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Monroe, CT
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Edited Date/Time
9/12/2012 10:19am
When i jump this 65ft table at my track, the back end drops sometimes. If i hit the rear brake, do i need to hold in the clutch when i do or can i just tap it without the clutch? Will the tire lock up and stall in the air if i don't use the clutch? thanks.
However, you are probably better off improving jumping than learning how to correct an un-planned boner-air. I see many newer riders jump with their weight way too far back. This instinctively feels safer than being more forward, but the bike doesn't launch consistently when the rear tire is weighted more than the front. Sometimes nose high, sometimes low, and usually sketchy if there are kickers in the face. Someone once told me to keep the chin-bar of the helmet above the cross-bar pad. This made it easier to visualize that I needed to be more forward on the bike, which made my jumping way more consistent.
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