This is one of the most key techniques of adventure riding. We spent about a half a day learning these skills at an adventure training program. Thanks for the videos. Very high quality training. 👍
🤝Thank you! We have been working on our blog : advmotoskills.com/ where we go a little further into topics. We have also been developing our Instagram with some short videos.
Thanks for your tips and videos !. Something really important to take note of ...... be really careful to not over do the friction zone .... specially in very soft sand or up hills / rocky onces ..... you wanna avoid burn your clutch ..... So use, and dont abuse ! ;)
🤝Thanks! You are absolutely right. "Use, don't abuse". I have 60k km on my GS and the clutch is still holding well. Even with the amount of slow-speed agility training, I do that is constantly in the friction zone... it has held up well. I know riders who have killed theirs doing excessive donuts 😅
Another really good video. Having the drone follow you around gives us an excellent view of what you're doing with your body and what the bike is doing. Thanks.
Actually doing other drills/Skills practice are easy and not soo tiresome, Walking with Bike is really tiresome and tough!! ofcourse it's got its rewards. as said in the video. Thanks ADV team for such wonderful videos.
Obrigado pelo feedback! No momento, estamos adicionando legendas a todos os vídeos em vários idiomas, incluindo o português, então espero que isso também ajude. Dentro de uma a duas semanas, aplicaremos isso a todos os vídeos. Translated from: Thank you for the feedback! We are currently adding subtitles to all videos in many languages including Portuguese, so I hope this will also help. Within 1-2 weeks we will apply this to all videos.
Another excellent drills video. Love the graphics showing where to focus vision. Looks like you use a bit of hip to keep the bike balanced without too much arm strength. Is that true?
Absolutely true ... the bike can rest on your hip as needed especially on the turns. No need to use lots of energy moving the bike with only your arms. Thanks for the feedback on the graphics as well.
Hello! Thanks for the video! I was wondering about figure 8. I usually would go for a fully released clutch with no gas so my turns were quite sharp and fast. My instructor never mentioned the friction zone thing - I guess he thought it might be extra work for me as a newbie. As I understand, you've released it more at the point where the radius was smaller (in the middle of the turn, let's say) so the bike won't fall on the side and pull it in while approaching another "turn?" Cheers ;)
With slow speed techniques, pulling in or letting the clutch lever out you can control the amount of power being delivered to the rear wheel. So, there is a constant give and go as to how much in or out the clutch needs to be depending on your speed and the radius of the turn.
We did something similar in my MSF course but sitting on the bike and waddling along while feathering in the friction zone, just wondering why you do this off the bike vs straddling it.
I teach it standing for a couple of reasons. First is a safety reason. Ever seen one of those RU-vid videos where an inexperienced rider sits on a bike and pops the clutch? They go careening off and ride through the backyard fence? If the rider is standing next to the bike and a similar occurrence happens, hopefully, they can just let go o the bike and not ride off with it. Secondly, a natural part of ADV riding is challenging yourself with new and more difficult terrain. Sometimes there may be a section just above your current skill level and the best course of action is to walk the bike through it. Take a look at our blog page on smooth shifting for more info 👍 advmotoskills.com/?s=smooth+shifting
Muchas gracias. Estamos investigando cómo tener subtítulos disponibles en varios idiomas y esperamos poder hacerlo pronto. Gracias por ver. Translated from Thank you very much. We are researching how to have multiple language subtitles available and hope to soon. Thanks for watching.
Does the throttle power stay the same? and you control the power by pulling the clutch or do I also release some throttle power ? I tried it yesterday and it sounded like it was revving high
Thanks for the question. In these exercise demonstrations, no throttle power was used. Bikes will likely rev around 1200rpm in neutral or with the clutch in. If it is higher, you may want to have it checked by your mechanic.
@@gerardocudich2982 Ah okay ... there are 2 ways I would approach this. 1. Keep the throttle steady between 1800 - 2000 rpm whilst feathering the clutch OR 2. Blip the throttle with simultaneous feathering of clutch to achieve 1800-200rpm (this latter option I would use in more technical terrain to better stay on line)
great again. I still have to practice a lot, but your tips are great. Thanks. I know it's not easy to implement, but the engine sound would be very interesting during the clutch exercise. Until the next video🤩 Insta: frank_on_to_wheels 👋🏻👋🏻
