Excellent content man. I love it that a frontrunner from the McGrath and Carmichael eras is giving out these gold nuggets for nothing on TH-cam. Ryno always was a stand up, no bullshit type of guy. Props and thank ya much.
Definitely way underrated. I had this conversation with a dude at work. He disagreed with me. He said the bike does all the work, all you have to do is sit there. I had to walk away 🤦🏻♂️
In 1990 my friend knew I was way into riding dirt bikes and was about to start racing when he gave me a Gary Baily video to watch. In that video Gary explains twisting the throttle should feel more like twisting a door knob to open a door. My elbows have been out ever since! I’m a big fan Ryan watched you win at Unadilla in 1995 over factory Honda’s Steve Lamson!
Ryan, your vids are the best. I'm an old guy getting back in the saddle now that the kids are mostly gone. My first bike was a KDX and I just recently bought a 1998 and 2001. Back in the day I was a pretty good rider. When I got on one now, being 56 and 25 years since i've rode one it felt weird. I thought at first maybe i'm just too old, lost the sack for the game. My arms were tired after riding. I remember from back in the day "if you're sitting down you're doing it wrong" but the bike and terrain was clearly in control. Not so much this video but one of your other ones talks about the bike pulling on your arms. I never remember feeling that as a kid. Honestly, about to quit the whole idea of having two bikes so I can ride with my kids. Your videos about body position, this one about grip, and all of them have turned everything around. Not only am I doing everything you're teaching I practice it all a lot. The bike feels famillar again and I feel confident riding it. thanks for sharing this content. Buy XRP
Thank you sir, and if anybody doesn’t know, Ryan is the damn man, I tried to hang with him for a minute at Glen Helen during a practice, well good luck with that. Thanks again
I was doing a practice section during a gncc race awhile back and ryan was there. The section had huge beach ball sized rocks mixed in sand. Never saw anyone behind me, next thing you know here comes the rhyno. Passed me like I was a spectator in a lawn chair. I knew immediately I was on the wrong track. Lol
Heading out now to go practice getting my technique corrected. Just started watching these videos, didn't realize how bad my body placement on the bike was. Insane the difference it makes! Blew my mind a couple days ago when I corrected a couple things. Even going slow it made a big difference on the bikes balance/control and overall feel for the bike.
Interesting Martial arts comment as I was thinking my many years of training has much in common with riding. Hips, hips, hips! Thank you for making these videos, Riding for years, never good at it. Love to learn..
Not saying you made me faster, but over Covid I’ve watched your riding techniques. Last year came out swinging and improved so much, shocked some in my MX community. Love the videos, love the inspiration, charge life!
Thanks! I want to add a comment.. One thing I do to combat arm pump is bend my hands outwards for a few seconds and it seems to promote a little more blood flow. I know you're not racing anymore but I sure hope you're able to ride now and then. That would be sad if you can't ride. My riding buddy broke his back recently and I'm praying he can recover and still ride.
Thank you Ryan Hughes! I remember watching you on video when the first Crusty video came out and following part of your professional career as a Honda racer and then factory tester. Times have sure changed. It took me years to learn what I just watched in 3 of your videos. Good to see you are still tearing it up in great style. 🙏
One style issue I have is having a finger on the front brake. I can ride with two fingers on the clutch, but not the brake. I've had that go haywire a few times with the throttle hitting when I don't want it to or when I don't expect it. Hope you're still making videos!
bob has a great camera, clearest image I've seen so far (although I haven't watched all your vids...yet) edit: I'm not surprised bob is having some challenges; many forms of martial arts engrain wide stance and tucked upper body while riding dirt seems to be quite the opposite
Hay Ryan love your tips, one thing i would love to ask ya i try to ride with out a death grip i let my grip on the bars loose it seems work pretty good for me is that a good thing or not i know my hands dont blister up like some of my friends
I know this will sound fucked up, but what about mounting bars backwards if they don't have much sweep? i was mounting new bars and before installing them was holding them backwards and it felt way more natural. i was so close to putting them on that way but thought it would fuck me up. i have a problem with my elbows down having started riding at 37 yrs and nobody telling me what i was doing wrong. i am 50 now and bad habits are hard to break i noticed that with the bend the opposite direction you are automatically in a better position. so, why do they make the bend the wrong way?
You just touched on something that I’ve wanted to know for years, where to apply pressure on the bars in a turn. Now I know about using the widest pad part on the bars but can you answer this. In a left hand turn, is the left hand pulling the bars or is the right hand pushing the bar?
Bingo! That's my problem I can't even get thru the first lap without instant arm pump. I am doing all the stretching exercise's and still have massive arm pump. We knew that moto X was the most physically demanding sport way back in the 70s and always had that argument with the jocks until they tried riding one lap and found out what it takes to race motorcycles! and shut them up right away.
I also train martial arts. BJJ and Muay Thai (hobby level). I find that there is a common theme with both sports, in that success, or improvement, is found in the habitual practise of the fundementals.
Lapaglia didnt get the message xD, what a great content ryan you have, i started to watching your videos cuz my father passed away and was a great fan of you.
i adjusted my handle bars back and then repositioned levers in more then reorentated the lever position after .. but not its in my right hand thumb and top behind nuckels. no wear or any other issues other than next day elbow and inflammation feels like in bonebut pretty sure its viens noving up and close to surface, where I don't want them. are you talkin about flow to your obvious extremities that's a good thing like breathing helps do that thinking probably makes you also not have that flow that you like as well I need to bring my elbows in to ride still allowing an out is going to cause me injuy more so than the one feel now so how do you make yourself keep your shoulders available outward on the top but always conscious to tuck in quicker than you thought (-:?
okay so how does that work when you're riding singletrack and trees are right there and you have to bring your shoulder and instead of your cuz it causes your hands then especially on my right one and my index to ring finger on the right give me issues serious my left one isn't aware of what is going on with the right and that sucks when I am both aware at the same time they're doing things wrong then my right arm stiffens up and it's not even on the handlebars as my left is in la la land and then I end up just waiting to die... lolol ugh?
when you get on the bike give her all its got until it hits the top make sure it comes off the needle couple times and bounces on itself and then you should be on just like that super snot! if you like you're in a situation where you are stuck helps you the most that I found get you back to where you want free from thinking self-conscious stuff! ouch😅
Been thinking about getting an Enduro or a trials bike for years. The street is boring no matter how much commercials try to trick you into light to light and cafe/coffee shop meander riding Watching your vids almost pushed me over the line to get one.....almost but not yet. No time.🤷
Be like Nike, “Just do it!’ Even better, get an Electric Motion ePure Race trials bike. Put some stumps and logs in your yard and say fuckall to the neighbors bitching day or night 😋
Not bad advice, but I could improve on it. Your body position will be different during braking than it is for regular attack-position riding, and I personally don't even use the clutch except for starting. That's all to say that the times you're using your levers will be when your body is sitting and in a different position. Set your levers up for the position in which you use them and adjust your posture to stand/sit correctly. You shouldn't need your levers to do that for you.
💯Kung Fu 🦏 Wisdom It's working! Thank you... faster, less tired longer by separating lower body for rear upper for steer. Will apply hand technique next. Much appreciated 🙏
and when you are done riding he can teach you how to catch fish really well as well..and carpentry...etc...lol..always a bar-b-q when jesus rides with us
toughest sport on earth??? Thats a strong comment, I disagree.. Maybe one of them like , big wave surfing, dh biking, big mountain freeskiing, Moto gp etc.. Anyway really good vid!
It’s not a comment, it’s clinically verified. Anecdotal experiences of toughness don’t have weight. None of those other sports you mention are even close to as tough as motocross. That doesn’t mean they aren’t really demanding on the athletes, but they don’t compare in the slightest when it comes to output. All except for Moto GP last only seconds to minutes of intensity.
lol..when jesus gets on a dirtbike...you pay attention...son of God i'm pretty sure he knows how to ride...and if you dont repent for bad riding..broken pelvis..thats how jesus rolls...pun intended lol
found that even it's MX oriented, all your advices solve a lot of problems riding and learning enduro !! Thanks !
Excellent content man. I love it that a frontrunner from the McGrath and Carmichael eras is giving out these gold nuggets for nothing on TH-cam. Ryno always was a stand up, no bullshit type of guy. Props and thank ya much.
Completely agree Ryno is a gem I’ve been riding for years and his tips have helped me a lot
Couldnt have said it any better. Thank you Ryno
"The toughest sport on earth..." Amen.
Definitely way underrated. I had this conversation with a dude at work. He disagreed with me. He said the bike does all the work, all you have to do is sit there. I had to walk away 🤦🏻♂️
Gymnastics & professional prize fighting are up there too.....
Not the toughest at all football was way harder
@@DP-381 yea but it's definitely not the toughest sport..people just started saying that horse shit to bring up ratings
@@johnnybgood774 if you’re an average joe, you are correct. The guys trying are having 6month injuries 10x more than other sport.
In 1990 my friend knew I was way into riding dirt bikes and was about to start racing when he gave me a Gary Baily video to watch. In that video Gary explains twisting the throttle should feel more like twisting a door knob to open a door. My elbows have been out ever since!
I’m a big fan Ryan watched you win at Unadilla in 1995 over factory Honda’s Steve Lamson!
holy shit, ive been trying to understand ...elbows wide forever. the way you explain it makes sense... thank you... your teachings are invaluable
Ryan, your vids are the best. I'm an old guy getting back in the saddle now that the kids are mostly gone. My first bike was a KDX and I just recently bought a 1998 and 2001. Back in the day I was a pretty good rider. When I got on one now, being 56 and 25 years since i've rode one it felt weird. I thought at first maybe i'm just too old, lost the sack for the game. My arms were tired after riding. I remember from back in the day "if you're sitting down you're doing it wrong" but the bike and terrain was clearly in control. Not so much this video but one of your other ones talks about the bike pulling on your arms. I never remember feeling that as a kid. Honestly, about to quit the whole idea of having two bikes so I can ride with my kids. Your videos about body position, this one about grip, and all of them have turned everything around. Not only am I doing everything you're teaching I practice it all a lot. The bike feels famillar again and I feel confident riding it. thanks for sharing this content. Buy XRP
well.. XRP is not going well after a year haha
I would love to have a KDX. I got a 2023 KLX and like it a lot. I wish it had a bit more power though.
Hope you are still riding! I am about the same age as you, and have a similar story!
Yeah I lost my ass on XRP😂😂
Thank you sir, and if anybody doesn’t know, Ryan is the damn man, I tried to hang with him for a minute at Glen Helen during a practice, well good luck with that. Thanks again
I was doing a practice section during a gncc race awhile back and ryan was there. The section had huge beach ball sized rocks mixed in sand. Never saw anyone behind me, next thing you know here comes the rhyno. Passed me like I was a spectator in a lawn chair. I knew immediately I was on the wrong track. Lol
Heading out now to go practice getting my technique corrected. Just started watching these videos, didn't realize how bad my body placement on the bike was. Insane the difference it makes! Blew my mind a couple days ago when I corrected a couple things. Even going slow it made a big difference on the bikes balance/control and overall feel for the bike.
Like graham javis said:the trick to going fast is getting good at going slow.
Interesting Martial arts comment as I was thinking my many years of training has much in common with riding. Hips, hips, hips! Thank you for making these videos, Riding for years, never good at it. Love to learn..
Not saying you made me faster, but over Covid I’ve watched your riding techniques. Last year came out swinging and improved so much, shocked some in my MX community. Love the videos, love the inspiration, charge life!
Great video has really helped me out and reduced my arm pump thanks 🙌
Thanks! I want to add a comment.. One thing I do to combat arm pump is bend my hands outwards for a few seconds and it seems to promote a little more blood flow. I know you're not racing anymore but I sure hope you're able to ride now and then. That would be sad if you can't ride. My riding buddy broke his back recently and I'm praying he can recover and still ride.
Learn the basics..and have fun..doubt and fear are kill joy..gotta love what you do and everything follows..u gonna be great.
❤ sr it’s a pleasure to see you continue growth sharing your blessing you were gifted ❤
Thank you Ryan Hughes! I remember watching you on video when the first Crusty video came out and following part of your professional career as a Honda racer and then factory tester. Times have sure changed. It took me years to learn what I just watched in 3 of your videos. Good to see you are still tearing it up in great style. 🙏
Big fan ,you're an animal!! Thank you for doing these videos I'll be working on this as soon as my ribs heal.
You are nice teacher…thx for your videos 👍
That's a great little tip. Sets your whole arm and chest position properly. Thanks.
Thank you Ryan for sharing these tips already writing all your tips in a note pad to try at the next practice day
Damn Ryno it’s been a lot of years! Great to see you are well!
One style issue I have is having a finger on the front brake. I can ride with two fingers on the clutch, but not the brake. I've had that go haywire a few times with the throttle hitting when I don't want it to or when I don't expect it. Hope you're still making videos!
Thanks, great tips. keep em coming.
- also great video picture quality. well done Sir
bob has a great camera, clearest image I've seen so far (although I haven't watched all your vids...yet)
edit: I'm not surprised bob is having some challenges; many forms of martial arts engrain wide stance and tucked upper body while riding dirt seems to be quite the opposite
Hay Ryan love your tips, one thing i would love to ask ya i try to ride with out a death grip i let my grip on the bars loose it seems work pretty good for me is that a good thing or not i know my hands dont blister up like some of my friends
What are your thoughts on bar bends? Would a straighter bar almost force you to rotate the hands in? Just wondering.
damn, now i know why i get this blister on the thumb ;-) thank you i will try out youre tips next time on the track. nice videos :-)
When did Jesus start riding dirt bikes?
No doubt - maybe we should listen to this guy !
When
@Addex Aren't they both legends..
Jesus would trail ride. Plus golf and surfing.
On the Third day when he rose again
Your the man!!
Always enjoyed watching Ryno ride. One tough Dude.
Great info Ryan. Thanks for sharing!
The greatest light tip ever thanks so much
I know this will sound fucked up, but what about mounting bars backwards if they don't have much sweep? i was mounting new bars and before installing them was holding them backwards and it felt way more natural. i was so close to putting them on that way but thought it would fuck me up. i have a problem with my elbows down having started riding at 37 yrs and nobody telling me what i was doing wrong. i am 50 now and bad habits are hard to break i noticed that with the bend the opposite direction you are automatically in a better position. so, why do they make the bend the wrong way?
He learned that from Gary Bailey 1987 when he was 14 years old. Bailey always said to regrip and turn the throttle like a doorknob.
This is also true of motogp riders
Great stuff Rhino. The dancers hand position
Thanks for the teachings.
You just touched on something that I’ve wanted to know for years, where to apply pressure on the bars in a turn. Now I know about using the widest pad part on the bars but can you answer this. In a left hand turn, is the left hand pulling the bars or is the right hand pushing the bar?
Neither. Left hand pushing. The bike is a gyro
Both
Wrists,elbows,shoulders all on the same plane!
Same plane. That’s a great way to think about it. Thanks👊
Bingo! That's my problem I can't even get thru the first lap without instant arm pump. I am doing all the stretching exercise's and still have massive arm pump. We knew that moto X was the most physically demanding sport way back in the 70s and always had that argument with the jocks until they tried riding one lap and found out what it takes to race motorcycles! and shut them up right away.
....so much to learn.
more gold!
Thanks bro good advice as always.
That hand thing, turning the hands....thanks Ryan
I also train martial arts. BJJ and Muay Thai (hobby level). I find that there is a common theme with both sports, in that success, or improvement, is found in the habitual practise of the fundementals.
Lapaglia didnt get the message xD, what a great content ryan you have, i started to watching your videos cuz my father passed away and was a great fan of you.
This is great advice.
Hey ryno keep the videos comin from Jersey Jeff I stayed at your house with Nick desiderio in like 2012
Thank you. We got to spiritually connect with a motorcycle to feel the flow
Correct but hard to maintain
I just started riding quads. Is all of his advice applicable to me too?
Yes. Your bike isn't a gyro so it turns like a car and not a bike, but you need to position yourself like you're riding a bike. Good question
Great advice! Jett Lawrence talks about the same thing!
i adjusted my handle bars back and then repositioned levers in more then reorentated the lever position after .. but not its in my right hand thumb and top behind nuckels. no wear or any other issues other than next day elbow and inflammation feels like in bonebut pretty sure its viens noving up and close to surface, where I don't want them. are you talkin about flow to your obvious extremities that's a good thing like breathing helps do that thinking probably makes you also not have that flow that you like as well I need to bring my elbows in to ride still allowing an out is going to cause me injuy more so than the one feel now so how do you make yourself keep your shoulders available outward on the top but always conscious to tuck in quicker than you thought (-:?
Awesome info!! Thank you!
You need to do something about the sound of the bikes in the background - otherwise excellent videos and education.
Thanks! Subbed.
Poor bob practice makes perfect.Ryan is right though finally someone with some common sense about riding.
okay so how does that work when you're riding singletrack and trees are right there and you have to bring your shoulder and instead of your cuz it causes your hands then especially on my right one and my index to ring finger on the right give me issues serious my left one isn't aware of what is going on with the right and that sucks when I am both aware at the same time they're doing things wrong then my right arm stiffens up and it's not even on the handlebars as my left is in la la land and then I end up just waiting to die... lolol ugh?
Even flow just started playing
when you get on the bike give her all its got until it hits the top make sure it comes off the needle couple times and bounces on itself and then you should be on just like that super snot! if you like you're in a situation where you are stuck helps you the most that I found get you back to where you want free from thinking self-conscious stuff! ouch😅
I been racing dirt bikes since 10 years old brazilian jui jitsu classes way harder than any mx race for me
Is that Perris?
Cahuilla creek
Been thinking about getting an Enduro or a trials bike for years.
The street is boring no matter how much commercials try to trick you into light to light and cafe/coffee shop meander riding
Watching your vids almost pushed me over the line to get one.....almost but not yet.
No time.🤷
Be like Nike, “Just do it!’
Even better, get an Electric Motion ePure Race trials bike. Put some stumps and logs in your yard and say fuckall to the neighbors bitching day or night 😋
Thank you
Toughest sport on earth! What about bar sweep? I run 41 mm sweep to keep my hands aligned better.
here is dark, cild and rainy, enjoy for us
Extream enduro 3 hour races
It demands total fitness like no.other sport
Ryno's broken neck is healed up hahha!
Try Australian NRL for toughest sport on earth, no pads there!
U wearing knee braces or knee guards?
Nice Mullet
👍
yeaaaaaa
Nice
He has beautiful hair I wish I had beautiful hair
Want to force your hands and elbows into attack position!? Drop your levers 45°
Not bad advice, but I could improve on it. Your body position will be different during braking than it is for regular attack-position riding, and I personally don't even use the clutch except for starting. That's all to say that the times you're using your levers will be when your body is sitting and in a different position. Set your levers up for the position in which you use them and adjust your posture to stand/sit correctly. You shouldn't need your levers to do that for you.
He looks like the Frank Zappa of motorcycles
Zundapp
Slow is smooth smooth is fast
Yo, when I try to squat like that, I drop a deuce right in my shorts
I can actually picture Rhino replacing Woody Harrelson on the movie "2012".
Get an old 2T and ride it slow. The sound will be fast enough.
Ride it slow but in a gear to slow to sound fast asf. Also don't use brakes just rev the bike with clutch into corners and then dump the clutch
when did Charles Manson get a new crf 450?
😁🍿
💯Kung Fu 🦏 Wisdom
It's working! Thank you... faster, less tired longer by separating lower body for rear upper for steer. Will apply hand technique next. Much appreciated 🙏
Ryno
Not a wordsmith.
I eat junk food and im older than he is and i look 10 yrs younger
A real adult wouldn't need to brag like that. Try again in ten years.
and when you are done riding he can teach you how to catch fish really well as well..and carpentry...etc...lol..always a bar-b-q when jesus rides with us
toughest sport on earth??? Thats a strong comment, I disagree.. Maybe one of them like , big wave surfing, dh biking, big mountain freeskiing, Moto gp etc.. Anyway really good vid!
It’s not a comment, it’s clinically verified. Anecdotal experiences of toughness don’t have weight. None of those other sports you mention are even close to as tough as motocross. That doesn’t mean they aren’t really demanding on the athletes, but they don’t compare in the slightest when it comes to output. All except for Moto GP last only seconds to minutes of intensity.
@@JohnHowerton137 yup, people will never understand until they ride MX.......
Bob was good. You checked him too late. He f***ed up the first bit a little...
Whaaaaaaaaat?
Love your content and respect your experience.
Bob needs to work on his hand position. Lol
lol..when jesus gets on a dirtbike...you pay attention...son of God i'm pretty sure he knows how to ride...and if you dont repent for bad riding..broken pelvis..thats how jesus rolls...pun intended lol
Sorry, i may get kicked in the face riding. I WILL get kicked in the face folliwing martial arts. I hate being kicked in the face
Wow … this helped so so much … thanks 🫡