Accelerate Up Incline from Standstill on Motorcycle

[silitonga24]

Thank you for this. I am a newbie, and today I encountered my first stop sign on a steep hill. I brake with both brakes but than I put two feet down and used front brake only. I wasn't thinking! when it's my turn to go, OH BOY...my bike is moving back down...so I just had to crank up the throttle and thank god, I managed to get out of that scary hill. I was thinking "there must be an easier way to do that" LOL. Yes! Rear brake! I'm gonna try it again, I'll let you know how it went.

[HunterJJones]

Good vid just talked about this in the riding courses, good to see it in motion

[IrminC]

Is it permissible to use your front break? Reason being I feel there is less of a chance of popping a wheelie, I'd have both feet on the ground for stability purposes should bike stall or the clutch kills it, and I simply feel I have better control and can release the hand brake as need rather than with my foot.

[Iroquois14]

@IrminC The only way you might pop a wheelie on a hill is if you have bad throttle control and a 1000cc. But yea, however YOU feel comfortable doing it is how you should do it. If you feel more comfy with the front brake, use it instead. It's just easier to use the back brake.

[fingina92]

@DucatiS2R1000S ahaha, yeah, im riding like a pro now, hopefully gonna be buying a Suzuki GSX 600 next year, and that was the last time i have ever unintentionally pulled a wheelie ahaha apart from when i was showing off and did a drag start, nearly crashed because the road had been gravelled because it was in winter ahahaha

[vivianmark]

I am on a semi-automatic bike (no clutch).

When I am on a steep incline (30 degree), my bike gets a strong jerk when I start moving in Gear 1. Any tips for semi-automatic?

Is it bad for the bike to go reverse when it's engaged in Gear 1? (I am lazy to put in N when reversing out the garage)

[fazzaro]

brand new rider with very serious, very steep uphill driveway... made it up perfectly because of your video. thanks so much!

[JPTR2A]

Thank You! I'm a new rider and these tips help me out alot.

[fingina92]

Help !!. When i tried starting on a hill, i kept my foot on the back brake found the grip point and accelerated up to about 4000 rpms, but keep stalling, and then i popped a wheelie without meaning to HELP me pleease.

[Iroquois14]

lmao. First off, what kind of bike are you on? Second, release both the clutch and the rear brake at the same time, very slowly.

[fingina92]

@Iroquois14 Im on a yamaha 125, and ive only started riding a bike two days ago. Basically i find it hard starting off in first gear, let alone on a hill so everytime a try i stall but today i managed to just do it. Let me just check im doin it right, starting on flat i mean, basically pull in clutch, kick down to first, and once the gear is engaged i accelerate, but when i start to accelerate and release the clutch fully, i normally stall :( HELP HELP HELP MEEE please

[Iroquois14]

When you accelerate enough to release the clutch fully, do you stall when coming back to a stop? Pull that clutch back in when coming to a stop. If the bike is stalling while you are giving it gaswith the clutch fully released, something is wrong with the bike, not you.

[fingina92]

@Iroquois14 Well, when i click down into gear one before, i release the clutch i get it to about 2500 revs, then as i find the bite point, accelerate when i release it fully, but i still do it clunkyly :(

[ywolfZ]

@fingina92 I actually just started riding last week. I had the exact same problem as you my friend. BUT! I have found the ANSWER! lol. So what I did was i was letting off the clutch to fast for the amount of gas i was giving it. Let off the clutch A LOT SLOWER and give more gas. Since I started doing that I haven't stalled at all. I hope I have helped you, but like i said...more gas, and release the clutch slower.

[scottyp256]

excellent video. seems easier than a car. when i was learning to drive my dads manual car i was on a hill and panicked so i gunned it and shot out into the intersection.

[IP1NKYI]

Thankyou soo much for this video. Im going to be doing my test in a few months and could not do hill starts to save my life or my clutch for that matter.

I used to hold the rear brake, give it a bit of throttle then release the clutch slowly but all the did was chew up my clutch every time. (Jumped forward and screeched)

I then tried it this way on really steep hill near my house and it worked first time. Thankyou soo much!

[Iroquois14]

Don't thank me! Thank Mevd! :-)

[madmaxpt]

Thanks for the video!

[d185907]

Thanks for the tip mate. Good video.

[scr1be]

good vid.

i'm going to be parking my bike in a garage with an incline where you swipe in.

so i'm gonna have to stop the bike with front and rear, hold on to the front, put it into neutral so i can let go of the clutch, put my rear brake on, take out my card, swipe it, and then go.

ugh.

[13mordeth]

Good vid. If you want some more views you can put it as a response to my latest "How to" video.

[TonikTrip]

great vid.

[pjacobo]

this is exactly how they teach it in motorcycle training courses (at least here in Alberta); this is actually one of the 8 tests you have to pass before you get a motorcycle license

[Truo621]

Good job on explaining it :D

[dctim]

correction, Iroquois you suck cock!

[Iroquois14]

lmao

[dctim]

I cant believe I'm saying that, but good video man!

Exactly the same principle as in a car

[ToastToGo]

Great explanation.

[lorddragoono]

if some one cant figure out how to do this on there own then they should not be riding

[xaiver80]

ya know, i was just wondering this myself earlier...now i have a better reference point....good vid steal...lol

[frankyfong36]

Ah finally, an answer. Thanks man. Im going out to try it right now.

[Itsreload]

This is a good reference. When I lived in San Diego I had to practice this to get confident. There are crazy hills in San Diego.

[rolpal619]

well done, iroq. good video.

[sunnyjason]

been there, done that

key is rear brake and slipping the clutch

you need the rear brake to hold the bike but not to lock the rear wheel. give it gas and ease out the clutch until it starts to move, then get of the rear brake. simple as that.

[abysal311]

oh wow that looks like a decent hill :) props. I do the same thing. Great video.

[BritishRider]

I can remember my first ever time doing an uphill start. Nobody ever told me this so I kept stalling it because I couldn't understand why the bike was doing it lol.

[phoenixar]

great video showing how it's done!

[roninsoul]

i have already seen this video on mevd , and it helped me a lot , before i was always reving to maintan the bike in the same place or forward with first gear just like i do with the car after you let go of the break so you dont start to fall down, but with this its so easy and simple , the guys at the driving school didnt even teach this to the students