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Jumping? Advanced techniques?
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[QUOTE="TrackMaster, post: 662311, member: 22282"] Ok I know this has probably been beat to death several times, but here we go. To start with I know how to jump, seat bounce, all that jazz. Im a midpack C racer and I want to go faster (dont we all? lol) I have trouble clearing jumps that other riders easily clear in the same gear. Is it better to jump full throttle or 3/4 throttle? Obviously it depends on the jump face. Im riding a 96 125, and I notice the newer bikes jump better than mine. I dont know if its just all mental or what. But I rode an 03 kx125, bone stock, and after 5 laps I could ride it faster than mine. Given that the bike has all top end and none on bottom, i was keeping it wfo most of the time whereas my bike is usually at 3/4 and wfo on jumps that im comfortable on. My bike has some mods and runs a little better than the kx so my wfo feels like it pulls harder than the kx. Now my question is, when jumping wfo on my bike the nose drops dramatically sometimes if there is a kicker. I thought my rebound was too fast on the rear end, on a small tabletop that i usually jump in 3rd pinned the front drops, but when jumping 4th gear 3/4 throttle required a brake tap nearly every jump. Jumping full throttle while leaning back makes me nervous, as does chopping the throttle on the lip (which works very nicely on short jumps that send you high) So is there a different technique? I found that jumping wfo with a whip will keep me lower on smaller jumps, but i cant seem to do it on the bigger jumps for fear of my nose dropping. I always thought you were supposed to lean way forward when jumping (more throttle=more lean). Also, gearing is a factor, and if a fast guy jumps a double in 3rd wfo on a 5 speed, am i going to need 4th on my 6 speed? My bike has similar sprockets to everyone else, but it still seems like its geared a little bit lower. Any tips/advice, discussion would be great thanks. [/QUOTE]
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