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[QUOTE="hjgird, post: 172640, member: 19327"]
The best thing to do when you are starting to attempt jumps is to give constant throttle all the way up the jump face, just enough so that you are accelerating a bit.
Chopping the throttle on the face will make you go nose down and giving to much will make you go nose high.
Rather do the jumps in a gear higher than the experienced guys.  This makes the bike more controllable.
While in the air if the bike is nose diving, twist the throttle all the way open and if the bike is nose high chop the throttle close (a brake tape give a much better effect but is a bit more difficult).
Try to find jumps with an even jump face to practise on.  If the jump have a bit of a lip it will kick the back end up and you’ll have to give more gas when going over the lip.  Jump faces with a very rounded top will tend to send you off nose high.
Do not WOT all the way up.
Do not sit when doing a jump.  Stand in the attack position: Forward so you can see your number plate when you look down with your elbows out.
You only use the clutch if you want to do a brake tap.
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