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3rd season riding dirt and wow great times! Such a blast! What a great way to learn how to ride a motorcycle sideways and make it work! At 1st this 350 was a bit abrupt on trails but it’s a blast now! Loving it.
Jay
2013 gixxer 750
2009 Ducati M1100s
2017 KTM exc-f 350
Ummmm, this is a bicycle forum now.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
FACTS
Get yo’ slide on
Are you dual sporting, MX, or trail riding?
I bought my first dirt bike a few months ago to ride with my son and his Honda 50. It is fun, but man was I sore after the first day! You use muscle you don't use when on a street bike!
2017 Triumph Rocket III Roadster
Cages: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 Diesel, 2005 Escalade
Where do you trail ride around medford?
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If you really want to learn to control a sliding bike try flattrack. All dirt disciplines inform the others, but flattrack is the fundamentals pushed to the limit. MX is also great for learning to overcome big obstacles at speed and to control a bike in the air, which is the best feeling. Woods riding is more diverse and less repetitive, making the learning slower. Imo
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Agree with the flat track comment 100% plus its STUPID cheap to get into a small bike and some track time at WVRC.
The biggest boost I got from woods riding as it translated to road racing wasn't so much a particular skill, just improving confidence when things change quickly/unexpectedly. It could be anything from loss of traction to another rider doing something unpredictable close to me, woods made me more comfortable in those situations.
I went to MMI I know what Im doing here chief
[QUOTE=Paul_E_D;1551076]If you really want to learn to control a sliding bike try flattrack. All dirt disciplines inform the others, but flattrack is the fundamentals pushed to the limit. MX is also great for learning to overcome big obstacles at speed and to control a bike in the air, which is the best feeling. Woods riding is more diverse and less repetitive, making the learning slower. Imo
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Or - Buy some slotted hex washer head sheet metal screws, and ride on some frozen lake or pond this winter. It is (nearly) free, and will afford you nearly the same traction/sliding experience as flat track- albeit in a colder environment...
I'm a cheap ass... But flat track isn't expensive.
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
[QUOTE=gregp;1551120]Ice is awesome. Perhaps my favorite discipline. But the traction is very different. Almost opposite to the rest of the world. The harder you push, the more traction you have. Flatttrack is not that way at all! hahaa. It's similar technique, but sooo much tougher and less forgiving of mistakes.
Dirt is so great for so many reasons. Mostly it's about finding great riding buddies and going on great rides whether home or abroad.
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dirt IS the shit, and this is PRIME season ... more dudes in woods, bbbrrraaaap
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Yeah, no non-sumo dirt play time for me till Oct at the earliest...
This place sucks too
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