How To Hill Climb : Techniques Explained 

The dunes here in hinton alberta are awesome without a doubt.

Evan Howell No problem! Thanks for watching! 😊🙏

Awesome! I'm excited for you. What bike are you getting?

Megan Griffiths Enduro it's a 2008 exc-f 250. Thank you

No problem Gwynne! I'm glad it was helpful to you. PS: I'm really looking forward to your knee healing up so we can finally do some riding :).

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Glad you liked it! When I'm hitting an obstacle such as a log or a rock on a hill climb like this I get my weight forward right away. If you don't do that, you could loop out pretty easily. It doesn't take much to get your front wheel to lift too much on steep hills like these. For most hills, I try to stay standing. You always have more control when you're standing. But for these really long sandy hills, I was actually sitting down for traction because the sand was SO DEEP. I'd never ridden sand that deep before. You can probably tell by the sound of my bike how loose it was haha.

Okay awesome! I'll get external footage for the next one! Thanks very much for the feedback :D.

Yea, but owning stuff is a matter of property. Jimmy Heron just said that

Glad you enjoyed it Jamie! I'm running stock gearing on the TX 300.

Megan Griffiths Enduro as usual thank you so much for getting back to me I was just considering gearing down. Just one of those guys who thinks all these mods is going to make me a pro LOL

These particular hills are not very technical. Almost any 4 stroke 450 and up will rip them. The 300 2 stroke has more torque than her 350 but they have the same power. The torque is what keeps a 300 2 stroke pulling longer and drops less speed than the 350. Also if the 300 does bog a little it's no big deal it has way more low end and can still chug its way up. If the 350 bogs it will fall on its face pretty fast after that. Also the more technical the climbs the more the 300s shine

Thanks! I was fliming with a go pro hero 5 mounted with a SoPro Mount.

Megan Griffiths Enduro I like that thanks. Is the stabilization from the camera or editing software both?

No problem! Just the camera paired with that sopro mount. It makes for smooth footage!

Hey Ben, with more time on the bike, you will become more and more comfortable with shifting and braking while in your stand up riding position. I would recommend practicing this on flat ground through the trails until it is second nature. By then, you will likely be ready to shift up and down on hills like this.

Thanks Megs! I’ll work on it :)

You're very welcome!

With little practice you can get a fraction of a second shift with momentary throttle closure. It is possible to also just drop the shift without the clutch. Clutches and transmissions are very strong.

@@ow-my-achilles1106 two strokes u can bang it down without clutch or letting off.i just peg the throttle and keep my foot on the back brake. I go as fast as i can,hold on could be alittle bumpy.

I think she is doing what I've always called "slipping the clutch", pulling in so the revs climb as the clutch starts to slip then working it back and forth in that zone between fully engaged and slipping as needed to keep the front end down and the revs up.

Feathering means modulating gently.

YES

When I say "feathering the clutch", I mean you are riding the clutch partially engaged like you said. This allows you to bring up your RPMs but also bring down the front wheel without completely stopping your rear wheel from turning.

Won't this burn the clutch very quickly? Or is the clutch beefy enough in these bikes to withstand it?

Manuel - lIFe HaX

carlie7118 I was on my 2 stroke in the morning until I broke my throttle housing. Then I had to go get my 350. The hill climb at the 0:35 second mark was done on my 2 stroke.

Where is this at in Ca?

Bean Canyon. West of Rosamond CA

"Stand" on the pegs. Funny thing is, when I climb "standing" on the pegs, my friends say it looks like I'm sitting. It's an illusion. My body position is low, my butt is "almost" touching the seat, but definitely NOT sitting. Standard attack position, but with the body weight slightly back to keep the front end light toughen to track well, and weighting the rear tire for grip. If the hill is very technical and ledgey, you'll have to move forward and back as needed to weight/de-weight the rear to make it over ledges. Momentum is key. The only time you hill climb -very- slowly is on unmanageable dangerous climbs that have bad consequences as a result for falling. Stay safe. I would also like to see another camera angle of the climb from a spectator view. Then the body position would show no straight leg standing, it would look like attack position all the way.

posterlion Haha no I didn’t. It’s just my name online :).

No? Just gives you more gears to fall through as you lose speed.