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Racer X Films: Riding Tips #9, Starts

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | 9:15 AM
Ryan Hughes shares his tips on starts in this week's segment.

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KTMike wrote: 9:33am September 19, 2012

Him running the "4" is a joke !

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motoman287 wrote: 9:34am September 19, 2012

Is it bad that I see the #4 of Hughes and automatically don't have an interest in watching these videos at all? Ironically, I still felt compelled to log in and share this comment...

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rcmxracing wrote: 12:59pm September 19, 2012

Who the F cares what number he is running?! Excellent instructional video.

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210mx wrote: 1:40pm September 19, 2012

Good info. But he should have mentioned about starting in 2nd gear and then the shift up. Gary Bailey has excellent instruction on starts.

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Motoman5 wrote: 4:26pm September 19, 2012

@rcmxracing your right its a number, sure one of the greatest racers in the world wore that number, but who cares,he has great riding tips. so stop being such idiots i bet everyone of you has tried these tips

@210mx... definitly should have mentioned that

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LarsLarsen wrote: 5:09pm September 19, 2012

I always started with my ass on t fender and had my nose on he ross bar and pi it !

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jeffbre wrote: 5:15pm September 19, 2012

I dont get why everyone busts this guys balls. Say what you want, he is a great rider. It was a good video. Start in 2nd gear, and clutch control!

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nfrizz wrote: 6:37pm September 19, 2012

These videos are straight comedy...

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motoman287 wrote: 7:45pm September 19, 2012

Let me clarify, I could care less what number he runs. I just see the Yammy with #4 on it, telling me it's Hughes, and I lose interest immediately. Guy is a tool, good rider or not.

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DG502 wrote: 10:36am September 20, 2012

The people that are criticizing Ryan Hughes are pathetic. This guy has learned how to make a living riding motorcycles long after his pro days. I don't know to many tools that can say that. If your so concerned about his number then don't watch the video.

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2DamnOld2Race wrote: 3:12pm September 22, 2012

Bob Hannah did an article on starts in MXA around 1984/85. He said 1) If your first across the gate & use your clutch properly, you'll be at the first turn first. 2) To think of your bike like a pulling tractor, proper distance off the ground (couple inches). I holeshot 60-70% of my motos after this article. The "cane" was awesome.

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2DamnOld2Race wrote: 3:17pm September 22, 2012

Bob Hannah did an article on starts in MXA around 1984/85. He said 1) If your first across the gate & use your clutch properly, you'll be at the first turn first. 2) To think of your bike like a pulling tractor, proper distance off the ground (couple inches). I holeshot 60-70% of my motos after this article. The "cane" was awesome.

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