No dirt needed, dirt skills: the rolling hip pocket turn

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No dirt needed, dirt skills: the rolling hip pocket turn

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Күн бұрын

The perfect no-dirt-needed dirt skill to practice. The combination of rider skills are the ones that get rusting in the off season and are most significantly missing in riders I train. This is a common U-turn technique I use off road
Adventure training: www.BretTkacs.com/Training
Helmet: Shoei Neotec II
Jacket/Pants: Rev'It! Defender 3 GTX
Gloves: Rev'It! Sand 4
Boots: Sidi Crossfire 3
Levers: Wild‪@heart‬
Pegs: BDCW
Tires: Shinko 804/805
Panniers: Lone Rider

Пікірлер: 120

@gzahnd 5 ай бұрын

0:53 is a HISTORIC MOMENT. NO HAT.

@pigeonpallz1733 5 ай бұрын

I literally did a double take

@MianCowell 5 ай бұрын

It's an imposter. Only explanation for it.

@tuggsli 5 ай бұрын

If I did not recognize the voice I would have doubts if it's really Bret...

@carloalbertoranzani8041 5 ай бұрын

And I mean, he looks badass like that The coppola is always cool, but I would say totally not needed

@useless274 5 ай бұрын

that's how i *knew* this was AI generated.

@mikedew380 5 ай бұрын

It's good to see that you don't always wear your cap when not wearing the helmet. Great video. Thanks

@57lieu 5 ай бұрын

No one heard or saw a thing you did here Bret after we saw you with no hat!!!!!! 🎉

@TimRHillard 5 ай бұрын

In the 1970's when I was a kid, I would turn my Bultaco around like this on tight trails. Except, being lighter, and much younger, I would Rev it and dump the clutch to slide around. That was so fun, and u could turn on a dime.

@aricharp9717 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see you've ditched the cap Bret!

@KamikazeJoeNYC 5 ай бұрын

Learned this one at Brett’s class last year. Once you get comfortable with the rolling mount and dismount, it definitely saves energy! Especially helpful for people that are riding tall bikes

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

It's amazing how useful these types of techniques are in the real world

@seanfrench1029 4 ай бұрын

@BretTkacs very useful for my 990 S with high COG and wide turning circle.

@gregoryeverett1369 21 күн бұрын

Love this. Gonna try it on my Scrambler 400X. Looks like true mastery of your bike.

@TimRHillard 5 ай бұрын

I am so glad to see you Brett, on a real motorcycle 😎😁

@aaronwaderides7209 5 ай бұрын

I think I had to perform this maneuver in a trail with a 600 lbs adv bike . It wasn’t as smooth as yours but I got the job done . So I had a very big tree that fell on the trail ahead of me there was no way to get around so I had to turn my bike using this method . Now that I’ve seen it done right it all makes sense. Thank you Bret !!

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic... I love when riders share the practical use of the free lessons I share online

@dylansheldon4913 5 ай бұрын

We have a long tailed Weimaraner, favorite part of the video was see that happy hound running along with you. I'm signed up for GA ADV challenge in late March, very much looking forward to it!

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

The foster mutt doesn't get to join me in GA 🙁

@jeckjeck6943 5 ай бұрын

Nice skill to have and good advices as usual. Thank you.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

This is a more useful skill than most give it credit for... Mostly those you don't understand or can't do it

@enduromotorradtouren 5 ай бұрын

Great skill to train. Especially into you less favoured direction. Getting it right will certainly impress your friends. But I don't see it on tight mountain tracks. Happy days, Günter/Nürnberg

@juanfarias9949 4 ай бұрын

You are the man Bret! Also great to see you without your Spanish hat! Greetings.

@ichbins2545 3 ай бұрын

You are such a Genius, Sir 👍💪

@kee7678 5 ай бұрын

GREAT info.... Dang Bret you make it look so easy lol.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

It is easy 😁👍

@Kelly-oq9nh 5 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos… hat or no hat now. You look distinguished without the covering. As always, good vid.

@danmanthe9335 5 ай бұрын

I feel like I did this before. I also feel like I may have been dreaming

@davidalder6558 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic technique Brett, but you forgot to tell us how you get your helmet off and hat on so fast. That is the coolest move. Dave from Canada

@99vfrpilot 5 ай бұрын

Great, I can't wait to try this!

@peterhutchinson4292 5 ай бұрын

I’d like to see this demonstrated on dirt. Thx for the video!

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

@5:12 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNOZprmcstC8Y2g.htmlsi=WClgaHjNCHd7h4jw

@TimRHillard 5 ай бұрын

I live SoCal, yes, I know, I know. But I tell you what... The riding season is about 11.5 months of the year😎🤔😁

@bobholley6202 5 ай бұрын

Awesome trick! Could’ve used it yesterday!

@richandiben 5 ай бұрын

Well done for losing the Hat, you look 👌

@jamescarroll5441 5 ай бұрын

See you next month in Virginia. I'm sure we'll learn this skill.

@TimRHillard 5 ай бұрын

Mannnn, thats cool like the other side of the pillow👍👍

@skippynj1979 3 ай бұрын

Great video thank you

@briangc1972 5 ай бұрын

I do that everyday in my driveway. Single lane dirt driveway and I have to turn my motorcycles around to park them in a row.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

It's a great method...

@DualSPT 5 ай бұрын

No HAT needed, dirt skills

@tmbarral664 5 ай бұрын

….its not an event, its a process. Oh oh. That’s brilliant. Great idea for a writing on a t-shirt. I have to confess that I’m still sometimes in the event mode 😞

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Paul and I don't belong to the "just send it" club 🤣

@tmbarral664 5 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs sorry, Bret, I don't get the joke. sorry.

@TimRHillard 5 ай бұрын

''See that dog, do he bite''? Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live, years and years ago. There's more, but is NSFW..

@oliviermagere 4 ай бұрын

Looks intimidating to do that is in practice but looks a very useful drill to get comfortable handling the bike off the saddle

@mason6315 5 ай бұрын

Great job very informative. Keep it up.

@susanneschnitker6712 5 ай бұрын

Impressing and useful, great ideas. Regards Susi Lippstadt, Germany G65GS❤

@56Spookdog 5 ай бұрын

I prefer to do this towards the hillside so I don’t have to explain how my bike flew off the cliff.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@victoresquivelchavez7844 5 ай бұрын

When you,ll come to Mexico? I learn a lot with your videos, thanks for your passion to teach

@foxymcrider1173 5 ай бұрын

sweet! no dorky hat! I don't believe it! I hat hats...they are hot, unless they are shading me, then I like shade hats.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

But they keep the skin cancer off ky bald spot

@SirMarksAllot 5 ай бұрын

I’m curious why you’d do this as opposed to other methods of a u-turn? If terrain is suitable to turn at speed then it seems like you’d use less energy doing a conventional turn instead of dismounting and walking with the bike. I’m 6’4” with 36” inseam, so is this primarily a skill a shorter rider would need? I regularly practice standing/sitting 3-5 mph u-turns on pavement, perhaps this technique is needed in dirt/uneven terrain? I enjoy your videos! Learned a ton watching!

@palamidagheo4520 5 ай бұрын

finally got rid of that stupid hat. congrats for owning it. great content too

@pigeonpallz1733 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@strifehellsing 5 ай бұрын

Neat trick.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Useful "trick"

@wallymurray620 2 ай бұрын

Love it but worried about dropping and scuffling up my bike as I learn, any chance I could borrow someone’s shiny new GS till I get it worked out. 😉

@williamwilson2748 5 ай бұрын

I like your riding buddy, though he's not on the bike

@tonyjourneyman1944 5 ай бұрын

1:50, you crossed a double yellow line.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@outty77 5 ай бұрын

If you miss your foot peg on the way back up, you're going to have a bad time.

@travishimself1973 5 ай бұрын

Who is this guy that sounds just like Bret?

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@JohnLaCroixRenaissanceMan 5 ай бұрын

Well I'll definitely keep practicing the rolling mounts and dismounts, learned them at the BMW class. This looks both useful and fun. Oh, btw Bret, I notice you are wearing a Defender jacket - I am really interested in it and am wondering of the gortex inner jacket that comes with it can be worn on the outside? I currently have the offtrack, and always wear the membrane outside so the jacket doesn't get wet.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

The liner of the Rev'it! Defender 3 GTX is a GTX jacket that is worn inside the protective shell and cannot be worn on the outside. Rev'It! makes the Stratum that ia designed with an outer GTX shell www.revitsport.com/us_en/motorcycle-jacket-stratum-gtx-grey-anthracite Alpinestars also makes a similar design where a large portion of the waterproof outer jacket zips off. They use there Drystar instead of GTX and are 1/3 less expensive than the Stratum and similarly priced to the Defender The Defender 3 is my suit of choice but I'm going to check out the AMT-10R or of curiosity this season.

@JohnLaCroixRenaissanceMan 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply, and bummer. I think I'm still going to get the defender. Have an outdoor research shell that packs down really small (I carry it during trail runs) and that fits over my current jacket so I'll stick with that. I'm in the southwest, and really don't want to shell out the $$ for a goretex outer shell.

@lees907 5 ай бұрын

Bret, I enjoy your content and have shared your channel with many of my riding friends. I do have a question I’m hoping to find an answer for. I have seen two bikes with Pirelli scorpion trail II front tires on backwards, is this just in error or is there a reason this is done that I’m not aware of? Thanks from Alaska

@mojo4376 2 ай бұрын

Why not just ride the bike through the turn?

@paulbartsch1223 5 ай бұрын

I think you should do a lesson on the helmet to hat swap.

@JenniferGillard-kf2gs 4 ай бұрын

I don't understand why I wouldn't just stand on the bike and do a standing u-turn?

@jettaca88 5 ай бұрын

I noticed that your front wheel is a 21. Did that change the riding dynamics of the bike?

@briangc1972 5 ай бұрын

He discussed that last summer in a video (with Dusty I think). He was impressed with the improvements of the larger wheel.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

This is a couple years old... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJmEfMdluajMoqc.htmlsi=sKsebBWwaIT5GZBy

@briangc1972 5 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs Seems just like yesterday 😁 How time flies.....

@travishimself1973 5 ай бұрын

Do you think this is more difficult dismounting on the right. Here where we ride on the left side, a u-turn is naturally to the right, putting the clutch on the far side of the bars for this type of manoeuvre.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! In other videos I stress the importance of using bith sides of the bike for mounting/dismounting as well as which leg to drop, the terrain should dictate both. Riders that follow that advice have far less issues.

@saeedalfahim8604 4 ай бұрын

I was more worried about the HAT than the explanation....You can't just transition without a heads up videos 🤨 I enjoy the videos though and thanks for the informative videos ✌🏼

@ComfyDadShoes 4 ай бұрын

I’m strongly considering getting the vstrom 800de as a 40th birthday present to myself, then using it to attend your course. Is there any bike you’d recommend in that price range that I might also want to consider? I thought about the AT, used, but I’ve had a streak of bad luck with Hondas.

@dariocp87 17 күн бұрын

How you have traction with the sole of that boot? It’s completely flat.. Like motocross..

@bisser6969 5 ай бұрын

Looks easy, try it , not so easy on my 990 Adventure. After 15-20 attempts and 1 drop i did it.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

But it is so useful once it's mastered! Congratulations

@dr.stiglitz 5 ай бұрын

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAT ???

@thomkane9478 5 ай бұрын

Noooo hat!?!

@quintenmking 5 ай бұрын

Dude! Where's your cap???

@skippynj1979 3 ай бұрын

I would have lost the bike down the cliff...lol

@rutupowersports2043 5 ай бұрын

Hi, are you interested in a free trial of our Dirt Bike Handlebar & Handguards or lift stand?

@bradcassidy1902 5 ай бұрын

On dct

@Alberto.dy_AL1 5 ай бұрын

The lesson is great, but Weimaraner is super

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

He's my foster mutt. I can't have a dog due to my teavels so I foster when I am home for extended periods

@cdnjeepoverland 5 ай бұрын

This isn’t the same guy… sounds like him, though. I’m going to travel back in time to figure out what’s changed. Hmmmm. 😂

@MrRickrm 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Great as usual, but not for this 70 year old. Well maybe on my 250 with a Rekluse clutch

@darrylpaterick3108 5 ай бұрын

Total respect and admiration for all that you do, but I really don't get the point of this. Improving your skills is a worthwhile thing to do, but this just looks like "showing off" more than a practical thing to do. I don't mean that in a disrespecting manner, but the risk of injury to master this manuver outweighs the benefits in real world situations. Have learned a lot by watching your channel and will continue to do so, just my 2 cents on this particular episode.

@deanmalkewich2366 5 ай бұрын

I’m bu no means any kind of expert but I can see where it has its place. Executed correctly, it’s easier and probably safer than coming to a complete stop and doing a multi point turn. It looks almost effortless, and Brett is always big on conserving energy.

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

I use this on a very regular basis on the trail. I haven't had a single incident with riders learning to do this. Of course that is with me there to work them through each step in a layered teaching process. Success is in the details

@suprakashkar9783 5 ай бұрын

@@deanmalkewich2366I agree with you. Multi-point turns can be dealt with effectively with this technique

@camerakid76 5 ай бұрын

Initial impression, you’d seem correct; this tight turn can be made staying on the bike so long as one condition is met, you’re on pavement. When trail riding, dirt, gravel, obstacles, this would allow the tightest and quickest possible uturn with the added benefit of if the wheel slips out you’re in position to catch the bike.

@joeldriscoll3682 5 ай бұрын

But can it be done on the ATAS ES DCT?

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! However you will want to brake against a VERY light throttle as you turn if you don't have enough momentum. The DCT does this very well

@backcountry4life 5 ай бұрын

Ultimate purpose of this?

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Limited space, limited traction roads and trails

@hectormendoza1459 5 ай бұрын

What levers are you using on your BMW?

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Wild@Heart out of South Africa

@igi20031 5 ай бұрын

intimidating, thanks. 😕

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

If you practice the prerequisites first it is far less intimidating. This is the first video I've done that I've made a prerequisite list

@LudekNesnidal 5 ай бұрын

Is it possible to do that on bike with DCT?

@kingofallworlds 5 ай бұрын

Use rear brake instead of clutch

@LudekNesnidal 5 ай бұрын

@@kingofallworlds 😆 I want to see that. Walking next to the bike and using rear brake. 😂

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

🤔

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely... The DCT works very well. I don't let my fingers leave the brake lever. Most don't realize the DCT does have a "friction zone". I normally chose to have VERY light front brake application as I bring the power back on and don't let my fingers leave the brake lever until I am committed to the exit

@lhurst9550 5 ай бұрын

Riding is the art of keeping the motorcycle between you and the ground; that ain't it.

@stevemartinez4180 5 ай бұрын

;o)

@jamesonpace726 5 ай бұрын

Mr Bret seems like a guy who once loved teaching, made cynical by a million dumb a*s students....

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

I still love teaching in spite of my experiences 😉👍

@paradoxworkshop4659 5 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs I still love learning despite my experiences.

@scldma114 5 ай бұрын

Nice to see, smooth, utterly useless. There is nothing really bad about it but the fact that instead of chasing irrelevant stunts, people could spend their time practicing actually useful skill. Just doing various radius figure 8 at different speeds makes more sense than this....

@BretTkacs 5 ай бұрын

This is a very useful skill but the others need to be mastered first

@strifehellsing 5 ай бұрын

Neat trick.