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nose landing every damn time
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[QUOTE="cr250john, post: 116974, member: 18838"] [b]Been there (recently)[/b] KDXgeezer I'm 49 and ride a '00 CR250. This is my first dirt bike that I purchased last year. I too have experienced the same problems as you. I recently have been able to (almost) clear a 15-20 foot table top. OK you younger riders, go ahead and laugh at us. I found that I had a habbit of chopping the throttle near the lip of the jump out of fear of going too fast and over jumping when just the opposite was happening. The front end would dive and not look or feel very good. The past couple of weeks I got the "stones" to hold the throttle on the jump face and the bike actually behaves MUCH better. It makes a nice arc through the air. I also have found it better to be a gear higher, say 3rd instead of 2nd. That way I'm not "on the pipe" and risk hitting the power band as I leave the jump causing the front end to launch into the sky. I keep my helmet over the cross bar when I jump. I'd be careful leaning back AND holding the throttle on the face of the jump. Try a "normal" standing position first while holding constant throttle and see how the bike "flies", then adjust your body position. So we older riders are just more cautious I guess. We have to go to work during the week and can't afford time off work because of an unexpected "get-off". Take care... you're not alone. Be sure to give us an update. I like to hear what others have tried and the results. [/QUOTE]
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