Rider Skills: Power Slides and Skid Stops - When Less Traction is Better

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Our focus in motorcycling is usually about getting more traction, and rightfully so. We want tires that have good grip, we weight our pegs, we slide our bodies forward or back on our bikes. But, sometimes having less traction may actually work to your advantage. And on this episode of Rider Skills we have Bill Dragoo from DART to tell us about times when less traction is our friend and how to get comfortable in the low traction zone. More motorcycle travel episodes available on Adventure Rider Radio at adventureriderradio.com. Want to help out? Rate and review us on iTunes or on your favourite podcast app, tell your family, friends, riding buddies or club about ARR. Check out our other show ARR RAW, round table talks about motorcycles and travel.Subscribe to both shows to listen to inspiring and interesting guests, learn from professional riding instructors and industry experts about all things motorcycle. Get an ARR sticker(postage included) with a $10 donation. Link on our website. Have a comment? Go to the episode show notes on our website and have your say at the bottom of the page. Adventure Rider Radio is now the most listened to motorcycle podcast in the world, and we thank you for your support!

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0:00.0	Everyone talks about getting more traction. Tires they get more traction, waiting your pegs to get more traction, sliding your weight forward and back, all to get more traction. But sometimes, sometimes less traction is actually beneficial.
0:14.0	And today on our exclusive rider skills, we've got Bill Dragru to tell us about times
0:18.0	when less traction is our friend and how to get comfortable in the low traction zone.
0:23.0	I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio.
0:25.0	Stay with us. We got a good one for you.
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0:53.2	writing gives it tough reliable gear green chilly ADV.com. Well I'm Bill Dragoo
0:59.6	I own and operate Dart that's Dragoon Adventure Rider training. I'm based in
1:03.9	Norman, Oklahoma and we're kind of in a pause session right now between our
1:09.0	fall and moving into spring. Just enjoying a little downtime.
1:13.4	Most of the time traction is king when it comes to motorcycling
1:17.7	but there are times when having less traction is actually your advantage
1:21.8	and today that's what we're talking about, when less traction is better
1:25.0	and also just how to go about getting the most from it on our rider skills.
1:29.9	Rider Skills is an exclusive program we developed here to Venture Rider Radio designed to give you tools that can improve your riding skills both on and off road.
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