It's ready, three hours and 16 episodes of off-road riding skills so you can learn to Say No to Slow! : vimeo.com/ondemand/saynotoslow This series takes adventure riders from core techniques like correct standing position and off-road bike set up, all the way through to jumping logs and high-speed slides. Along the way, you will learn techniques to become a safe and efficient rider. Its $35 US for the whole series and I'm confident you will come out of this Covid madness with some new skills!
this could be a 300k sub channel instead of a 32k channel if they were taking all the quality videos and putting them behind a 50$ paywall on vimeo.. would make way more money here on youtube with 10x the audience than from the 1000ppl that might pay that for riding videos.. idk who would with all the great channels already here on youtube for free
Thank you, for the videos. 20 years ago, I had serious accident, by backflip. My mistake I know. But maybe another young people will better know how to ride, watching your videos. Well done.
This is one of the most thorough, specific, detailed, well produced, and clearest tutorials I've ever seen. Thank you, Chris & your team, for putting this out there. I look forward to following all your videos ... maybe they'll tide me over until I can work it out to attend one of your classes! Thanks again!
Superb instruction! I started riding at 10, and I could wheelie for blocks on my Kawasaki KE 100. Now I'm an old fart and my toy is a bit more expensive (Hypermotard), and I feel a bit less invincible... That said, I've been timidly trying to regain the "feel" to wheelie confidently, and this video is the first I've found that gets the details of the sequence down pat. Thanks!
The fingers covering the clutch (number of) advice is super useful, I have always secretly wondered this because nobody ever talks about the finer details, and I had been too embarrassed to ask. Thanks for the breakdown!
This is the most detailed instructional video I've seen on this topic. Thank you. I like also that it's geared to the big adventure bikes. Many others are demonstrated on 2 strokes or street bikes.
The same for me but on my bicycle; now I still do it at age 57 on my moutain bike, but I could never fill secure doing it on a motorbike. I tried some at my 20s on a Suzuki GSK 1100, but it was risky for me.
Great video, congrats!! Yes!!! I‘d absolutely love to have an Adventure riding technique series from you Chris!!! Some examples I‘d like to improve / hear your opinion & advice: - Sand riding - Slippery terrain (compact red mud with rain on top) - U-turns (slide in and accelerate out) - Your toolbox setup - Emergency preparation (Spot, first aid kit, etc) - Recommended mods on 1090 R and 790 R (ABS dongle, fueling dongle, air intake, Break and clutch levers, handlebar, etc) - Riding Gear recommendations (Rider and Luggage) - Water crossings (different depths and surfaces) Thats what came to my mind for now. Cheers!!
I’ve been riding street and dirt for 41 years since I was 6 years old. After a really bad accident 8 months ago on the road in North Carolina, I got back on a bike and headed from Brooklyn, NYC to Baja for two months to remind myself that I didn’t die that day in April when the pick up truck cut me off and that I still had some living to do. I traded my other bike that wasn’t totaled for a more comfortable yet capable “mid-sized adventure bike”. Chris’s Say No To Slow series helped to prepare me for my journey into the off road wonderland that is Baja Mexico. I even rewatched some of his videos (with the help of an over lander friends Starlink) when faced with a daunting hill climb off a remote beach 30 miles from nowhere. His series is very affordable and so well laid out, both in instruction and aids from video. Share this with your friends: it can only make them better riders that will be more willing to explore the roads less travelled and to find those little slices of paradise where most people won’t be confident to get to…
This is really good info, but I see a lot of hospital visits from people who bought their bikes yesterday. I learned to wheelie on a bicycle. Can wheelie a bicycle for miles. Got a motorbike thought it would be easy, several faceplants later realised it's not even remotely the same. The one thing of the bicycle wheelie you can carry to a motorbike is using your front wheel to steer when its in the air. I can now wheelie a motorbike as far as I like!
How about gravel road cornering. Fastest way, safest way, best way to recover from understeer, how to ride the loose edges that we all find sooner or later.
Reuben Johnston practice I find keeping more of my weight over the front tire the best way. Then, if you feel you won’t make the corner or just wanna look like a badass put some throttle to it. You’re then using the rear tire to turn into the corner. Practice practice practice. Start slowish and work your way up
I second that! Meanwhile...from an old track racer...invest in full protective gear, because you will go down before you get good. GO find a short dirt loop with 3-4 slide-able turns. Then go round and round getting just 0.5% better each time. You'll begin to pitch it in there. Then go the other way around. Best to start with a small dirt bike if you have never slid around on purpose. Good tires will have a gradual breakaway.
I've ridden dirt bikes since I was 7 and street bikes since I was 16 and I'm now 55 but until last fall I've never combined the two. What is fairly simple on a dirt is a lot harder on my 1290 SAR so pretty much everything I'm good with even if it seems not important. An example is I had no problem geting on my WR 426 but seemed to struggle on the 1290 until I saw a video where you said to simply turn the handlebars to the right before you swing you're leg over. Amazing on how much easier that made getting on the bike.
Such a great teacher, when the video was released it had me doing controled wheelies with confidence the next day on my BMW GSA, but found it again yesterday and a successfully whieelief my KLR - first time in my almost 50,000 miles of riding it. Now going to practice and find a friend to get a picture, no one will believe it, I didn't Bucket list, one day be one of the few hundred he teaches a year
Loved it! This is a skill I've ridden road for decades but got an adventure bike not long ago and decided to go offroad. I'm just starting to learn the basics, and after watching your vid, I was finally able to get the front wheel in the air! I'm stoked! As for your tutorial series, I'd love that too! I"m a beginner, so just anything you think beginners should know as fundamental skills is gonna help.
TY CHRIS, IVE GOT A KAWASAKI KLR650. I TRIED AND TRIED BUT AFTER WATCHING THIS SEGMENT AND PRACTICE ,I CHANGED OUT THE REAR TIRE TO A TUSK ADVENTURE D SPORT. AND UP THE FRONT END CAME. JUST LIKE YOU SAID. NO MORE BOTTOMING OUT THE FRONT END . THANKS AGAIN COACH!!!!!
"Episode 1. How to wheelie" Aaaaaaand subscribed😂😂 Clear, simple and bound to get me into trouble. Looking forward to the next. Thanks guys. Best of luck.
Wow. A really good balance between talking and showing. Seems a lot of tube video people think I’m watching their video to hear them prattle on. And on. And on. You gave good instructions. Combined with demonstration. One last point, I am a certified firearms and tennis instructor. I really like how you broke down the component skills necessary and then put them all back together. Well done.
What?? Make the video anyhow. Us pupils out here could always use the best of both worlds. Your channel has made my riding experience so much better. End of trail turns, kickstand pivots and baby heads just to name a few.
I'm pretty sure I can honestly say I have been riding for almost as long as I have been walking. This video showed me something new and gave me SEVERAL things I can use when teaching kids. SUBSCRIBED! Looks like I have some catch up work to do now.
Awesome video, Chris. Your a master in executing AND in teaching the how to. I had never seen such precise and detailed instructions on how to wheelie a big adventure bike (or any bike for that matter). Please keep them coming! I would love a video on how to ride fast on dirt, particularly on turns. I do tend to loose trust on the bike and myself as I turn fast offroad. Thank you, thank you!
Great Video! I m sure I will watch this 100 times for years to come. Next topic: skid steering or hopping the rear brake/ tire down a nasty hill. Thanks!
Many tutorials try to make you do the compression/clutch at the same time, which is less easy to practice. Chris splitted this into 3 lessons : learn compression, then learn to de-clutch, then combine both. Its the best tutorial I have seen (and I have watched many on YT)
Great video. Enjoyed it very much! Would like to see more techniques for large adventure bikes such as riding through sand and snow/ice. Thanks for sharing your knowledge skills and experience!
This is a great instructional video. I don't know why I got such a kick out of the engine noises at 6:39 to 6:50 but I watched that clip like 3 times in a row. Something about it. Amazing.
So this video inspired me to try this in my back yard with my 2018 AT. Needless to say, I need much, MUCH more practice. I think one problem is that i'm a wimp and used Power Level 3 (the slowest throttle response) and I need to pop it more. Also, coordinating a bounce with a throttle snap is a hell of a lot harder than it sounds. Practice practice practice. I'm glad I have 5 acres of yard to play with and only have to worry about dodging the cacti in my yard :D
cputeq007 I also have 2018 ATAS, you need it in P1 mode and the Traction Control off! She comes up nice with some positive control! I’m so glad I didn’t go for DCT like everyone was recommending haha
Tough obstacle navigation...deep rocks...creek crossing...log crawling...etc Great video! This is the way I learn...by the numbers! Keep up the great vids!
Now THAT's how videos should be done! Great Job Chris and crew for putting this one together. Suggestions for future videos and in line with this one, be it for gravel road techniques, sand, mud hill clims, etc - show what the progression of the rider should look like, from beginner to advanced rider. Cheers!
Great tips. Been working on that and I’m able to raise the wheel but once it’s up I can’t force my mind to lean backwards, which results in only short wheelies. The last stage is the most difficult: it’s either the panic mode with the clutch out and backflipping or the body unwilling to lean back. 😂 Cheers!
Good tutorial video, @8:34 we can also see the use of the rear brake to help compress the suspension prior to the clutch release, perhaps a little more advanced for very low speed wheelies but eventually starts to come naturally once you have a good timing of the engine revs and clutch release. 👍
Thanks Chris, any plan to have courses in europe anytime soon? Meanwhile, if you could go through tips on how to ride a big adv bike in (thick) mud, would be great :)
Man, on the back of this vid I thought I'd check out and pay for his series. What a brilliant instructor, couldn't recommend it enough. Very clear, very informative, makes difficult things look safe and controlled and there's a dab of humour there too.
never attempted a wheelie before, getting a duel sports bike in a week or two, so gonna practice.. best video i ever seen explaining what you do to pop a wheelie, thanks.
jim perry CRF1000 Africa Twin Adventure Sports! Although, the new CRF1100 adv actually feels even more like the transalp (a little more cramped in the cockpit than the 1000). The 1100 is a really good bike and feels super light like the transalp and is a fair bit quicker!
Yes please.......continue on with the online coaching......Any skill you wish to demo will be a benefit to 1000's for years to come...So looking forward to more...Top man!!
used to love trying wheelies, was never that good though. I did manage to get into 3rd on an old XT550 once. The power wheelies intrigued me..the ones that get pulled while already speeding along. One of the local guys was a real ace at this...he passed away a long time ago (not due to a bike accident I might add) one of my abiding memories of him was watching him do these as we hooned around town at night. Seeing that headlight beam pointing upwards...it was priceless to watch. We had others too, who did some great wheelies up and down some steep roads. Raw skill.
My man Chris, I’ve watched this video so much when I had my Vstrom 650, although been riding since birth here. I’ve now gotten a Tiger 900 Rally, so all I’ve got to do is add throttle, and the front wheel comes up. My question is this, and of course for me to do that on fort or grass with my Motoz Tractionators I’d to be in off road mode. I literally just figured out that I can swivel my rear brake pedal to make it higher or lower. 🤷♂️ who knew!! Anyways! Much respect. You are a legend!!
Long time motocrosser and just getting into adventure bikes. Wheelies have always been a challenge for me - not very balance gifted. I subscribed so i look forward to more ADV bike riding technique vids.
Subscribed! This is the best tutorial on how to do a wheelie I've seen. So good I just paid the $32 for your course so I can prepare to ride my yet to be purchased Africa Twin or 1250 GS (haven't decided which one yet)
Please do consider putting out a series. Adventure bikes are gaining popularity where I live and it’d would be incredibly helpful as well as improve the safety for all of us as we continue to learn from professionals like you and each other.
2:40 Too funny. I had a lengthy conversation with another rider about finding a dead accurate tire gauge. His concern being the gauge and bikes TPMS was out by like 5 psi. Dude thought he was going to die. World-renowned rider, squeeze the tire, feels too hard. Lets out some air, squeeze tire mehhh feels about right .... let's go wheelie... BTW vid has been forwarded to tire pressure guy... :)
Make a series of vids that cover all the great instruction one gets from your ADV training sessions. I would devour these over and over and then have my mates film me and point out all the stuff I think I’m doing right but actually not. Been there. Analyzing terrain while on the move and proper body positioning is always a challenge - many of us are very reactive and need to learn to be proactive. You help us add to the toolkit Birch please don’t ever stop sharing!
Thanks Chris, beautiful video. Easy to understand and visually appealing. I'll definitely try your tips. I hope to see more instructional videos from you. I was a snowboarder instructor for 14 years and i love how you break down the learning (what we call sessioning in the ski industry), makes learning so much easier.
excellent video Chris. did you realize the your timing is out. when you say to let the clutch out at the maximum compression point of the suspension 7:58 you actually are letting it out at the maximum extension of the forks at the point where your body is in the rear position and the front wheel is the lightest. watch it in slow motion and you will see what i mean. I tried for ages doing exactly as you explained (at maximum compression) then i came back and watched this part again. after trying again releasing the clutch later its much easier. just sharing to make it easier for other :) PS: i purchased the rest of the course, some priceless info for beginner and experienced big dirtbike riders. Cheers!
*So you stand up, lean back a little, pull the clutch in, peg the throttle until its bouncing off the rev limiter and quickly dump the clutch...* *GOT IT!*
Absolutely!! Please do everything you can think of from the basics of real wheel steering to throttle steering to proper body position for hill climb and decent and for making a U turn on the hill.
Thanks, this helps. I am used to dirt bikes, and my last one was a 520SX. When I saw things I didn't like it was lighter and I just would rock back and throttle a bit, boom, front came up and I got over the obstacle. I'm on a 701 now and the way I was doing things on the 520SX, means insane speeds all of a sudden, not good. Seriously, thanks for doing this.
Brilliant idea and most usefully executed. Can't wait to hit the jungle, when the fn Ontario slow melts, on my 950 Super Enduro. Would love a whole series from you on how to do ALL the things small bikes do... but on big bikes: hopping fat logs (I can do a foot or so), doing stoppies (to get to know my front brake more intimately), climbing technical steeps, getting unstuck from deep sucking mud, and just general slo-mo instructions on the right body English to move through hard terrain with these 450+lb brutes.
Have to say, I went from dort bikes in the 80s, to mountain bikes in the 90s/00s, to not riding at all in the 10s, to getting back on a motorcycle in early 2020 and now pushing myself offroad again on an Africa twin. I saw this video maybe 2 years ago and got the series from your site. It is a very detailed and in-depth tutorial on pretty much most aspects of bike bike ADV. Its helped me a lot as ADV bikes are nothing like MX or enduro bikes when it comes to technique and approach. Cheers for taking the time to put this together. I think the only better experience would be a one on one session with constructive criticism! Ive listened to and watched many conflicting instructional videos on ADV bikes. They all make valid points, but from different view points, or expectations from a riders approach. Most are kind of aimed at beginners who want to plod along, or just general safety, where I find your info more aimed at a beginner who wants to push personal limits into something more serious.
Things I would like to see videos on are the basics. Such as how to improve balance on and off the bike. How to set up the bike. How to handle ruts. How to go over fallen logs. How to drive on gravel roads.
You made it looks so easy, wish I'd seen this a few years ago. I am 72 and ride a K1600 GTL, not the ideal bike, but I can dream. I look forward to more of the same. Phil in the UK
It's ready, three hours and 16 episodes of off-road riding skills so you can learn to Say No to Slow! : vimeo.com/ondemand/saynotoslow
This series takes adventure riders from core techniques like correct standing position and off-road bike set up, all the way through to jumping logs and high-speed slides.
Along the way, you will learn techniques to become a safe and efficient rider.
Its $35 US for the whole series and I'm confident you will come out of this Covid madness with some new skills!
what helmet are you wearing can you recommend me one like it?
Anddddd I bought. You are such a nice guy Chris. Truly happy to pay you back and it's worth every penny.
this could be a 300k sub channel instead of a 32k channel if they were taking all the quality videos and putting them behind a 50$ paywall on vimeo.. would make way more money here on youtube with 10x the audience than from the 1000ppl that might pay that for riding videos.. idk who would with all the great channels already here on youtube for free
Thank you,
for the videos. 20 years ago, I had serious accident, by backflip. My mistake I know. But maybe another young people will better know how to ride, watching your videos. Well done.
Very kind and delicate and elegant
"practice it until it feels boring"
best advice for anything!
"Practice it until it feels boring" - such a good way to put it!
50 years of wheelies and I just bought a beta 270 LOL, it never gets boring
I love it when people know how to break down a serious skill into simple steps. Well done!
Mate what's the lesson on getting back down eh? I have been wheeleying for the last few hours. Goddammit.
Using that back break, use it always!
nerd! haha
Start off with 1 cup before progressing to a full tank.
Just keep on doing it till your fuel runs out
Pulling clutch gets you down I guess
This is one of the most thorough, specific, detailed, well produced, and clearest tutorials I've ever seen. Thank you, Chris & your team, for putting this out there. I look forward to following all your videos ... maybe they'll tide me over until I can work it out to attend one of your classes! Thanks again!
Get a room mate
He completely left the rear brakey thing out...
Superb instruction! I started riding at 10, and I could wheelie for blocks on my Kawasaki KE 100. Now I'm an old fart and my toy is a bit more expensive (Hypermotard), and I feel a bit less invincible... That said, I've been timidly trying to regain the "feel" to wheelie confidently, and this video is the first I've found that gets the details of the sequence down pat. Thanks!
The fingers covering the clutch (number of) advice is super useful, I have always secretly wondered this because nobody ever talks about the finer details, and I had been too embarrassed to ask. Thanks for the breakdown!
I am impressed. I never thought it was possible to “teach” how to wheelie but Chris did it in spades.
This is the most detailed instructional video I've seen on this topic. Thank you. I like also that it's geared to the big adventure bikes. Many others are demonstrated on 2 strokes or street bikes.
Watched so many ADV guys cross water fully sumerge until I watched you last demo. Something to think about. Terrific bro!
I’ve been practicing the wheelie for almost 20 years now and it never gets old.
The same for me but on my bicycle; now I still do it at age 57 on my moutain bike, but I could never fill secure doing it on a motorbike. I tried some at my 20s on a Suzuki GSK 1100, but it was risky for me.
This is one of the best tutorials I have seen on UA-cam. Well done. More please.
Great video, congrats!!
Yes!!! I‘d absolutely love to have an Adventure riding technique series from you Chris!!!
Some examples I‘d like to improve / hear your opinion & advice:
- Sand riding
- Slippery terrain (compact red mud with rain on top)
- U-turns (slide in and accelerate out)
- Your toolbox setup
- Emergency preparation (Spot, first aid kit, etc)
- Recommended mods on 1090 R and 790 R (ABS dongle, fueling dongle, air intake, Break and clutch levers, handlebar, etc)
- Riding Gear recommendations (Rider and Luggage)
- Water crossings (different depths and surfaces)
Thats what came to my mind for now.
Cheers!!
Break?? 🤔 Brake...✔👍
Nice one! That gives us lots to work on. Thanks for your suggestions.
@@ChrisBirchNZ Nice wheelies ! Good video suggestions.
I’ve been riding street and dirt for 41 years since I was 6 years old. After a really bad accident 8 months ago on the road in North Carolina, I got back on a bike and headed from Brooklyn, NYC to Baja for two months to remind myself that I didn’t die that day in April when the pick up truck cut me off and that I still had some living to do. I traded my other bike that wasn’t totaled for a more comfortable yet capable “mid-sized adventure bike”.
Chris’s Say No To Slow series helped to prepare me for my journey into the off road wonderland that is Baja Mexico. I even rewatched some of his videos (with the help of an over lander friends Starlink) when faced with a daunting hill climb off a remote beach 30 miles from nowhere.
His series is very affordable and so well laid out, both in instruction and aids from video. Share this with your friends: it can only make them better riders that will be more willing to explore the roads less travelled and to find those little slices of paradise where most people won’t be confident to get to…
This is so nice! Thanks for the message
Thanks again Chris. Can you make a second one on how to keep, control and end the wheelie on different conditions?
This is the absolute best description of how to wheelie. Thanks so much Chris!!!
Thx Chris is amazing video, actually is the best tutorial in UA-cam.
Yep!
:-)
Nice one!
I stick to that! An amazing vid about wheelies. The best I‘ve seen so far.
absolutely!
This is really good info, but I see a lot of hospital visits from people who bought their bikes yesterday.
I learned to wheelie on a bicycle.
Can wheelie a bicycle for miles.
Got a motorbike thought it would be easy, several faceplants later realised it's not even remotely the same.
The one thing of the bicycle wheelie you can carry to a motorbike is using your front wheel to steer when its in the air. I can now wheelie a motorbike as far as I like!
I was lucky enough to get this lesson in person at a rider training day with him. Was such a good day
This was the BEST wheelie video on you tube ! Hands down! Instruction videos for bikes PLEASE!!!
Glad you like it! All the rest are at vimeo.com/ondemand/saynotoslow
How about gravel road cornering. Fastest way, safest way, best way to recover from understeer, how to ride the loose edges that we all find sooner or later.
Reuben Johnston practice
I find keeping more of my weight over the front tire the best way.
Then, if you feel you won’t make the corner or just wanna look like a badass put some throttle to it. You’re then using the rear tire to turn into the corner.
Practice practice practice. Start slowish and work your way up
For sure!
I second that! Meanwhile...from an old track racer...invest in full protective gear, because you will go down before you get good. GO find a short dirt loop with 3-4 slide-able turns. Then go round and round getting just 0.5% better each time. You'll begin to pitch it in there. Then go the other way around. Best to start with a small dirt bike if you have never slid around on purpose. Good tires will have a gradual breakaway.
We are on it! We started filming this today.
@@ChrisBirchNZ any updates yet.... I appreciated your clutch control advice
Incredible how easy he makes it look! Really good explanation.
I've ridden dirt bikes since I was 7 and street bikes since I was 16 and I'm now 55 but until last fall I've never combined the two. What is fairly simple on a dirt is a lot harder on my 1290 SAR so pretty much everything I'm good with even if it seems not important. An example is I had no problem geting on my WR 426 but seemed to struggle on the 1290 until I saw a video where you said to simply turn the handlebars to the right before you swing you're leg over. Amazing on how much easier that made getting on the bike.
Such a great teacher, when the video was released it had me doing controled wheelies with confidence the next day on my BMW GSA, but found it again yesterday and a successfully whieelief my KLR - first time in my almost 50,000 miles of riding it. Now going to practice and find a friend to get a picture, no one will believe it, I didn't
Bucket list, one day be one of the few hundred he teaches a year
OK! Its taken us a bit longer but the whole series will be available very very soon!
Chris : whats the problem......UH take 22... take 23.... take 24 ... oh fuck it.
Ok
So that was a lie 🗿
Well 2 years ago I got my 1290 R thanks to your videos Chris and no regrets.
Loved it! This is a skill I've ridden road for decades but got an adventure bike not long ago and decided to go offroad. I'm just starting to learn the basics, and after watching your vid, I was finally able to get the front wheel in the air! I'm stoked! As for your tutorial series, I'd love that too! I"m a beginner, so just anything you think beginners should know as fundamental skills is gonna help.
TY CHRIS, IVE GOT A KAWASAKI KLR650. I TRIED AND TRIED BUT AFTER WATCHING THIS SEGMENT AND PRACTICE ,I CHANGED OUT THE REAR TIRE TO A TUSK ADVENTURE D SPORT. AND UP THE FRONT END CAME. JUST LIKE YOU SAID. NO MORE BOTTOMING OUT THE FRONT END . THANKS AGAIN COACH!!!!!
"Episode 1. How to wheelie"
Aaaaaaand subscribed😂😂
Clear, simple and bound to get me into trouble.
Looking forward to the next.
Thanks guys.
Best of luck.
Stephen Lumley LOL, you have that so right!
This is total winter pornography, can hardly wait to go practice when the wilds are rideable again.
Just got short term disability insurance this year, set and ready to get stupid.
We are working on the next. Im glad you enjoyed it.
Wow. A really good balance between talking and showing.
Seems a lot of tube video people think I’m watching their video to hear them prattle on. And on. And on.
You gave good instructions. Combined with demonstration.
One last point, I am a certified firearms and tennis instructor.
I really like how you broke down the component skills necessary and then put them all back together. Well done.
Excellent video. Well done, Chris!
I guess we don't have to shoot a Wheelie video now on MOTOTREK :)
What?? Make the video anyhow. Us pupils out here could always use the best of both worlds. Your channel has made my riding experience so much better. End of trail turns, kickstand pivots and baby heads just to name a few.
Yeah Brett. Don’t think you got out of it! Make a video!!
Please do your version too! :) 2 sides of the story!
😀😁
You don't get off the hook that easy Bret!! Looking forward to your wheelie video! ;-p
I'm pretty sure I can honestly say I have been riding for almost as long as I have been walking. This video showed me something new and gave me SEVERAL things I can use when teaching kids. SUBSCRIBED! Looks like I have some catch up work to do now.
Awesome video, Chris. Your a master in executing AND in teaching the how to. I had never seen such precise and detailed instructions on how to wheelie a big adventure bike (or any bike for that matter). Please keep them coming! I would love a video on how to ride fast on dirt, particularly on turns. I do tend to loose trust on the bike and myself as I turn fast offroad. Thank you, thank you!
Great Video! I m sure I will watch this 100 times for years to come. Next topic: skid steering or hopping the rear brake/ tire down a nasty hill. Thanks!
Massively helpful! Definitely do a series of this sort of video!
Many tutorials try to make you do the compression/clutch at the same time, which is less easy to practice. Chris splitted this into 3 lessons : learn compression, then learn to de-clutch, then combine both. Its the best tutorial I have seen (and I have watched many on YT)
Great video. Enjoyed it very much! Would like to see more techniques for large adventure bikes such as riding through sand and snow/ice.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge skills and experience!
Thank you! This is the clearest riding tutotial I've seen on wheelies, or maybe on anything.
Well thought out breakdown of the steps involved in a wheelie.
You are a smart teacher = effective teacher. Well done!
8:33 A heavy dab on the rear brake throws weight on the front to help with the spring back. Ya didn't mention that Chris!
The best video about how to do a wheelie I ever have seen.
Good way for ktm to move stock of back lights, blinkers, plastics, levers, etc. ;)
Steering Head Bearings? as these are heavy bikes.
Fences, trees, traficc signs...
Best tutorial on the subject I have seen. Thanks. You're a good teacher. Not everyone who can do something can teach it.
This is a great instructional video. I don't know why I got such a kick out of the engine noises at 6:39 to 6:50 but I watched that clip like 3 times in a row. Something about it. Amazing.
So this video inspired me to try this in my back yard with my 2018 AT. Needless to say, I need much, MUCH more practice. I think one problem is that i'm a wimp and used Power Level 3 (the slowest throttle response) and I need to pop it more. Also, coordinating a bounce with a throttle snap is a hell of a lot harder than it sounds. Practice practice practice. I'm glad I have 5 acres of yard to play with and only have to worry about dodging the cacti in my yard :D
cputeq007 I also have 2018 ATAS, you need it in P1 mode and the Traction Control off! She comes up nice with some positive control! I’m so glad I didn’t go for DCT like everyone was recommending haha
Tough obstacle navigation...deep rocks...creek crossing...log crawling...etc
Great video! This is the way I learn...by the numbers! Keep up the great vids!
Now THAT's how videos should be done! Great Job Chris and crew for putting this one together.
Suggestions for future videos and in line with this one, be it for gravel road techniques, sand, mud hill clims, etc - show what the progression of the rider should look like, from beginner to advanced rider. Cheers!
Superb video, everything is presented and explained step by step, I like the way you teach, . I haven't done a wheelie in 30 years and I'm ready now.
Great vid! Would love to see more tutorials for big bikes!
Wow I been riding motorcycle since I was like 14 year old. The way you explain is so smooth. You have a follower from PR🇵🇷👍. Keep the good work...
Would love to hear your thoughts about transitioning from roads to trails while traveling - how your set up and riding style changes.
Yes please do a series, love watching you throw these big bikes around !!
Yo! Give us more!
I will Greg no worries 😁👌
Great tips. Been working on that and I’m able to raise the wheel but once it’s up I can’t force my mind to lean backwards, which results in only short wheelies. The last stage is the most difficult: it’s either the panic mode with the clutch out and backflipping or the body unwilling to lean back. 😂 Cheers!
Thanks a lot. Can you make video how to replace backlights blinkers and a rear fender?
Good tutorial video, @8:34 we can also see the use of the rear brake to help compress the suspension prior to the clutch release, perhaps a little more advanced for very low speed wheelies but eventually starts to come naturally once you have a good timing of the engine revs and clutch release. 👍
You got it. I was trying to keep things as simple as possible but the back brake definitely helps
Amazing, the best tutorial on wheelies by far. Thanks and keep it up please!
Crystal clear explanations, even for a non-native speaker, with the support of slow motion. Good job ! And good you started to teach.
Thanks Chris, any plan to have courses in europe anytime soon? Meanwhile, if you could go through tips on how to ride a big adv bike in (thick) mud, would be great :)
Man, on the back of this vid I thought I'd check out and pay for his series. What a brilliant instructor, couldn't recommend it enough. Very clear, very informative, makes difficult things look safe and controlled and there's a dab of humour there too.
Glad your enjoying it!
@@ChrisBirchNZ what series? Is there a link? Ahh ok i see its on vimeo....
Do one with jumps. How to jump a big bike, how to set yourself for the jump, stance, movement prior to the jump
P.S. sorry if double posted
never attempted a wheelie before, getting a duel sports bike in a week or two, so gonna practice.. best video i ever seen explaining what you do to pop a wheelie, thanks.
Oh boy, I have to show this video to my old Honda Transalp 600... Maybe it can give some motivation :D
Your Transalp will need motivation an one or two spare clutch sets. ;-)
Man do I miss my transalp 600!! Never have been able to find a bike that is a good replacement. Have you?
jim perry CRF1000 Africa Twin Adventure Sports! Although, the new CRF1100 adv actually feels even more like the transalp (a little more cramped in the cockpit than the 1000). The 1100 is a really good bike and feels super light like the transalp and is a fair bit quicker!
Yes please.......continue on with the online coaching......Any skill you wish to demo will be a benefit to 1000's for years to come...So looking forward to more...Top man!!
Don't let the insurance company see this video
used to love trying wheelies, was never that good though. I did manage to get into 3rd on an old XT550 once. The power wheelies intrigued me..the ones that get pulled while already speeding along. One of the local guys was a real ace at this...he passed away a long time ago (not due to a bike accident I might add) one of my abiding memories of him was watching him do these as we hooned around town at night. Seeing that headlight beam pointing upwards...it was priceless to watch. We had others too, who did some great wheelies up and down some steep roads. Raw skill.
Hey Chris you didn't mention about break cover doing wheelie. And in caption from your back I noticed break light flash before you pop up the bike.
Brake light is from applying a bit of front brake to help load up the front suspension prior to releasing the clutch
@@joeymorris4863very complicated with front brake intervention
Looking forward to trying this on the farm roads home today... Thank you, Chris!
Excellent vid! Made me feel like I can wheelie... even though I don’t have a bike at the moment! 👍😅
My man Chris, I’ve watched this video so much when I had my Vstrom 650, although been riding since birth here. I’ve now gotten a Tiger 900 Rally, so all I’ve got to do is add throttle, and the front wheel comes up. My question is this, and of course for me to do that on fort or grass with my Motoz Tractionators I’d to be in off road mode. I literally just figured out that I can swivel my rear brake pedal to make it higher or lower. 🤷♂️ who knew!! Anyways! Much respect. You are a legend!!
"burrrAH!! burrrAH!! burrrAH!!"
-Chris Birch, 2019
Long time motocrosser and just getting into adventure bikes. Wheelies have always been a challenge for me - not very balance gifted. I subscribed so i look forward to more ADV bike riding technique vids.
In other news, crashed adventure bikes insurance claims are unusually high this month.
Hopefully not if they watch and listen!
Yes please Chris! I have a Triumph scrambler 1200 and would love more tips like this!
Hey Chris great vid you really know your stuff and explain well, keep em coming mate👍
Subscribed! This is the best tutorial on how to do a wheelie I've seen. So good I just paid the $32 for your course so I can prepare to ride my yet to be purchased Africa Twin or 1250 GS (haven't decided which one yet)
Brilliant video Chris....keep them coming (cool for a Broxburn man)..lol...👍🏴🥃
Please do consider putting out a series. Adventure bikes are gaining popularity where I live and it’d would be incredibly helpful as well as improve the safety for all of us as we continue to learn from professionals like you and each other.
2:40 Too funny. I had a lengthy conversation with another rider about finding a dead accurate tire gauge. His concern being the gauge and bikes TPMS was out by like 5 psi. Dude thought he was going to die. World-renowned rider, squeeze the tire, feels too hard. Lets out some air, squeeze tire mehhh feels about right .... let's go wheelie... BTW vid has been forwarded to tire pressure guy... :)
Make a series of vids that cover all the great instruction one gets from your ADV training sessions. I would devour these over and over and then have my mates film me and point out all the stuff I think I’m doing right but actually not. Been there.
Analyzing terrain while on the move and proper body positioning is always a challenge - many of us are very reactive and need to learn to be proactive. You help us add to the toolkit Birch please don’t ever stop sharing!
Hi. Just One question: First Gear or second Gear? Nice video btw! Greetings from Italy.
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@@wickedleeloopy2115 thanx
Thanks Chris, beautiful video. Easy to understand and visually appealing. I'll definitely try your tips. I hope to see more instructional videos from you. I was a snowboarder instructor for 14 years and i love how you break down the learning (what we call sessioning in the ski industry), makes learning so much easier.
Hello Chris, are you in Off Road mode, or do you have the traction control and ABS turned off?
That's the best wheelie explanation step by step I've seen so far. Now I'm practicing. Thanks a lot!
Tried it... Neighbor wants a new fence... Who is paying for it? 50/50???🤷🏻♂️
I didn't see a disclaimer.
guess you weren't paying attention to the "open paddock" bit
Clutch in, clutch in!!! 😂😂😂
The Jester gets to pay for his entertainment. Come on, people. Be grown ups in grown up bodies. You break it, you bought it. :-)
Jester Entertainment lol, well 1:45
excellent video Chris. did you realize the your timing is out. when you say to let the clutch out at the maximum compression point of the suspension 7:58 you actually are letting it out at the maximum extension of the forks at the point where your body is in the rear position and the front wheel is the lightest. watch it in slow motion and you will see what i mean.
I tried for ages doing exactly as you explained (at maximum compression) then i came back and watched this part again.
after trying again releasing the clutch later its much easier. just sharing to make it easier for other :)
PS: i purchased the rest of the course, some priceless info for beginner and experienced big dirtbike riders. Cheers!
I’d like everyone trying this on their big adventure bikes to record it and post it here 😂😂
"think about it till its boring"...best advice ive heard with learning a routine! awesome!
*So you stand up, lean back a little, pull the clutch in, peg the throttle until its bouncing off the rev limiter and quickly dump the clutch...*
*GOT IT!*
bring a camera!
@@brrrlak that too!
Never gone the red revolution zone
Absolutely!! Please do everything you can think of from the basics of real wheel steering to throttle steering to proper body position for hill climb and decent and for making a U turn on the hill.
Step 1: Be a professional motorcycle racer.
Step 2: There are no other steps.
I don't think anyone asked for this, but glad I watched. Worth the 10 minutes.
Thanks, this helps. I am used to dirt bikes, and my last one was a 520SX. When I saw things I didn't like it was lighter and I just would rock back and throttle a bit, boom, front came up and I got over the obstacle. I'm on a 701 now and the way I was doing things on the 520SX, means insane speeds all of a sudden, not good.
Seriously, thanks for doing this.
Brilliant idea and most usefully executed. Can't wait to hit the jungle, when the fn Ontario slow melts, on my 950 Super Enduro. Would love a whole series from you on how to do ALL the things small bikes do... but on big bikes: hopping fat logs (I can do a foot or so), doing stoppies (to get to know my front brake more intimately), climbing technical steeps, getting unstuck from deep sucking mud, and just general slo-mo instructions on the right body English to move through hard terrain with these 450+lb brutes.
Have to say, I went from dort bikes in the 80s, to mountain bikes in the 90s/00s, to not riding at all in the 10s, to getting back on a motorcycle in early 2020 and now pushing myself offroad again on an Africa twin.
I saw this video maybe 2 years ago and got the series from your site. It is a very detailed and in-depth tutorial on pretty much most aspects of bike bike ADV. Its helped me a lot as ADV bikes are nothing like MX or enduro bikes when it comes to technique and approach.
Cheers for taking the time to put this together. I think the only better experience would be a one on one session with constructive criticism!
Ive listened to and watched many conflicting instructional videos on ADV bikes. They all make valid points, but from different view points, or expectations from a riders approach. Most are kind of aimed at beginners who want to plod along, or just general safety, where I find your info more aimed at a beginner who wants to push personal limits into something more serious.
What the fuck are you talking about bro
Things I would like to see videos on are the basics. Such as how to improve balance on and off the bike. How to set up the bike. How to handle ruts. How to go over fallen logs. How to drive on gravel roads.
You made it looks so easy, wish I'd seen this a few years ago. I am 72 and ride a K1600 GTL, not the ideal bike, but I can dream. I look forward to more of the same. Phil in the UK
By far the best wheelie video I've come across but not surprising that it's coming from my idol, my GURU.