RIDER SKILLS: 5 Different Methods For Turning a Motorcycle Around
3/12/20261 hr 21 min
Motorcycles aren’t meant to back up. If they were, they’d all come with reverse. Sometimes, turning around requires a little creativity—especially on dead-end trails, in parking lots, on hills, or even in your garage. In this episode of RIDER SKILLS, we have Clinton Smout walking us through a number of turnaround methods. Some you might expect, while others may raise your eyebrows—but all of them can be useful tools in your rider skills toolbox.
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First 90 secondsJim Martin· Host0:00
I think we've all found ourselves in this situation at one time or another, whether it's on a trail or in a parking lot. You will find there are places where you need to turn around, and many riders just use their same old method. You know, they get off the bike, and they push and they pull or ask a friend for help, a very laborious back-and-forth thing. But like many things in life, there's a better way, and there's more than one way to do it. And the more methods you have, you know, in your skills, the less a quick turnaround will bother you when you're forced to do it. On this episode of Rider Skills, we've got Clinton Smout to walk us through a number of turnaround methods. Some of them you may expect. Others may make you raise your eyebrows. But all of them can be learned, and all of them will be useful in your rider skills toolbox. I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good one for you.
Clinton Smout· Guest0:53
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Clinton Smout· Guest1:02
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Jim Martin· Host1:16
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