WHEN & WHY you should STAND while riding an ADV Motorcycle | OFFROAD Motorcycle Training

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🏍️Welcome to our newest series ADV Motorcycle training! We're starting with one of the most controversial topics, standing while riding off-road. Now there's a lot of opinions out there but I think we can all agree how complicated this issue is. In today's video we take 5 situations where it is beneficial to stand while riding and then 5 situations that sitting might be the better option.

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[RIDEAdventures]

What are your reasons to stand when riding off-pavement?

[randersson]

About time someone made a video about this stupid subject...to see people stand up on straight nice gravelroads mile after mile is truly mind blowing. You sir used something most people do not use..logic and experience, thanks 👍

[mattfry]

I stand when the bumps buck me up into the standing Effortless

[sailgoal]

Man so glad to see this video!! Been riding since I was 6 or 7 close to 50 now. Only stand when you need to or your ass is tired of sitting. Its not that difficult. People have to make it so difficult. Its just common sense. We rode Yamaha 250 street bikes over off road mountain passes in Colorado mountains in 1980s for crying out loud. I think there are too many average joes watching pro tips like they will be the next Graham Jarvis or something! Stop people. I was recently on a trip high up in Colorado with my best friend. He has a Honda 450L and mine is a Honda 250 Rally. He's been riding a long time but watches all the Graham Jarvis pro tip stuff. So naturally we go over a seriously rocky pass and hes standing the entire time!!. Me I'm sitting and enjoying the ride and picking my lines and thinking how comfortable the seat is on my Rally. Seriously...and admittedly smirking watching my best friend exhaust himself while proclaiming thats the way you have to stand all the time!!! People on youube said so!!! Seriously! Im just casually sitting working the clutch and picking my lines AROUND the head sized boulders. My friend ... Well he is standing the entire time pinching the bike in a death grip with his legs cause youtube said thats hiw you have to control the bike!!! ... and he is going over the boulders!!. Not around them!! Now I've been to Colorado on motorcycles, three wheelers, jeeps, campers since I was about 10 or 11 years old. My friend has never been to the mountains...Think he would listen to me???? Nope! Graham or someone "smarter" than me on youtube told my buddy if you stand constantly you will save !!!@$! Sure enough half way through a 10 mile pass my friend is complaining his hands arms back quads all sore and gassed out. Me I'm ready to keep going and finish the loop. If anything my ass is tired from sitting at this point lol. We had to turn around and go back because my friend was exhausted and too nervous to go on. So wisely we turned around because I didn't want him to get so exhausted he would be miserable or crash. Admittedly it was a hard section and I was a bit exhausted but not nearly as bad as my friend standing the whole time over the rocky sections... and he's in better shape than me. So YES I say lose the stupid pride and sit as much as you can. Stand when you need to. If you are a pro rider in top shape then good for you stand all you want or don't. Just saying this old fart knows what works....its called practical real world experience kids 💪😁👍

[concernedcitizen]

I have been riding for 47 years. Spent the first 15 ripping through forestry trails and harder. We only ever stood when the terrain warranted standing. Sitting down doing power slides and wheelies was always great fun. Yes you are correct, sometimes the old foot down for an instant can be the difference to staying upright. All these videos where everyone is standing on good surfaces for endless miles looks stupid and wrong to me.

[dlrides]

Excellent video ! As a veteran rider and ex off-road racer, the “ always stand off pavement” training fallacies have been a personal pet peeve. 👍

[thibor]

First person on here I've found who talks sense thank you for clearing up the need to stand and not stand up on a motorbike.. I swear most people do it because they think its cool or have been poorly advised.. Spot on advice my friend.

[mechcavandy]

I agree about sitting at times. I have pretty good control at sitting, because I used to be a flat track racer.

[TheCogitech]

So glad someone is finally saying all this. I agree 100% and can never understand why there is such a focus on standing. I ride a DR650 (including single track) and only stand about 5% of the time. Maybe less. The only major falls I have had were because I was standing when I should have been sitting.

[davereinhart]

Good video. I am glad someone finally gave us permission to sit. I do both and it seems appropriate. Thank you.

[fushki]

Thank you for this.

I have ridden off road since I was a kid. I hardly ever stand up - All the type of terrain in your videos I have ridden seated and also with a passenger doing a good 50mph as well. Really don't feel like standing would make it better.

And fast reaction and cornering is impeded by standing .

What people need to learn is how to use your sight and legs. If seated and a big bump comes you shoot up but if you use your legs you can control the return.

No shame in sitting. Thanks for telling people this in such a good video.

[ridewithgnr]

Amen to that. So, funny because several comments on my Black Bear Pass V-Strom 650 Ride, were all about “Stand” “Stand” “Stand Up!” That Was a 4 hour + ride for this amateur rider. Even when sitting you can ride “loose” letting the suspension and steering just track as needed. I did stand when I hit sections I felt the bike needed me to do just that. It is always easier to criticize.

[roshs]

Not a trained rider but experienced one here from Nepal . I agree with him and I do the same .

[mal-wxtu]

Thanks for the intelligent perspective on sitting off-road, standing is only necessary when, going through tight trails or doing runs at speed to relive bodyshock.

[BikerGirlTraveler]

Yes! Thank for bringing that up. I have seen plenty of videos of people traveling across continents and they sit most of the time, even on off roading. For me, I stand when I run into road conditions that look very bumpy, with obstacles, or dangerous and may require me to get off the bike is a hurry. Otherwise I am sitting.

[VonSutho]

Well done, I ride a big KTM and I apply the techniques I learned riding enduros which mirror your comments. Sitting has some serious benefits as does standing. Weight on the rear wheel sit, for that extra traction, blind crested single lane dirt roads (lots of those in my part of Australia) stand to see the farmer driving in the middle of the road. Adventure bike magazine video or photo shoot, stand because it is expected... and it lets the latte settle better ;)

[jasonearles]

I’m with you on this one! I will say that I mostly stand when riding down a very steep hill and as you mentioned in very rocky/rough terrain. Sometimes at high speeds when I kick the back end out. It can step out further without loosing control and high siding.
I use to race hare scrambles and I am much faster in the woods while standing. At least in the tight stuff. It’s easier to throw the bike back and forth.
But at 110mph on a gravel road I’m in the saddle

[vladalexandru]

Been doing this without knowing it. Finally someone that has pertinent and informative stuff to say. Thank you

[Tembo]

You are so right man. I´ve been riding for 40 years. Dont get up if you dont have to. Seems to be cool now to stand up.

[brunol]

Thanks for this! I just started dabbling in dirt after years of street and sport bikes. Not sure if it's right or wrong but I feel like I'm doing the same like I do on my mountain bike; sit and find the smoothest line when I can and get off the seat when it's rocky/bumpy.