Standing VS Sitting - How to Stand up more on a Dirt Bike.

One of the quickest ways to find more safety, speed and consistency in your riding is to stand up more. In this video we cover the reasons WHY it is so important to stand up on the motorcycles and share a few helpful tips to help you discern when you should be standing and when you should be sitting.

[mikethatcher]

50+ years of riding and that young man has probably forgotten more than I've ever known about off-road riding. True pro in presentation.

[timdolan]

I use both techniques. I ride standing when I'm fresh and sitting when I'm wore out. Works for me.

[kmccririe]

I love the simple rule. Always stand unless accelerating out of a corner. Will be easy to remember. Great video!!!

[thegrumpymechanic]

These series of riding technique videos are by far the best Ive seen, the edition, footage and accurate explanations are extraordinary, great stuff brother I tell you

[ridingdeep]

"Energy Saved = Time and Speed" Heck yeah.

[matkeim]

Uphill you want to hover over the seat, itll keep your weight on the pegs(down low) rather then weight on the seat. 90% of riding is standing. Bikes are designed that way.

[Barkrd]

there is the phenomenon of the aged experienced racer with bad knees who only stands when absolutely neccesary. I keep up with standing A riders all the time like this, yes Im using more energy but it can be done. Line selection and suspension setup is key. Some people dont have the knees needed for full time standing.

[JonathanLyon]

wow - love your energy, love your delivery. I'm just getting into dirt bike riding at 55 and your tips are invaluable! Thank you.

[bdc]

Nice video. Reminds me of an old adage, "If you are standing you are racing, if you are sitting you are riding", and a related one, "You hang on with your legs not your arms."

[SamBHP]

graphics at 2.15 explained it very well, i always experience the same.

[jacquesblackburn]

I use my trial bike most of the time and love the fact there is no seat. When I use my enduro almost all the time I am stantding and I seat only as you said when going out of the turn. You give very good explanations. Thank you for the nice video

[orriolbohigas]

Thanks for the lessons. Your content is pure gold !

[trailmoto]

Great footage and instruction, thanks for putting it out there for us!

[mazdar]

Excellently described instruction. Thanks heaps.

[danielshown]

One of the best offroad standing vids ive ever seen. I learned alot of these techniques when I started mtbing in co. and reapplied to Moto. You are spot on in every aspect of this video. love the dez shreds braaaa.

[nickg]

All this about standing/sitting finally cleared up once and for all.I always thought it was easier going up hills sitting due to arm pull but i also thought i was "wrong"Turns out i wasnt subscribed!

[tieoneon]

I dunno. Im a tall guy and think its easier for us to sit and shorter guys to stand. Naturally i prefer to sit or hover my ass off the seat a few inches with pegs weighted, and can put your foot down to catch a slide. I definitely stand on faster rough terrain. I cant tell u how many times iv watched my buds wipe out cuz they were trying to stand on slow steep terrain "cuz thats what you are supposed to do" where as seat positioning and being able to catch a fall with your leg got me up the hill without an issue. I ride fast, but dont race. Weekend rider, old bike with zero scratches LOL.

[EngineerK]

Excellent video Josh. I am stand up rider almost 100% of the time, including coming out of corners. Standing up going into a corner, when you sense front end wash out, its often just a subtle shift of body weight to regain control. Similarly, coming out of the corner while on the pegs, I shift my weight back to get the traction. We have debated this whole issue of staying standing while coming out of corners and whether you can gain pace by sitting down. My issue is I find the process of sitting down disturbs all of my geometry and burns energy to stand back up again. Have had the privilege of chasing ISDE level riders and sitting down is the preferred tactic coming out... so I guess maybe I have picked up a bad habit that I really don't want to fix.

Sat in on a talk by Chris Birch and one thing he spoke about was foot position of the pegs and the importance of riding on the balls of your feet...something I find difficult because I am very active on the rear brake.

Trials bike is super helpful cross training tool and if you watch some the the Ryan Young trials training videos which emphasize slowing down and mastering coordination of controls and body positioning.

[enduroonroad]

Useful and well-made video with true information and without mystifications..

[sergeant]

Great vid. I'm not interested in speed though. Technical treks only. It's the journey, not how fast I can get to the destination and then come home.