Get up off your Butt!!!

I watch a lot of dirt bike videos on Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook and something I notice a lot is a lot of riders just sit on their butt the whole time they’re riding. Here’s a few reasons why this is a bad idea. #1: Every bit of movement of the bike is being transferred through your spine. #2: Your body position is incorrect. Sitting forces your knees forward beyond the pegs. Your upper body is unable to get up over the front of your bike. Your weight is centralized at the seat and too far forward if you sit in the saddle. All of these being poor body position and terrible technique. #3: Center of gravity is moved higher on the bike because the majority of your weight is centralized on the seat instead of the pegs, which is where it should be. Stand up and get more stability, because you have moved the weight lower to the ground. It might feel odd or uncomfortable to make this change for you seat riders, but believe me you will become a much better and safer rider if you get up off your Butt!!! If it matters to you, you will get a lot more respect from other riders who know proper technique, because sitting on your butt all the time is a sure sign you’re not that good or you’re not very fit.

Sometimes Less is More

Sometimes less is more. What I mean by that is sometimes getting off the throttle and relaxing the bike allows the bike to perform as it was intended. Suddenly the chassis relaxes and feels more plush. The suspension starts reacting as it should. High RPM’s causes a lot of disruption in the bike and doesn’t allow it to handle properly. Think about when you get uptight about something? You start making mistakes, abruptly reacting and not thinking things through. That’s what your bike does when you are ringing it out at the wrong time. Shift up, ease off the throttle and flow, because that is what you will do when you calm down.