Upgrade to enjoy this feature!
Vital MX fantasy is free to play, but Premium users receive great benefits. Premium benefits include:
- View and download rider stats
- Pick trends
- Create a private league
- And more!
Only $10 for all 2026 SX, MX, and SMX series.
I hated him back then for that shit, but I'm very thankful for it now.
The Shop
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
Free shipping: VITALMX
I see so many D/C level riders spending thousands on their bikes to go faster...all the while using poor technique (just like you mentioned...flat footed, hips toward and locked, bending at the knee rather than the hips, etc.). And further spending money to modify their bike to make them comfortable with their improper technique, rather than modifying their technique to fit their bike (which is really and engineering masterpiece...if ridden the way they are designed to be ridden, they work!)
Obviously varies from track to track / bike to bike. But, there are some folks out there more knowledgeable than you/me about it.
Remember like it was yesterday, racing at Oatfield (NorCal) 2006 OTHG "National" and did ok Saturday (38-Int) with 5-5 finishes(or thereabouts). But, I was not comfortable with the bike. Bone Stock '06 RMZ450 and me at 190lbs. Went to a respected local suspension tuner (who had his rig there / doing re-valves etc.) and asked him. "Anything I can do to make my stock Zook a little more plush on the rear?" His first response, "back the high speed out...way out" I might have been at 1.5 / 2 out and he said take out to 3 or more. Went out Sunday morning, got some good starts and went 1-1. Bike was confidence inspiring.
Fast forward to the next National which was in Reno (Fernley) and sand. Don't remember if I changed any settings, maybe slowed the rebound a bit and went 1-1(by a large margin) on Saturday. Race director comes up to me and says, welcome to Experts. Went 5-4 on Sunday in 38 Expert (which translated to a 5-5-5-4 because of the promotion). Ended up 3rd overall in 38-Expert.
Long story short. Suspension is not rocket science and finding the best settings might involve a purchase or simply asking a question. Wherever you are in that equation, make it the best you can. It's that important. Shout out to Josh Boykin in Modesto (at the time) for the tip and creating some good racing memories.
Every time I see a new rider with a flat I share this.
i miss Harry... he was an awesome dude, always had a bud heavy in his hand... didn’t matter when i was over at their house!
Pit Row
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tABjIFFLSxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGf1soH25nM
Another really good one that’s helped tremendously is with deep ruts either straight or in a corner is to get in then look at the end of it and pin it. Works a treat for Sandy rollers when you have a million and one ruts crossing all over the place, just look up at the very last roller and pin it.
Visualize a professional downhill snow skier going down the mountain in moguls making turns right and left. Their chest and head are always pointing down hill, but their hips are allowing them to make the turns. Now, turn the dirtbike the same way - like a downhill mogul skier. Its impossible to do that without squeezing with your feet and It forces you to unlock your hips.
You literally have to do just about everything right to do the one hand drill while standing, sitting, turning and jumping all around the track. You are not going to clear triples and set fast lap times, but if you can do it while actually riding all the way around the track, you must have very good fundamentals.
Jett vs AJC One Handed
ONE-HANDED MOTO!!!
Post a reply to: Best riding technique advice you've gotten?