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[QUOTE="CRguyStan, post: 936300, member: 27016"] For a 125 you may be able to get away with 2nd, but I would say to practice in a field with 1st and 2nd to see what seems faster. My usual routine 1. keep bliping throttle to keep it cleaned out 2. check gas is on 3. put in gear 4. get as high on tank right up to the fill neck 5. right foot on bike, left on ground (had to say it) 6. finger on front brake 7. when the 1 min board comes get the clutch out so it is trying to engage 8. 30 sec (normally 5 second) board pin the throttle 9. be looking down over the bars at the gate, at the slightest let the clutch out half way quickly and ease out the rest to avoid wheelying, bring left foot to peg 10. As soon as the revs are ready for a shift nail the shifter and stand up simultaneously 11. keep your butt over the rear wheel to keep the most tracktion 12. find your line and hold it with your elbows firmly up (weaker riders beside you will drop back, but aggressive ones will rub elbows) 13. do not let off until you see the pack in your periphrial drop back slightly (they are braking) 14. sit down while braking, down-shifting and getting your leg way up in front by the brake 15. throw it in the 1st turn with the holeshot I used to start nearly last until Jeff Yentzer (short time pro) explained all this I practiced starts over and over (don't forget to finish your practice in a loose tilled turn. We just used a field that we rotatilled a 5 foot wide strip into a turn and placed a barrel on the inside. Now I start near the front most of the time, it is my lack of riding time that kills me by lap 2 or 3. Remember that the biggest factor in starts is who is least afraid to hold the gas open one second longer! Stan [/QUOTE]
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