How to tow broken down KTMs (& other Austrian dirt bikes) ︱Cross Training Enduro - Video

http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com How to tow a motorbike, with a special emphasis on KTMs and other Austrian-built machines lol. Warning! You may experience hurt feelings if you own a KTM, GasGas or Husqvarna. So... How to tow a dirt bike. You can see Scott applies his brakes lightly to keep tension on the rope. Once you have 'slack' in the rope you can get jerked off the motorbike. What about how to tow a dirt bike around a lefthand corner. Scott needs to go reasonably wide so the rope does not hit the rear tyre. If you give me $200 I will take that motorbike off your hands. I will swap it for your Sherco. But you have to pay for delivery. You want to attach the rope centrally so it won't affect the steering. You can bring the rope across and hold it with your hand. If you let your hand go, the rope automatically releases. Towing motorbikes is much harder than it looks and it can be risky, especially if you don't keep tension on the tow rope. The tow rider will need to be experienced, good at slipping the clutch and fast and smooth on gear changes to avoid jerking the tow rope when towing another dirt bike. The two most important things for how to tow a dirt bike? Always keep tension on the tow rope by lightly applying the brakes on downhill sections. And go wide on corners to prevent unbalancing the tow bike. Try to keep that tow rope in line with the tow bike. Hills are much harder than you think. A big four stroke for the two bike will help for traction when towing a motorbike but it doesn't need much of a hill before the rear wheel is spinning. The key with this technique is to avoid the rope touching the rear tyre. It probably won't be a big issue anyway. Scott is riding slightly toward the right of centre. This makes it a bit easier. Jeff is riding very smoothly. I'll give you $300. We take your hurt feelings seriously. Poor Scott. This is the third time his KTM has broken down. And the second time he has been towed home. Last time? A Japanese motorbike. Every Japanese motorbike has its day! Sir, do you have any comments about European reliability? No! How much better are European motorbikes than Japanese motorbikes? It's those damned Italians. We don't know what happened but it looks serious. Thankfully Scott has a choice of two exceptional French motorbikes to tow him back. A Sherco 250SE or a 300SE. What a terrible day for Austria. The KTM has broken down yet again! Oh the calamity. The humanity. The tow rider can help by leg paddling, but it isn't long before he will need to jump off the bike and get some exercise while towing. So those are the basics of towing motorbikes. If you aren't an experienced rider it might be best to just hide the bike somewhere and come back to retrieve it. And of course carry a decent tool kit and the usual spare parts to fix your bike too. Check out our relevant vids here as well as this towing vid. The pumpkin, she is broken. It is another good day for France! I know the perfect gift for Scott. The perfect Christmas present! How to push your pumpkin. How to tow your pumpkin. He's probably slipping the clutch a bit. Scott will probably use the brakes if needed. You need to keep tension on that rope. So how much money do I owe you... to delete this video?This never happened! $300 and I will delete this video. We have prepared a short training video about dealing with hurt feelings. And how to make a fraudulent insurance claim on your pumkpin. Show you care! We have a training video about towing motorbikes. Here is a quick overview. I don't know how safe this is. But your other option is to loop the rope around and stand on the rope. The moment you take your foot off, the rope releases if you have an emergency. How to a tow a dirt bike, another topic suggested by supporters. First you want a tow rope. The strap from an old tie down works well - it's strong, compact and has a bit of stretch to reduce that sudden snap when towing. The longer the better. Next thing is just wait for your gumby mates to make a mistake. It never takes long for us before we need to tow a dirt bike. I ride with some very annoying guys so I'm tempted to tie the tow rope off around their necks, but for legal reasons I can't demonstrate this with towing dirt bikes.
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