Now I do not know if I am alone here, but I am not one of those guys that is on the gas hard, then off, then on hard, then off.
I have a much less dramatic way of riding. One in which makes my friends think my sled is running on one cylinder.
Basically, I ride in the midrange when sidehilling and boondocking(for the most part, when I need to pin it, of course I do) but that means in the 6000rpm range most of the time. That way, a small adjustment of throttle position slows me down, or speeds me up.
There are times when I use the brake, usually for maneuvers that require rapid change of pace or sliding of the rear end so it is positioned properly. But usually I can make that happen with the throttle when I execute properly.
Since the Schooled videos have come out I have gotten the whole, That isnt how Burandt does it, and I am fully aware. But Brett R does not ride like Burandt either. I modeled my riding after his somewhat(and other hillclimb racers) by being a little more methodical. The perks to riding with these kinda guys over the years. Spinning your track at bursts just does nothing for my riding style. I understand it works for others, but not myself. With that said, the racer in me always has a finger on the brake. Just something that naturally happens.
Engine braking is huge, and most people just free wheel everything, but that comes down to driving trucks, atvs, bikes, just knowing how mechanics work and how to utilize what they have to further your ability.(When taking about heading downhill)
I am glad I am not a instructor, because I have a hard time remembering when I went riding for the day to specifically learn a certain move. Or an exact time when I learned something that I had not done before. Everything people are trying to teach nowadays was just something you needed to pull off to keep following, or keep going along the path you were on. Again, I guess I have the more skilled riders of my youth to thank for that....
