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Adventure Motorcycle Experts Talk Hill Climbing Techniques

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Learn about terrain, body positioning, mechanical priming, and more with this quick-and-dirty lesson from seasoned motorheads.

Adventure motorcycle hill climbing skills are integral to the offroad rider’s toolkit. But they aren’t always intuitive. Maneuvering off-road steeps requires you to anticipate the road ahead, and then engage your body and your bike accordingly.

In this video, Bret Tkacs uses realistic scenarios to demonstrate ascension techniques to help viewers stay upright and moving forward.

Take a look, get to practice, and remember that ATGATT applies to dirt roads, too.

Runtime: 12 minutes

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