ruts

[HubertGarfunkleIII]

any advice on how to fly through the ruts?

 

[bclark001]

need more info on "ruts" four wheeler ruts?, bank turns?, corners?
stay is the rut and stay on the throttle, use knees and elbows to absorb impacts in and out of ruts

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Once you are lined up, look past them and get on the gas with your weight back.

Staring at your front tire in a rut will make you overcorrect and have lots of problems. Line up, commit, look past, and power through.

 

[76GMC1500]

Riding the rut is cake, settling in properly is the tricky part. You need to front tire to wash out a little bit so it slides into the rut.

 

[Big Bore Stroker]

Once you are lined up, look past them and get on the gas with your weight back.

Staring at your front tire in a rut will make you overcorrect and have lots of problems. Line up, commit, look past, and power through.

Good advise. That's what I started doing. I use to look down at the rut and next thing you know I'm crossed up. I like the front end to be light coming through the ruts.


Dude what kind of ruts? Motocross track? Woods?

 

[HubertGarfunkleIII]

Im talking about track ruts. in the corners. at the track alot of the guys take the inside lines through these ruts. they just fly through and it makes them much faster than me. I always have to take the outside lines. I can barely manage riding through the ruts without crashing. the other thing is when you go through these ruts at the track they line you up for the jumps at a angle (off cambers) which is something else Im not comfortable doing yet. I was just thinking that I should just start riding them all the time until I get the hang of it. Im worried of jamming my leg/knee when I go through these things some of them are very deep.

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Keep in mind that those ruts are mostly formed by the fast guys who are on the gas and leaned over. To ride them well you need to commit and do the same. The looking ahead thing still applies.

 

[Douglas777]

The most important thing is exactly what these guys are saying....COMMIT to it.

 

[nickman1209]

also alot of riders want to tense up going into the rut. if its a straight rut just keep ur legs gripped and ride it and always look ahead. turns you have to lean it over and have good throttle. you dont always have to take the enitire rut unless its a peg dragger.

 

[bclark001]

dont know if youre still watching this but i just watched skills 2 on you tube i believe there is 4or 5 of them but anyways one of the videos is concentrated on all kinds of ruts/banked turns etc. very good stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlIRJvOrtL0 this is the start i think