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[QUOTE="TIE1ON, post: 591732, member: 41890"]
I just started riding for the frist time last weekend.  I went out and bought a 2003 TTR225, hopped on that thing and within 2 hours I was feeling really confident.  So I took this steep hill in 2nd with an 8' berm and an irrigation pond at the bottom, yeah, I missed the berm, panicked on the front brake and flew my face right into a steel irrigation pipe.  THank God I had a helmet on!  3 stitches and a bruised chin and ego later I can't wait to get on that bike and ride again!  Its intimidating but I have to say I have a lot more respect for that bike!  My boyfriend tells me to take it slow and get used to the bike but its hard to do the boring stuff all day.  And I think unless you're challenging yourself you're not going to improve your skills.  I'm riding again this weekend.  My goal is to get comfortable on some small downhill stuff.  Any suggestions on form for downhill?  I really liked someone's suggestion on watching a tape of people riding.  I think you can learn alot from watching others.
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