Don't get chilly in your shorts!

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Edited Date/Time 7/28/2015 12:33pm
Jumping SIDEWAYS...what happened? Do you sometimes have a, chilly in the shorts kind of surprise, lol, when jumping and all of a sudden you find yourself sideways in the air. Well, you're not the only one. How to avoid this hair raising surprise is a common question. Here's what's happening.
Click this link to find out how.

http://www.gsmxs.com/free-mx-riding-tips/free-mx-tip-50-getting-sideway…



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Crush 7/28/2015 6:27am
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Ever since I got tall this shit happens to me a lot! Harder to keep the bike clamped i've found. When I was a kid if I swapped it was fine, whatevs, just pin it and lock legs into the tank. Now–I've highsided quite a few times as an older bloke. Not cool!
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GarySemics 7/28/2015 10:45am
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Crush wrote:
Ever since I got tall this shit happens to me a lot! Harder to keep the bike clamped i've found. When I was a kid if...
Ever since I got tall this shit happens to me a lot! Harder to keep the bike clamped i've found. When I was a kid if I swapped it was fine, whatevs, just pin it and lock legs into the tank. Now–I've highsided quite a few times as an older bloke. Not cool!
In order to control this sideways pitch you have to move your body position the opposite way that the bike is going sideways, it's a kind of counterbalance to maintain the center of balance.

See in this photo how far my left knee is away from the bike.



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KMC440 7/28/2015 10:52am
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I just look for the softest spot in the impending splatter-zone... Blush
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davistld01 7/28/2015 11:21am
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KMC440 wrote:
I just look for the softest spot in the impending splatter-zone... Blush
My bike does that too...except the softest spot sometimes turn out to be me.

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GrapeApe 7/28/2015 11:39am
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Chili?

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dsmith 7/28/2015 11:54am
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GrapeApe wrote:
Chili? [img]http://images.ridemonkey.com/index.php?size=full&src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesbutnobutyes.com%2FRunner%2520poops.gif[/img]
Chili?

what the ?
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GarySemics 7/28/2015 12:18pm
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GrapeApe wrote:
Chili? [img]http://images.ridemonkey.com/index.php?size=full&src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesbutnobutyes.com%2FRunner%2520poops.gif[/img]
Chili?

dsmith wrote:
what the ?
Is that for real? Oh my!
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Camp332 7/28/2015 12:21pm
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^That's the "Chili" you're talking about Bro
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IWreckALot 7/28/2015 12:33pm
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GrapeApe wrote:
Chili? [img]http://images.ridemonkey.com/index.php?size=full&src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesbutnobutyes.com%2FRunner%2520poops.gif[/img]
Chili?

Thought it was going to be a fart I swear.

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