Here we are for a basic tutorial on how to ride

What you see in front is Yamaha's street supermoto

It's a WR250X

Let's first take a look at where the controls are

On the left, we have the clutch

You change gear by moving shift lever here

Step all the way down is first gear

and then upshift to 2, 3, 4 ,5 6

Neutral is between 1st and 2nd gear

and on this side

it's the rear brake lever

Front brake lever

Throttle

ok, I am in neutral right now

so I can move it back and forth freely

the key is already in the ignition and ready to start

Usually kill switch is switched off when bike's off

Let's start over

Ignition on

Kill switch on

Hit the starter button

Before we start, lift the kickstand up

The basic controls are

First pull the clutch toward yourself to disengage

so that you can put into the gear you want

You can only shift when clutch is pulled in

As said earlier, stepping all the way down is 1st gear

kick down

Now we are in first gear. Neutral light is off

When clutch is pulled in, it is like you are in neutral

Give it gas, and bike won't move

The next important thing is to feel the clutch

and feel the friction zone

That's when transmission is fully engaged

My clutch engages far out

The bike is moving now

Now pull in the clutch and brake

ok we are done here.

Just kidding, there's more!

Let's do it again

Bike is now moving forward

I haven't fully released the clutch yet

When I fully release the clutch

The bike stays in 1st gear and moves forward

When you brake, pull the clutch in before fully stopped

If you don't pull in the clutch, the bike will stall

ok, let's do it again

Before coming to a stop, remember to pull in the clutch

let me turn around

let's say you release the clutch and give it gas at the same time

Just a little bit of gas

The bike will accelerate quicker

Listen to the engine speed

Fully release the clutch, and you are now riding with throttle only

When decelerating and coming to a stop, remember to pull in the clutch

Basically, riding in first gear was just like that

Again, first gear down, second gear up

In between, it's neutral

Clutch is pulled in

Lift the lever gently to get into neutral

I am in neutral now

In neutral, you can gas it and bike won't move

now let's try

starting in first gear and move forward then brake

remember the clutch

say we are shifting to 2nd gear

we need to downshift to first when stopping

Often you can brake, pull in clutch, stop, then downshift back to first gear

so you brake, brake, brake

when approaching to stop, downshift to first

like this

ok, brake

Clutch is pulled in

Alright! That's it folks