climbing walls

[atkkid250]

hey, anyone have any tips for climbing sandpit walls? how much throttle, seat postion, accelerate up or keep it steady? any help would be great as i've been thinking of tackling the pit wall down the road a bit.

 

[ignition retard]

I don't know what your sandpit wall looks like, but whenever I hit a vertical obstacle I try to approach it with enough speed to get off the top with the throttle off, that way I don't destroy the line for myself or whoever else might wanna try.

 

[atkkid250]

im talking

i am talking about a 40 foot wall. i dont know how to post pictures here, but i have a picture on my myspace with my bike at teh bottum of it compared to the hill itself. and its of the smallest part of the wall to.

 

[ignition retard]

Thats WAY bigger than anything I've ever hit. The only advice I can give is make sure your wearing as much protective gear as possible. Good luck.

 

[atkkid250]

lol

ive seen many ppl do it, and i thought it was a fairly normal thing to do? ive never gone all the way up it, but ive done a loop about halfway up it.it is scary and sometimes i bog down, and roll down the wall lol, luckily but then again unluckily it is soft sand, if it helps at all i ride a 250 2 stroke.

 

[ignition retard]

Oh, your talking about a steep hill. Just hit it as fast as possible. Hit the bottom of the hill standing up leaning back and grip the bike with your knees, that way if there's soft sand that everyone else roosted down you wont wash out. Then adjust body position for max traction without looping out. Keep the gas on as much as possible and downshift as your speed drops, keep a finger on the clutch case you bog out a little. Its probably ok to sit down.

 

[IndyMX]

but i have a picture on my myspace

Which we can't look at, because your profile is private... :coocoo:

 

[atkkid250]

thanks

thanks ignition retard, should help. indy, that was more of a que that i needed help posting a picture, on account of the help section does not help me in that aspect of this forum. why do you allways contradict me anyway?

 

[_JOE_]

thanks ignition retard, should help. indy, that was more of a que that i needed help posting a picture, on account of the help section does not help me in that aspect of this forum. why do you allways contradict me anyway?

Indy beat me to it. Why tell people you have pics of something if they can't see it. Become a subscriber and you will be able to post pics.

 

[Moparman1539]

Hit the hill as fast as possible, and hold on, lean back going up the hill to get traction, but no so much the front tire leaves the ground.

Send me the pic to [email protected] and ill post it here for you.

 

[IndyMX]

thanks ignition retard, should help. indy, that was more of a que that i needed help posting a picture, on account of the help section does not help me in that aspect of this forum. why do you allways contradict me anyway?

Huh.. You could have posted something along the lines of "Hey, I don't know how to posts pics, or I would"..

I have only contradicted you on here (this wasn't a contradiction, just pointing out where you provided useless information) when you posted something untrue.

 

[atkkid250]

hmm

well it just seems to me that when i post something, other people post useful things and over look my ignorances, while you purposefully point out my flaws, perhaps i am just taking your constructful critisism for negative. o well. and mopar man, it should be on its way if i can dig the pic out. thanks

 

[IndyMX]

perhaps i am just taking your constructful critisism for negative.

I'd say that's about right.. I have no problem with you or anyone else on here, for that matter.. But when you post something that is obviously of no use, I may point it out.

 

[atkkid250]

ahh

thanks for clarifying that, i feel a lot better now, i thought for some reason you did not like me. :)

 

[Moparman1539]

here ya go

<a href="http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t203/DaShrub/other/?action=view&current=AZqlYBdSfVCiBg0RvSDRF4lfj3yB8XWn02E.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t203/DaShrub/other/AZqlYBdSfVCiBg0RvSDRF4lfj3yB8XWn02E.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[yamarider88]

dude we have stuff way bigger that that here just hit it really fast and full throttle up it you should be fine.

 

[atkkid250]

mm

im gonnna have te become a subscriber, and post a newer picture once i get my camera, the people who own the pit took some sand out of it, right behind the bike in the pic. and it is a lot steeper, not to mention there are other walls there. but i'll try it. thanks again moparman.

 

[Moparman1539]

I'm not a subscriber.... You just have to know how to post pics... I just used Photobucket, and the HTML code...

 

[High Lord Gomer]

For a hill like that where you get near the top and circle back down, you need to stay on the gas the whole time until you are coming straight back down the hill. A common mistake is to let off the gas as you start to make the turn, usually resulting in falling over at the apex.

If you want to go straight up it and over, you will want to get all of your speed before hitting the hill, as you will likely only lose speed as you climb.

If things go bad, I prefer the bike make it...

<a href="http://themxtrack.com/gomerhill.jpg"><img src="http://themxtrack.com/gomerhill.jpg"></a>

While some people prefer that the bike enjoy as much of the fall as they do...

<a href="http://themxtrack.com/Uwe2.jpg"><img src="http://themxtrack.com/Uwe2.jpg"></a>

 

[atkkid250]

haha

haha thanks, that was what i was looking for gomer, and mopar. the wall is clearing of snow!

 

[XRpredator]

While some people prefer that the bike enjoy as much of the fall as they do...

<a href="http://themxtrack.com/Uwe2.jpg"><img src="http://themxtrack.com/Uwe2.jpg"></a>

I sort of dislike doing it that way since even though gravity usually has a greater attraction to me than my bike, it somehow finds a way to fall faster and enjoys grabbing me on it's way by and pummelling me as much as it can the rest of the way down the hill.

 

[High Lord Gomer]

I sort of dislike doing it that way since even though gravity usually has a greater attraction to me than my bike, it somehow finds a way to fall faster and enjoys grabbing me on it's way by and pummelling me as much as it can the rest of the way down the hill.

If I had your big ole butt sitting on me, I would take every opportunity for revenge, too! :nener: