YZ165 said:Have you seen anyone else make the jump? On a 125? You might ask/observe how they do it and go from there. Sounds like 3rd would be a good choice. Good luck YZ165
LukeRips said:On a down hill jump like a step-down. I'm always in a tall gear (3rd) so I'm not grabbing a hand-full of powerband. Once at the take-off just BRAAP and make sure your standing in the attack position. step-downs are hard because like you said, you can't see the landing and that makes it really hard to pull the trigger. Let speed carry you off the jump and use your throttle to control the frontend.
efergason said:Jumping anything is primarily about the speed and not so much about the gear you are in. I personally don't like step downs be cause you can't see the landing and therefore must jump based on memory of distance.
One thing to remember is that landing on the front wheel is not necessarily bad. Watch the pros hit the down side of a jump.
Think about this particular jump as a large mound, draw an arc from the top of the take off up and then down to the landing and that's the path of flight you want.
You want to be able to move your weight forward to keep the front wheel down.
Crashing is unfortunatly part of learning to jump. ( broken tailbone on first double attempted) Just be confident and don't even think your not going to make it, don't panic if it's not perfect and ride it out.
Also learning how to control the bikes attitude in the air ( nose up or down) is essential to good jumping and easiest to learn on table tops.
Tailbone
markthomps said:Since you're new to dirt bikes, do yourself a big favor and learn the riding skills basics. Otherwise, at this rate, you're going to get hurt and that might permanently keep you out of our elite ; ) ranks.
There are several books and many videos about riding techniques. I'd suggest the Dirt Rider book and any of the Gary Semics videos. You'll learn more about correct technique including landing big jumps in a few hours with these, than in trying this jump repeatedly on your own.
Also, do NOT ride alone.
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