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Re: Advice please
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:58 am
by Possum
Nelso wrote:1st gear, clutch in with two fingers only, give it lots of revs and drop the clutch. Don't slip the clutch at all either, just let it off instantly. Also, lots of revs means WOT. Be ready to shut the throttle off when the front comes up the first few times, but as you get used to it, you will be able to control how high to get the front up and how long to keep it up. Once you can do it on a regular basis, try doing the same thing standing on the pegs.
Cheers! I adjusted the levers (little fingers
) last time i was out at Bowhill so i could still control the bars and control the clutch with 2 fingers..
Need a whole day just practicing it!
Re: Advice please
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:10 pm
by Wattie
If in doubt, more speed!
Haha
Re: Advice please
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:41 pm
by Possum
Wattie wrote:If in doubt, more speed!
Haha
Evil man
Re: Advice please
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:28 am
by robracer
Re: Advice please
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:45 am
by Wattie
Those guys were like lambs to the slaughter!
More speed mofos!
Re: Advice please
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:39 pm
by Possum
Learnt 3 things from that Rob
1. Lift the front
2. More speed (definately)
3. Stay in the front pack!
Re: Advice please
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:39 pm
by Blurr
The other part no one has mentioned.
Other than lifting the front make sure you aren't leaning over it when in situations like that. Esp when heading down hill. Easier for the front to change direction if you aren't fighting it.
Let the front do what it needs to do, works in most situations.
Oh and more speed always works as well
Re: Advice please
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:23 pm
by the kid
Re: Advice please
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:56 pm
by Possum
Thanks Rus, there's no way you could have been over the bars in the situation i found myself in. After all the steep mountains (yeah big mountains
) the natives took us over before even getting to this point tested your metal and riding ability. Was gob stoppingly amazing though! i could do it everyday!
Re: Advice please
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:44 pm
by Blurr
Confused???
So were you leaning over the front and and hanging onto the bars in fear of death, or were you over the back of the bike with your arms loose?
Re: Advice please
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:22 pm
by Possum
Couldnt lean forward to steep - My arse was as far back as possible, arms bent but not loose.
Re: Advice please
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:58 am
by Blurr
Cool I was implying that a lot of people lean forward or use the handle bars to hold them up on declines so that would ad to the issue, but I got what you mean now
Re: Advice please
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:59 pm
by Possum
Good thing that
.. Ive never ridden dirt like that, but if I had, id be 6foot shorter and have no neck