It seems to me they are overly anxious to get off the bike. I would think they could hold on on a lot of those.
some clean one owner bikes there..
Dirt Bike riding tips & tricks
- Thread starter Greg
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It seems to me they are overly anxious to get off the bike. I would think they could hold on on a lot of those.
some clean one owner bikes there..
zukijames
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- Location
- not moab anymore
hey steve can i test ride your bike..
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
I hear you invented the bike-chicking phenomenon.
We're going riding this Thursday, you should come.
Hey Greg, is it possible to powerslide with a trials tire? I feel like I have too much grip to let it slide well.
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zukijames
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- Location
- not moab anymore
i was practice sliding mine yesterday its fun but i need to get more comfortable on the bike before i practice slidding too much more
its fun but i need to get more comfortable on the bike before i practice slidding too much more
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Yeah, but it can be a little unpredictable with the lack of knobs down the side of the tire. I've played with sliding my WR450 with a trials tire and it feels like you could lay the bike down pretty pretty easy, if you're not careful.
i was practice sliding mine yesterday
Nice James! What are you riding?
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Greg, this is how we needed to do the golden crack:
[video=youtube;H6Ujt4J-Cac]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ujt4J-Cac&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
[video=youtube;H6Ujt4J-Cac]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ujt4J-Cac&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
rholbrook
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- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
Here is our shot at it this year.
[video=youtube;jhjcd8t2TU8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhjcd8t2TU8[/video]
[video=youtube;jhjcd8t2TU8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhjcd8t2TU8[/video]
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
watch all of this
[video=youtube;4FILFkHr02g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FILFkHr02g[/video]
[video=youtube;4FILFkHr02g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FILFkHr02g[/video]
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Finally got a chance to watch all 49 minutes! Those guys are amazing... very skilled!
It's pretty crazy how much difference preloading makes while riding, I guess I've never thought about it that much. I would really love to spend hours practicing and working on those techniques they've outlined, plus getting better at my clutching & throttling. I'll have to try remember those things next time I have the bike out.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I'd love to be able to bounce over the golden crack
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
You need to try trials for a month. These guys look like trials riders on mx bikes. I wish I could ride like this.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
A month... hell, I would love to have a trials bike full time! But that would be 3 bikes... perhaps down the road when I have money to spare.
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
I'm not a good rider by any stretch, but I am 5x better after having ridden trials for a bit. The whole weighting/unweighting, and using the clutch changed everything for me. I still have a ton to learn, but it made a huge difference.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I could totally see that and would love to spend some time on a Trials bike for just that reason.
Don't know if you all are aware, but that guy has his own youtube channel. Lots of good tips.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOffroadfanatic
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOffroadfanatic
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Love that channel!
Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
That is a slick move. I'd like to see him do that on a steep hill covered in loose shale tho...
In my half delusional and incoherent state at about 3:00am this morning I wanted to wrap my legs around my pillow, so I pre-loaded my knees for the best results... Then I was proud of myself because I knew no one else would be able to pre-load their knees as well as I did!