| Do I have to face dirt bike jumps? | | | | As you approach the ramp you should know |
| If you ever want to ride on a motocross track | | | | pretty much exactly where you want to be on |
| you are going to have to learn to beat the dirt | | | | the up ramp; finding the line on the ramp and |
| bike jumps. At first they are a very daunting | | | | keeping an even throttle all the way up. Again, this |
| affair, and riding at them with any pace seems | | | | will mean less chance of the bike jumping if you |
| almost suicidal but to get anywhere in dirt bike | | | | hit a bump or a rock. |
| racing you need to face them and you need to | | | | If you want to land with your bike upright and |
| beat them otherwise you won't get anywhere | | | | you on the seat, then when you've got air you |
| and you won't have any success. When you first | | | | need to be looking where you're going to land and |
| start dirt bike racing you'll be lucky to get a couple | | | | amend your bike position accordingly so if you're |
| or feet of air and stay upright when you land, but | | | | landing on the flat lift your handle bars before you |
| this will all change when you have a little | | | | hit the ground; this way your back wheel will |
| experience and a little knowledge behind you. The | | | | make contact first and will take most of the |
| only real trick to being any good over dirt bike | | | | pressure of the landing. If, however, you are |
| jumps is to practise and keep practising. | | | | landing on the down slope then you need your |
| The best way to beat dirt bike jumps. | | | | bike to be at the same angle as the slope. To |
| It's true that there are no quick fixes to beat dirt | | | | alter your bike's position, you can either rev while |
| bike jumps and the real key to success is to | | | | in the air which will drop the rear of your bike or |
| practise and keep practising. However, there are | | | | you can let up on the clutch and apply the rear |
| some basic guidelines that will increase you chance | | | | brakes giving the opposite effect. |
| of success and it is these guidelines you should be | | | | The second before you land get straight onto |
| practising. | | | | your clutch, the revs will help your rear |
| Firstly, you posture should be that of a standing | | | | suspension take the blow and will give you good |
| up position but crouched slightly and gripping the | | | | acceleration on landing. One of the hardest things |
| bike with your legs; if you don't grip with your | | | | about dirt bike jumps is having the confidence to |
| legs you and the bike are likely to become | | | | pull it off. If you're confident then you'll stand |
| separated and this will ensure that you can land | | | | more chance of doing everything as well as you |
| relatively comfortably in a sitting position. It also | | | | can so practise and practise hard; don't get too |
| stops the bike from kicking out sideways if you | | | | carried away at first though, just take it at your |
| hit a bump on the way up the ramp. | | | | own pace. |