having problems landing

speeddemon14 · Aug 10, 2003

i have been building some wooden ramps to practice on and as i get more used to jumping i keep building them up higher and higher, but for some reason no matter how fast i hit the jump or how hard i pull up on the handlebars, 7 out of 10 times i will land nose first and it really gets annoying. any info on how to quit doing nose dives. i havn't fallen or gotten hurt yet but it's only a matter of time until i get bucked off.

speeddemon14 · Aug 10, 2003

any info would be really appreciated

Jeff Gilbert · Aug 10, 2003

Pulling up on the bars alone isn't going to do that much for ya in most situations because you're already off the ground. Try giving it some gas and get the back wheel spinning a little faster in the air, the centrifugal force of the back wheel spinning will be your best bet. I personally prefer landing front wheel 1st just a little bit but I take it you are really nose diving it.

High Lord Gomer · Aug 11, 2003

It is most likely a combination of not staying on the gas hard enough all the way up the jump and maybe having too short of a ramp.

We discussed wooden ramps some here: http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?s=&postid=639787

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