jumping ?

[rydesred]

i have a ? on hitting jumps. i havent hit tons of jumps and nothing all that big. when im riding normally right before i start up the face of the jump i left of the throttle really quick and then blip it. always done this soo the bike will fly level. when i dont do it the bike will go nose down extremely bad. but when watching and listening to alot of guys at the track i dont really here it. just sounds like they go right off jump on the gas. not if im doin git exactly right. just a ? wanting to start to work myself up to bigger things and improve my riding.


thanks,
brandon

 

[High Lord Gomer]

If you stay on the gas, the bike shouldn't (under normal conditions) nosedive.

I would suggest getting someone to video tape you. Almost all of us feel like we are wide open when the tape later shows us to be nowhere near it.

Blipping the throttle may work for some smaller jumps where you have enough running room beforehand that it doesn't matter that you let off prior, but when you start hitting bigger jumps with less running room, you'll need to be on the gas all the way through the turn and up the jump.

I also get a little nervous making any changes on the jump face, like blipping the throttle, changing gears, switching lines, etc. since it greatly increases the chance of doing something wrong with no time to correct it.

 

[CRF450Rccrider]

If you stay on the gas, the bike shouldn't (under normal conditions) nosedive.

this is true i used to do the same thing till i took a bad nose dive and tore up my arm.. so now what i do it if anything say at a steady speed till the base of the jump and give it a litle extra gas but only give it gas not take it away :ride:

 

[va_yzrider]

Sounds like a suspension adjustment is in order. If you hit the jump at constant throttle and you are nose diving, it is either that the jump is really short and small or your suspension settings are way off. If the jump is small, your front wheel could be off the jump before your back wheel is on it. This will cause the rear suspension to rebound rather violently, thus causing the dreaded nose dive. Sometimes it is easier to hit a big jump than a small one. One of my friends who is an experienced vet rider found this out the hard way a couple of years ago.

If the jump isn't so small that your front wheel is off it before your back wheel is on it, then consult your manual and set your sag properly. Then set the rebound damping at the stock setting and tweak it from there until the problem goes away. Soon you will be able to hand off your title of "king of the panic rev" to someone else. Good luck.

 

[Studboy]

Soon you will be able to hand off your title of "king of the panic rev" to someone else. Good luck.

I already hold that title. :laugh:

 

[rydesred]

well the nose dive thing has happened to me on everything ive ridden and judging most of what ive jumped has been small and goes back to what va-ya said. just have to go back out ride. practice makes perfect.
thanks for the info