I paid a MOTOGP RIDER to COACH ME 1:1
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- I paid a MOTOGP RIDER to COACH ME 1:1
Well Ive taken the humble step of going back to basics, and this time I've enlisted the help of a man who has ridden in the worlds top championships...including:
MotoGP, Moto2, WSBK, Suzuka, ASBK, NZSBK + many more!
Hands down the most productive coaching session I’ve ever had!
ANTHONY WEST
www.westrideracademy.com
Located 1hr south west of Brisbane city.
Great video, love it! Just shows the fitness level of these top racers, insane to think how hard they are going for such long races
lol tell me about it 😂 #cardiofor40+
EXHAUSTTTING
I used to do loads of trackdays. Club raced for 13 years. Spent a fortune on tuning and practice. If I had my time again I'd spend my money on training. No point going around in circles hoping to get faster on your own. Get some proper training and reap the rewards.
👍👍👍👍👍 thx Sean good advice
Don’t mind me asking, what type of training you’re referring to?
@@userR2D2 lots of pro riders in the UK do private training days.
@@userR2D2getting coached by pro riders
Great that you were able to listen and just soak up that knowledge and info.
This looks way more fun riding a small bike on a tight go kart track than going to a big track and afraid of wrecking your big bike.
This is awesome. Ant is a great rider and racing is truly his life’s calling, you’re lucky to be coached by him.
Thx Chad! It was a great day, already booked in for more !
Awesome video and very timely for me. I am 45 and I have been riding my old Ducati 998 on the road for years. Then I realized I had no idea what I was doing, so I recently picked up a YCF 125. Ive been training in parking lots once or twice a week on the little bike and going to the local karting track. At first, my ego was reluctant to try such a small bike, but I cant put into words how much Ive learned. But of course, I still have a long way to go as I am far from mastering the 125.
Nice one Will 👍👍👍
That’s a stupid coward move bro lmfaoooo. Just use your big boy motorcycle at a racetrack.
Finally a bullshit free track day coaching video, thank you.
Finding someone who knows, who can explain brakes, gears, lean and gas is rare.
True ! Thx man
@@oneL And your honesty about fitness is very welcome. Westy is fly-weight.
100% this. I’ve been on a similar journey. I’ve talked about it a lot on my channel. I’m 53 and 6ft. Started on a liter bike on the track and found my happy place on my 660. At our age we are mature enough to actually leave. our ego at the door, and listen and learn. Good on you! Sweet as..
Nice video, and learning to ride a small bike fast isnt the easiest after the power of a big powerful bike, small track lots of different turns and to be able to check the data so you can see the results would be awesome, then to have one of the fastest riders to explain it all to you, what a great day cheers to you both been a big fan of Ant West for many years
Thx Col 👍👍👍
I love this new type of format for your video🔥 This is super entertaining, informative and relatable 🤙🏼 keep it up !
Thx John 👍
awesome video! It would have been great if you mentioned some tips that he gave you
smaller tracks like this really test on one's endurance and technique
A small track with a 300cc bike is probably about as equivalent to karting is for road racing, and all pro drivers start in a kart… big engines and sick parts are great, but learning to push something smaller to its limit has more impact while learning the techniques required to use all that big power and grip
Bro!! I thought the guy in green leather riding is you. And i was like "daaammnn looking good man smooth riding..." bruh it was the pro rider lol good video 😂
lol it’ll be me one day 🤞🤞
Thank you so much for sharing this. Just shows how important technique is to keep you safe on the roads and have fun on a awesome mini track!
True true 👍
Super cool. Would love to do this. Wish they had a bit more info about pricing on their website
It’s $100/hr I think…. Worth msging him to confirm
Some good stuff to be learned right there eh! Ive always two finger braked from my MX days. Love the small tight circuit for the lessons too. Awesome👍🏻
Thx Gio 👍
I mainly use my middle finger only in the twisties on my Z900. It’s the longest and strongest finger. Couldn’t imagine how people use 4 fingers. Completely ham fisted riding … 😂
@@ma3stro681 middle finger!! 🤣👍🏻
@@ma3stro681 ... try that on a 1970's z900 and you wouldn;t even slow down ! never mind stop !!! It was a grab as BIG a handfull as you can ! ... even with a twin disc conversion on all 70's "superbikes"
@@ma3stro681 ... depends totally on how hard you are riding !!!
its awesome to see an r15m. i own the same version which i really want to use for track someday even if i get a bigger bike.
Great content! Just stumbled across your channel but what a good vibe and quality content you have! Subscribed 😀
Thx Belvedere 👍👍
i remember him riding here in Brazil - super fast rider - great video
Brilliant little track. Great sound from R3
That is so cool ! Love the track and the format. It's the most fun to ride a small bike fast.
Cheers Barney 👍 was a lot of fun
most of my mates agree that the best fun we ever had was riding smaller bikes, getting the most out of a 250cc bike, rather than having to constantly rein in the power on a big 1200cc machine, always watching out for the speedo and your driving licence
I went to a bike rally a couple of years, and two guys turned up on Honda 90cc cubs with huge grins on their faces - full throttle all the way apparently !!
They decided to leave the Triumph Speed Triple and the GSXR at home for that weekend - no regrets
@@stevesoutar3405 👍👍👍
I just had to comment one more time. The idea that you get to have personal feedback, 1-on-1, with one of the greatest motorcycle racers of our time, is nothing short of astounding. What an experience. Wow.
as a 47 year old guy who has 29 years of riding experience on the road and as good as zero on the track I can relate. I have done riding courses for the road and each of them has been humbling, no matter how good you think you are, you always learn and improve. going on a track must be such a different animal. great video.
Thx Twix 👍
I’ve been riding track for two years now and just made it to advanced group best advice I give is get with a control rider and learn and ask questions. nothing better than seat time
Would love more seat time….
I've been back braking (it stabilises the bike) and trail braking for years. Maybe because on the bikes I started on in the 70s the front brake was weak.
Looks like a great day out mate, I bet you picked up some great tips 👍🏽🏍😎 what a great concept to teach from that size track 👍🏽, take it easy mate 😎🌞🍩
Cheers Jp, was humbling to say the least
looking forward for more track videos
this one is amazing
Would have been good to see some lap times with Ant setting a base run so you can compare improvement through out your session.Awesome little training facility.
Yeah I should publish my lap times next session! 👍
@@oneL did you have a calendar ??? ... 😂
What an incredible video. These are the type of videos that I thoroughly enjoy watching. Absolutely incredible. Thanks a millie for sharing this experience with us.
No worries thx expat!! 👍👌
Good one! There's always more to learn!
Thx Ian 👍
Awesome - I think you did a great job there of showing how useful and safer it is to get expert tuition to go on a track. I would be keen even if I don’t race it is good to get proper updates to your riding technique. I was initially trained on my first bike a VFR400R by a UK road (short) track racer and a lot of stuffAnt was going through I remember all that. Even now go into a corner trailing the rear brake
Thx Chris
Great video. The improvement was almost instant and very clear
Thx mate 👍
"Oh man... this is so tight !" (thats what he said)
lol, was tempted to add that as a pop up !
@@oneL Your just gonna encourage other degenerates like me !!
cool video ! the metallic sound come from where ?
The look on the face of Anthony like "wtf are we doing here" :D
He was born for the camera 😂😉
West always seemed like a cool dude.
Hi Kent, your breathing on the first few laps sounded like you'd just ran a marathon.🤣 It's true how much we don't know, having ridden for over 40 years I would be in the same position as you when you started. I bet you got a lot out of that one on one. Thanks for sharing. Always great to watch Ant racing too.
Yeah pinched nerves and back pain didn’t help either…..some cardio might help 😂
Never knew i lacked a personal racetrack in my backyard... this looks so fun.
I stopped going to track days because there started to be too many guys who couldn’t ride on powerful fast bikes.
Very good to see the racer ride around while you're filming hhh. I wanted to see how's he goint to lean the tiny bike low enough and gauge his lean with his lowered knee. Trail breaking is the name of the game? knowing how to setup teh bike for the turn? meaning loading the front tire to give it larger contact surface so when you lean it too low it doesn't slide? But that's only comes after practice repeat and repeat and repeat until it becomes second in nature and you no longer need to be conscious about it. it becomes memory. lol
Slowly gettin better….need more track time
@@oneL I think to build confidence to the trail breaking you need to learn how to break the bike fast. Accelerate then brake hard. until you get used to that. then you'll be ok accelerating hard before a turn and know how to gauge when to start breaking and how much you'll apply break. But like everything it comes with lots of practice.
That’s fantastic! Get along to West’s school folks. Learn to ride properly.
Through my channel and love of motorbikes I recently met an ex-racer myself and one of these days I will check out their "Track Days" they go to quite often. Some of the bikes they ride are around 600cc and track builds so it's fun to learn about all that. I never been on a track, but maybe one day. The problem is I'd have to get in shape and well, I like food too much. lol We'll see! Fun video thanks.
😂👍👍👍
Does this mean we will get a 250-450cc build soon?! I miss my little Honda CB300R sometimes just because it was fun, light, cheap, and got great mpg. I traded it up for a HD Nightster Special.
lol well now there’s a thought 🤔
Track? that more like a Bicycle trail lol! Awesome !!!
Thx Dan 👍
There is a motovlogger out of SoCal (1M+ subscribers sadly) that could greatly use some training like this. But he would insist on using a 220 hp superbike and be more worried about the color of his sprocket bolts, as well as using the excuse for his poor form that he needed a bike with "GP shift" (even though you don't shift on this little track)
Great video
Cheers Nio
love the vids bro keep it up
Cheers Conner 👍
So all the coaching he does is at that mini track or?
Jumped on the website but it's a bit vague
Yeah at his mini track or any of the QR tracks nearby
I'd love a go of that track
Watched Ant from day one on the Shell Hardwick 250.
just an advise
when you add a text or an arrow or anything add a sound effect like swosh or click that way the text or ant addiision just pops and it makes it a bit more engaging
Cool cool 👍
Whereas I hate the swoosh noise....reminds me of all those crap PowerPoint's I had to sit through at work
@@de76 more sounds can be used it only come down to personal preferences at this point
but adding a sound just adds to the overall experience
Awesome, nice job!
Thx Tom for watching 👍
The dash and telementry on that R3 probably cost 3 times the amount of what the bikes worth lol
lol that’s what I was thinking 👍
Bro so the most intesting thing how to pass the corner u speed up, trail braking u cut off like wtf u doing
Hi im just wondering where abouts this place and are thy open for coaching thank for the reply mate
It’s in Brisbane, and yes they offer coaching
Right away That track looks minuscule.. looks like no room to get wide and dive into corners ….i know (as someone who never did a track day) id be putting around that thing lol
Yeah she’s tight! But fun
We've all been there "I need a bigger bike to go any faster"
Then someone passes you and leaves you for dead on a bike that's half the displacement you're riding.
"Well, I guess I'll just shut up about the bike now".
lol 👍👍👍
who and how much to build that track ?
What's the scratching sound I hear whenever you are on the throttle? I hear it on my R7 as well
Good question but I have no idea
The trail breaking stuff with the tire would have been interesting to hear...
He didn't do any !!!
hey bro, what bike was that? good training session btw
Hey mate it was a modified r3
Ever heard of counter steering ?. That's the way to steer a small bike, no wonder it's fighting you !.. I've 2 small bikes an rgv250 and an aprilia rs125. Steer right for lefties and left for righties. A great tip for riders wanting to improve there motorbike skills is the book a twist of the wrist, it's the bible of bike craft
Yep Stefan that’s one of the things we were working on…👍
Now you know what fun bucket racers have. turn up and bludge a ride.
You did show a massive improvement at the end. Its like anything else, you need good training and need to practice!
Agree thx 👍
the hairpin was 90 degrees hahaha
Brain wasn’t working that day
just get a pitbike and use the local go-kart track... its cheap, can't really hurt yourself or the bike, and still great way to improve
This way is much cheaper then try on your own… imagine how many crashes when you push to your limits by yourself . Maby you try to improve on places where you spot on and ignore the ones where a big improvement can be made
Well worth it!
cant find anything that states he rode for motogp or moto2
32 starts, 2007-15, try Wikipedia
Ant West was fan favorite in the GP paddock. Legend.
He won the Dutch 250cc Grand Prix. Made podiums in 250. Rode Kawasaki in MotoGP! Most of racing was without any factory support. Almost all privateer teams.
Omfg are those R15Ms? Seeing those on there while owning one is aweeeeesome
Yeah he’s got a few of them
A little tip for your channel, buy yourself an external microphone. The audio is often tiresome and of low quality. Love the content and your effort!
I was using a RODE ext power mic…..just too windy
Anthony west never raced the Isle of Man if I got a coach I would want Michale Dunlop or Peter Hickman
How can Ant West still look 25? I'm sure I remember him from back in the 90s.
Yeah made me feel old 😂
Anthony who?
if you want i can help you with that
Brilliant
Thx Stephen 👍
it's a good video but at the end I don't understand why u put the POV of how u ride instead of the sepctator POV. We didn't see how good ur riding skills are or improved. Which is sad
Brilliant
Thx Colin 👍
One.of.the best riders in wet races!!!!
Yeah he’s known as the rain man…
If u let me teach you ill show you lot of things u dont understand on this video and show missunderstanding of the bike´s language
Every time I catch myself wanting to be a power whore, I check out the Ninja 250 riding around Laguna Seca. It reminds me there is always room for improvement. Good stuff!
Thx Oli
that R15M in the background
Yeah he has 3 of them!
Perfect track for a Grom!
Hell yeah 👍
Makes me want to race my Grom.
Oooooyyeeeaaahhhh grom !
It's good to be on a small, slow track. I've always said if you can't go slow on a bike you have no business going fast
True true Gary 👍
if u want a good teacher go ask someone who raced on tt isle of men
My friend at this age going to 150cc is meaningless, you have to accept the eventuality that you've missed it in the right time, and you will never be a MotoGP rider. Never this bike will make you any faster at this age with larger bikes. More than you will get slower after that bike, mark my word. Don't do 150cc at 40+ or you're going to be as slow as a snail.The truth is that at this age larger bikes like 1000cc and faster circuits will make you faster to the limit that you actually can do at this age but going backwards at 40+ is absolutely a waste of money. You can't turn life back. At first it will feel like you've learnt something but this is not going to make you any faster with the larger bikes.
Jeez, that track is like a go-kart track for children. Not ideal by any means for bikes.
Any anything over 300cc would be tough….
That track is too tight! I don't think I'd enjoy it.
That’s what I thought….until I tried it
You paid a motoGP coach to train you...just so you can cruise the speed limit on public roads 99 percent of the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nope I only ride track ….
😊😊😊
who the fuck is this guy lol
Firstly your a terrible rider second try not talking and breath normally, comment later
Don’t waste your money. No talent relates to no use. You can’t polish a turd. 😊
Awwwww thx king