tips for getting faster in the woods?

Pump legs through turns while standing

Go learn how to ride a stand up jet ski. Sounds weird but trust me, you’ll thank me.

Look 2x further ahead than moto. Stand more and grip with your legs. I think I have got better moto skills from off road. I feel that I have so much more time to talk to my self and tell yourself to stand and grip with your legs. I find that now when I ride moto I stand a lot more in corners, and go faster because of it.

DO NOT HIT TREE'S !!! That is the number one rule to going fast in the woods.

Stand up and be smooth. Exploding berms in the woods only creates wheel spin and slow lap times. Momentum is HUGE.

Obviously, lots of riding time. Stand up, stand up, stand up. I have always thought that mountain biking really helps. You are picking lines to maintain momentum on an MTB (which is like a slo-motion view from the motorcycle at speed). Kevin Hines did a lot of MTB and probably now spends more time on the bike than moto. One thing that he told me about picking lines was that you only need "_ _ _" this much. (Using his fingers to show the width of his front tire.

K.Hines still racing...(cyclocross).