ADV Gravel Road Control| Adventure Motorcycle Riding Tip

How tall are you, mr Sedlak?

Small body position changes make a big difference

Another valuable tip. Many tx

It ain't the back end I'm worried about,if you're front end washes out,it,s game over, and your going down,like it or not!

Thanks for sharing

I have learnt a lot from you, sir. Kindly advice me how to control the throttle while negotiating steeper and longer up gradient to revive required rpm. Should I have to do continuous revv up or maintain a fixed revv

As usual, amazing tips, simple and clear..

Do not be afraid to play with lower tire air pressure. With some tires even 3-5 psi less can make a huge gain in traction, but it's not so low as to be dangerous for your wheels.

Very good tip! Thanks a lot! My problem: I crashed twice uphill in a gully washed out by water because the rear wheel began to jump up and down sideways. The bike became unstable and ultimately the rear wheel jumped out of the gully, got traction and I immediately crashed on the side. Any hints? Thank you al lot!

Hi Sedlack, thanx for this vid!! Can you or someone else can explain me, why dropping the heels on the footpeg will bring more traction to the rear tire? I mean, the pegs are only a pivot point in the lower frame, the rear wheel ist separated by the rear swing arm. How should come more kinetic power to the rear tire??? Thanx for comment, kind regards, Henry

I hit a gravel road the other day that the gravel had just been laid out on. The road was fresh. Never any traffic on it to pack the rocks, and the dump trucks poured so much gravel on it that it was about 10”-12” deep of very loose rocks. It was like swimming in a pool of gravel. The bike was all over the place. I dont know what technique I used, I just know that I increased the pucker factor. I don’t know how I pulled through that road without spilling it!

Going down steep hills with a sharp bend and lots of loose stuff is what scares me.

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I hope I can make this work. Loose thick gravel is the bane of my off road riding. Well that and sand. I'm against sand.

You lost me at french accent.

I've been practicing the standup heal drop turning, works great ... but what about body position when you are riding uphill or downhill on gravel ... moving your weight forward or backward under what circumstances ... also, when to grip the tank with your knees and when not to? All this while standing ... thanks!

didn't hear you say anything about the type of tyres to use for offroad and gravel riding.

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Slowly but surely I am reskilling from some bad habits. Your technique us beginning to make much sense. Perhaps I still use too much knee bending to assist my suspension. When would knees be added to heels/ankles?

Thank you for your advice. They agree with what I have experienced here in Sweden, where we have many old country roads with gravel or sand on my Enduro. Greetings, Sven from Sweden

in the last couple seconds of video, why are you leaning forward with your chest? wouldn't that break traction in the rear?

Nope, sorry 👎

That Tenere is straight up cheating as an adventure bike🤔😁👍! You need a big old lump like a R1150GSA, then you are adventure motorcycling👍👍

t7 riders look at xt riders and be like " ha you gay bruh" your ass loves the pounding :D ( its a USD joke)

Tbf where I live if you ride on regular roads you have to deal with a lot of gravel...

Thanks for the wonderful video, and a huge thanks for not ruining it with crappy background music!
I don't know why some people are compelled to add annoying background music throughout their videos.

The biggest tip I got from this video (and it's a good one): Shift your weight so that more of it falls on the back tire for traction.

You iniate the turn with the inner foot, then you transfer your weight to the outer peg/foot. Otherwise the bike starts to slide. Also, weigh the front. Very important information is left out..

Good video. I live about a 1/4 mile from the hiway. It is gravel to there. I ride a 99 Harley Softail Custom with street tires. I have never had a problem but ride fairly slow and slow down before I get to the hiway so I only have to use a very small amount of brake. When coming home I have a fairly long concrete driveway to stop on. I have ridden 4 to 6 miles on soft gravel, but the road was straight. Not fun though.

I thought we were supposed to load the opposite foot peg of the corner on the dirt, so the bike doesn't slip out from under us?
I thought road bike we lean into the corner and dirt bike we lean outside of the corner. Thoughts on this?

My adventure bike has street tires, so it requires a ton of concentration to keep it upright. I d not want to do very many miles on gravel with street tires.

If you are unsure on gravel road don't switch off abs, then practice, practice and practice.

Understandable, logical, short, informative, sweet. .. thanks & keep doing good stuff.

This is interesting - so do we weight the front going into the turn, but drop the heals to put weight on the back coming out of the turn?
t - thank you sir

Hello,

In about a few weeks going on a 8 week trip with a lot offroad.
Therefore a question. You talk about creating weight on the rearwheel. And not to go to much to the front. But what about having luggage on the back of the bike ?

It's easier to use the seat on a gravelroad, and stand up when it's getting gnarly

Looks like you're on Otay Mountain Truck Trail. Was just up there this past weekend.
Are you local to Chula Vista?

Excellent well done and to the point .... I ll go out and practice today !!

What is considered fast on gravel roads? 30-40-50 60-70-80mph? Nobody ever talks about the speed that's doable at different skill levels.

For me, the front wheel is my focus and I prefer slower speeds to make sure the bike stays in the direction base on my hand and body position.

Gravel road needs knobby tires, so this will just fine, but for adventure/ dual sport tires I would rather ride slower and focus more on the front wheel and let the rear push the bike forward

"Control your speed" he says flying up a gravel ascent at 40 mph. I've seen dozens of these videos that are all about "watch how great I ride". What I want is the video that explains how to recover when the gravel has grabbed your front wheel and slammed it to full lock and you find yourself flying through the air over the bike.

Much appreciated vid, the foot control, heel drop is a get changer for me, like slalom skiing, thanks much and look forward to coming down there and taking some classes. W

Awesome stuff. Much appreciated!

These wiggling blinkers are cracking me up

Interesting. I was riding on some light gravel roads and was sitting and counter leaning. Felt iffy.

Great stuff!

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Brasil.