The Perfect Basic Off Road Standing Position - Mini-Tip Monday 

Never before have I watched such a creative and well done explanation. I’m a novice rider and this really helps me get a setting going forward. Thanks.

Great video thanks - always glad to see new content. Living in the UK and doing the odd green lane I would really like to see a series on green laning technique (as opposed to "off road riding") and how a newbie gains confidence. You may say it's the same but green lanes are public roads open to all and there could be more to consider. My two cents: No one is probably jetting off to Spain for a week's riding at the moment with lockdown and I never would anyway. Many newbies aren't going to have the confidence to ride to Wales for medium/hard technical off roading. I think there is a gap in RU-vid content for the casual and opportunistic green laner who passes that UK road sign stating "Unsuitable for motor vehicles" and thinks... "Ooo, hello!" (That's the opening shot to the video). However, having seen that road sign thoughts of what if the front end slides out and how do I save that?, or what if the mud is too thick, or the ruts are too deep?, or how to I turn around on a narrow path if it gets too much?, can enter your mind and you may bail on the idea and ride on missing a chance to improve. How about getting an Explorer OS map for a nearby town/city; picking a short lane (newbies are happy with yards not miles); show what a simple day pack looks like; pack and prepare the bike and yourself; go there and show how to ride through a rutted lane in slick yet sticky mud (it's autumn in the UK after all! :o) and how you should position yourself as a newbie to gain confidence (lean forwards, lean back, weight the outside peg, etc). If you can string a few lanes together in one day or do different videos - great. Regarding "perfect basic off road standing position": I can put my bike on its stand and straddle it all day long with a mirror to check lines, but when I'm crashing along at a mere 5mph getting my arms banged around in the ruts - going too slow to balance - all that has gone out the window and I'm more likely to whisky throttle into the nearest dry stone wall (ask me how I know)! It's OK setting up things on private land in advance and staging something but you'll not have dog walkers coming the other way making you nervous and then wobbling off into the hedgerow. I'm sure you have lots of ideas but I thought I'd throw out something I'd like to see. All the best!

As a novice off road rider I find you vids brilliant and very easy to follow. Keep up the brilliant work and thank you!

Glad to have you back

Thanks for the riding tips! Great video.

Thanks for the solid information. I’m planning to get more into off-road riding, so, I appreciate your channel a lot. Go For It

Among the clearest and most helpful content on RU-vid. Really well done.

Head position is great teaching. Thanks!

I've struggled with this for a long time but you explained it so well I'm sure I'll improve the next time I go out. Thanks for making this video.

Much better than the old version. Thank you very much!

Glad you’re still here mate.

Awesome tips, on point, clear visuals, explanation! Subbed and thank you! Dirt Bike Newbie 🏍

Nicely done!!

Happy to see you back.

Nice to see you again 👍👍👍

Glad to see new videos. I really appreciate it and learn something new. Greetings from Mexico 🤙🏻

Good to see you back :)

Nicely made video, thanks! Great to have mini top Monday back :)

Was missing your mini-tip videos. Nice one to re-start with. Spot on👌

Long live the mini tip Mondays, awesome video Llew . 👊🏻✊🏻👊🏻✊🏻

Welcome back ☺️ You were missed with these videos man

Yay! More Brake Mag! Was a-feared you were no mo... Luv ya like a brother, man.

Great video. Thanks!

I've gotten into the habit of watching your off-road standing position videos before heading out on an off-road ride, and they are really helping me. Thank You!!!

Yes, willcome back,,.more better edits, Much thanks.. Bro.. 🙏

Now that was pretty cool. Thanks mate.

Thanks Llewellyn for this easy to understand/remember basic tutorial 👍🏼 Greetings from 🥨🍻

Great explanation and video, thanks. Looking forward to next part. I ride with my heals down and foot position as mentioned even though a number of coaches have pushed different techniques. It just feels natural and I fall back to it.

Waited so long for mini tip

absolutely brilliant video :) thanks for sharing looking forward to implementing this next time I'm out did my first full green lane last week an it was so much fun.

Love this stuff! I have some experience riding Adv bikes off road but I’ve never been taught, just figured it out myself. Nice to actually know what I’m doing right so I can figure out the pats I’m doing wrong

This was a very needed video for some of us city boys hahahaha. Thank you!

nice to see you back :) video quality is way up (y)

Very good! Thank you.

Thanks so much for this!

Thank you. Very clear.

I am getting my new GSA very soon and I ve never done any off road riding. This video is extremely useful. I live in Egypt. So, I ll mainly ride in desert, sand amd dunes and I guess this technique is the way to start

Really nice video dude, well explained and presented. Plus @5:47 is the most I’ve ever seen #51 move around on a bike 😂.

Very good

Bar risers are the key 🔑👌😄

Great stuff Really. Thank you... Damien

I am glad you bringing the things together so well, as usual. Some of the things you mention I would improve: Having your feet in the middle of the footpegs has two disadvantages, first is when you jump (accidentally can always happen) you risk to put your ankles under way too much stress, risk to loose control or even break them. Second is having your feet not over the control levers you bring restlessness in your bike everytime you move your feet forward and backward. It is true having them over the controls might can cause issues when you land a jump intentionally. In this case you are anyway a much better rider - for just good riders this usually not matters. The second is you dont show how to bend your back to reach the right elbow position. Legs as you showed (stand on the motorbike like you would stand on the ground) and bend the back forward let you reach much better the right "aggressive" angle of your elbows. This needs body tension in your lower back and will create aching on the next day until your back built the muscles. With having these muscles you are much more stable and can react much more on what happens under you. Also you will have much more freedom with your hands. How do you grab your handlebars could be explained much more in detail, you show a great picture of the right position of the hands. Also you could mention that at all time you should be able to let the handlebar go. You should not grab the handlebar so that you get blow in your hands or even a cramp. If you do not feel all the time that you can "play piano" on your handlebars you hold them too tight. To be able to grab them loose you need your back in the right angle.

Good Podcast boys, maybe get Chappy on to share his wheelie skilks? 😊

Good video & explanation.. modified version of motocross attack position, but still same basics: slightly bend knees, toes in, elbows out, knees squeezing the bike, foot placement, hands position.

Thanks Llel (and Simon ;))

I admire you guys that can ride for extended periods of time with your heels down like that. I have no idea what is right or wrong and wouldn’t argue either way but I’m not aware of any athletic stance that puts all the body weight on the heels.

I'll be looking forward to future videos on this subject. My issue is when accelerating. I've seen the Chris Birch videos where he seems to hinge at the waist with arch in the back and arse in the air. I've also seen some advocate standing tall with hips very much forward. Very much look forward to your point of view. Love Brake Magazine.

The droopy ankle stance nearly cost me a pair of busted ankles when I went off a big jump and landed hard on my 950SE. After that, I moved my feet a little more forward to transfer that force up through my legs, where it can be absorbed by my knees and body. I don't think I gave up anything in terms of comfort or control.

superb video and presentation. I bust my ankle pretty bad off a jump landing too, somewhere that you know very well too, nearly cost me my leg. Very heavy landing unsure of my foot position at that moment, but one thing I can pass on, I was riding AXO MX boots but with a busted strap, never will know, but wont do that again, dont do jumps anymore either really.... Any chance of a tutorial for riding sand, on in my case loaded GS12, ridden unloaded 640 in Merzouga - no probs and loved it, ridden Enduro too, struggled when I rode a little in East of England back in the summer down hill as well on the lightly loaded GS, never really had the bottle to wind it up enough, I was solo, are the basic princeples the same. I understand the difficulties of finding a location locally, There were a couple we used to go but not viable anymore. If an opportunity presents would be much appreciated. Diolch.

What are your thoughts on pivot pegs and how they impact the weight through the heels as I can drop my heels even lower than with standard pegs

Just found your vids and have subscribed. Id like to ask a question about when to stand. I m only new to off road and find that ill stand when things get technical and i feel the need otherwise ill sit or perhaps hover just off the seat through a rough patch. When watching vids of others though its almost like a rule than when on dirt on a big ADV bike then you stand. Dirt bike riders dont stand all the time so whats your take on that? Cheers Tim

I suppose that tall riders will need to install bar raisers, correct? Very nice o video BTW...

Very good video for a person like me who is new to off road and keen to learn techniques, appreciate if you can make of these kind of videos. #RajRideStories

It is almost impossible hingle the left heel on BMW GSA 1250 without getting your heel caught in the folded center stand which is not confidence inspiring, so wondering if you have a solution to overcome the problem without removing center stsnd for offroad riding

CAN YOU TELLME WHAT TYRES YOU USE PLEASE,LOOKING TO DO A BIT OF OFF ROAD ON MY GS BUT NEED A TYRE THAT WILL ALSO DO TARMAC

How do you maintain a stable position when breaking? When I stand up and break I struggle to maintain my balance -I'm being thrown forward.

I just started riding off-road on my KTM 1190 ADV and I'm quite enjoying it, but I have problems with my lower back - after a kilometer or two pain is almost unbearable that I have to for a while or stop and rest. Any tips on that? I'm quite tall at 197cm, lowered my footpegs by 15mm and raised my handlebars by 30mm but it didn't help that much. I feel like I'm slouching a lot while standing

I've tried the droopy heels, but I find it very tiring and unstable. I end up on the balls of my feet. I feel like I can grip more easily, and I'm "springy", able to absorb jumps a lot easier. Further back I get bounced off the pegs and lose grip. They try to get you to do the same on horses, but I get the same result, when the horse trots I have no give in the foot, I lose grip on the stirrups and they move back and forth randomly.

Me: riding my GS offroad, alone. Also Me: Help i've Fallen and i can't get up! JK, i don't have a GS :(

Hello, why don't you watch with Turkish subtitles? Thank you for the videos.

Hey Llel, what are your thoughts on bar risers? I have a coach who says they are BS, that top riders don't use them, but he comes from a motorcross background, rather than an adventure bike background, and his riding stance is always a little more aggressive, and bent more at the waist. Thanks!

i didn't know that Gary Barlow rides motorcycles...

I own a 2017 VStrom 650. I am 76 years old and ride a Lot. I always stand up and ride through towns to give my hips a rest . I do have Arthritis in the right hip, and standing up for short periods keeps me going by changing the position of my hips. I live I Queensland Australia . I have not been able to find out if it is legal to ride on road standing up. I expect I will get pulled over by a Cop one day, and I would like to know where I stand on this issue. I am very comfortable with standing up and riding in full control, however I must admit the rear view mirrors become useless. Would appreciate advise from any rider in Australia who can throw some light on this issue.

I dont get it yet, when I stand, should I be on my feet?

I find it difficult to shift gear while standing, as i get disbalance

RIP tall riders…even with handlebar risers it’s a struggle.

Enjoying the channel, many thanks for the tips. Have been following Bret Tkacs for a couple of years. He has a clip about "weightless riding" in the standing position. Just trying to reconcile the two. Is yours about the basics and Bret's about a more advanced version of the technique? Appreciate any feedback. cheers ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XWgfA6no5k4.html

Nonsense

Question from the rest of the world,, what the fuck is ”the ball of your foot”? Feet don’t have balls.