Dealer wanted $600 to do the first 300 mile service. They probably use the cheap oil too, so I did the oil change myself with Motul 300V and the engine runs like a champ now; very smooth, gearbox too.
Hold the clutch, rev it up pretty high, release the clutch. Stay ready to grab the clutch in case you get too high on the wheelie but usually the back wheel hitting the log levels me out
Seriously momentum is your friend wheelie front wheel over just keep throttle on smoothly and your body weight neutral allowing th the rear tire to hook up on the log
Practice timing your compressing of the suspension with dumping the clutch and using a bit more throttle. When rolling up to the log you want to look at it and where to place your front wheel. Your front wheel will just hit the log giving you a little launch or pop and the bike should go over the log. Once you start getting over it you may rack the back wheel which will slam the front wheel down but you will adjust your power and timing etc.. it's hard to explain you kinda have to go for it like your doing maybe practice on something else or practice without the log like practice putting the front wheel on things and using the clutch and balance. A good skill to have is being able to load up the suspension and get traction on that back wheel to try and get going again in really sloppy uphill situations you want weight on that back wheel practicing balancing and clutching and loading the suspension all really goes a long ways then you put those skills together to get going from a stop in low traction or to hop a log.. im not the best at explaining. Everyone finds what helps them you need to practice aiming that front wheel because clearing the log completely with the front wheel makes it more difficult to get over you want to pop the front up slightly just hitting the log then you compressing the suspension and timing the clutch with the right amount of power should give you enough traction to go over the log smoothly landing properly.
I’m not a pro but what I do for smaller stuff like that is go slow and steady, bring that wheel way up so just my rear tire hits the log and the momentum will bring you over the rest. Hope this helps
@@EC-M4Xyou're also trying this on a beast of a bike, especially if you are new at this type of obstacle. I'd suggest trying it on a lighter bike if you have one available, or even on a bicycle so you get the feeling of weight positioning etc.
You need a carburetor that is equipped with an eccelerator pump to gain instant throttle respond on a 4 stroke. Or get a nice two stroke, and the rest its piece of cake
Aye appreciate it man! Will do might play with the clickers to get a little more compression. I do have an FCR on this bike still getting the timing of the squirt just right. Ride safe!
That sound brings back memories! A neighbor had one when I was a kid, he let my stepdad and I go for a spin. I remember looking over Dad's shoulder and seeing that we were going a little over 100 on a straight stretch.
When I was 16 I bought one in 1972 for £15, with a knackered top end, a mate tried to fix it, but I think he didn't know much more than me about mechanics and never got it running 😀
