One of the key fundamentals that all of our riding skills out on the trails revolve around is our throttle and clutch control and coordination. This really relates to our ability to “put the power to the ground”. Poor execution of this fundamental is a huge restriction on your ability to conquer the more advanced trail situation. With not being able to put the power to the ground adequately means you may be severely limiting your ability to gain the necessary momentum and/or acceleration required to clear all trail obstacles.

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Over the last few months we have covered the six key points of being in the correct standing position and the huge benefits associated with executing these correctly. To make sure that you are in the correct position the easiest way to do this is to practice it in the garage on your bike whilst it is up on a stand.

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Point six of being in the correct standing position is the placement of your head. As we are riding down the trail in the standing position, not really accelerating or decelerating, we should have our head located over the handlebar mounts. This allows us to stay centrally located on the motorcycle which maximizes our ability to control and maneuver the bike plus react easier to the trail conditions and obstacles present.

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Worlds best quality standards in an Aussie made tyre changer - Yes please!  This was actually a product test but we thought it good enough to be in Tips and Tricks as well.

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Point four of being in the correct standing position is to have your elbows raised up and pointing out. Point five is to have 1 or 2 fingers over the controls at all times, so as you are ready to instantly utilize them in moments of need. Read on...

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This simple trick can save you some major hassle and expense and stop annoying and potentially dangerous fork seal leaks.

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Anything that saves us time and keeps our beast of burden in fine form is well worth a run here at the EMD workshop. As we prepare our CRF450X for it's next ride we came across a great product worthy of sharing with you.

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In the past we have used household kerosene to wash our filters, this leaves you with a smelly mess, including the dirt residue and kerosene mix  in the bottom of the dish. Fortunately there is a biodegradable atlernative in a can that make filter washing a breese. Enter Maxima Cleanup, spray it on wash your filters and tip the leftovers on your garden, easy.

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How many times have you turned up to a ride and one of the bikes wont start of if it does it wont do anything better than idle. Worse still, half an hour into the ride a bike brakes down.

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This month we’ll cover the third point of being in the correct standing position and the benefits associated with this.

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