Learn How To Ride Fast & Safe Around Corners on Dirt and Gravel Roads - Offroad Skills
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2020
- Cornering at speed off-road is fun! The techniques for riding fast around low-traction corners are different than for cornering on paved roads. Professional riding instructor Dusty Wessels teaches you all you need to ride your adventure bike fast and safe on dirt and gravel roads and trails.
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Folks asking where is Bret and the channel giving really vague answers. How hard is it to just explain that he has left the channel and moved on to other things? If that's what in fact happened. I greatly enjoyed this clip too, but was totally expecting to see Bret.
mototrek.net/2020/03/04/hey-wheres-bret/
@@MOTOTREK also, brets videos had the thing where he took off his helmet and the editing made it seem like he was wearing his hat underneath the helmet. If you carry this onto your new presenter (cause it was a subtle and pretty funny joke) it would help carry on your channel culture.
Bret is in New Zealand doing talk series at the moment. Going to see him tmr in Auckland.
Brett does all kinds of cool secret squirrel government shit, he'll probably be back in a few months
He said he is parting ways with this channel, and any new videos he does will on his own channel and website.
Why are you all so obsessed with where Brett is? The world is changing continously. Move with it. Nothing lasts forever, which is mostly good. Dusty here does a great jobb. Explains well, seems like a nice guy, rides well. Good job, great video! Thanks!
Thanks, Jan!
Thank you !
This is my second favorite channel on UA-cam. Next to my own. LOL. There is nothing better than power sliding around a corner on a 600-pound ADV Bike.
You can't imagine how much you have added to my offroad riding skills. Thanks Dusty
Nothing teaches you to ride better than loose gravel and dirt roads. Having said that, I love that on this channel, those who show us how to ride know their job, how to explain and, my favorite, are articulate. Thanks.
Right on, Calin!
Dusty was one of my instructors at RawHyde a few years ago and also one of the best. Good to see you again and keep the vids coming!!
Thanks Ash!
Very use ful video thanks for uploading
I am a huge Brett fan but I am also a huge Dusty fan as well. He did instruct my beginner off-road training too!
Thanks Pete! I am a big fan of Bret too! His videos are great!
@@west38moto53 Thanks so much to both of you. You guys are the people we need as new or aging riders to learn and gain knowledge which is critical to safe riding IMO. I know so many guys that get their license and just go (usually on a 600lb + big hog) without learning anything new!
@@west38moto53 Quick question regarding initiating the turn on gravel. You said to put weight on inside peg, but what do you do at the handle bars? I assume you dont do as on the street, where you push one side to initiate countersteering. Naturally I just press the handlebars with both hands to the side I’m turning. Thanks!
These vids are great. I'm (or was) a new rider, did corners slow sitting, then standing up but in line with the bike lean, ran over patch of loose more grainy gravel on normal gravel road and had shit pants moment as front washed out a bit even though regained grip soon, and immediately I reflex slammed inner foot down. Felt lucky as there was no damage, searched online, watched mototrek vids about putting foot down lightly only for your own and not bikes balance, and brets version of this gravel corners vid with outside lean and vision. Practiced it, felt really weird for months. Later on natural and way safer, (also faster) allows you to have front wash out and you still have balance while "waiting" for grip again which often is regained if you dont apply brakes. Other vids like weightless rider also helped a lot. We dont all have pro riding buddies to learn from.
Glad our videos are helping! Thx for the feedback.
My palms were sweaty just watching this! I don't ride on dirt often, just when I need to get from one paved road to the next and unsealed is the only option. But I always take it sooooo slow because I just don't know how far I can push it. This is such good information. I've been trying to practice standing and putting weight on the pegs, but I didn't really know how to best do that. This will be very useful next time (although I'll still go slow while I practice!)
West38Moto is the bomb! I’ve taken Dusty’s course and it’s phenomenal! Awesome to see him on this channel!
Thanks Chris!
I did a long run on sand/gravel yesterday and things got very dicey. After the ride I searched UA-cam to find out how to get my testicles to descend but, voila . . . this video appeared! Very helpful - thanks.
I'm amazed by all the details that are spot on in every edit you guys put out. Amazing production, and really covering important subjects :-) Thank you, by far one of mye most viewed channel in here :-) Thank you
Thank you, Thomas!
Was expecting to see Bret... but the new guy is not dissapointing! Good luck to Bret on your new endeavours and welcome Dusty!
Luis Cabrera thank you!
Awesome job on the video Dusty!!! Keep them coming!
Thanks for the Learning bit Mototrek...I am a beginner since i bought a Honda Shadow 750 ace 1999 model last year,and had a few hours on it to learn and sit,balance and handling the bike,the last long route me and my teacher took was on gravel,learning to handle holes,pudles on the road and swinging..i was really exited how fast i got the handle the bike,so i felt secure..it put a big smile on my face that day..Shall take the MC license in the summer,a costly bit for me..Here in Norway..so when the roads here are snowfree,its out to ride around the neighborhood to learn what can happen in a slowspeed manner,use of braking,left and right,stops,turning..thats what i also learn from youtube to handle my bike the right way..
Good luck with the Shadow and getting your license, Thor!
@@MOTOTREK Thanks :) Keep up the Learning bit to be a better,safer driver..you save life's with that :)
Dusty is not only an exceptionally knowledgable and great rider, but he is also a super cool guy. I look forward to riding with him at West38Moto!
Sam Jones thanks Sam!
This video is great for all types of riders. 👍👍
Here in parts of the midwest they still chip and oil roads out in the countryside. The roads are usually find but pea gravel seems to accumulate on tighter curves. So you can go from high traction to low traction quickly and without much warning and can really ruin your days. I will be using the tips in this video for sure, for both on and off road riding .
Right on!
Another high quality video lesson from Mototrek.
I'm new to riding and find it really hard to keep my weight on the outside peg. This video is exactly what I was looking for. It answered all the questions I keep asking myself when I'm riding with great visual demonstration, it's perfect. Thanks.
I love it! We get a bunch of excellent presenters on this channel! Love Brett miss Brett but he will be back! Nice job Dusty
Thanks Chris! I am a big fan of Bret's too. His videos are great!
Great video Dusty I look forward to seeing more of your off road tips.
Thanks Andi!
Great Video, thanks Dusty for taking the time to help us become better dual sport riders. When I first started riding dirt and gravel I struggled with faster turns. I watched some videos and took some advance training. But with all of that , until I made a trip up to Wisconsin where some of the roads were similar to what Dusty was on, I was able to take a section and ride that section over and over again making changes to my form, speed, weight transfer etc, etc. My point is all the videos and training will only give you a good base to start. Until you get out there and practice, make a mistake, correct that mistake and move on, will you see the greatest improvement.
Dan Bolin great point! I have failed so many times at so many of these techniques to finally learn how they all work. Practice, practice, practice!
@@west38moto53 Its often hard to find a loose surface (gravel) place to practise that has no obstructions or other traffic. Years ago in Western Australia, we had a few abandoned WW2 gravel airstrips that were perfect for such activities. Perhaps you can search Google Maps for such places, and with some luck get one near you.
The soundtrack (drums & motocyle) keep me coming back for more videos...
... the instruction is great too! 😆
Alright, I know I said another video was THE video I needed to see, but this is too! Love the content y'all are putting out there, I've learned a lot from this channel. Thank you!
Great video Dusty! Thank you!
I Love these Videos. I watch them over and over again, and then try to practice what I see. I have really learned a Lot from these. It makes my Riding a lot safer, and a Lot more Fun. Thanks Dusty for making these.
Glad you like them!
Dusty’s a great guy! Ride with him, I have and he’s an awesome dude!
Thank you!
Liked that opening slide! Skills!
Great info and so accurate! when you go out there and push yourself on a big adventure bike such as a gs1200 adv or similar, you will immediately identify all aspects covered in this video. Well done!
Killer video Dusty! Hope to see more videos with you!
Great help with the big bikes!
Simply explained this is so much useful.
This was very good instruction, Dusty, for those like us living surrounded by Tonto National Forest and riding dirt roads just to get to the main streets for groceries (ha!). Thanks!
Haha nice! Thanks Thomas!
This is EXACTLY the video I needed. Awesome :)
Perfect!
Thanks man, best explaination ever heard so far...
Great tip! Thanks so much
Thank you so much, the outer lean was really well explained and how to recover from a slide without breaks were so helpful
Excellent explanation. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Thanks, good advice for my ride in northern Wisconsin today on my GSA. Gotta love the power of the Beemer outta da corners. Ride on!
Good explanation! Not just do this, but actual reasons. Nice!
Excellent information and demo... nice work Dusty
Stay great,
Steve
Very informative and well done video, thanks!
It all clicked for me when I went on a course and realised I shouldn't be leaning down *with* the bike as I would on the road, but staying upright and leaning the bike underneath me. Suddenly made me feel safer - now I can power slide without panicking for a washout. Unfortunately I now do the same on the road and can't break the habit...
Nice, David! Offroad techniques work great on the pavement.
Yup, I do the same on the road as well. I live in a place where the road itself isn't always in the best condition and I just tend to use off-road style out of pure habit.
pretty much the same here.. feels more confident to stay upright or lean a bit out even on normal roads now
Ya wanna be able to catch the bike if it makes a sudden slip out. That said, the more the bike's leaned, the more likely to slip out. The reason we shift our weight to the inside is so we don't have to lean the bike as far for the same trajectory/velocity. But as we lean in our leverage to catch the bike decreases. It's a balancing game with no universal correct answer, it's something to experiment with to find what works best for you.
Also, Dusty is demonstrating standing technique here. I can definitely cook corners faster and powerslide with more confidence and competence when sitting. It's a little hard to describe exactly what we do because it's more of an ingrained response than a thought process. Don't be afraid to slide, front and back, it's great training for that time you lose traction with no anticipation. For all the virtues of traction, losing traction is quite fun and instructive, just tackle it judiciously. Eventually you build that ingrained response and then give no actual thought to the details of what you're doing.
@@elgringoec wow.i just posted comment with very similar.observations, there must be something to it, good point about catching bike too ... Also so true about no universal or 'true' answer to this issue, its much more complex than it looks
Great video and reminders! Adventure riding is just the best!
Absolutely!!
Way to explain it in simplicitic terms. Thanks for the information
Great work, Dusty! You are a great instructor... Good Luck Bret... Thanks Mototrek
Thanks, you too, Jorge!
Good video! Thanks!
Perfect video. Yes, we will always compare with Bret but it because he set up the level high. This video is the same level.
You are very kind. Thank you!
Learned a lot in 6 minutes, thanks!!
Some more gravel riding videos like this would be awesome.
You surely are very confident in conveying the concept by riding on a road with risks or slopes on any side of your path.
Perfect English, medular concepts accurately explained and to the point, leaves no margin for misunderstanding.
Now, let's go practice!!!
Points, taken!!!
Excellent job!!
Very informative 👍. Thanks for making such video
Baby chickens! Great video. Your training helped me get a lot more out of my bike
Absolutely great advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic production quality! Love the music.
Great lesson, speed with safety is usually a result of good technique.
Awesome !!
Nicely explained
best soundtrek ever!
Thanks Dusty, great video enjoying the content and very useful and in all aspects of riding vision is one if the most important fundamental to get right first..
Thanks Christian!
Dusty, I love your instruction method. Great video. Sweet wristband!
Thanks Marty! Haha...you noticed! ;-)
thanks, nice tips! would love to hear something about traction control and abs on gravy roads also.
Amazing and so informative
Dusty ! My man , long time since the Rawhyde class when we met , and you have a shiny (reletively) new bike. Stuck with the GSA I see, and I like the blue! Super good video , and great to see you teaching riding again. Be safe out there.
Great explanation 👍
@mototrek I'm kind of obsessed with your videos now. I hope you get a million subs soon!! Cheers!! :D
Wow, thanks!
Thank you. I watched this video months ago because my friends would always leave me in the dust on the fire roads. We ride mostly single track on enduro bikes but have to hop on fire roads to connect trails. After a month of practicing these techniques I am the fastest in the pack. Now I don't have to clean my air filter as much. Also, on those really tight corners, I like to come in fast and trail brake to really get the weight on the front tire. That technique is not for beginners because you have to be very smooth with the front brake and let off as you lean the bike over. I can't tell if sitting or standing is faster on a dirt bike. Standing I can really lean the bike over and keep my body straight up and down. I have to lean forward though and put weight on the bars to keep the front weighted. Sitting I can lean the bike almost as far but I can sit close as I can towards the tank weighting the front. Standing does have to benefit of coming around a corner and finding rough road, you can absorb some of the hit with you legs.
great tips as always, thnx
But But But hanging the rear wheel at 45 degrees around the corner looks so cool!!!!!!!!! Great vid by the way.
Thanks! 👍
Haha, and feels cool too ;-) Thanks John!
THANK YOU FOR THIS REVIENS 👍👍👍 great info and video are Pro super shooting 👍👍👍
Great video Dusty.
Clear and informative.
Looks like a beautiful part of the world.
Thanks Simon! One of my favorite stretches to ride in a fantastic area of Arizona.
@@west38moto53 I was surprised (in a good way) to see you in the video in two ways. One, as I am used to seeing Brett, but also because I have seen you on Bookface linked with Tom Thompson. I met him in Mongolia in 2018, he seems like a really decent bloke.
Looking forward to seeing more videos from you.🙂
@@simonturvey1493 Thanks Simon! Tom is a very decent bloke. Good friend and great guy to ride with!
very good!
Cool one , keep them coming 👌
Thanks a lot
Thank you for that advice I got it o boy I really enjoyed your presentation thank you again Sir 👍
Excellent summary, Dusty. I'm relatively new to non-pavement riding, so I've been super timid on gravel. Now I've got some tips to try.
Thanks Mark!
When I was younger on dirt bikes, hauled ass, now 70 on a 650 versys, not so fast
Missing the White Rimed Reflectoids Dusty. Great job on the vid! Excellent communication skills.
Robert Glass haha thanks Rob! Glasses don’t mix well on camera 😎👊 Hope you are well my friend.
Nice vid Dusty. Appreciate the tips.
Thanks Sam!
Yes. Very nicely put.
Like it.
Thanks for liking
Vision is so important these days what with all the 4X4 trucks, cars, sand rails and a dozen other off road vehicles in the deserts. Very nice to see riders in my home state AZ. share their skills. Thanks from Tim in Northern Mohave Desert. Watch out for the other guy.
Thanks Tim!
Agreed. Our cameraman David got taken out by a dune buggy on our way to film an episode in AZ last summer. mototrek.net/2019/07/23/living-legends-ted-simon-sam-manicom/
Loved that intro!
Great advices. When I see what he's doing with a GSA, I am reassured with my GS. 👏😃
Nice explanation !
Great job I hope you do many more videos!
Thanks, Dave.
Dang, that was useful- thx
Nice bro !
i just love the way you guy's express and explain things @mototrek. on my way to a bike licence eu. [hoping to take some sandy roads]
Good luck!
@@MOTOTREK thanks. It's just waiting till my health is declared as healthy to ride. Final exam and I'll be on the road.
Show off! LOL Love the videos thank you very much for sharing your insight and knowledge!
Haha, thanks Lynn. Some things are more camera worthy than practical :-)
Nice, thanks!
You bet!
Nice moskomoto bags. Love their stuff
A great video that will help me develop my skills for sure. 😊
Thanks for the video. The explanations were easy to grasp. However, I'll never be an advocate of speed while riding alone on gravel. But then, I've been a street rider for 50 of my 55 riding years.Enjoyed the video!
Thanks Curtis! I agree, knowing when and where to add speed is critical. Also, riding in our comfort zones is the most important thing of all.
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I like the drums Matt!! Greets from Belgium!
Very informative mate
Really GREAT video Dusty!
The hardest thing for me here is to give pressure on the internal peg but keep the balance of the body at the external, becouse if I focus to the external balance I start pushing too much on the external peg and the bike start keep straight instead of cornering. I would like to understand better the functions of the knees.
Ohh man u r soo good at teaching man
Muito bom!!! Parabéns pelo vídeo... Vou botar em prática.(Very good!!! Congratulations on the video ... I'll put it into practice.)
Brett has probably moved on. People do that you know. Great instruction from the new guy. Tnx!
Thanks Mithum!
Really liked the video. Hopefully Bret will be back. High quality content and great video editing from this channel.
Much appreciated, Ernesto!