I’m 5’ 8” and I now recognize I have no excuse. Watching what you are able to do on a bike is an inspiration to all us shortys.

I'm 5'6", really appreciate your tips, having dificulties makes us to develop extra skills to compensate for sure.

Another pro tip from a short guy, make sure to hit the gym and build that strength up, cuz you'll need it!

I'm vertically challenged too lol...and one thing i always have to do to my bikes is to cut down the seat it helps alittle also.

I'm 5' 4"; the "side slipping" is a great idea. I'm definitely going to start using it. Thank You.

Thanks Meg, you are so basic and helpful and to the point. I am a 60 year old widowand very old school, I drive a 1986 Honda Reflex TLR trials bike and I am currently healing from a bad spill. I am getting better gear and more trainng thanks to you!

Thank you so so very much. Greatest video on KZfaq for short rider. Straight to the point not much talking and a lot of examples. I will practice your teaching. Thanks again

Excellent as ever. I'm 5'4" age 60 started riding this year. I used the side stand the other week to help me out of a cross-rut. That is front and back wheels in different ruts.

Im 6'1" and i use these techniques as well. Im also older, slow, out of shape and 2 years riding after almost 30 years off. You and BeRad keep up the great work and vids!

Tip X....make sure your bike has an good electric start..lol

My favorite channel on KZfaq. I'm 6'2" and still watched it as well just because I knew a Megs vid would be a positive part of my day. Thanks!

Best advice for a 5’3” girl I have ever came across. Thank you!!

Just found your channel and subbed. Your advice is helping me a lot. I was ready to sell my bike because I wasn't enjoying it. Now I am getting better and having a lot of fun thanks to your videos. Thank you!

Shaving my seat made all the difference in the world. I rarely sit, but it made it so much easier to reach down and dab a foot when necessary. Those side-to-side dabbing exercises are a great idea and I'll work those into my training schedule. Thanks for sharing!!!

Great tips ! I practice these things all the time

Great tips Meg, been practicing these myself as a shorter rider. Another one I would like to add is start on a small bike (125-230cc 4t trail bike) it's much easier to practice all of these on a bike that already fits you!

Great suggestions !!! as an older short woods rider of 40 plus years ...you are spot on ( correct ) !!!

This video is timeless! I will always be short so your tips are great. The best one is we need to build confidence thru practice and hard work. That is a another good reason to keep riding!

That was awesome! Love to see how you practice pivot turns!!

Got a great presence on camera Meg. Nice video as always

I do all of those things Megs although I could certainly practice more figure 8’s and slow speed and static exercises. You’re absolutely right, no mods need to be done to a bike. Practice and skills count for way more.

Thanks for the tips I'm 5"2

Thank you for making this video!

Thanks Megs, always good stuff and well explained.

Best video on KZfaq on this topic

Just tried out your bike lifting technique in the garage. It's awesome and I'll be using it with my 6'1 person legs!

This will be helpful for the younger generation moving up from mini to full frame bikes.

Thanks for sharing useful tips :) I always try to practice my balance and it really helps a lot! I feel more confident and I'm able to ride slower in hard terrain which gives me more time to think.

Everything you said is all good advice Megan. Personally, I would stress the importance of planning and risk assessing when you are tackling a tricky section. As a fairly new (about 1 year) short rider I have always enjoyed your videos and watching your progression. Recently I had an accident that ended my riding season with a ruptured Achilles that most likely could have been avoided with some simple planning and practicing skills like learning to stop on a hill, clutch control, and rear brake covering. A big learning experience for me. I can't wait to get back on the bike next season and in the meantime I will be watching videos and looking forward to starting rehab. Keep up the great content and Braap On! 👍

loved watching this as I am only 5'0! Thank you for your videos!!

Super clean video,ur always here to help us thx. Keep shining!

Glad i found your channel.. ill be getting a bigger dirtbike soon and these tips will definitely help.. im 5'5"

Thanks for the tips and greetings from a 5'7" chilean guy.

Great video! Thank you! I will try to remember all about this weekend *-*

Great! Will use this for training my son on his new RM85L. Thank you.

This video helps a lot. Im 5'1" riding a honda dirtbike xr150cc

Short dude here, thanks for the tips Meg! I was able to mod my Harley's to fit my short inseam just fine, but a dirt bike? That was always a deterrant. Hopefully now I can get a bike and when my daughter is old enough, teach her to ride on the dirt too!

Thanks for sharing, Megan .

Great video yet again meg. I'll add to tip 1- Get a job on a farm. I recently started on a farm and riding through cow tracks has immensely improved my balance and confidence on the track

This video really helped a lot, even 4 years later, i always get told my bike (a yz250) is to large for me simply because i have to tiptoe to reach when on it, really diminishing my confidence in my ability to ride, im taking this advice to heart and not selling my bike simply do to size, im going to learn and prove to everyone a shorty can ride big bikes to!

Love your videos megs so inspiring:) Come do a clinic on the Sunshine Coast one day tons of riders would flock !!!! 🙌🏼

This video has change my life thank you

Thank you for the tips! I’m 5’1 and I wanna get into enduro I currently race an 85 but I realized all the enduro bikes are full sized so I will definitely use these tips!

Your a great inspiration to me I can ride my WR250R now, thank you

Hi, I'm from Mexico and I just bought my first bike and I'm watching your videos to learn how to balance my bike. I'm 5'6 and with your video I can learn more.

Very good video thanks. I’ve been looking into this for several years but I’m short 65” so it becomes a fleeting thought. Maybe I’ll get a 250cc and JUST DO IT! 👏🏻

No matter what it seems like you have those times when stuck in a spot where you can't touch and you stall your bike lol awesome tips great video.

Sweet vid. Thankyou Megan

Great tutorial-makes sense I was thinking about spending a lot of money to get a shorter bike

I'm 5'9" 1/2" and I got my YZ 125 as my first dirtbike. I got no problem with the seat height, not on a tiptoes but not also on flatfoot. It's just fine and i think almost half or more than half of my foot is on the ground.

Thank You. I recently turned 60 and wanted to get into riding a dual sport on forest service roads. (it has been since I was a kid at16 that I rode a dirt bike (Honda XL100)). I got a DRZ and at 5'9" the bike is quite tall for me. Your tips are great and I especially appreciate 'be confident'. I am getting better on the bike and your first tip that I am going to practice more is riding really slow and working on my ballance. Thanks again and Merry Christmas

great tips meg. thanks

I ride with some shorter riders and have shared this video with them.

Thanks for the advices! I was doing all of them except the first héhé

I'm teaching you the bike in Korea. It was useful to know the exact point.

Great tips to improve Meg. I especially like how you follow up on the requests you get. Thanks and keep it up!

"TIP #6" (I noticed your bike does not have enough sag): Adjust sag to greater than recommended as well as lower triple clamps (front end) by sliding fork tubes up in clamps. As you practice the methods demonstrated here and gain confidence, start to reduce sag and slip the fork tubes down an equal amount. A lower bike is much easier to ride slowly and recover from bobbles but has less stability at higher speeds. Most beginner and novice riders will not exceed speeds having the bike lower will cause them to experience a lack of stability. Also, be sure you have not over-pressurized your tires as that raises your bike as well.

Funny that one of your points about always looking for higher ground to put your foot is something I do constantly on the trails but I never realized it is actually a technique since I just always done it by instinct. You also have to plan every stop, it is great to find higher ground on your right foot but it isn't if you have to kick start your bike since you will have to eventually put your left foot down and now the ground under your left foot is even further down (this is for YZ owners :) ) so always plan your stops.

Awesome megs..im short rider too..its very usefull

You are Awesome, and make good logical sense! Thanks Meg

Crikey, you make tip 4 look so easy!

Thanks makes me want to ride my 250 more now have more things to practice on to get better 👌🏼

Thanks for the excellent tips, subscribed. Information will be very useful dealing with my new dual purpose bike, a Honda CRF450L.

Thx i am 13 and i got a ktm 450 and this video helped me out a lot

Really good again!

Could you do a video about what you'd do to maintain your bike if you had to put it away for the winter ?

Wow, great video and great tips. They´ll be very handy 😉👍

I’m 5’6 and ride a cr250 and just adjusted the rear shock so I can somewhat touch the ground with 1 foot

I just bought s 2017 yx250x, im tsll enough for it and i csn ride it well, but my friend bought s 250 also and i am a good bit taller than him. So im going to teach him these skills because my first ever bike when i was a kid was a 1998 kx125, and it was way too big for me and i hsd to tippie toe on one foot to stay up, so naturally i had to learn all these things. Cool video!

Good video young lady and I am impressed with your skills

Thanks for the tips! I found it pretty necessary to be able to pivot the bike in a steep uphills in order to follow a certain trail, or to be able to "paddel" with my feet when the grip of the tire is poor (loose rocks, mud etc), what do you do in these situations? Why not just get a smaller bike like the beta xtrainer?

Hitted all the points! 👍

Thanks, more things to practice on.

I used to have to do the side slipping to touch the ground, and I kept pulling muscles in my upper legs. That when I learned to stretch before I rode and when I didn’t stretch it hurt.

Great video thanks

Hi Megs great advice you given everyone a deeper sense of achievement within themselves to motivate the skills that they have by a few Tweeks can bring out the best in there riding to never give up just because you are short u can reach your full potential like any professional it be riding your bike or any other field your life follows . Thank you Roland Staines . England

I will pull a muscle in the process,lol 😂 ,great vlog ,showing nice skills and loved your enthusiasm.

Thanks for this!

#DDFM CREW IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU! Keep up the great work!

Awesome tips

Wow this really helps me THANKS 😊

I am 5'4" I learned a long time ago to jump off at stop singes on the trail. Put my left foot down and hook my right knee over the seat. I still have my 1978 Yamaha YZ-100-E that would fit @Megs Braap perfect.. I ride a 1998 YZ-400 F now.. .. I have to look for say the base of a tree to kick start it.. At Home I put my left foot on a big wooden Block or a cement block .. I have a Yamaha Attack snowmobile .. I put 4" handle bar riser angled back 45 degrees. Now I can sit in the proper place on the seat.. I also have a Mountain Strap and left hand throttle .. Thus I can lean completely off the sled on either side ..

Those tips are great for all riders! Keep it up short stuff 😂

great video

Dragging the back brake can make it easier to do figure 8s slowly

Thank you sis you inspire and help me alot..!!😉

Loved this. I'd add doing slow balance work on a mountain bike is an easy way to start feeling how this works. =]

What a great video. You're a great person

Your great, love your videos.

Your video was very helpful gracias.

Thank you very much, your video just inspire me to go tomorrow and purchase my KTM 500.

That's great. I want to learn Enduro, too

Thanks meg awesome video im 4ft10 lol. I have only been on a dirtbike 2 times lol i ride quads more im scared im gonna get messed up bad on a dirt bike lol but i will follow your tips lol i have not ever rode big machines til about like 4 months now still learning lol

Thanks - good tips.

Great tips thanks. When will you come to SoCal and hold a clinic? You could to a dual V-log with AGHB.

I think I'm in love 😍😍 LOL GREAT ADVISE!!!

Personally I lowered the bike by 2 inches and I feel the bike is better suit me, also I’m having so much fun right now and that’s the most important thing by me. I’m totally agree with you about “it’s all about technique and the rider” but if we can make our ride less tiring and more enjoyable ,why not? I’m talking from hobby perspective of course(not pro riding for competition)

Learned something today

I have a DR600 and I have short legs so I shaved the seat lowered the rear suspension and now I put my left foot down and tilt the bike at stop lights works for me

Hi Meg..I'm from Indonesia,I'm short biker only 155cm You're very inspiring me ...thank you