Yes you Can! Static Balance on an Enduro Bike! 

Yes Dude!!! I love it! Great video!!

Static balance is a beautiful thing, easy to begin but hard to master. I have also watched all the videos during past years .. I used pile of tires on both sides so I could lean the front in full lock when needed but tried to stay out as long as possible. This has taken me to a point where I can stand and use phone with my hands or use static balance as rest position to prepare for bouncing or so. Also balancing sitting down position is good for riding when exhausted. One good practise is to try to do sit / stand 10 times without dab and if you dab try to make it only single dab and get your balance going again. Another good practise when simple balancing gets boring is to turn the front straight and every time when losing balance pull in the clutch and jump both legs off the bike - this should be the second nature when losing balance on the real situation. I try to do 30-60mins of balancing on a bike 5-6 times a week and some everyday 'standing on one foot doing ordinary stuff' kind of training. Especially during winters when it's too dark and too much snow to do any technical riding I just try to come up with all kind of challenges in the garage to keep it amusing. I try not to use stopwatch or count dabs too much as it just makes me nervous, I usually warm up by balancing two or three full songs from the radio and later might even try to dance on the bike with the music (I hate dancing in any other way) - or any other way that makes you have fun and relax .. and get those hips unlocked. Slow wheelies are natural part of balancing when possible to get out. Also any bicycle with hand brakes can be helpful and easy to approach. Later on bouncing the front, bouncing the back or jumping the whole bike .. lifting the front/back on the bikestand .. possibilities to create challenges are endless even in garage. I fully agree never being too late to begin, I started just before I turned 40 - now couple years later couldn't be happier I did.. Balancing will change your life. But be aware that like everything else there will be progress but also the days when you can't even stand on one foot when putting on your shoes.

Great tips! Thanks!

That is awesome. Great progress.

Great winter exercise. I will get my bike back from the shop this week..hopefully I can start to practice! Thank you for the content!

Thanks 🤜 🔥

I love your approach to learning, bit by bit, and your suggestions are all terrific. One of the things I found useful, at least in the very early days, was to deploy the kickstand and try to get use to keeping my body cantered, and you can just feel the kick-stand leave the ground...it is a real crutch, and not much useful for very long, but does help in those early days of just trying to get standing.

Yes man you make the extra final cut of the static balance ❤❤❤

I started a bunch of videos like this too. We are still on our way( my girlfriend has been doing this too) but we both can balance now for much longer than when we started. It's evolving our riding too.

Awesome vid. And a gotta have skill

I will wear myself out in my shop doing this. But I still haven't let all the air out either. But like Bob says! "Baby Steps" then I can say. I'm Sailing! I'm Sailing!! Great video. Thanks!!

Awesome tips, really love the Jerky Boys wall hanger in the back!

Respect

Thanks

Hi cool bananas mate you nailed it

Nice work, it’s definitely a challenge on the big bike on concrete. I practice a lot on the trials bike but it’s so much easier on that

good job! Where have you been? Glad to see you putting some new content out, keep it coming:)

Can confirm that this is hard AF!

Excelente video. Muy buenas ideas 👍🏻 Durante la cuarentena practiqué el balance estático, y conseguí mejorar mi nivel, aunque todavía falta mejorar un poco más. Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

Gonna go do some struggling right now 😂😂

cool video

I weigh 70kgs my bike 140kg when it veers one way I have no control. I'm practicing on the side stand, lifting off while standing and tapping the stand foot on the ground by just balancing off. But as soon as the bike falls to the right a tiny bit there's nothing I can do to balance it back. The big benefit so far is much more awareness on the bike and learning to mount/dismount on the pegs, using my bodyweight to keep the bike in place as I move onto it.

Sos arte

Great video. I'm going to agree that the AI audio is not ideal. Be yourself, as they say. It really helps when you make your audience aware of all the effort and failure that it takes to succeed. Well done!

how long did you practice for each session?

get your knees away from the gas tank and get lower

Some more tips. Just breathe normally. Relax. Warm up before. And drink for your muscles.

I prefer video with your actual voice 🤷‍♂️ 🤣

I practice this in the shower, every morning......... 🤔