"Le'me teach you how to do something stupid" possibly the greatest intro to any motorcycle lesson. 😂 If your gonna do something stupid, at least do it correctly. Great video. One of the better ones I've seen on the power turn.

@UncleWally3

8 ай бұрын

In the 70’s, that’s pretty much how our sex-education teacher started his class . . .

@JodyCybulski

8 ай бұрын

X 2

Another thing Bret is a master at is the Helmet to Flat cap transition 6:18.

@mattzobian

Ай бұрын

He does it at the beginning of the video too. It's so funny, I think he's turned it into an inside joke.

Brett as usualy is right-this maneuver is no joke! I sure wish I'd seen this excellent clip by Bret 18 months ago. I'd been practicing power turns off my 1200GS in my gravel driveway. Then, one day, I came upon a public dirt road that had been recently graded, it had 1" of fluffy dusty dry dirt but underneath it was as solid packed clay, flat as a pool table. The dust made it look perfect, but there was too much traction, AND I suddenly decided to perform the maneuver seated on the GS, because I was showing off. I know the bike probably wasn't leaned far enough which contributed to my failure. When the bike didn't break traction, I gave it much more throttle popped the clutch, then my vision blacked out. The person I was with said the bike leaped into a spin as it fell onto it's side, and my outboard leg flew straight up in the air as I was thrown backwards. The violence of the 125HP without traction control had my legs in a split with one foot planted firmly on the ground the other over my head. I sustained a hamstring tear that still has not properly healed despite medications, PT and working out twice a week with a pro trainer. Don't be stupid like I was.

@abhibeckert

6 ай бұрын

"the bike probably wasn't leaned far enough" I wouldn't say that contributed, I'd say that was the entire problem. Your hand, on the grips, should be down around your knee. That gets a heap of weight off the wheels and onto your foot, less traction for the bike and more traction for you. If you're not strong enough to lean over a 1200GS... don't do this manoeuvre. Your foot *must* more grip than your back wheel or there's zero chance of this going well.

@nickg2431

2 ай бұрын

admire your honesty and it may help someone else

love the bloopers :D

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Someone watched them!!! 😅🤣

@SuperCheesyMan

8 ай бұрын

of course I did!!@@BretTkacs

Techniques like this or wheelies are useful not because of the "cool" factor, but because if you know how to do this, it means that you simply have better control of the bike you are riding. Personally, I can't try either because I'm afraid of potential damage to both the bike and myself. :(

Thank you for adding the part about respecting the trails and why we lose access to them. We will have far less areas to ride in the future if we don't all do our part!

Fortnine introduced me to this concept and I've used it a few times, mostly for fun, but thank you for expanding on it. Also, that red bike sounds like it's about to explode, at least from this side of the camera.

This is funny. I was up in Capitol Forest on my T7 the other day, found myself on a trail that dead ended in a creek, and roosting the ass end around was about the easiest way to get twisted around and outa there. BTW - Nice move with the helmet-hat thing. If I tried that I've probably rip an ear off.

Although I chuckled at the "teach you how to do something stupid" intro, I actually found this to be a really informative post. Where I ride regularly are 14ft. wide fire roads and I am tired of having to use the Austin-Powers-Golf-Cart method of turning my bike. I feel like if I could safely master this off-bike power turning technique it would save me a lot of effort on these tight fire roads. Thanks!

@MarcSherwood

8 ай бұрын

I yell Austin Power's quotes when I do the 400 point fire-road u-turns too. When I'm on my 800GS it is too tall for me to be comfortable doing a slide 180, but now on the KTM 790 I feel a bit more capable. "a bit" is the operative part of this claim.

"Let me teach you how to do something stupid". Every male in the area: "You had my curiosity, now you have my attention"

Good video, the best advice though is the part about cleaning up when you are done 👍, seen places just torn up...

If anyone dares to do this, USE BOOTS. you may get your leg trapped below the bike at some point ....and just get a cheap 250 to play

A little warning re checking for persons in the firing line of all those flying stones, rocks and dust?? Great vid Bret as always, many thanks!

I think, before you start, traction control should be off (if possible) like on my KTM 890 Adv. Even then it was not easy to do. Thnx Bret!

Love it. ❤ Bret be like: before you do stupid things, let me show you how to do it properly 😂

You’re not the first to teach this topic, but you are the best at it 👏

I was practicing this. Thanks for the vid. Good job again😊

I checked out your bike when I was over in Spain last month. Nice ride.

"Lemme teach you how to do something stupid." This guy knows his audience well ;)

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

🤣

Great video as usual. Sometimes a power turn is way easier if you need to get turned around in a tight spot. It would be helpful to get a GPS class in how not to go down the wrong trail when two of them are close.

Bret, you are best of the best!...

Great as usual. Love watching your videos. Coming from sports bikes to an adventure T7 its a whole different ball game 👍😂

Another great video! Keep up the good work.

Thank you

amusing and useful video as usual with you on this channel (pity you don't come to Italy for your lessons). But a huge thumb up for the advices on cleaning up the mess before leaving, wiping away the skid marks. Enjoying riding off road is great, but doing it respectfully to the environment is something to be never left at home

Great video Bret!...In a difficult place on my 1290 SAR loaded...I prefer the "drop&drag around" technique!....😄😂. Thank you!

I like the part he stresses trail respect 👍

that MotoMorini sounds like it got some loose parts.

@luketembreull8138

8 ай бұрын

Came here to comment the same thing. Sounds worse than my KLR. Maybe(I can barely hear all the rattling over the normal engine thump.)

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

The screw on the windshield loosened up... full review coming soon

@davidspin5353

8 ай бұрын

I thought maybe it had a Ducati clutch @@luketembreull8138

The fun of trail riding is cleaning up afterwards ;-) Thanks for your video, very useful as usual. Günter/Nürnberg

very good there, impressive with the speed and synchronicity with which you take off your helmet and put on your cup... there is some complex with the peeling

Thank you for this lesson

Well, I can see that this is going to take some practice and a helper to pick the bike up 100 times....

Excellent start to the video with the truth about dropping the bike, again and again. There are some funny videos of riders launching their bikes when they try this and get too much traction. Not so funny when their bike "ghost" rides into their buddies bikes, or off the side of the hill trail... Thanks Bret!

I've seen this technique done many times over the years, some successful and some hilarious fails. I've done both.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

🤣

Good to know!!! thanks for details.

Obrigado por mais essa brilhante aula. Abraço

Such a simple matter on a dirt bike, such a challenge on a 500 lb ADV. I have a modest inseam. I have zero problem doing this with a full dirt bike even with a taller seat. But the combination of height and weight of big ADV have me standing to the inside instead of straddling the machine.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Me too

I'm currently "instructing" (I'm nowhere near qualified to be an instructor, but I'm the only person they know that rides motorcycles) My niece on riding a dirt bike, I have her study most of your videos and then apply them in the real world. we're currently only riding established hard pack trails. But since you made this video I'm going to have to teach her this too cuz chances are she watched this already.

Thank you! I like your intro very much.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it... Nothing like a touch of honesty

Dude, you go the new Echelon Jacket! Tell All!

Nice video Bret, I do this manoeuvre in many of my reviews and often get asked how to do it. Now I can just refer viewers to this video, cheers mate 👍.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing with others. I also have a U turns for trails that is a good video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKGd1bikfc2-Y5c.html

@JohnLaCroixRenaissanceMan

8 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs I saw the U turns for trails video. A couple of weeks ago I got in a situation where I needed to turn around to avoid a deep gravel/sand wash. The trail was narrow with a rise on one side, that technique worked like a champ - thanks!

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

@@JohnLaCroixRenaissanceMan that's fantastic 👍

"Leaving things in better shape than when you first got there." Or something along those lines, extra respek knuckles for hammering that point home. 🤙

I appreciate that he told me to bail on this video before the first minute was over.

It's easiest on wet grass, because it's very slippery. Good place to start off with (and it doesn't damage the tire).

The stupider the trick, the better it feels when you nail it!

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Too true

Love the Chanel!

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

That's great, thanks 👍

nice! thank you

Thank you!

I am loving the swayambhunath eyes on your helmet. 🙏

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Me too! I had to have them when I was in Nepal. Best helmet decor ever.

when i attempt this my brain keeps holding the rear brake when doing leftys and i completely stall the bike. Cali desert has forced me into getting good at sand the last 6 weeks. hope to see you this spring in virginia! thanks for showing oopsies, even the best of us aren't perfect.

I can do all of these things…as long as it’s on your bike! My experience from MX days is a crash is not a simple tip over, but rather more a mousetrap like motion to the ground. I really wish I had more trials bike experience.

Fun time to practice

Damn good video

Love the intro 😂

Thanks

Brilliant..

Remarkable skill to pwerturn a Celica

Hell yeah brother! 😈

good to know

Thanks,,

Protip: If your bike has traction control, make sure you turn it off before trying something stupid.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

True... I forgot to mention that 🤣

It's time to practice. And cleaning up after yourself on dirt roads.... Yes, it works in Poland as well.

nice

thx for the warning.

I keep forgetting to shut off the TC all the way!

Not going to lie. That looks terrifying.

If you are worried about teaching bad tricks, don't be. My grandfather was a flight instructor. Eventually every student got the experience of him walking out to the small aircraft, him ripping up their flight plan, and the jolly "Today you are learning aerobatics" before practicing rolls and loops until they ran out of gas. The reasoning was that the first time you are upside down, you are going to panic. He wanted that first time to be intentional.

super

I used to do this all the time on my KTM 200 EXC. I can't even imagine doing it on my V-Strom.

Leaving a deserved thank you in the comments

Thank you. 2 years ago I have returned to 50/50 riding at 52. I’ve been working hard and this is a technique I’ve been wanting to learn! Can you show us how to do it to the right?

@BretTkacs

7 ай бұрын

I did include a few b-roll shots to the right. The technique is the same although most riders feel more natural to the left. My recommendation is get comfortable left then switch to the right.

hahah! : ) I love these turns!

Yea, can't see this working out well for me with my 1290 Super Adventure R. 😁

I just recovered from a broken arm and wanna learn more stupid stuff please :D My bike is fubar already :P

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

🤣

You had me at "Let me teach you how to do something stupid". 😛

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

😳🤣

Great video Bret. Love the sticker on the visor of your helmet! Where did you get that?

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Nepal

Can you still do this with a bike that has ABS engaged ?

Done it all the time, but on the cement floor😊

Thanks for the lesson. I guess on my honda dct this is a non starter 🙂. However, i have a question. Do you apply the front brake? Thanks!

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

The DCT is one of the best bikes for pivot turns! It is so much easier

@rodintoulouse3054

8 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs i’ll wait for the video then ☺️. Thanks for the reply. But how about my question about the front brake, please?

Thanks Bret, something else. What's your thoughts about the new Revit Echelon jacket? I bought this jacket and it don't feels like a €700 jacket. (When you compare it to a Defender or so) what's your opinion about it?

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

I like the Echelon jacket and pants but the Sand 4 (jacket) is still the best bang for the buck and the Defender is still my #1 pick based on features, performance and flexibility while traveling.

are you doing it in the first gear or second?

What about some front break to easier initiate the slide? On a realy heavy bike.

@BretTkacs

6 ай бұрын

No, to helping to initiate the slide but to yes to controlling the rotation of the slide

@draganpastrovic2157

6 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs yes you're right

After lunch on a ride, while everyone was slowly waddling to turn their bikes around, I leaned, revved and dumped clutch. Unfortunately, it was on wet grass... the rear wheel skidded out and hit another bike hard. Luckily it was wheel to wheel impact and missed the other rider's leg by inches. I did something stupid then, but now I know how to do it with more control :-)

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

😳... 🤣

@bret I notice you always ride with an arai helmet in these videos. Why do you prefer that helmet and How are they for weight? Looking to replace my heavy bell adventure helmet and would value your opinion

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

The XD4 is a good helmet for dirt focused ADV work as it vents air very well. I am currently ordering a replacement and going back to the Shoei Hornet which is old design bit not as old as the XD series. The Shoei works better with my arclites, has a more optically correct sheild and has a quick removal sheild. At the price of the XD4 it rediculous to require tools to pull the sheild. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYJm1LmBc9e2dNo.htmlsi=bUicmnXHgj2xMJOC

Do you have to disable traction control to do this. A silly question I am sure

@BretTkacs

6 ай бұрын

If you have TC, yes. The Morini doesn't have TC so it wasn't necessary

Hey Bret! I was wondering how tall are you? I cant flat foot my T7 so this technique seems imposible to me. Im 5´10

The Morini already has started making noises, mostly flimsy plastics rattling.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

The screw on the windscreen loosened up. Easy fix

I noticed that you only turned the bike to the left, is that because it's easier/safer for clutch and throttle control?

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

I showed left and right in the b-roll but for learning most riders prefer left turns. I believe learn to your side of comfort first, then work on the other side 👍

great video...loved it

Depending on the make and model of your bike, it may be cheaper to buy a DR650 and learn how to do this on that before attempting it on the big adventure bike ;)

Hi Bret i have a T7 and am quite tall and id say sufficiently strong, but i get to 90 degrees ok, but i feel like the bike is getting away , like washout when i try this, on the edge of tipping over Is there any suggestions from you as to what i could do different? Fun video btw 👌

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Focus on keeping the steering to full lock and the steep lean. Expect to drop it while your figuring this out. If you don't drop it a few times while learning you are likely being too cautious

@klampykixx

8 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs understood. Is the beach a good idea to practice at? Say low tide on the hard sand ?

Thought it was way cool when the Terminator stole the Harley at the biker bar and power turned out of the parking lot.

Dude, love your lessons and vids, but what is up with the cap?

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

What's wrong with my cap?

@Kudosfromamsterdam

8 ай бұрын

@@BretTkacs nothing is wrong, it is just a swift motion from helmet to cap, that I was wonderering what the story around it was.

@TGITroberg

8 ай бұрын

​@@Kudosfromamsterdamhe just likes having a cap and has perfected the transition

Story of my life. Lack of inseam have prevented me from doing a lot of fun things! 😢

👍

It might be bad, but how do you do a tight 180 without doing this?

@AzTurboMini

8 ай бұрын

Find a flat rock about 1" thick, several inches wide and put it under your kickstand. Pull the bike towards you lifting the bike just a little and start walking the bike around using your handlebars and pushing the rear end around at the same time. Easy peezy and the best way to do it. Especially on a tight trail. ✌️

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

I teach the "hip pocket" turn kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKGd1bikfc2-Y5c.htmlsi=D1EdGwkJc5FSbTv9

I don't do stupid things... but okay, teach me!

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

🤣

Would be nice to see an africa with dct.

@BretTkacs

8 ай бұрын

Watch this one on the DCT... kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqV-rNayncqcd9I.htmlsi=wYufo1_GIS4vYlBC

hahahahahahah that intro ahhaha :)

I love to learn stupid shit... puting this on a to learn list :D