Gary Bailey hits nail on the head

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Edited Date/Time 5/19/2012 5:02am
Wow, Great artical on Racerx virtual trainer.. Mans been teaching and watching riders since the begining of mx.. Might know something.. Oh and its about JS7.. Maybe someone can put the link up??
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Bill_Carroll 5/18/2012 8:11am
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Kinda hard on the beaver but that's why I always respected the professor. Never caught it before that Stewart doesn't use the clutch. weird how he can go so fricken fast with-out using the clutch.
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bigborefan 5/18/2012 8:14am
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Reed has called out JSE on not using the clutch as well.
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reded 5/18/2012 8:15am
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Good read but I doubt it'll convince the Stewie fan club that it wasn't the Yamahas fault.

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nytsmaC 5/18/2012 8:16am
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Chuck Norris doesn't use the clutch either.
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Paul333 5/18/2012 8:17am
5/18/2012 8:17am Edited Date/Time 5/18/2012 8:22am
Wow, that is one hell of an article.

Anyone who does not listen to a man like Gary Bailey is a fool.
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Katoom72 5/18/2012 8:18am
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Isn't that MX 101? That's something you learn before you even get on the bike.

He's good on spotting those details tough, he must have spent hours watching footage of all the riders.
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Bill_Carroll 5/18/2012 8:29am
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bigborefan wrote:
Reed has called out JSE on not using the clutch as well.
Talked to Reeds mechanic at an Atlanta SX and he said Reed is the hardest he has ever known on clutches, Just the opposite of Stewart I guess.
panic revver 5/18/2012 8:35am
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nytsmaC wrote:
Chuck Norris doesn't use the clutch either.
He doesn't have brakes either.
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4stroke4DWIN 5/18/2012 8:35am
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Bailey knows his shit fo sho, I took lessons from him back in my 125cc days and got the stick across the knuckles. Best money my parents could have spent. I learned quite a bit that day that I still use to this day.
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MX4EVR 5/18/2012 8:46am
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Awesome read
Body position is so important
Just like weight location on race cars
You guys should try and find some nationals from 99' when Albee predicted and won the title.
I remember he passed people on some crazy off cambers and just flew by every time like they were standing still
His form that year was as good as it gets.
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TDeath21 5/18/2012 8:49am
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Awesome article. Thanks for posting.
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4stroke4DWIN wrote:
Bailey knows his shit fo sho, I took lessons from him back in my 125cc days and got the stick across the knuckles. Best money my...
Bailey knows his shit fo sho, I took lessons from him back in my 125cc days and got the stick across the knuckles. Best money my parents could have spent. I learned quite a bit that day that I still use to this day.
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jeffro503 5/18/2012 9:18am
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My style.......always had one finger on the clutch at all times....in every single picture that has ever been taken of me I think. Not any where near Stewarts level......but have always been a student of the game.


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yzmatt 5/18/2012 9:36am
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Sounds like he's trying to light a fire under Bubba's butt to me. Especially some of the picture comments! He probably feels like Stewart's still got the most natural talent/potential and hates seeing it squandered through stubbornness...
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etccb 5/18/2012 9:42am
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I can't believe how fast James was on the 125 with an anti clutch habbit. Use that clutch!
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BAMX 5/18/2012 9:56am
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I actually learned something from a JS7 thread. I better go buy a lottery ticket.
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FroDiddy 5/18/2012 10:08am
5/18/2012 10:08am Edited Date/Time 5/18/2012 10:10am
So funny. I knew Gary Bailey cringed at the sight of watching James' technique. This is a man who was in love with Bradshaw's style, and Damon and Villo are excellent about riding on the balls of their feet with a finger on the clutch. To be fair, James uses the clutch about as much as Carmichael did.

Also funny, Ryan Hughes was spot on in his assessment of Stewart and Villopoto, all the while being ridiculed for his take on Reed "unlocking his hips".

Growing up watching Gary Bailey's videos in the early 90s, I knew the article before I read it.
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Spartacus 5/18/2012 10:18am
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In deference to the new me, I won't even say anything snarky.

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On riding on the balls of your feet....I ALWAYS rode like that, until one time in the late 90's I was reading an article in either RacerX or TWMX, and it had like 101 riding tips from the pros or something like that. And some of the pros said ride on the arch for better stability, others said ride on the balls of your feet for better mobility. (I found it interesting that there wasn't a "preferred" way).

I decided I'd go back and forth trying the two to see which I like better...I over jumped a table top while on the balls of my feet and busted my ankle/leg (I didn't even crash)...six weeks later I got back on the bike and didn't even attempt to ride on the balls of my feet again.

Fast forward a decade, and now I race/ride offroad and I've been trying to get back on the balls of my feet...and it is literally the hardest thing I've ever tried to change (regarding riding technique).
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tbanks 5/18/2012 10:24am
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Awesome article
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RiderDown 5/18/2012 12:23pm
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Great article...The Professor know a thing or two eh?
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Titan1 wrote:
On riding on the balls of your feet....I ALWAYS rode like that, until one time in the late 90's I was reading an article in either...
On riding on the balls of your feet....I ALWAYS rode like that, until one time in the late 90's I was reading an article in either RacerX or TWMX, and it had like 101 riding tips from the pros or something like that. And some of the pros said ride on the arch for better stability, others said ride on the balls of your feet for better mobility. (I found it interesting that there wasn't a "preferred" way).

I decided I'd go back and forth trying the two to see which I like better...I over jumped a table top while on the balls of my feet and busted my ankle/leg (I didn't even crash)...six weeks later I got back on the bike and didn't even attempt to ride on the balls of my feet again.

Fast forward a decade, and now I race/ride offroad and I've been trying to get back on the balls of my feet...and it is literally the hardest thing I've ever tried to change (regarding riding technique).
That's interesting. I have tried several times to move to the balls of my feet when not using the brake or shifter - the general Gary Semics rule being that any time you're not using the brake/shifter you should be on the balls. However I find it almost impossible to do smoothly. More often than not I found myself hurtling into a corner desperately trying to get back to the heels so that I could operate the brake and shifter (especially the brake).

I can appreciate the concept and benefits of it totally. But it's beyond me how one is supposed to switch between ball and heel without presumably careering off the track at some point.
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CR250Rider 5/18/2012 12:55pm
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Question: When James uses the clutch, does he use 2 fingers?

Does he have smallish fingers?
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I seriously doubt JS gives a flying fuck.

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