Free Agent Cam0 just try to focus on being the best rider u can be!!! and if you can’t do something and your getting frustrated just take a break for 30 mins and come back and do it man hell yeah
U pick a rider that's consistently clearing the obstacle and tap in behind him. Have him get u over the obstacle. Follow him over. Doing a jump blind is a recipe for disaster..finally somebody mentions this technique...speed clears distance thus copy the speed you clear the obstacle. Better yet ask the rider before you follow him over. Safer that way. Not rocket science Braaaaaap
Tiny McPoop some of us aren’t that good I’m eyeing a double at one of my local tracks that if you case you will go over the bars and I’ve only been to a motocross track once but was hitting every big table
@@mark-1234 what if there are no other riders? Or if I'm hitting a jump not on a bike? Is there some kind of way for me to tell how fast I need to go? I mean they had to learn somehow right?
@@Jabooty_Williams - Not sure what's hard to understand about my comment. Nobody's denying you the school of hard knocks. Be my guest if that's what floats your boat. It's just that having had a few broken bones over the years, I would think that anything that removes them from the learning curve would be welcome -- unless you're a masochist, then more power to you. If you have tabletops, you can learn your gear/rpm/distance combinations without any real threat to your health. When I first started, I made lines in the dirt at the 10, 20, and 30 foot marks on the top so I'd have something to go by. Then I just kept jumping until I had it down. But if you have jumps that'll offer serious consequences if cased or overshot, then pacing an experienced rider is the way to go. Otherwise be open to the possibility of injury.
Agree. Ronnie Mac is a much better teacher. But Ronnie Mac mentioned in one of his videos that Jimmy's wife is always hitting on him. So, you probably won't see Ronnie Mac in any videos associated with Jimmy's sponsors.
perfect way of putting it. I do this every time I'm at a track with something new I want to try. Usually I'll ride over it 10-20 times to get a feel for it then after that if I'm not confident I'll watch and ask other riders so I have a better idea. And I always ask them if they'd rather case or over jump it because sometimes their answer will surprise you. I cleared a 125ft table top a few years back and it was very smooth to case slightly and I didn't think it would be until it happened after clearing it 3 or 4 times.
I built a massive double on my yard this Year. I for some reason got it in my head that is was much bigger then it really was. This video popped up on my Facebook feed. The next time I rode I sent it first lap in warm ups and haven't rolled it since!!
It is smart to start out small, get bored and build it a bit bigger, get bored again, repeat. Once you jump something and get bored and move up, you will never be worried about anything smaller again.
I never liked the seat bounce, and never rode on a smooth enough track to not get kicked. I used to do a exaggerated bunny hop with the bike off the face of the jump, like a bicycle bunny hop. I was able to clear some stuff faster guys could not, and I did not have to worry about getting kicked. I actually started doing it when jumps started getting big, so I could hit the jump slower and still clear it, (not the best racing philosophy). But when I started getting faster, it worked for clearing tough stuff. I don't know which one will get more height/distance.
Just pin it. You never know how much ya need till you make it or case it.so get the highest gear in and hold er open. Some times you have to say fuck it N tuck it.
Ohh, the poor blue collar workers who have no other opportunity. That is what marx said. He was a bum. Heck, most of the machine shops I worked for had owners who worked for somebody else before they started their own business,---and I did the same,---you poor blue collar worker.
Be careful out there. I compressed three vertebrae in my lower back over-jumping an 80 foot double. I'm sure you've seen other guys do this as well. When landing flat your suspension bottoms out and that unabsorbed energy is directed at your spine and your face smashes into the handle bars. I healed (mostly) and was back to riding 3 months later.
Blame the EPA. They forced the faster 4-stroke on the industry so the tracks got faster and the jumps bigger,---and the bikes way more expensive which hurts the sport a lot. Triple jumps for SX in the 2-stroke days were 60 feet. Don't ever let the state preach to you about safety.
The problem is that if I would "jump in" behind a rider on a supercrosstrack, at the time I would have got through the last burm before the jump he'd be Farewell and adiu to you fare spanish ladies!
Second guessing myself and over thinking it was something I always tried to avoid. My motto was go hit it or don't lolol. Getting towed in is favorable at times. All seasoned riders know that this I guess.
raced harescrambles for years, never done much moto. raced the local fair and the main catapult jump was huge, for a 85 anyway. i linked up with a motocrosser and stayed righ behind him and hit the jump. i was shitting bricks never have jumped that high or far since. but it worked, follwing someone who knew what to do
im fairly new to motocross, and find jumps to be the hardest bit about it.. Its not that im affraid of going fast, or the fact that im going to be in the air, im not scared of being in mid air... My issue is, Knowing wether or not my bike is level mid air.. I often find myself having to load my weight right over the back of the bike, even on a small jump, Otherwise i land front wheel first.. My first jump i landed right on the front wheel and magically stopped myself going over the bars.. Little seat time, means i am unable to determine my bike level, Wether its nose down, or nose up, it all feels the same to me, until i land... So thats my issue as to why i cant jump properly... Where i ride, has a long table top, Which i am dying to be able to clear, Just cant, due to that reason..
Snitchy1989 if your front end dips when you're in the air, you're likely letting off the throttle before your hit the lip of the jump. I had the same problem, and a good way to solve it is to just make sure you're applying throttle all the way until your rear wheel isn't on the dirt anymore. As far as being level in the air goes, I think that you're right about needing more seat time. The more jumps you clear and land, the more of a sense you'll have for that stuff. If pure really in trouble, revving in midair will spin your rear wheel and bring it closer to the grind and balance you out. Good luck, I hope this helps
For me, the scariest part my first time was after I hit it the bike going into the endo position in the air, that takes a little time to get over that uncomfotable feeling, of course I'm no pro like this dude.
good tips! ive been riding duaslsport for years so ive stayed away from jumps, but once I get a real dirtbike ill remember these great tips! thanks from canada
I always come up short. Lol. No matter how hard I try my throttle seems to back off on its own. I had a 1999 CR250 at one time. I watch Uncle Jimmy on his 1998 CR250 and it blows me away. I wish I could pin it like that. Awesome rider.
You are not going to over jump a SX rhythm section and not crash. They are made to keep everybody the same speed. All those sections might as well have a speed limit sign before them. That is more like a parade than racing, and it wrecks havoc on the minds of the most talented.
The monkey see monkey do mindset really helps. It helped me with getting more aggressive with turning on my street bike too on bends. watching a rider infront of me get lower than I am on the turn and then in turn getting lower myself. Might try some jumps with my buddy for the first time this weekend. im on a quad tho
i haven't raced in six or nine years, they never made a bike that could hold up to the real deal and no rider was ever born that could keep up with me so i took up whittling. on account of them blasphemous 4 cycle contraptions, plus its slightly easier on my collarbone, wrists, ankles, and knees.
I have a quad because i can't do dirtbikes and i like using quads and i'ma quad guy and i get better handling with the quads. I never got air at anytime in my quad Because i'm not going super fast in order to jump but iget some speed to make the jump but just lift the wheelie over the edge and i never crashed before but i was doing donuts once and fell sideways like the quad tlited t omy right and iwas perfectly fine and it was funny as hell and also this vid was helpful too
Yeah practice is the best thing knowing ur bike really helps too,worst thing u could do go out as a new rider new bike new jump no clue easiest way end getting hurt...when u know your bike Well enuf speed is the key gas it does nothing but spin your tire if you don't have enuf momentum,you gotta have a good steady run and steady acceleration,last thing u want is bad throttle input and you'll never know how to react to what your blue is gonna do after that.One thing I learned is moving all your weight to the front when u come up short...it was the one thing that turn my approach to jumping into fun because now I know what to do when I come up short the one thing your brain is freaking out about and you didn't even know what it was....I watched this particular video instructional,Rick Johnson was landing off a supercross jump nice and smooth landing like he never left the ground,the shot was Jim Holley landing and his front end was all over the place,like he was dizzy,so I started thinking to myself self,this is important so from then on I started landing putting my weight on the front when I landed it worked so good I started having fun again rather being baffled by the unknown...factor.speed is the main key.I found in supercross really powering all the way thru the jump smoothly was the key to getting over obstacles giving u that few extra feet of distance,if u watch the pros u will see them use every foot of the jump with their body in the right positioncthey will power right up and off the jump driving of the ground for as long as they can to get height and distance,thanks
i was in a race and it started getting windy and when i hit the jump the wind pushed my bike in the air and i had no control how can i jump when its windy and not have to stress about that during a race?
i have jumped a 110footer at gap creek and the first time i sent it i felt like i did it a thousand times, its a wicked feeling as your in the air for so long
im going riding for the first time at a mx course with my buddy whos been riding since hes been 3, ive seen videos of the course and there are no beginners there... how do I cope with trying to ride a dirtbike on a mx track with experienced riders zooming by me?
That is not a safe idea. I would not learn to ride a dirtbike on a track full of fast riders, that would actually scare me as an experienced rider to witness. You should ride on some fire roads or trails of some sort, or just a flat piece of dirt. You don't want to be hit by a fast moving dirtbike + rider, and both of you will get hurt. I would talk to the other riders if the track is not too busy and just letting everyone know in advance will at least reduce the chance of a collision.
Thanks. behind his house there are some trials that we've been riding and im going Saturday ill take to heart what you said and ill talk to some of the other riders there so they know. ill let you know how it goes!
It actually went pretty good, Ive gone one more time since and landed my first jump so that was nice. The people there are super cool and try to help if I have a problem.
