Want to know how to shift gears on a dirt bike?

If you're new to dirtbikes or racing motocross it may be daunting to have to clutch, break and power the dirtbike all at the same time.

A basic mistake that new riders make when trying to accelerate their dirtbike quickly is to back off the throttle as they change gears.

Doing this stops your momentum and makes for a 'jerky' ride.

By holding the power on, 'slipping' the clutch while changing gears at the same time is the quickest way from A to B.

For more detailed motocross riding tips on how to shift gears on a dirt bike take a look at MXtv's Lee Hogan below:

An easy way to practice how to shift gears on a dirt bike is do it while your dirtbike is sitting on the stand and the bike is not on. Sounds silly, but what you are doing is visualizing and thus training your body to react how it should sub-consciously.

In the above video, MXtv's Lee Hogan shows you how to cut seconds off your lap times with this very simple tip on rhow toi shift gears on a dirt bike.