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6/7/2015 4:39pm
6/7/2015 4:39pm
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6/20/2015 7:24am
I love riding motocross and generally do every weekend. I competed in hollisters 6hr relay race through the hills this weekend. Had fun but crashed or Damon near fell over half a dozen times or more. I think I'm a decent rider on the track and improving;yet on the trails I sure do suck. Frustrating to say the least. I believe riding trails will make me a better overall rider,but crashing gets old and messes with my confidence. Anybody else have the same issue?
When I'm on the trails I just really try and take it easy. Finding the slow technical stuff is fun, beneficial, and low risk.
Sounds like maybe you're racing on the trails instead of riding?
The Shop
I ride an old XR250 and keep it at a very low speed. Maybe you can try and find fun in something other than just raw speed?
Here's a shot from yesterday:
The thought of "I'd rather be at work" definitely popped into my head.
When I moved back to Socal all my buddies did was moto and I sucked bad because I was such a pussy about the jumps and the intensity. I eventually got to love it too though.
It depends on the trails too, if there are shit trails you won't have much fun either. I would definitely not time yourself, just go have fun and ride at a comfortable pace and look for fun stuff try... you'll be digging it in no time.. or not..lol
He'd just quad that mountain duh!
DSCF1655 (Copy) by Dane Johnson, on Flickr
DSCF1687 (Copy) by Dane Johnson, on Flickr
Pit Row
Riding trails and trying to go fast on MX suspension will get you in trouble pretty quick!
Motocross takes a very special set of skills to excel.
Hare scrambles take a set of skills that benefit from motocross, but require something additional.
If you are interested in hare scrambles consider riding at Carnegie for specific training. When you train in areas other than your specialty, you gain knowledge of you and your bike. This lets you address unfamiliar terrain/situations with a foundation of versatile skills.
Check out Porter's videos for some of the interesting terrain that Carnegie offers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mgwQ7vt6KE
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If you are interested in improving for hare scrambles, talk with Josh or me for specific training for technical riding. Maybe we can connect for a ride at Carnegie.
But hey what do I know; my last race bike had drum brakes and no rear suspension linkage, and my current "dirt bike" has a license plate.
If you are a fan of dirt bike racing, take a look at this Weege interview of Rodney Smith:
http://racerxonline.com/2014/08/06/where-are-they-now-rodney-smith
And an interview of Weege:
http://vurbmoto.com/blogs/industry-insiderwith-jason-weigandt/1287/
Learn to enjoy it and you will be set for life.
Its common to hate a trail until you have worked up the stamina / technique to master it, then it becomes a strange addiction.
Definitely set your suspension up for trials though, gnarly trails with stiff boingers can be a real miserable time.
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