Does anyone have any advice?
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KenR
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- Feb 20, 2002
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If you've never ridden, I would start out in a big, flat open area with some firm ground. The soft sand of dunes will only make your life miserable while you're learning.
What exactly are you having problems with? Clutching, turning, shifting?
Also, you may want to post this question in the Wardy's Riding Technique forum.
What exactly are you having problems with? Clutching, turning, shifting?
Also, you may want to post this question in the Wardy's Riding Technique forum.
HiG4s
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Where do you ride at? We live on the south side of town off Hwy 210.
I started my son on an XR100 a couple of years ago. We ride up at Hilliard motocross track. They have two tracks, one hard pack clay and one sand. They also have a lot of trails. It is $10 a day per rider and they are open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. It is pretty sandy so may not be the best place to start but there are always people there to help. We will probably be there next Sunday 6/1.
One of the best things to help once you start going is go easy, and stand up. You have much more control standing on the pegs than you do paddling your feet on the ground.
PM me or E-mail me you have any questions about other riding areas or shops and stuff around Jax.
I started my son on an XR100 a couple of years ago. We ride up at Hilliard motocross track. They have two tracks, one hard pack clay and one sand. They also have a lot of trails. It is $10 a day per rider and they are open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. It is pretty sandy so may not be the best place to start but there are always people there to help. We will probably be there next Sunday 6/1.
One of the best things to help once you start going is go easy, and stand up. You have much more control standing on the pegs than you do paddling your feet on the ground.
PM me or E-mail me you have any questions about other riding areas or shops and stuff around Jax.
Bum,
If your bike is new, you should have the bike manual and the literature that Honda gives with the smaller bikes. It is a manual on how parents should teach kids the basics. Read this and do what it says and you will be ready to enjoy the dirt for the rest of your life!
(don't skim through it, READ IT)
If your bike is new, you should have the bike manual and the literature that Honda gives with the smaller bikes. It is a manual on how parents should teach kids the basics. Read this and do what it says and you will be ready to enjoy the dirt for the rest of your life!
(don't skim through it, READ IT)
Go find a relatively flat type of field and ride till your dizzy.....learn how to take off, clutch, change gears and brake....you must have a friend who can point out the basics......then ride till your dizzy!!!! Remember Muhammed Ali didn't know how to throw a punch, someone taught him, Richard Petty didn't know how to drive a car.......nobody just picks up and knows how to do something you have to learn..just like walking. When Mr D@#$head calls you a girl...keep ignoring him and remember everyone had to learn.
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