking and knowing to diminish needless mistakes). Cheers.

Exactly the video I was hoping to see! Now what? Oh yeah, PRACTICE!

I discovered some of this while lane splitting years ago, it really helps to know how to control the clutch and brakes. IMO, most don't really understand how to work the clutch.

Standstill... front break and turn your handlebar you provide a lot more friction on your front tire (your handlebar need to be turn to have balance)... if you lose balance go forward use rear break to slow down. Thank you for your video and knowledge fast eddie.

Awesome, I'm glad you made this video! It's definitely useful to use when in traffic for an hour and the cars just keep creeping forward very slowly.

In bicycle track racing they do what's called a track stand, which is balancing at a standstill. They do it while standing to make it easier, and their bikes have no brakes and their gears won't turn independent of the pedals so they just push back and forth on the pedals to do it. When riding in cleats, your feet are locked to the pedals and I often use a track stand to stop at a light without releasing my cleats.

Never has something so slow been so fascinating. Incredible. I gotta go try it.

I love pulling up to a stoplight and balancing (I have a 2020 Vitpilen 401 that's really light). I've had motorcycles since I was 12 (sweet Suzuki RM 80) and bikes obviously longer and it's always been a little thing I do to challenge myself.

another great way to practice lots without abusing the clutch is practising on a slope. Just downhills with very small gradient! And also I have watch police motorcycle rodeos, and some of the cops could balance those bikes for almost half a minute without moving. Its crazy!

Man, stay still and breathe is the best advice. I've started using a lot of basic yoga breathing techniques while riding, perhaps you can do an entire video on just regulating your breathing while riding? I found breathing out before a tough corner/potentially hazardous situation helps me remain calm, not twitch and make the right calls, look in the right place.

I ride for Uber eats so I put at least 100 city miles a day on my moto. So many city lights that I try to do this at most of the lights for fun. I didn’t realize how beneficial this would be to my other aspects of riding. Specifically low speed u turns. Knowing where the bike will start to tip, knowing how to feed the clutch out and blip the throttle at the right moment in order to stay in control of the motorcycle is something that has made me so much more confident.

I could not agree with you more. As in most things, the slower you can do it the better. I have been practicing holding a stop or slow go at stop signs and lights for many years. It is impressive to cagers that you do not put your feet down. You see them watching you. Then also in the dirt is is great to practice slow go in your line to change direction whenever you want. As always, it is a forever thing to practice. I love free riding in dirt and slab but its fun just to practice skills to keep and increase your skill, as it IS perishable. I have been riding many years but always ride better after a little practice session. GREAT vid my friend as usual. Thank you for always having great content for all skill levels.

I do this at nearly every redlight & stopsign with my work e-bike, because it's annoying to put a foot down, and it's one of those fun things I do during my delivery job. I think this would be a lot easier to do & practice with an electric motorcycle. Instant torque, no clutch, no overheating, no noise to attract unwanted people, and the rear brake can be the left hand lever.

Always learn from you. Another fine job. I appreciate you and all your knowledge. Thank you.

Little known fact, MJ has a side business selling clutch plates link in the description. Seriously if you're not doing this at every stoplight you're missing out on a lot of fun.

Dude is balancing god... that's a heavy ass bike and he's balancing it like a cycle... absolute skill and work🔥

when i read the title i instantly thought of my bicycle because i used to do it lot on it and then video started and you were on bicycle.. :)) I still love my bicycle

I got released from the MSF basic riding course yesterday because I couldn't do what you're doing in this video. I was very disappointed. Great video. Thanks!

After watching this I watched some indoor trials videos. I'll be practicing it the next time I'm commuting in traffic... I may even try another indoor trials thing, and climb my bike over the top of cars to get to the front 🤔

yeap the game of trying to not feet down before the green light, i do it here and there and i can keep the bike to 0km while moving super slow, but i last 1 seconds on a full stop before i lose all balance and have to readjust, i just use the clutch and throttle but gonna try with the rear brake as you suggest, thanks ^^

Very Good👍 I'm having problem with mini roundabout . Especially if cars are waitting to come to the mini round... I know it in my head because I never used to have a problem... Angie from Scotland

The more I watch these videos the more I want a motorcycle to play with lol, great stuff.

That's something every rider should practice, not only for showing off, since ppl tend to do because it's nice, but because it helps you get dialed in with your bicycle or motorcycle, always saving you some trouble, since you can just dump de the clutch and gas it, if something bad is about to happen

The z900 looks great!!! Happy bday Greg🤙

Short riders skill right there. I have to slide my butt to tiptoe one foot down. I learned to no-foot down stop at stop signs where there is very little traffic just to take some of the work out of riding. The upside is that it really sharpens your balancing skills and that can help your overall riding.

Thanks brother. I saw this in one of your other videos. I'm always looking for more challenging exercises 🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️🏄‍♀️

I do a 15 mile commute, junctions, traffic lights, roundabouts, queues, fast roads, slow roads, when I get home without putting my feet down I'm happy!! Flashing head lights at traffic lights when it's dark after a late shift is my cheat though lol

I’m a cyclist and never thought to try and track stand my motorcycle. I can do it for hours on my bike just sitting there, I’m now gonna give it a shot on the Ninja. When I come to a light I try to see zero on the speedo before I put a foot down. New thing to try!

Had to come in and thank you for your videos. My neighborhood just had it's 4th of july parade that i rode in. It was made up of families walking very slow, kids on bikes, cars and three motorcycles. I was the only one riding with my feet up and not taking turns wide. Im pretty jazzed at what I've learned from you!

I loved the ZERO in the bicycle more than the motorcycle. Great show Greg.

Thanks so much for this Eddie! Been practicing no foot stops on my new GSA and I was about to toss out an old bicycle ---- not anymore :D

I’m a born again elderly biker 75. I’m trying practicing this slow balance stuff with clutch in friction zone some rear brake to keep it slow. Having some success. I’m concerned about rear brake and clutch wear.

very good practice thank you so much

Imagine being able to stop at the red light and not even having to put your foot on the ground, amazing !

Awesome video SenSei!! I practice this at every stop light. I try to see how long I can keep my feet on the pegs. This skill is super valuable Off Road! Think "Trials Riding". This balance practice will get you across a stream. Great stuff Sir! 👏👏🙌👌👍✌🖖🤙👋🙂

I have literally been doing this for years. Coming to a full stop at stop signs and then going again. Even the exact thing you mentioned in the video which is I stop a little short before a red light to see if I can make it all the way through to the green light inching forward. I had no idea other people did this. LoL. I just thought it was my weird brain that did silly random stuff like this.

I have fond memories of balancing with my feet clipped in on my Litespeed. I’ve yet to try it on the RT. You got me inspired.

Appreciated tutorial man voted for this one in the last vid I see you done it in the summertime well my country’s summer weather 😂

Very impressive. Almost as if you defy gravity there. My BMW has a dry clutch and I think I might beat it up a little too much if I try this drill for extended periods. I can balance the bike in this fashion or should I say the bicycle, but I do have problems on the motorcycle. Shut up in practice Jim, it's all I keep hearing.

The way to burn your clutch :) seen a guy on a dry clutch ducati doing this on a slight uphill road, the smell was nasty

Great tips! The best part of it: you're doing it on street bikes. Thanks Eddie!

Great job to Lali on the camera work in the rain & wind. I would be shaking so bad that it would be impossible to tape anything.

The next level is seeing how little you can lurch forward to settle into the next stall. Every time you get a good stall, you fly out of it once the bike finally starts to drop to the other side. If you can anticipate when the bike is going to fall over to the other side and steer into it before it does, you can go right into stalling in the other direction instead of having to clutch out of it. I've been able to able to make the length of a parking space last longer than a minute, albeit on a klx 300 which is basically a bmx bike

This is great practice for bumper to bumper traffic.

i've been doing that in traffic without realizing i was doing it like you said at the end. lol. awesome

Awesome Greg! Thank you for sharing!

I thought you really gonna stop like a picture. Another great content from the FAST!

Great for the occasional time but can’t see that too good for the clutch if it’s done too often

It is practice, not something that he's born with...you can do it too! It takes time. I was terrible at this 10 years ago. I put in two years of hard work to get better. I can almost hold a stop for more than 3 seconds now.

After 2 years I upgraded my licence to Unrestricted, now I can ride any motorcycle of any engine size, which is gonna help heaps for motojitsu and getting my knee down on any bike.

Eddie doing it for his people in the rain...what a guy!

Not a fan of kawasaki but that is one good looking bike. What we have in the philippines is the z900rs that looks like a retro cafe bike and a z1000r which is the 1043cc naked which is ugly and heavy. That z900 is perfect looks and performance wise.

It’s a hell of a lot easier on a BMW R1200GS, a LOT easier. I can do feet up lock to lock on the Bm, no problem, but on a Honda, it was nearly imporssible, the weight was too high up!. Good luck, the slow ride techniques are for the true professionals. Any idiot can drive fast, but these slow manoevers sort the boys out from the men. But again, the lower the centre of gravity on your bike, the Easier they are to makeover, and a GS is quite a big bike, but is so perfectly balanced, you can crawl at half the speed of the man in this video. Nice lessons. Thank you.

This skill is so underrated! I win money having this skill

Well done SIR VERY WELL DONE

Would really love to see you giving some demo on a narrow plank that’s one of our test pieces in singapore. We need to maintain as slow a speed on the narrow plank and not fall off it.

Great instruction. I've been trying to master this fire awhile. Mostly psychological barriers for me. But I'll get it someday☺

I need a quarter mile again to reset myself, lol

My dads sisters name is Lila, she leaves in NJ. Anyway great as usually and helpful … keep practising MotoJitsu 😃

Great tips, FE! Balance can always improve. The engine guards on the Z look awesome, any idea what company made them? They look like they would hold up better, and protect the bike better than the single point sliders I have on my bike.

The perfect exercise for balance! 🤙

This is really fun to do and not hard to practice I have under 2000 miles and do this comfortably. Yes I want a cookie thanks ;):):)

when I bought my first set of clip-in cycling shoes that improved my balance greatly over time and that carried over onto my motorcycle

1:00 so smooth bro, almost gave me a chub.