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Hello,
This weekend we went on some trails at Flaming gorge. I had only been riding about 2 or 3 times on a dirt bike so my skills are a little weak. Anyway the trail was a 4-wheeler trails mostly with stream crossings big rocks, climbs and downhills. I was struggling on some of the rocky sections and had to push my bike up them. Others I just went low gear and gassed through them. My bike stalled pretty easily. But, the first or second river crossing we came up on, I was about half way through and I accidently grabbed too much throttle and the bike flew and I don't even know what happened but the bike landed in the trees and I jumped off the back kind of and landed on my feet luckily. When we got done I was in the gravel parking lot and tryed a wheelie. I got it up in a wheelie and accidently grabbed too much throttle, my mountain biking instinct kicked in and I grabbed the right brake lever which is the back brake on mountain bikes. I fell, and got a bruised knee and some very minor scratches and a soar hand, I tore a little hole in my pants and jersey. I was riding the next day though luckily
. But still, my confidence is a little down on trying new things
I am just wondering because it seems so easy to grab too much throttle by accident when doing jumps and stuff, because we made a little jump and I almost wheelied over again. Is this just because of the 2-stroke power band?
Also, how do I know when I need a new front tire? I have been sliding around and I can't take turns fast because it feels like the front tire is going to wash out. It did once but my foot stopped it, is this something I get used to as I get better?
This weekend we went on some trails at Flaming gorge. I had only been riding about 2 or 3 times on a dirt bike so my skills are a little weak. Anyway the trail was a 4-wheeler trails mostly with stream crossings big rocks, climbs and downhills. I was struggling on some of the rocky sections and had to push my bike up them. Others I just went low gear and gassed through them. My bike stalled pretty easily. But, the first or second river crossing we came up on, I was about half way through and I accidently grabbed too much throttle and the bike flew and I don't even know what happened but the bike landed in the trees and I jumped off the back kind of and landed on my feet luckily. When we got done I was in the gravel parking lot and tryed a wheelie. I got it up in a wheelie and accidently grabbed too much throttle, my mountain biking instinct kicked in and I grabbed the right brake lever which is the back brake on mountain bikes. I fell, and got a bruised knee and some very minor scratches and a soar hand, I tore a little hole in my pants and jersey. I was riding the next day though luckily
. But still, my confidence is a little down on trying new thingsI am just wondering because it seems so easy to grab too much throttle by accident when doing jumps and stuff, because we made a little jump and I almost wheelied over again. Is this just because of the 2-stroke power band?
Also, how do I know when I need a new front tire? I have been sliding around and I can't take turns fast because it feels like the front tire is going to wash out. It did once but my foot stopped it, is this something I get used to as I get better?
Learn to use the clutch and a higher gear.
To keep the front tire working in turns you need to be up on the front of the bike more, not sitting back.
Trail riding can be some of the toughest riding to master because of the slow speeds and tight confines.
A 2 stroke that was made for the track has very little fly wheel, this allows the motor to rev out quickly and build up speed. Being "on the pipe" as you said will come on a little slower and not as abrupt with some fly wheel weight. Dont worry, It will still have all the power you have now but it will tame the hit a little making the bike more manageable on the hills.
I have noticed the pros can turn very fast without the front tire sliding, it feels like I have to go pretty slow even with my balls up by the gas tank. My front tire looks very worn down compared to my back tire but I think this is just because back tires have more tread than front tires. Is it my teqhnique, riding surface or tires being worn down?
Thanks
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What are some good things to do to help avoid whiskey throttle? It is very scary when your bike goes full throttle unexpectidly, especially on jumps, that is when I lose a lot of control of the throttle. Have you ever heard of people getting thumb throttles for their bikes? I won't get one but I am just wondering if its been done before to avoid the problem.
Try riding across a flat field in each gear and twisting the throttle and feeling the hit in each gear. Make sure you're sitting forward in the attack position.
Ok one more thing though,
When I was doing a little jump it felt like the bike didn't want to come up but I kind of shot up on the jump and it feels like the bike isn't staying with me in the air and it is tracking on the ground or something, it is hard to describe. Like I am catching air on the jump but the bike is just tracking on the ground and not catching air. I think it is just because I am scared to "attack" the jump and preload but I am not sure. I don't have much experience with jumping but this was a small jump so I don't know what I was doing wrong.
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