deuce_stroker
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deuce_stroker said:I just bought a 2001 Honda CR250 this summer, and have been riding it all summer long. My family owns about 200 acres, and I have made a dirt bike trail that is a couple miles long with our loader and backhoe. I have mostly been riding that in order to get a hang of the bike. I have a question though. What do you say is the ratio between standing up and sitting down on a bike? I have heard some people say that you have the best control while standing up, but I have also heard that you have the best control while sitting down because you have more weight on the front tire and can squeeze the bike with your leg. When do you stand up vs. sitting down? Is it just a comfort thing or are there certain times that it is better to do one or the other? Thanks.
salgeek said:Get comfortable standing and it will serve you well. I find standing takes less energy than sitting while racing enduros and/or trail riding. Make sure your bar height and bar position are in a comfortable position for standing up - key. Personally I don't stand when the trail is smooth or if a front end wash out is likely e.g. - wet grass track. I also don't like to be in a lean forward standing position if there are small, rain soaked tree saplings and/or tree roots on the trail.
I disagree with that. Even when flat your legs help absorb the bumps and flow better, plus helps keep the bike planted by putting weight on the pegs instead of the seat. Watch any of the pro WORCS/GNCC guys to see that in the woods. A great MX example is Ben Townley.mex_ros said:It depends on the terrain. When you're riding in rocky terrain you mostly standing. If the terrain is flat you mostly ride seated.
DougRoost said:I disagree with that. Even when flat your legs help absorb the bumps and flow better, plus helps keep the bike planted by putting weight on the pegs instead of the seat. Watch any of the pro WORCS/GNCC guys to see that in the woods. A great MX example is Ben Townley.
Then you need to adjust the lever so it is usable while in the standing position.yamarider88 said:i can't shift well while standing it usually ends up in me not using the clutch.
I recently posted a very similar thread because I have similar concerns. I agree that it's much more difficult to use any of the controls while standing, shifter, clutch, brakes, and even throttle. I practice standing at all times in order to become more comfortable with it, but I feel MUCH more in control of the bike while sitting. I am an admittedly slow trail rider and for my purposes, I only NEED to stand when the bike is apt to quickly tip either forward or back, I.E. logs, rocks, dips, bumps and the like. Jumps too, of course. Don't get caught sitting if your bikes lurches suddenly from a bump or hole because you could be catapulted from your mount.yamarider88 said:i can't shift well while standing it usually ends up in me not using the clutch.
I am looking forward to pointing people to this quote in the future!whenfoxforks-ruled said:If your controls are set in the attack position,then standing should not be an issue. If your controls are set goon style(sitting) then they are going to be hard to use while standing. Elbows up!
High Lord Gomer said:I am looking forward to pointing people to this quote in the future!
LMAO...goon style!
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