Did my first RC whip...

[RM250'er]

Well this weekend, I did my first RC whip... you know the one where he lays the bike completely flat and it almost points backwards.... that one.

The only problem was I wasn't trying and is scared the $%#! out of me !!!:scream:

I was coming off a 90 degree left turn, had a pretty short run to a 35-40 foot double. Coming up to the ramp, my bike got a little sideways with the rear coming around towards my right, couldn't let off because I was afraid I wouldn't have enough to clear the double, got it straightened out and when I hit the ramp, it was loose and my rear tire went out to the left with my bike leaning to the right. As soon as I left the ramp the bike laid out like I knew what I was doing... only problem was I didn't :eek:

Somehow, I managed to save it, but I have no idea what I did or how to do it again except I know what it feels like now so I'm going to try to do it again, just not as laid out as that one was. ;)

Whewwww......

 

[berm buster]

RC whip

Hey RM250'er

Cool. I know you didnt mean too, but you did a whip, so tell me, does this
sound like something you would like to learn how to do at will so to speak?
I watch other riders doing that move and it says to me that they have pretty
much learned how to do all the jumps correctly, and are now ready for a little more advanced stuff. Plus, they know, that not everyone knows how to perform them.

I myself have done very small whips, and like yours, they were done totally
by accident. They didnt feel bad, but it was a very strange feeling, with the
rear wheel not in line w/ the front.

From what I have seen other riders do and heard some others talk about,
the basic whip, starts out like you say. You could be coming out of a turn,
and a double or a tabletop is right there, then what you do is, if you are
making a left turn, you go the far outside corner, then turn your front wheel
to the right, so that you are going up the ramp at an angle.
This whip will be with your rear tire going out to the right side.

Then I think you turn or rotate your hips CCW, and this is what throws your
rear tire out to your right. it makes sense if you think about it.
I dont believe that you actually turn the bars one way or the other, at least
I havent seen riders do that.

Now that you are up in the air over the jump,and your bike is pretty much sort of sideways, I think you have to counter rotate your hips to get the rear tire back in line w/ the front. This all
has to happen very quickly, because we certainly dont want to land w/ the
bike still sideways! Talk about rough landings!

I think what I have described is a very small and basic whip, not the one where the bike is laid flat ala RC, I have watched him on tracks and he does
this so quickly, I cant figure out how he does it so smoothly!

Any others out there who have performed this trick, and can do it when they want to,
and would like to provide some basic info as to the how to's, I would like to
hear form them, and I bet some others would to.

Ride safe.

 

[TrackMaster]

I had a similar experience last time i was on the track. There is a corner then right after you get out of it there is a tabletop right there, then as soon as you land the tabletop there is a small double (10-15ft). I would always go around the corner in 2nd mid, just enough to get straightened and clear the jump. Then I started getting more comfortable and got thru the corner in 2nd pinned, and would come out of the corner and hit the jump at an angle, so you couldnt help but whip. It was weird at first then it got kinda fun. I got ****y though and almost crashed. I came out of the corner in 3rd (i think) hit the jump really leaned over and did a cool whip, way overjumping the tabletop and landed in the double, shooting me off the track.:scream: Another few feet and I would have made a triple out of the whole thing:D

But of course the A and B riders were already doing that:silly:

 

[wrooster]

here's a link with some helpful info...i just love this part:

"For the average guy, you’d want to have the bike a lot
straighter than I am here. I’ve been doing it for 12 years
and that’s why I can comfortably run full lock on the bike
so close to the landing."

20' off the ground and the steering is hard over, scary!

http://www.adbmag.com/html/pages/riding/arch/whip.html

the wrooster

 

[berm buster]

whip

Wrooster,

Thanks for the web site about how to do the whip, theres a lot of good info
for those who want to try these tricks, the pictures are real helpful.

 

[TrackMaster]

whoa my whips werent THAT far out! jeez. but like he says hes been doing them for 12 years. i havent even been doing them for 12 monthes! :confused: