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This pic might help illustrate it dude, AMetts wrote it much better than I did.
Granted you can't see the tank/shroud but you can imagine how it's being worked by what you can see 👍
Yeah I do a lot of "dangling" the inside leg around corners when I probably should keep both feet on the pegs.
It's year's of bad habit forming
It's also a reaction to fear of going down. Keeping that leg dangling is a comfort safety reaction for me to prevent going down. It's a problem for sure..
Dangling is also a great way to screw up a knee.
Just like the photo of Marvin above. Legs and knees are still against the bike so you can squeeze whether your inside foot is on the peg or not.
When I’m coaching riders and I see them losing traction when accelerating out of turns and the rear end is sliding side to side it’s usually because they have no inward tension through their legs. Squeeze seat with your butt cheeks too lol!
If your standing make sure your knees are above or behind the pegs and not in front of pegs. This allows you to grip the bike farther back aiding in keeping it straight. Next time you’re watching practice qualifying at a Sx notice how the 250 C riders knees look through whoops compared to Jett or Sexton.
If you don’t think you can squeeze the bike with your legs through a turn while seated with the inside leg out, then you’re probably not squeezing. Give it a try
Everyone is always trying to fix the bike first and rider second. But I bet even a local A rider can get traction on your bike as is.
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Where you at?
I need some lessons..
I agree with everything you said.
There's no way it's just the bike setup that's causing my problems
Lee
East Texas about 2 hour and 40 minutes east of Dallas
Ok thanks.
Are you available during winter months?
Is there a place You can teach me in winter months?
Yes I train riders full time and have tracks at my house. Only time I’m not available is weekends when I’m racing SX and even then I coach riders Monday-Wednesday
It's soft??
#HammerTheThrottle....
Ok, then I need to get to Texas...
Gotta figure out how to make this happen. I'm in shitthole Chicago
Putting the rear wheel back as far as u can helps , if the axel is all the way forward it won't bite as much. Plus rmz s have alot of weight on the front Id be putting sag at 110
Where do normally ride? Ever get out to Leisure time in medaryville IN?
Thanks brimx
I'm in Chicago suburbs. It sucks..
Usually ride at Joliet MX.
Rode for years on hard packed surfaces and developed bad habits that I'm stuck with. Soft Dirt is difficult for me
Never rode in your Medaryville area. Looks like your only couple hours away. Maybe you can teach me?
Well, I'm not sure how qualified I am to teach but hey I can share what I know if you wanna come out and ride. If anything we can struggle together lol. LTMX is currently in the process of adding an over/under bridge and re-doing the track layout. They are closed all this week but will open back up next Tuesday I believe. I am pretty excited to ride the new track but it is a rough sand track. Lots of fun if you can ride sand, maybe not so much if you struggle with it. I suppose if you wanna work out this traction issue and the bad habits this is the place. Not sure how well the private messages work on here but feel free to shoot me one if you want and we can plan to ride.
I learned to ride in the sand of NE Texas. Then we moved to Tulsa Ok...I rode the Arkansas river bed every day. To this day...my favorite is floating a dry, curvy creek or riverbed.
Short shift and stay loose. Speed is your friend. Basically, steer with the rear...if you weight the front...it's over.
If you can't get on top and float...the problem is your right wrist. It's scary at first but you CAN do it. (It works the same in deeply tilled dirt).
Floating on riverbed sand was never my deal. I grew up in Oklahoma, River Racing was very popular in the 70’s. Some of those guys on tall geared TM400 Suzuki’s would fly down the South Canadian River at crazy speed. I stuck to the hard pack MX tracks. I still suck on loose stuff.
Pit Row
Thanks bro..
Wow, that's great information. I've never even considered steering with the rear. I get it. Now it's time to practice
Lol...I'm not sure you can get it without doing it....a lot. There is absolutely no substitute for seat time. Find some sand...ride til you puke...then ride some more.
Put the edge corner of the seat in your butt crack, weight the outside peg, elbows up. Or by a Beta and push one button on on the stem above the tank.
I feel your pain bro. I learned on the hard packed stuff. Now riding on loose stuff. I basically have to learn all over again. Like I said, embarrassing and frustrating spinning my wheels and sliding around watching everyone go by..😒
Sorry man, I had to!
It's a journey. You'll get there!
Frickin Hilarious 😂
Thanks
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