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I love drills. Skills drills are literally the quickest way to level up your riding. Practicing with purpose, again and again. An hour on a drill is probably worth 20 just riding.
And this is one of my favourites. A drill that takes you on a little fast track up the ladder of riding skill.
I find uphills one of those technical things that are quite hard to make videos about because the mash-mash of techniques used makes it complicated to explain and the easiest way to get through that is by using drills.
Between this, and learning to roll-off the throttle instead of turn it further where you can go and how easy that is goes through the roof.

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@JohannesDalen 4 месяца назад

Slightly disappointed that the HP2 from the thumbnail wasn't featured in this video, but the usefulness and high quality made up for it 😉

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

It will be at some point Johannes! We have a video planned together :D

@sgtunix 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazineWas about to say the same as Johannes! Looking forward to seeing the HP2. @Llewelyn, by the way - I happen to have done a R1200GS Rallye conversion (with Bret Tkacs advising) to 21 inch front wheel. I can whole heartedly recommend this. Used an HP2 rim hoop and a hub from an F850GS :)

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

No way! You noticed a big difference? I'd love to have a go! @@sgtunix

@sgtunix 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine It's hard to estimate in a percentage improvement, but I'd say 30% improvement off road. On road it turns a bit harder due to the centrifugal force but it's hardly noticeable - still feels planted. I ride with TKC80's front and rear. You're welcome to have a go, you'll just need to come down to Stellenbosch, South Africa 😄

@leslieaustin151 4 месяца назад

@@sgtunixDon’t tempt him, he’ll be down next week! Les

@haydenflinner 4 месяца назад

A great drill to mix in "always fall uphill" into once in a while. Whenever you start to get sketched out, remember you can always just get the bike turned sideways and fall to the uphill side. From there you can plan either a restart or going back to the bottom for more momentum. Can get away with this on surprisingly steep hills since the sharp stuff on the side like footpegs and handlebar anchors you in. If you go sliding..at least you aren't tumbling :D

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

That is a good idea man!

@lizdg3892 4 месяца назад

Great tutorial. I’ll have to give it a go when the snow lets out. Thanks

@carlbayard8729 4 месяца назад

Great video thanks for sharing. It is on my list of things to learn in the spring. Meantime I watch your videos :)

@NickWarrenZA 4 месяца назад

Great quality video. Great drill (and the advice on the clutches). Thanks for creating. Cheers from Johannesburg!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Skidmate 4 месяца назад

Really love the video Llewelyn! The best musicians practise drills slow to master them fast later. The fact that you have the time to get the details into your muscle memory makes it easier to execute at the time when you are at a steeper/speedier hill. Thanks and cheers from The Netherlands!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad you like it! That's a great analogy.

@shrutijoshi421 4 месяца назад

What I needed to hear today. :D

@ct026 4 месяца назад

Just got to find the time to try this! Many thanks for the tips Lel.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Make it!

@allenhuling598 4 месяца назад

Life's a lot better when you're riding well!! Thanks for this....extremely appropriate for where my riding skills are currently at! Hopefully by the end of March/mid April the snow and ice will gone enough to get on some of these drills!🤔

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Great to hear and hopefully it helps! :D

@motovloggingwithvman2188 4 месяца назад

Great drill! You are the best!!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Wow, thanks!

@mattguzzim1744 4 месяца назад

Always great content. Thanks.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@drifterdave01 4 месяца назад

This is a great one mate. I neglected clutch control early on, it slowed my development by years. All newbie’s should watch this and try it!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Amen! I think that's a really common story.

@To_who_knows_where 4 месяца назад

You summed-up things so well in the opening lines about consistency will inspire confidence. Always practice skills required for the situations you have found the most uncomfortable when riding. With time in a controlled environment you get better, so once on a trail you've never ridden an instant decision can be made with confidence to overcome the obstacle you're facing.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

100%. Great comment.

@To_who_knows_where 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine You've created a great resource for people to understand the skills required to ride an adventure bike with confidence in off-road situations. A positive mental attitude along with putting these drills/exercise's into practice will see people achieving so much.

@b0bChoK 4 месяца назад

I think it is one of the best "climb mastering" video I see, nice !

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Thanks 🙏

@AWAG_FK 4 месяца назад

That was a fantastic video. Thank you.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@MotoSly 4 месяца назад

Another great video and usefull info that is easy to understand!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@agus8080 4 месяца назад

Great tips & videos! Regards from Spain.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@NomadSweden 4 месяца назад

Inspiring that you always bring out new, clever drills. Makes it fun to "eat the veggies". Cheers

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad you like them! I don't see many other specific drills on the internet tbh 😅

@RodNeufeld 4 месяца назад

Thanks for considering using my suggestion on clutch work, you came up with a great drill that makes it possible to use your clutch as a secondary throttle. I like to think that it was my suggestion alone but I am sure there were many others that made similar suggestions on this topic. Clutch control and static balance are two of the fundamental components of being a skilled off road rider. Cheers!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

It was all you Rod!

@RodNeufeld 4 месяца назад

@BrakeMagazine haha thanks. I ride my 690 on BC Westcoast single track, and drills like this have been transformative in my riding for sure. I look forward to other drills you come up with!

@TheRayford13 4 месяца назад

Great information, thanks !

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@batcaveracing 4 месяца назад

I didn't know Pat Cash rode bikes 😊. I'd try this drill but there are no hills in Norfolk.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I bet you can find at least one!

@yokoschroder314 2 месяца назад

I appreciate that you use an ADV style bike and not a light weight to demonstrate the skills.

@rodneybutler7939 3 месяца назад

THANKS !!!!

@uncleroach 4 месяца назад

Excelent excercise, hope I find something suitable to try it

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Best of luck!

@lost_track_moto 4 месяца назад

Never done that!! But great exercise for those technique practice days 💪🏽

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Yooo! Get the cones OUT! :D

@marthinusvorster 4 месяца назад

Nice insert of HP2. Dream machine. Great mega tip. I have watched and practiced your downhill lesson many times. This will be good add on. I'm very interested to know why you chose Voyager Pro over Garmin. I'm keen to place it on my G650XChallege but hesitant as it's not popular in AUS.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Awesome! I'm glad that's been helpful. The HP2 was the only photo of an uphill I had 😂 I will be including the Voyager in a video soon, to kinda explain it a bit more for non-US audience. The TLDR is, it's a very specific device and very good at that. I find it to be really good for following tracks you've made and using like an actual map. It doesn't do routing so I use a phone if I need that because they tend to be better than actual GPS devices anyway. The screen is super clear, works really well with gloves and I like that on a simpler bike like the G 650, you can add in things like the revs, temp etc. It's not perfect but it is really well done.

@joelhemms2448 Месяц назад

Awesome content as ever! Thank you 🙏. Can I ask what tyres your using as traction looks really good on mixed surfaces?

@BrakeMagazine Месяц назад

Dunlop Trail Max Raid.

@deonnimb9505 4 месяца назад

You guys are the business. Deon Johannesburg

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Ah thanks Deon!

@NZCycletherapy 4 месяца назад

Yeah true, that’s why ‘almost’, but a lot train with trials bike too. Totally agree with the mx comment too, have you seen Josep Garcia’s corner speed in enduros, insane!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Totally agree. And yeah. All of the top World Enduro riders are rapid at MX too. Garcia is on a different planet when he's on. It kinda hurst my brain to watch. I cannot get my head around it.

@teamgas 4 месяца назад

Good drill! How are you finding those tyres for grip off-road and how do they feel on the road? Cheers

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Very good on road. Genuinely. The best wet road performance I have had on a 50-50. Very Good off-road in the dry too. Feel very similar to a lot of the other 50-50 tyres. In the wet, they're slippery, but every 50-50 tyres is. I like them a lot. They seem really consistent.

@ridelifenz 4 месяца назад

Yeah, that's a great practice drill. I ride a local steep track that forces me to ride like that, it's relentless so you have to keep calm and slip that clutch. Nice one.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Nice man! In New Zealand?

@ridelifenz 4 месяца назад

@BrakeMagazine yeah bro, Nelson Town. Got some mint trails around here. Thanks for the fun vids. Always something to learn aye👍

@samhill3496 4 месяца назад

Big stip mine, makes some great practice area. Good vid. All need practice at this. Including me. Change clutch plates in twenty minutes.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Hopefully no clutch changes are needed. When I worked at ORS we would do drills like this for the whole season and the clutches would be fine.

@boomcity4942 2 месяца назад

My biggest challenge or concern regarding hills is other vehicles speeding down the hill from the other direction. Usually it’s the four wheelers such as Raptors that are in the middle of the road or fishtailing across both lanes. My favorite hill is about a mile from my house and it opens up hundreds of miles of off road adventures, but I can’t see other vehicles until there are limited options. I have avoided three near head on collisions and now ride five miles out of the way to avoid the situations. I wish the only hill challenges were the development of my own skills.

@BrakeMagazine 2 месяца назад

That's wild. Not really a problem in Europe 😂

@k_plax 4 месяца назад

Nice vid on this technique. At 2:25 you say no acceleration or deceleration and 2:48 you refer to dragging the clutch the whole way- what happens where there isn't a consistent gradient or terrain? Is more throttle input allowed to maintain lutch slip or constant speed?

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Absolutely it is if it’s required. I had the opposite on my hill where it was steepish at the bottom and required me to taper off the throttle to avoid accelerating.

@FineLine-Media 4 месяца назад

Will definitely try this Llel! So far I've always been more the twist-the-throttle-and-hope-for-the-best type of hill climber. Let's not talk about my success rate.😅

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Good luck man! It's not such sand friendly technique though...

@KinobiPellizzari 3 месяца назад

Can you do it with a 990 Adventure? Nice video, simple infos for complex tasks

@BrakeMagazine 3 месяца назад

Of course.

@Gimme_Stitches 4 месяца назад

@brakemagazine Can you go over your current riding gear? Different levels would be great: Adventure/Enduro/Rally esc…Helmet, Jacket, Pants, under armor, boots, socks, gloves, goggles: pros and cons to each? Thanks!

@Gimme_Stitches 4 месяца назад

Why Leatt specifically

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I can make a video about this for sure.

@hillkiran 4 месяца назад

Can this exercise be done with the DCT (I have an Africa Twin)

@thomasjamesperkins 4 месяца назад

I recognise that hill. More Salisbury Plain? Have you moved from Wales to Wiltshire? Another great video by the way. Even more impressive when you realise you filmed that solo! Good work Llel

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Yup. I live in Dorset but not far from the Plain. It's the best place for filming that I can find despite the no drone rules. A lot of the riding down here is surprisingly good, but you can't move the same around much cos of the hedges.

@thomasjamesperkins 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine the plains are amazing, we're very lucky

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

They really are. Pretty misunderstood place I think. @@thomasjamesperkins

@martythompson6509 4 месяца назад

Did you manage to sort the front end on the Suzuki?

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Not really. I didn't try. Once it dropped at the front it was a bit better and then I've been happy pottering around on it. :)

@theNZbv 4 месяца назад

Would the same exercise apply for downhill (adding the brake)? I find uphill easier because gravity is your friend. But downhills, especially when they involve tight corners, are something that makes my heart race.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Absolutely. It's a great way to develop downhill skill.

@atedevries6645 4 месяца назад

Could you make a video about rocky downhill sections? Always struggling with that.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I can do. There is a great drill for that. What specifically do you struggle withs?

@atedevries6645 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine Keeping the speed low enough, when I keep it in gear the motorcycle gains speed to fast(on rocks, flat downhill is fine). I tend to use too much front brake, keeping balance with my feet, tense up in my arms. Stopping a lot, which wears me down fast. Rocky uphill is fine, like you said in this video; as long as you have traction you're fine. Thanks for replying!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Have you watched the Downhill Basics video I made? I think that will really help with the problems you're having. :)@@atedevries6645

@Revy8 4 месяца назад

yes, I like the clutch theory.

@WadeMade 4 месяца назад

What bark busters do you have installed? Thanks!!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

None. They are the stock Suzuki ones.

@WadeMade 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine gotcha I was watching on my phone and it was hard to tell. Can you recommend some good ones?

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I would say that Barkbusters themselves are your best bet for a model specific guard. Generally they've made good product. @@WadeMade

@ShadowVonChadwick 4 месяца назад

Dam right it is.

@highdownmartin 4 месяца назад

Never had an uphill strugle. Had a strudel at the top though

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

You should try it 😂

@defylifeadventure 4 месяца назад

Not sure that bit about damaging the clutch applies to the KTM 790 and 890. Can see a bunch of KTM riders needing to refer to your previous video 😉

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I think the problem with the KTM is the line between use and abuse it fine 😂

@NZCycletherapy 4 месяца назад

Totally man, the reason why almost every top hard enduro rider comes from a trials background is throttle and clutch control to keep traction and momentum.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

I'd check on that a little bit. The South African's might get upset with you :P I agree though. If you spend a long time practicing specific skills you're gonna get really good at them. Same in MX right. Those riders can go around corners and hit jumps in an unbelievable way.

@DJAguitars 4 месяца назад

I know that exact hill 😀

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Sssshhhh :D I better see you there practicing then!

@snowgsadventures3232 4 месяца назад

I see myself smelling some clutch practising this….😮

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Do ride an 1150 GS?

@patkennedy1 2 месяца назад

Struggle - two 'G's (opening page). 😊

@kurttallon 3 месяца назад

Your thumbnail says 'Never Strugle Again' but I'm sure you mean 'Struggle' 😉👍

@BrakeMagazine 3 месяца назад

I do indeed, but we left it in to show we’re not AI 😂

@TeoZarkopafilis 4 месяца назад

why are you not using crash bars

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Because I never crash 😉 Obviously not true, I do crash but generally the crashes I have are pretty soft and most of the time I'm not riding near the limit on the this bike. :)

@rasthurlo6812 4 месяца назад

Of course for real off-road riding, lowered gearing is the way to go. No clutch wear issues with a rock-crawler first gear

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

This technique is still useful with a low first gear. When you jump on a dirt bike with a super low first gear, you're still going to need this skill.

@rasthurlo6812 4 месяца назад

for sure - definitely helpful for any rider in challenging terrain @@BrakeMagazine

@philgoogle1535 4 месяца назад

Thanks Lell. I'm slowly becoming a better rider because of your work. How's Lucy? It'd be good to see her try this drill.

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

That's amazing to hear. She's great thanks. Maybe we can do that video at some point 🤔

@100CupsColombia 4 месяца назад

Muy pequeno that is!

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

Gracias!

@vnm_8945 4 месяца назад

Isn't a problem for the clutch if you use it like that, constantly? I'm asking because I don't have a bike yet and I don't know much about them, yet. L.E.: haha, after I wrote this I immediately got to the part where you explain it. How much is a high rev, thou, from where do you think it starts, something like 4000?

@BrakeMagazine 4 месяца назад

A high rev is one that sounds high. It depends on the bike, but I think anything more than 4K on this V-Strom would be a bit much. Have a listen to video with good headphones so you can hear the bike :)

@vnm_8945 4 месяца назад

@@BrakeMagazine, yes, thank you for the reply!

@pepedafrog6951 4 месяца назад

when they say "middle weight" bikes I dont think they understand what middle weight really means. In theory something between an enduro bike and the heavy whales but sadly it is nowhere near close to that. Thanks for the vid. Training with ones bike is fundamental. like an old Samurai once said, we fight hard at the dojo and then we play at the battlefield.