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Hike and Trail Clear then Ride!
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Chilliwack Chris
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That was a good day of riding. Those new trails are awesome. Cheers
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That was a good day of riding. Those new trails are awesome. Cheers
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Anybody intersted in seeing a video of our ride?
[flash=600,440]http://www.youtube.com/v/jB1np8YRCDA&hl&ap=%2526fmt%3D18][/flash]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB1np8YRCDA
P.S. The date of the ride was actually March 27th not March 28th. I would correct it but it takes over an hour to upload to Youtube :shock:
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Anybody intersted in seeing a video of our ride?
[flash=600,440]http://www.youtube.com/v/jB1np8YRCDA&hl&ap=%2526fmt%3D18][/flash]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB1np8YRCDA
P.S. The date of the ride was actually March 27th not March 28th. I would correct it but it takes over an hour to upload to Youtube :shock:
motorambler
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^^^ Great stuff, Kerry! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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^^^ Great stuff, Kerry! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Chilliwack Chris
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Good video. It really shows all the different trails we went through. Mmmm, Lots of mud.
Anyone going back there this weekend???
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Good video. It really shows all the different trails we went through. Mmmm, Lots of mud.
Anyone going back there this weekend???
250ccforme
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Nice video. & good demo on how to ride without a clutch.
:hb:
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Nice video. & good demo on how to ride without a clutch.
:hb:
Old Phart
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Great video, Count! I should have joined you guys but went up to Squamish to log more practice hours on the new KLX450. It sure is a handfull for a newbie! Sort of like aim and shoot. Anyone have any ideas on how to tame the low-end on this beast?
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Great video, Count! I should have joined you guys but went up to Squamish to log more practice hours on the new KLX450. It sure is a handfull for a newbie! Sort of like aim and shoot. Anyone have any ideas on how to tame the low-end on this beast?
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franhoser
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gear up. increase the front or decrease the rear sprockets.
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gear up. increase the front or decrease the rear sprockets.
Farp
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The ability to loft your front wheel over an obstacle at low speed (ie crawling along in first gear) is one of the most useful things you will ever learn how to do for riding off road. Gearing up will reduce that ability. So just go out to some level field and practice lofting the front wheel. Just stand up on the pegs, blip the throttle, pull back on the bars, and get your butt as far back as you can. Let the front wheel get a foot or so off the ground and then let it back down. Keep your foot ready on the rear brake and if the front end comes up too fast, engaging the rear brake will bring it back down. Do this over and over again until you're really comfortable with it. Try doing it over puddles, then move up to small dia logs (about 6 inches in dia) gradually increase the size of the obstacle until you're really confident with the technique. And don't be impatient, it'll take you several weeks or more to get it down. When you get really confident with the technique you'll find that you've also learned how to control the throttle and out of control rocket launches will be a thing of the past. It just takes time - practice, practice, practice.
John
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The ability to loft your front wheel over an obstacle at low speed (ie crawling along in first gear) is one of the most useful things you will ever learn how to do for riding off road. Gearing up will reduce that ability. So just go out to some level field and practice lofting the front wheel. Just stand up on the pegs, blip the throttle, pull back on the bars, and get your butt as far back as you can. Let the front wheel get a foot or so off the ground and then let it back down. Keep your foot ready on the rear brake and if the front end comes up too fast, engaging the rear brake will bring it back down. Do this over and over again until you're really comfortable with it. Try doing it over puddles, then move up to small dia logs (about 6 inches in dia) gradually increase the size of the obstacle until you're really confident with the technique. And don't be impatient, it'll take you several weeks or more to get it down. When you get really confident with the technique you'll find that you've also learned how to control the throttle and out of control rocket launches will be a thing of the past. It just takes time - practice, practice, practice.
John
motorambler
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Old Phart wrote:
Personally, if you want to "tame" the bike I would not bother with gearing up. I would go with this instead.
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Old Phart wrote:
Personally, if you want to "tame" the bike I would not bother with gearing up. I would go with this instead.
Farp
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Hey Old Phart, it's not really wheelying, it's just a matter of lofting the front wheel so that it bobs up and right back down again. When you loft your front wheel over an obstacle it should roughly have the same trajectory that a rubber ball would have if you just gently bounced it over. The idea is to get your front wheel over the obstacle and back onto the ground (where it belongs) as quickly as possible. When guys wheely they hold the front wheel in the air as long as they can; this is lofting and it's not quite the same thing. It's an essential techique and once you get it mastered you'll be really glad you did.
John
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Hey Old Phart, it's not really wheelying, it's just a matter of lofting the front wheel so that it bobs up and right back down again. When you loft your front wheel over an obstacle it should roughly have the same trajectory that a rubber ball would have if you just gently bounced it over. The idea is to get your front wheel over the obstacle and back onto the ground (where it belongs) as quickly as possible. When guys wheely they hold the front wheel in the air as long as they can; this is lofting and it's not quite the same thing. It's an essential techique and once you get it mastered you'll be really glad you did.
John