HILL START Technique / Pro Lesson on a #Husqvarna #Norden901

Have you stalled on a hill? Learn how to keep going up!
Profession #motorcycle #instructor Dusty Wessels demonstrates the best techniques for climbing a steep hill from a stop safely on your adventure motorcycle.

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[Roll_and_Rock]

Great vid. One additional step at the beginning is making sure you are in first gear. If not, you need to use the front brake to hold the bike and right foot to balance so you can change gears before you switch feet and start the bike.

[advmotoskillz]

Engaging the friction zone and delivering just enough power to the rear wheel to be able to pull away as smooth as Dusty demonstrated takes a lot of practice 👍🏻.

Well worth the time and effort 👏🏻👏🏻

I see many riders get into trouble on re-starts like this because they haven’t practiced this skill, they just whisky throttle it and send a shower of rocks down the hill. 😅 If they are lucky they make it to the top, frequently they end up losing traction and tipping over as they try to remount.

[twistieonbass]

Your videos are excellent. I learn heaps from them

[soilsmanadv]

This is a great training and practice concept. I love the 100% committed.

[NalinKhurb]

Very well explained, thanks 👍

The advise to check the evenness of the gradient and if the right foot is farther away from thr ground is very important. Been in the same situation before

[abdulazizsaleh]

You make everything as easy as possible...i do appreciate your time and efforts...you make us more confident ✨️ 👌🏻💐👏🏻

[alozborne]

"Just make sure you are 100% committed to the restart" is the challenging part, that leap of faith! Restarts on moderate grades aren't so bad, but on really steep inclines they take a lot of courage. Unfortunately, it's really only on super steep grades that I sometimes don't give the bike enough throttle in the first place, for fear of launching airborne at the top :-)

[alecsnavarro]

VERY GOOD APPRECIATION for those who have a DCT transmission. (no clutch)

[jeremysmith]

your a great trainer Dusty. Patience and understanding.

[jpravetz]

This situation is my number one cause of dropping the bike². An obstacle like extra loose rocks or a water dam¹ causes me to stall the bike, the front brake doesn't hold it, both my feet need to go to the ground or out for balance, and before i can think of using the motor for rear traction, I'm going over. And this is just my ride home, when a steep section is loose because of dryness or a downpour.

Why getting standing on the pegs so quickly? As a tall rider with more difficulty keeping the throttle smooth when standing, i like to slide forward and keep lower.

¹ speed bump to redirect water coming down the hill
² I'm very happy to have watched your recovery video, I've practiced it quite a few times

[georgemikodesigns]

Had to apply this last weekend when I took a STEEP, RUTTED inside line in a turn. It threw me from the bike (almost slow motion step off) but got to apply a bit of "recovery" to get out of the ruts and I did an uphill re-start and applied exactly what Dusty instructed here....not only were my riding mates impressed that I lifted the bike from the steep side, but that I "self-rescued" the whole situation unassisted. BOOM!

[richguess]

The mototrek videos are great, I’m learning a ton! In this video, you said don’t let the clutch out all the way until the top. So we should be using the clutch for speed control?

[jimsnow]

Interesting. Looking forward to practicing this one.

If I may suggest, I recommend you edit the pieces in the order they occur in time.

- Getting stopped and stabilized
- Ground and hill quality check
- recover or climb decision
- restart
Etc

[TimoSund]

I never stall my gs on that clean and clear places to restart - You make it sound so easy😅

[Blurredman]

I'd have to use the front brake for staying still if RHS kickstart- and on my LHS kickstart motorcycles which directly actuate through the clutch, neutral and clutch lever released is required.

[mithunkartha]

Good tips. Dusty looks like a chechen warlord at times 😂.

[enduromotorradtouren]

That rear brake on a hill/in the Alps is so important. Because the front brake will not hold your and the bike's weight, the front tyre skipping backwards and you desperately trying to apply more brake pressure which will change - nothing. Guess why I know ;-) Cheers from Nürnberg, Günter

[Porschedriver]

Wonder how many folks have done this with a car with manual transmission on a hill?
That technique is holding the handbrake until you feel the chassis shift then release and you’re moving.
It comes naturally after trying a few times. 😅

[robertohoffmann]

Muito boa as suas instruções, são claras e objetivas.
Se possível, poderia disponibilizar a tradução para o Português.