Special Sidehop Technique?

[streetrider2k10]

Hey guys

Me and my friend Kieran (modifiedridah2k9) have been recently practising sidehops.

He said that if you go forwards by kicking and to the side that it isn't a sidehop, you basicaly have to backhop to the side.

So im a little confused

Is there a technique to sidehopping? Can you explain what to do when your sidehopping?

Do you kick or what? And no tutorial video's please, I find them hard to follow.

Thanks for taking time to read this post, and thanks if you can help,

Grant.

[Echo-Scott]

Lets be honest. If your hopping, And going sideways. Its a sidehop.

Not much more to it really.

[Sam Styles]

maybe sidehop up something? then when you kick, you should go up onto the object, and not forwards...

pull the bike up with you when you sidehop

[Laurence--Trials]

watch this.

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[chris4stars]

Hey guys

Me and my friend Kieran (modifiedridah2k9) have been recently practising sidehops.

He said that if you go forwards by kicking and to the side that it isn't a sidehop - if you hop and go to the left or the right, of where you started, you did a 'sidehop', clue is in the title

you basicaly have to backhop to the side. - a strong kick will push you forwards slightly, no kick and you'll go backwards...both sidehops, but ideally you want to learn to go to the side with no forward/backward movement

So im a little confused

Is there a technique to sidehopping? - yes

Can you explain what to do when your sidehopping? - not half as well as a video can, pictures paint 1000 words

Do you kick or what? And no tutorial video's please, I find them hard to follow. - this video has words to read in as well, ignore moving images if thats off putting. yes you do kick

Thanks for taking time to read this post, and thanks if you can help,

Grant.