crosstrainingenduro.com A guide to body position for climbs, descents. These trials training vids and written info on observed trials techniques are thanks to Tom Wager, James Wager and other Western Districts Trials Club members for their expertise in putting together this video. Body positioning is a critical but often neglected part of trials riding. If you've ridden dirt bikes a lot then you may need to unlearn a few things. Learn to ride moto trials! Trials riding must be the best kept secret in the world of motorbikes. Your default position is to ride with your legs bent and apart. Why? Having your legs bent means they will soak up bumps and also be ready to compress the suspension or de-weight the bike as required. It also lowers your centre of gravity which gives you better balance. Keeping your legs apart means you have more chance of recovery if either wheel is deflected sideways. It also allows you to lean the bike more easily for turns or riding across a slope. This introduction to trials techniques explains why trials riders are so glad they are in on the secret - we reckon you should be too! Visit your local moto-trials club and chat with some trials training fanatics today.
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When cornering, put pressure on the inside footpeg and you will find the bike naturally wants to turn - this is very handy in slippery conditions. Also, as the bike leans it can make even tighter turns possible. In effect you are steering with your feet, not the handlebars. Keep your shoulders in line with the handlebars. Our vids range from basics for the beginner dirt rider to advanced hard enduro racing for experienced trials riding. Unlike most other forms of motorcycle sport, Trial is not racing. It is simply you and your bike pitted against the terrain. The growth of extreme enduro, endurocross and hard enduro events has led to interest in moto trials skills applied on enduro bikes. Almost all the best extreme riders are previously moto trials champions. Balance in your trials bike riding also means you can spend more time standing on the footpegs in tough terrain instead of putting a foot down. See our Full lock turns page for more detail. Constantly move your body position for best balance and traction. We have noticed the girls in our club seem to pick up on this intuitively - possible the boys have been overly influenced by dirt riding and tend to grip the bike more with their legs and not change their body positioning as much. When traction is good, you simply lean forward when climbing hills or obstacles. You'll be surprised at just how far forward you can go to prevent the bike flipping. Simply lean back when descending - again it's surprising what you can descend if there's nothing between your butt and that rear tire except your rear fender! However, this changes once traction is poor. Due to your low tire pressures, your body positioning has a big impact on the contact surface, or footprint, your tire has. One at a time, competitors will ride over an obstacle course of boulders, streams, hill climbs, logs, drop offs, and nearly anything else they can find. After clutch and throttle control moto trials technique videos? Maintaining traction is a critical skill highlighted in our trials training videos. Learn how to ride a trials bike with tips from A grade competitors. Moto trials is the world's most popular participatory motorcycle sport. Climbing a hill with poor traction will mean keeping your weight to the rear for a bigger footprint and more grip. This needs to be carefully balanced with keeping the front wheel on the ground, or at least being able to manage any resulting wheelies. This reminds you to keep your legs bent, apart and ready to move your body around. On a modern trials bike, you should easily be able to easily operate the clutch and front brake levers with just your index finger on each, and leave them there permanently. When riding along a slope, weight the outside footpeg and lean the bike into the slope. This positions your body to the outside so that if you slip you have a chance to recover without dabbing by adjusting your weight to the other side. A common problem for beginners is not looking ahead far enough. It can even happen to experienced riders when trying techniques outside of their comfort zone. Looking down at your front wheel or an upcoming obstacle will hamper your riding no end. Even when crossing a large log or hopping up a ledge you need to be looking head.
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