Sharp turns fast

[HajiWasAPunk]

Is there an easy way to tell if you're falling in turns because you're trying to hit them too hard or if your technique is bad?

Our practice track has a 180 turn that's only about 12 paces wide. I'm trying to hit hard because theres a jump right after it and I can't get into w/o downshifting to 1st. I'm trying to get into 2nd coming out so I can be winding out 2nd coming into the jump (If I hit 2nd any later the bike is popping up bad coming off the jump). But when I hit the turn hard like that I'm either going over the berm (about 2-3 feet high) or laying it down. I'm up on the tank with elbows up. Any suggestions or comments?

Thanks!

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Be smooth. Run 2nd all the way through the turn. You'll have to slip the clutch to keep the power where you want it, but you won't be shifting near the face of a jump (can be a dangerous thing if you miss a gear).

I would suggest entering a little more slowly and controlled and accelerating all the way through the turn and up to the jump.

 

[xr100ider]

what bike are you riding? try running second into the turn. i wouldn't suggest ever going into first on a track.

 

[HajiWasAPunk]

The bike I'm riding is a CR125. The problem is the track right now is so small (its a friends private track and were waiting for more dirt to expand it). It has 3 180 degree turns that are only about 15 feet wide and I can't seem to keep it in 2nd and keep enough power?