but if I learn to ride good, I can't get mad at cagers for completely avoidable situations 😭😭😭

That dude at the light was so happy to meet you. Seemed like a genuine guy!

It's so fun seeing a purple and white blur fly past me when I'm on 35.

THANK YOU! Seriously, all these dudes watch some tubers and think it's easy. It's not and I'm glad you spoke on it. People needa ride within their limits, ain't no one gonna pay your bills or repair your bike IF you survive.

60 to 0 is more important than 0 to 60. Funny story when i was a kid on my bicycle i got something stuck in my spokes and i went over the handle bar. I got lucky though, i landed on my feet and my bike hit me on my back, but not too hard. But it did spook me

learned this the hard way on my bicycle at age 8. only used the rear brake from then. then when i got a bit older and started going faster and there was more mass to stop, it wasn’t enough so i taught myself to use the front brake properly. it really has saved me numerous times and that’s just on a bicycle, i imagine it would save my ass so much more if i rode motorbikes

Load the tire before you work the tire… #1 lesson at the Yamaha Championship Riding school.

The most essential tool for speed is incredible brakes, and knowing your limits. In my years of riding bikes on and off road, the only times I had some bad accidents is when I wasn't familiar with the roads/trails I was on, and when I allowed my fear to override my competence. Feeling fear on a bike clouds your thinking and murders your reaction time. Know your limits

GIXXER BRAHHH UPLOADED LETS GOOOOOOO

The padding coming out of your riding pants while you wheelie for miles down the highway is the most Gixxer brah shit I have ever seen 😂😂😂😂

This is totally accurate - had a proper scare a bit ago as I am still learning my bikes limits. Pushed it outside my comfort zone (how we all learn) and got a little carried away. Got taken by surprise by a red light, and had to brake rapidly. Knowing that (obviously) just biting the front brakes would send me flying, I applied brakes as strongly as I could without doing so. Thought I wasn't gonna make it for a few seconds! But, the bike outperformed my expectations and I was slowed down waaaaaay sooner than needed. All fine!

I've been riding motorcycles for almost 30 years, but I have far more experience with diesel trucks. One of the most important lessons to learn when you are hauling heavy loads - especially downhill - is engine breaking. Especially if your rig has a manual transmission. I try to use my brakes as little as possible...I've applied this technique to my street riding, and it works well for me. The stock brakes on my ZX-9R are pretty vague, so I've really had to learn how to use my RPM's as a stopping mechanism. And I've found that most times that I've had to grab the front brake, it's because I wasn't anticipating the situation correctly. I guess an argument can be made that engine braking is hard on a motorcycle's engine, but I figure sport bikes were designed to naturally rev at high RPM'S. Plus, that high-RPM downshift sounds way cooler than screeching tires 😎

In Sweden you first need to complete 3 practical tests right before you're allowed in traffic for the actual driving test, one of which is a controlled braking in 45 and 55mph. If you cannot stop fast and controlled, you're not allowed out on the street for the driving license test.

Thanks for this message on your channel. I know someone needed to hear it.

bro you just casually effing around on your bike just shows how much skill you have

Dude on the einfield probably saw the thumbnail and said wtf 😂😂

You can guarantee you have at least saved someone from a serious situation.. Great stuff brah..Peace and cheer.. Godspeed always.

You’ve inspired me to go and practice hard breaking with my new bike. I was good with it on my old bike but haven’t found the time to get used to it. Thanks brah

I love this bro, not talked about enough. This video will save life’s, people listen to you brah. Much love from KS ❤

Taking an MSF course, two, or few definitely helps. I know taking the courses have helped me a ton. They're expensive and definitely worth the money. I'm certain if I hadn't gone that route, I'd have gone right back to my old bad riding habits and ended up on a DDTFM KZfaq video by now. Gixxer, do you ever plan on taking the Arkansas State Police challenge? I think it would make for an interesting video from two different perspectives. :D

babe wake up….the wheelie man posted

I like your soapy box-type videos. You always have something real to say and 99.999998% of the time I agree with you 99.99999%. YOU HAVE TO GET EXPERIENCE, NOTHING CAN FAST FORWARD YOU TO KNOWING EVERY SITUATION AND NUANCE,GOT TO PUT IN TIME. And don't ever just try and copy what you see someone else doing. Unless it's on a Grom.. you can try whatever on a Grom. You'll be fine. Probably.

I panic braked once at low speed. Luckily it was such a "soft" low side. I've had to brake from high speeds since then and have gotten so much better. If the MSF is good for one thing, it's teaching how to use brakes gently at first to load the tire, then you can start squeezing damn near as hard as you want at that point. Taking my endorsement test this coming Sunday and I'm heckin' stoked.

Everything you said would apply to all motorcycles in terms of braking, whether it's a Supersport or a 900lbs Harley you have to know how to stop quickly 👍

Gixxer Brah 2022: "...and that's why I'll never wear gear" Gixxer Brah 2023: "you should learn to brake for emergencies" You make good content and I think you're making mature decisions wearing even some basic gear and talking about handling fundamentals. Hopefully we have you around for years to come.

The Gixxer 1000 will always be best. Certified hood classic

I love when you’re brake so hard you can literally feel your front tire start flexing from the force. It flattens out so much you can actually brake harder. I screwed up and burned a corner flew off the road so I definitely value this video. I ended up too close to the edge of the road tons of gravel so I couldn’t slow er down. Ended up in the ER for 2 weeks and 12 surgeries later! Good stuff

That save at 12:05 is a perfect example of why MX is absolutely the best way to learn riding. I’ve always told everybody the same exact thing about finding the limits of a bike in a safe environment. The “boomer” mentality is to essentially ride like a grandma and absolutely never push your bike in the name of safety but I say find all the limits for emergency situations, 95% of riders would’ve crashed right there for sure

"you don't need rear brake in emergency situations" Yeah, except when the road is slick. You perfectly contradicted yourself. Perfect.

I SEE THE ONE-HANDER ACTION BRAH!!! 2:27 Lets gooooo! Stunt progression!!!

9:55 wholesome af brah I love it. Your Gixxer brah! Dopeeeee

Absolutely perfect example of how an experienced rider deals with an awkward unexpected situation 11:54 The fact you are talking, making a video, you're all distracted and you accidentally lose traction and wobble around, while approaching a stopped car at a decent speed then you expertly just let off brake to get traction and stop, laughing it off. Im getting my first bike next week a MT09 and I aspire to be this automatic dealing with these situations.

hey man, this was actually a really informational video for me. I've never ridden yet, but planning on taking a course and then buying a bike this winter. Would love to see more videos like this, if youre interested! Thanks for the great content!

Wish I watched this a week ago. Learned it the hard way the other day when a car stopped in my lane. Locked up one of the tires and hit the car head first. ABS or skill would've made it to where I either didn't hit the car, or didn't fracture my spine at the least. Figured I'd have time to practice evergency manuvers but i only had 9 days of riding and maybe a few hundred miles under my belt when I needed the skills I didn't take the time to learn. First thing I'm doing when I get back out there is spending an entire day practicing emergency braking.

I tell everyone to spend hours in a parking lot learning!!! Thank you bruhhh!!! 🙏🙏🙏 it don’t matter if it’s a grom, sport bike, cruiser, dirt bike what ever… spend time learning!!!!!!!!!

2 months into riding after getting my first bike, this was the video that made me do it, THIS video has saved me 3 times now. First time someone blew a red light. Second a Tesla pulled out in front of me. Third, well I just didn’t realize my friend stopped at a right yield when I thought he was going to go. He didn’t. I swerved and stopped beside him so nonchalant he didn’t think anything of it lol. Other then the drive home I spent the first week practicing braking on safe roads getting better and better then learned counter steering, clutch-less upshifting, clutch-less down shifting, half clutch up shifting, rev matching/engine braking, proper posture, cornering posture, and correct seating position/foot positioning. All because this video actually inspired me to ride right. Thank you bruh. Stay safe.

ABS has saved me from ice patches on early winter mornings, and from a million little balls of windshield glass that were left all over a lane from a car getting smacked. Non-ABS has failed me on dusty canyon shoulders and uneven surfaces. ABS does definitely offer some rider vs. environment benefits

"All your weight should be forward on the bars" Nah for max stopping force you want to hold on with your knees and lean back to get that rear wheel back down again, like they do in the motogp. The limiting factor in how fast you can stop is that stoppie angle so the farther back you can get your weight, the faster you can stop.

That’s the first thing I teach my kids don’t matter how fast you can go what matters is how fast you can stop..accidents happen people pull out in front of you basically sh*t happens

Hi Elliott, great vid as always 😅 love ya brahhh

Make sure that the first time your rear wheel lifts is when you were practicing hard braking, from speeds no greater than 20 mph (that way the bike doesn't have enough speed to flip over). On my old bike I was used to 4-finger braking, but on the new one, it was too easy to lift the rear, so I switched to 2-finger braking. But without practice, I wouldn't have even known that, and I would have flown over the handlebars in a recent traffic situation.

My man said "Hello😀👋" lol he's so happy

Bruhhhhh you really need a white lever on that brembo to match the purple side with the purple rsc that would be sweet

Yeah, the front brake is very important. I feel learning to use rear brake correctly is extremely beneficial as well, and almost always start with my rear brake.

Hey Brah, love ur vids! I just got my first bike home today and rode it about 25mph on my street. It's a 2023 Aprilia Tuono 660 factory. I think it would be cool if you made more educational vids like this one. I'm gonna practice what you said tomorrow and hopefully some day I'll be half as good a rider as you are!

The pilot 5s are the best tires I've ever ran I run a Diablo before but I didn't like it. The pilots really change the feel of the bike it's like riding on clouds 💯👌

gixxer brah will 100 percent be the coolest dad on the block

gixxer brah and yammie uploading safety squidding tips within an hour of each other 🤔good stuff brah! keep em comin!

To your point I rode for a couple years without taking an msf course and I thought I knew what I was doing! When I took the course I realized I did not! Taking the course taught me lots of life saving maneuvers I would 10/10 recommend getting it! Plus your insurance is cheaper and you won’t get tickets for not having your endorsement!!! One thing I still need to do is go to an empty parking lot and practice swerving and emergency braking.

I might turn to the dark side… looking at a k5 Gixxer on Wednesday I never thought I’d say this😂

Gixxer Brah motorcycle riders school !!!!!!!!!!! Love it !

when I got a mountain bike with disk brakes hard braking was the first thing I practiced. 100% worth the time and worn tires.

I love this video:) I'm 60, so, Gixxer brah, you da man:) I lost a lot of buddies, It's stuff like this that keeps me alive:) thanx, brah:) I've been riding since I was 7:)

Not enough people talk about this. Thank you bruh for finally hit the nail on the head with this. Hella new bikers on these stunt rides I see and they always get hurt… practice practice practice before you send it!!!

People thinks it’s always about going fast but truth is if you can’t control going slow or how to do it safely you can’t ride

1 min 30sec into the video, already a "damn" moment - you never disappoint Renton.

I was riding a 883 Sportster for about a year when I decided I wanted something sportier and thought I could get a 600cc sport bike or something with similar power until I rode an Aprilia Durodorso 750 and quickly realized that I simply do not have the skills to be riding a bike in that power range (90-100hp). It was a blast but I knew right away it was too powerful for me. I ended up buying a VStrom 650 for a couple of grand which is plenty quick enough for now, is fun to ride, doesnt care about the shitty Chicago roads and I think will be a great stepping stone for my next bike which will hopefully be something like the GSXR 600. I think most guys think they can handle a 600cc Sport bike but until you ride one you have no idea how fast they really are. Guys who ride a liter bike with 200hp and ride em well have my upmost respect.

That is exactly why I have an 03 gsxr it’s got no safty features you have got to know how to ride , I be been riding since I was 14 years old nothing beats experience

11:57 the "oop-" killed me

its really cool to finally see another breh in the video!

I had a guy in a truck stop rite in front of me while I was on my buddies cbr 600rr. I looked back for a spilt second not even tuen forward and the truck was stopped. I had my wife on the back thank god I know how to break like your talking about. There was a guy on a Harley behind me. We stopped up the road, the Harley dude said, man I seen guys go down hard from using to much front break. Anyways yes , you gotta be smooth yet quick it’s hard to explain. Practice people, makes perfect literally.

Great advice! That end over clip you played looked brutal. ….. damn that outro is so good 🔥🔥🔥

Stoppies.. I remember watching Eric Hoenshell (sp?) doing 100mph stoppies quite a few years back in OKC. That's a painful skill to acquire

great video it's really nice to hear it on youtube especially from you since you have the reputation of someone doing some crazy stuff. I feel like you are reaching more person than Dan the Fireman for example since I feel like if it's coming from YOU people might tend to take it more seriously.... Also another great tip is to not start on a supersport we all want to have a big sporty big going zoom instantly having power wheelies in fourth gear but start for a year or until you get confident on your bike on a smaller bike not necessarily a 200cc it can be a sport or a sport-touring at 600cc but don't rush things... Yall take your time and start slow, even a 400 or a 500 will be faster than most stocks cars out there so for the ego it's still great but you'll still have more maneuver over your own life! :) Anyway great vid like always ! Stay safe out there! 🔥

I'm watching this while driving and only taking left turns across traffic

I think the dude on the royal enfield was my MSF instructor 💀

LMAO the royal enfield guy was hilarious

Thank you for making this video cuz now when I get my bike I'm going to learn how to brake even tho its a moped

mr. brah, i think you could make a very good instructional video series of the important fundamentals. i think the most important thing is being aware of your conditions. People need pay attention to where the road is going and how the road conditions will be in 4 seconds minimum.

I low slid last year from too much front brake & being zoned out. Stay dialled, stay safe.

FINALLLY BEEN WAITING FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS FOR AN UPLOAD LETSSSSSS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for this vid. Sobering for sure. Speed is only fun when done correctly. Keep Ripping!

Your front break provides 70% of your stopping power , 30% rear. What your saying is true; However when using your front break you want to use slight rear breaking ,and if you will not break in time you need to be looking for a exit grab clutch , release your breaks ,and swerve. These are some other things you can practice once you get used to your front breaks. Never use breaks while swerving you can easily low side or high side depending. Over all this was a great vid Brah. You should defiantly post some more safety vids as a lot of kids/new riders will most assuredly watch what you do ,and go for that prematurely.

Wow. An Enfield bro is a fan of Gixxer Brah. There are no borders.

The other biker almost blew gixxer brah’s cover 😂

Ur literally the only reason I ride man ❤ur the best

I'm so glad you put this out there to many bikers dying in accidents and I'm tired of all the deaths !!! U rule!! G.B.!!!🍁🇨🇦🍁💋

"You just need to lean forward" ERRRRRP "Ooop" Hahahahahaha that was great

11:57 scared the poop out of me 😂 💩

He said "OPE! Don't do that brahhhs" 😅😂

Seriously though the amount of people that ride motorcycles and don’t know how to brake properly is absolutely insane. If you cant do a lil stoppie on purpose then you dont know how to brake to your bikes full ability. No one said you need to rolling but if you cant lift your back wheel then you have never experienced to use the full braking capability on your bike. So hit a parking lot and learn stop being afraid of dropping your bike get a cage then. Also make your back wheel skid and understand the feeling. The last thing you want is to experience these things out on the road cuz when it happens your going to panic but if you just practiced it you would not be surprised and likely wont panic and be able to keep your bike upright. Learn this shit before and dont be the typical riders that blames a car for their reason of crashing when 99% of the time it was avoidable if you learn to ride your own bike to begin with

Thank you for making this video brah. I’ve been becoming a bit of a street smart vigilante so to speak with these insta noobs lately. There has been a huge uptick in new riders the last few seasons, I think a lot has to do with covid. People needed a new hobby that conformed with social distancing. I would be really interested to hear your opinion on something though. I saw in all of your examples of hard braking that you pulled the clutch to the bar, and just braked. Now, I’m a firm believer that under hard braking you should always have the clutch engaged. I’m aware that under 100% braking, that engine braking is not really providing any additional stopping force. With that said, it will take some of the heat off the rear brake, and it will prevent the rear from fully locking up, exaggerating the sway in the back. I’m sure your response if you make one, is going to be that you should know how to control the back end sliding no matter what speed you’re going. I agree with that 100%, I’ve locked the rear at 120, and I had no issues controlling it because I frequently lock the rear up intentionally like you. But I think in an emergency situation, you would still want to prevent it because it’s one less thing you have to delegate brain power to when you need it the most. Thoughts? Seriously though, thanks for the video. I would love to see more informative videos like this from you. Especially since you have a riding style a lot of new riders think they can handle, but can’t. Just because you can twist the throttle doesn’t mean you can turn, or stop.

This man is not only doing the speed limit but he is teaching us how to brake and handle properly and how roads aren't created equal. #besmartkids

I wished, i would of saw this video a couple of months ago! But all jokes aside, Learning how to break is a MUST!

I remember a video where a tractor trailer turns in front of a guy. He panics, lock up the front wheel and ultimately ends up high siding the bike. He gets thrown under the truck, run over, and dies. If he could have more effectively panic braked he might have been okay. That has always stuck with me. I practice hard braking, but my bike has abs that keeps it from endoing. At some point I should probably turn it off to feel what it's like for the rear to come up some.

Thank You for the knowledge!! Those are the tires I’m running now. Way better than the Bridgestone’s that came stock.

Ride within your limit, always have fear but don’t let fear stop you from pushing yourself when you’re safe to do so

great video as always brah. can you go over cornering on bikes? I keep seeing videos of riders going off the road or sliding their bike. I'm a new rider and would love some tips in a brah style video.

Almost sent it on its side on the example🤣

People that don't ride with a finger on the brake lever all the time tend to grab a handful in a panic situation.

The diablos stick in even Florida storms ⛈️ they really stick in wet roads at 120.. crazy

Today Gixxer Brah sums up the abate basic rider course in 16 minutes.

you scared me right before 3:00 lol i was checking your speed an looked up an you were getting closer to that concrete wall lol be safe brah

Some older biker gave me two advice when I had A1 125cc bike. He said always keep that black rudder downside and it is not the speed that kills, but the sudden stop.

thank you so much for this video i’m a new rider and I low sided one day and now I know it was because i pulled the front brake too hard, and the road transitioned to a brick road while I was breaking hard, and it might have been a dirty road.

That other rider was so sweet

100% facts. I started on a 2001 Honda 1000f superhawk. No abs, no tcs. It’s not the fastest in the world by any means, but it’s still a liter bike. My FIRST time braking I damn near washed out. So, I went to a long ass parking lot and learned how to emergency brake. Learn to brake before you even think about going on the street.

Most people have no idea that being a great rider is like a complex ballet. Riding is truth. There is no hiding on a bike, either ya got skills or not.

Figured it was common sense to practice emergency braking in a parking lot

I've just used this channel to learn to ride, my morning commute is much faster now