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Racer X Films: Ryan Hughes

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | 12:45 PM
Ryan Hughes gives some analysis of the good and bad techniques of Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, Ryan Villopoto, and James Stewart. If you'd like to learn more, go to http://www.rynoinstitute.com/

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nornor wrote: 12:59pm February 23, 2011

Ryan Hughes is a d-bag.

His stuff is just a marketing ploy.

But, great vid, and good interview with excellent info!

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chiddy bang wrote: 1:25pm February 23, 2011

D-bag or not, what he is saying is absolutely true and I've noticed it before. (This is coming from a A rider)

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Ryno_Student! wrote: 1:26pm February 23, 2011

@ Nornor: Ryno is not a Dbag! If you had the chance to work with Ryno you would understand what he is talking about!!!! We have been fortunate to work with Ryno and he one of the few who actually knows what he is talking about! Take a moment and listen rather than bash! You actually might learn something.

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blazer wrote: 1:31pm February 23, 2011

nornor is right! Ryno is a d-bag. He needs to stay out of the Power stuff, and keep on blazin!

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nornor wrote: 1:33pm February 23, 2011

@rynostudent: if you'd take the time to read what I wrote.......I did say he gave excellent info....ummmm...do you know how to read?

Just because he is a d-bag doesn't mean he doesn't know wha he's talking about.

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DJ wrote: 1:40pm February 23, 2011

I definitely think Ryno knows what he is talking about, but he is however critiquing riders that are all much more successful than he ever was. With that being said, I think Ryno would be a great tool for any up and coming rider and I would love the chance to take some riding lessons from him.

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thinkmx wrote: 2:12pm February 23, 2011

That's an awesome interview. Great info and facts from Ryno.

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582 wrote: 2:13pm February 23, 2011

Ryno is not a dbag by any means..he definately knows his stuff and like ryno students said if u paid any attention right there u probably would have learned something....and @DJ yeah that is true but no has ever been as fast as js7 but that doesnt mean he doesnt need someone to point out his mistakes, because he is def not perfect.. and just look at how james hired johnny O as his trainer. johnny O was never as fast as js7 but james said it himself that Johnny O has helped him out, notice how much smoother he is this year.

GREAT VID!!

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dz958 wrote: 2:16pm February 23, 2011

This is a cool video

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sef154 wrote: 2:52pm February 23, 2011

So, nornor, you say Ryno gave excellent info, yet he is, as you say, a "d-bag." On what do you base this assessment? Like many on this site, you're good at name-calling (is that a skill?) but you're not so hot with intelligence or facts (and that goes for you, too, blazer). If you follow other sports as well, you'd know that the best "players" don't always make the best coaches. Hughes was a MXdN champ, and a top rider in AMA and GP MX, as well as GNCC, but he has taken coaching to a higher level than most out there. "D-bag" is such an unattractive word, and something tells me that it's more apt regarding the user than the "target" - in this case, Ryan Hughes.

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Sabes wrote: 2:54pm February 23, 2011

This is the best video I have ever seen on this site.



RacerX doing an analysis of technique? Who would have thought. Well done Weege. More please.

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motobolt wrote: 2:57pm February 23, 2011

i bet ryan hughes is reading all the other comments and thinking "wow what a bunch of losers" dont worry man theres alot of dudes out here that think that interview was so sick and interesting. ive never heard it layed out like he did and its true. you know after he did this interview racerx had to go find some vids of for example dungey and james riding on their heels and sure enough they found footage of them actually riding on their heels. pretty cool stuff. i want to know what he thinks about pourcels riding style

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CoachRyno wrote: 3:06pm February 23, 2011

I think any of the top riders would probably agree with Ryno's analysis. And just becuase someone wasn't the the best at the sport themselves has no bearing at all on whether or not they are a great teacher/coach. Look at any other sport, most of the best coaches have never reached the upper echelon of their sport!

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notso wrote: 3:17pm February 23, 2011

Most of the top riders (except Tomac) don't pay attention to this guy.

Haven't you ever noticed that?

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Manners226 wrote: 4:31pm February 23, 2011

Ryno knows what he is talking about, good video! Racer X needs more quality videos like this.

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yeahhh wrote: 4:49pm February 23, 2011

tomac trains with him

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112 wrote: 5:34pm February 23, 2011

Interesting interview, I've pretty much noticed all of these styles before, but never really understood the difference. I would love to see more of these technique analysis videos for sure.

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m c wrote: 6:32pm February 23, 2011

All you CLUELESS HATERS can suck a big fat one. Ryno is the man and knows exactly what hes talking about.

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ILoveRyno wrote: 6:53pm February 23, 2011

He is so freaking hot, I wonder what technique he has in bed.

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gomes615 wrote: 7:05pm February 23, 2011

first off , f*ck the haters! ... Ryan Hughes knows what is talking about! I wish i could be trained by him!!!

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chadley75 wrote: 9:05pm February 23, 2011

Ryno has been at the top of the MX world and I would totally listen to anything the guy had to say, Other than Emig,Larocco,and Henry Ryno was the only other guy McGrath probably had worries about losing a race to. Id say thats enough status to say what he did in this video.

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sec114 wrote: 9:16pm February 23, 2011

awesome interview with information that a lot of people dont normally think about. things to think about.

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dz958 wrote: 9:53pm February 23, 2011

RV has the most potential for speed, interesting

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AVetClassRacer wrote: 9:56pm February 23, 2011

I have had the pleasure of racing with Ryno and the guy is SICK. If you guys ever get the chance to get on the track with him you will see. You wont get to see him for long, but your mouths will drop open for the few seconds you do.
Not many people are good enough to be able to look at the best riders in the world, disect thier technique and find ways to make them even faster. Ryno can.

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n2motox wrote: 11:36pm February 23, 2011

Whay a weallth of knowledge. His next prodige Amanda Mayheu next WMA champ.

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rainmanx wrote: 1:17am February 24, 2011

He really is a Dbag. I've seen him cut the track more than once desperatly trying to make up ground back when he was riding a 125 KTM. No I can't prove it of course, but it's a fact and I am not the only person who's seen him do it. You don't read about that kind of stuff in magazines, it would blemish everyones hero worship.

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Motoxxx wrote: 1:53am February 24, 2011

rainmanx, did you ever see the video where Ryno says "I so so glad I broke my arm so I didn't have to ride the f*&kin; bike anymore" in reference to the KTM 125 in 2001?

Dude, he was in a sea of 250F, on one of the only 125's and getting pulled everywhere on a bike with no linkage that would not corner......

How can anyone take you seriously. How many factory rides have you had? How many MXdnations have you been a part of?

Did you also help develope the Honda CRF450?

Thought not....You are the Dbag.

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rainmanx wrote: 8:50am February 24, 2011

moto, if you think that riding an inferior bike is an excuse to cheat, than you are a dbag too. And as far as all of your ramblings...what's your point? Yes I suck at racing, I've won one race my entire life. but I never give up and I've never cheated.

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svettigrundle wrote: 9:27am February 24, 2011

I just need to unlock my hips so I can squirt through things!

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Iamnotbuyingit wrote: 11:33am February 24, 2011

So many of you are buying into his sh%t. He's not saying anything new, just in a different way. (except the stupid unlock the hips, which means don't tighten up), and have a straight back, which means don't hunch!

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STFU! wrote: 12:19pm February 24, 2011

If all you haters on here spent as much time riding and racing as you do hating...maybe you wouldn't be mid-pack novice riders with nothing to contribute to the moto society but negativity.

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Iamnotbuyingit wrote: 12:32pm February 24, 2011

@stfu: like what you just wrote isn't negative: bwahhahahahhahahaha

Who cares if it's negative or positive? You can learn from either one.

Have you ever heard that you can learn from failure?

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RAY JONES wrote: 2:05pm February 24, 2011

VIDEO WILL NOT PLAY?????

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GoldenYears95 wrote: 2:57pm February 24, 2011

Spot on with James. I noticed long ago how he doesn't ride on the balls of his feet like most moto schools would instruct you to do. Gary Bailey preaches it.

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sef154 wrote: 4:51pm February 24, 2011

Let's see. Am I going to be more inclined to listen to former top MX and off-roader Ryan Hughes (who, among other things, coached Jessica Patterson to her first WMA title in three years - after being smoked by Ashley Fiolek the previous two) or keyboard jockeys named Iamnotbuyingintoit and rainmanx? Yea, that's a tough call.

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rainmanx wrote: 12:18am February 25, 2011

sef154, the king of the keyboard jockeys, has spoken..

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brown wrote: 3:54pm March 4, 2011

you guys are selfish and stupid a pro rider gives free advice and you bash him seriously? get a life!!! SPODES!

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