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Throttle control on jumps. THIS IS NEW QUESTION
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[QUOTE="tedkxkdx, post: 712728, member: 39245"] At times the reason people let off is because they do not know how the bike is going to react at the speed/acceleration they are hitting the jump, so they back off and reapply throttle making the sound or feel of the engine something they are accustomed to. Some jumps will throw you over the bars if you are in a gear higher if you hit the ramp and your speed is dropped because you don't have the torque to maintain acceleration up the ramp. Some jumps require a pre-jump and many beginner riders do this via the throttle. Some jumps with big enough faces, say 15ft of face, can be hit with just a slight amount of acceleration occuring but you are either in the bottom of the power band or near the top. It all boils down to knowing what your engine is going to do ie overrev or sputter. Also how your bike reacts on different steepness and length of the ramp. Very short ramps require a hard acceleration to get the suspension to react to it. Or if your a pro a lot of speed and finesse to jump 50ft from a 3ft high ramp barely 6-7 ft in ramp length. If the speed is not there they just won't make it that far. So not a concrete answer for all jumps, just a lot of general thoughts. What is the jump face like you are having troubles with and what is the fear that is making you back off momentarily? [/QUOTE]
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