Standing Technique Every Beginner Adventure Motorcycle Rider Needs to Know!

If you ride Adventure Motorcycles or are thinking about buying your first big twin off-road adventure bike - then you need to ensure you have good fundamental riding technique to stay safe and enjoy the ride! In this video we cover the fundamental standing position for off-road riding. Adventure Motorcycles are big, heavy and unforgiving - this requires good technique in order to handle these machines. This riding position allows you to utilise the suspension of the motorcycle effectively and move the body around the bike ensuring maximum control and balance.

The goal is safe, enjoyable riding - let me know your tips in the comments below!

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[TheMotoBarista]

Leave your tips for the standing riding position in the comments below! Ride safe and have fun 🤘🦅

[markduncan]

You have a very clear, confidence inspiring way of presenting information. Makes it seem simpler and easier than a lot of other videos.

[shaggyrogers]

Thank you for these very detailed instructions…really helps someone like me (Asperger’s) understand how to position each body part on the bike.

[vijayam]

Damn! That's an exceptional note to remember.. Great dad and son!

[forrestwebb]

Great video! I've felt clumsy and awkward at times off-road on my KLR 650 and I'm looking forward to trying these tips! P.S. Brakes, people- not breaks!!😄

[theEHWAZ]

Good video and standing tips. Glad to see you back at it again on YouTube!

[reecerodrigues]

This info is huge! Well presented as well

[KingFriday]

Great video. I would add pinching shoulder blades. It keeps the elbows up and strong and keeps the hips unlocked.

[virendradr]

excellent lessons, brilliant skilla nd perfect communications love twins j dadd and son regards

[stewartdunkley]

Thanks for the great videos. I am transitioning from a Harley cruiser to a Honda dual sport and having a great time but I am not used to being so active on a bike. My biggest problem is throttle management when standing up as I tend to whisky throttle on the bumps which leads to control issues. Do you have any tips for a new off road rider? Thanks

[motogravel]

Have a Q and hope you can help. I’m good with all of this except for one thing - I can’t take it for more than a few mins at a time. I think there’s something off with my geometry or bike setup like bar height? It’s like I’m in some weird semi-squat position and knees can’t take it for too long. It would be like planking for some period of time. Either I’m doing something wrong or maybe this is normal and I need to build my stamina? It does t seem like anyone talks about this or complains out it so I must be doing something wrong

[drguillermoluevanomartinez]

Hi! Thanks for the video and sharing these tips. I am a begginer in off-road adventure riding. Could you please tell me how to grab the handlebar, should I grab the front brake with my fingers? Cheers

[BunToomo]

How do you operate the rear brake & gear shifter in the standing position without compromising the balance??

[maciejmaciej]

How do you maintain a stable position when breaking? When I stand up and break I struggle to maintain my balance -I'm being thrown forward. thanks

[guruvishnu]

I can understand the benefits of standing on the balls of the feet, but It feels little sketchy standing on the balls of the feet. I am panicking a little bit while breaking, cause the feet is away from the controls.
Does it feels this way in the beginning?
any tips for that to go away? I am practicing it.

[releasedmike]

Hi not sure if you can help me I’m quite tool and struggling with the standing position so much so that I feel like giving up at times I always feel like I’m going to go over the bars when I stand and Rock backwards and forwards under load it doesn’t feel safe at all and when I go to stand I feel way heavier than usual and after a few hours lose the motavion to stand on the bike

[oosteveo]

Use Ankles and knees as suspension. His ankles were too collapsed imho. But everything else on point.

[cliffordzehmke]

I have bad rugby knees, not easy to stand up on my bike

[elyk]

Jesus that looks uncomfortable. That awkward half bend

[alvarosolis]

Grab the bike with the knees or let the bike move freely under me?