Free Motocross Riding and Training Tips.

Motocross Practice Drills! Motocross Practice Drills are a primary key for improving your motocross riding skills. There is no better way to separate certain motocross techniques and practice them through repetition. I have learned that “Repetition is the Mother of Skill”, quoted from Anthony Robbins. From my personal experience as a mx racer and[...]

2 Stroke verses 4 Stroke.  Ever since sometime in the early 80s two strokes have put to good use the development of a power valve in the exhaust port. This power valve has smoothed out the hit of the two stroke’s power band a great deal. But in order to get a lot of[...]

How would you be Training Supercross Pros? Supercross Pro racers already have all the motocross riding skills and techniques down as an automatic habit. That doesn’t mean all these technical riding habits are correct.  Even the pros can and do develop bad habits.  Sure, they are still very fast but could be even faster[…]

Motocross Ruts, how to use these traction rails to your advantage! Watch this motocross how to video and discover what you should be doing in motocross ruts. There's a lot more to it then just slowing down for the beginning of a rutted corner. You have to continue to control your speed all the[...]

How to Develop Motocross Control and Speed.  Here's some footage of our Motocross School Track in Lisbon, OH.  As most of you know I've made a living training motocross riders how to go fast.  I just made another discovery (July 17, 2013) reconfirming what I have always taught.  In order to develop motocross control[...]

Motocross Training Methods  It's no mystery that you have to be in great shape in order to be competitive in motocross.  Let's face it, motocross training  methods off the bike is the hardest thing to do because it's just plain old hard work.  It takes a lot of discipline to keep doing the workouts[...]

Motocross Bike Body working together!  Are your arms working with the bike or against it?  All the proper upper body movements over the bike begin with how you grip the bars.  Hand positioning is critical. There are two main hand positions. One is for braking and the other is for accelerating. These two hand positions[...]

Best Motocross Exercises for improving your riding skills!   Training off the MX bike for motocross has become popular these days. But not all exercises are created equal.  There are many that will cause you to pump up and ride like Gumby.  It’s not only the exercises but how you do them, like, how[…]

Avoid the 2 most common motocross cornering mistakes. Motocross corner speed is a key factor in having fast lap times and getting good race results. If you want to have them you can’t be making these 2 technical mistakes. They will slow you down while going into every corner.

Whether you’re trying to regain confidence after an injury or just wanting to gain more confidence period, I hope this info helps you accomplish it. This is another example that speaks volumes in the fact that with the right mindset, practice strategies and methods you can do it!

Learning how to jump a dirt bike is one of the most fun and exciting aspects of riding a dirt bike. At 60 years of age I’ve been jumping motocross bikes for a half a century and I can still remember the first time I caught air. If you’re already jumping you know what I mean. If you’re not you don’t know what you’re missing. Sure many people think it’s to dangerous, sure it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but if it might be yours don’t tip toe through life to arrive safely at death.

Motocross rhythm jumps are all about carrying speed and staying low. Don’t be caught slowing down between the jumps and wasting time in the air. This MX video tip will help you understand it, be able to do it correctly and then do it correctly through repetition! That is the key to learning anything new. The two main techniques in this video tip get the job done.

Have you seen the pros wheelieing over a small jump? It’s a big time saver. This short mx how to video will show you with slow motion and freeze frames just how it’s done. For all the motocross jumping techniques click the links below for these DVDs or Streams. Don’t go through the “School of Hard Knocks” learn the right ways from the get go!

Is cycling really good for motocross training? After a four month training experiment, using myself as the ginny pig, the results are in. Watch this 12 minute video to understand how cycling effected my motocross riding results and much more. You have to be willing to suffer on the bicycle or is it really suffering???

This 90 minute DVD or Stream is loaded with workouts, weekly sample routines and explains so many important things every motocrosser should know, and it even comes with a PDF Training, Diet and Nutrition Manual in order to make it easy to understand and remember all the moto training info it took me over 30 years to learn.

Many motocross riders have problems with their back from a lot of seat time. Is this normal or can a simple mx riding technique regarding posture keep your back healthy and strong? Watch this video to find out.

Free motocross riding tip- MX Clutch Shifting Control: Do you need to use the clutch when up shifting? How do you up shift when you’re in the forward body position? Checkout this video tip on proper shifting in Motocross and more facts about Clutch, Throttle and Shifting Techniques. These 3 things of Clutch, Throttle and Shifting have to work together in order to keep the engine happy and of course improve your lap times.

Here’s a 8 minute motocross how to video of 12 riders from Club MX. It mainly focuses on their mx jumping skills. You can really notice how they’re staying low and scrubbing off jumps as I explain the repeat frames, slow motion and still frames.

In motocross your ability to stop or slow down is your right away to speed. Good braking techniques are overlooked by all C riders and many B riders. But braking control is just as important as clutch and throttle control. Both front and rear brakes are equally important but this riding tip is just going to cover the rear brake.

Free motocross riding tips. Understanding the secrets below will enable you to have a lot more speed and control into and through the corners. Most times what you think you know isn’t enough. Many times the rest of what you need to know has been right there the entire time…you just didn’t recognize it.

Free motocross riding tips: Being a descent motocross rider and having fun with it maybe a lot easier and fun than you think. Becoming a successful pro is a lot harder than you think. But let’s face it, most riders want to do well and have fun at an amateur level. The 1% that end up making a living at it, well that’s a whole nother story. What level you end up at, only time will tell. In the mean time everyone has to start somewhere and make improvements one week at a time. And those improvements will come way faster when you know the facts about how to practice.

Free motocross riding tip video. Braking in motocross is one of the most important skills to master. Here’s a short video demonstrating how to get in and out of corners faster and with more control. For all the motocross braking skills you need to know go here.

Here’s the secrets to clearing those double jumps right out of a corner. Seat bouncing is usually the best techniques to use in these situations.

It’s better to keep your elbows up and out away from your sides because it gives you better leverage factors over the bike. Try this simple test to feel the difference. Sit on your bike and hold the handlebars with a low grip and low elbows. Then move your upper body back and forth as hard as you can, then do the same from side to side. Now grab the handlebars with a high over grip and high elbows. Perform the same two tests. Which way feels like you have more leverage over the bike? And keep in mind that factor multiplies when you stand up.

Consistently hitting your landings just right takes a lot of practice. You have to learn what gear, revs, speed and how hard to hit a jump in order to stick your landing. Two important techniques to practice are launching a jump or absorbing a jump. When launching you help the compression and rebound by spiking your body weight into the footpegs upon compression and then lift your weight out of the footpegs upon rebound. This technique gives you more height and distance.

Getting sideways off mx jumps when you don’t intend to is 9 times out of 10 because you’re hitting an uneven face upon take off. Think of a quad when it jumps off an uneven face; like where the two left wheels are higher than the two right wheels, your going to get sideways big time. It’s the same kind of an affect with a M/C. If there is a rut, a dished out area, a little rock or anything uneven about the place where the tires actually leave the ground it’s going to make you go sideways.

There are three different techniques for whoops A. Jumping through the troughs of the whoops. B. Front wheel placement. C. Skimming the tops of the whoops. Some key points to practice are; – When jumping and doing “Front Wheel Placement” keep your weight off of the handlebars. When “Skimming” there is some of your body weight going onto the handlebars when the front wheel makes contact just before the top of each whoop…

Motocross Inspiration, from an article in “Inside Motocross Magazine” with some of my additions; Motocross riders are like one big family who share a unique fun loving life style. A life style consisting of all life’s up, downs, risks, challenges, defeats and victories. In motocross money talks and BS walks. There is no truer[…]

Starts are sort of like gun fighting. A gun fighter has to be quick on the draw but at the same time he has to be smooth and have a good aim in order to hit the target before the target hits him. In motocross you also have to be quick and at the same time you have to be smooth with your clutch and throttle control and your body movements. If you mess up at least you won’t get shot but you may get run over in the first corner. There are three important aspects of the start. The single most important aspect of the start is the clutch. Excellent clutch control is the key. The other two aspects are throttle control and body movements. Let’s look at each one separately and all the detailed techniques that go with them.