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GARY SEMICS RIDING TIP OF THE MONTH
Fast on the Straights
Straights
are usually the easiest but because of the speed you can
really crash hard. Of course most of it depends on the soil
condition and the room you have for mistakes. If you’re
speeding through the trees over rocks, tree roots, ruts and
mud you better keep her under control the entire time.
Another tricky straight away condition may be over big
uneven bumps. Whatever the conditions are following are
some key points.
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Scan
the ground as you’re going along and see all the
details. At the same time keep your focus out far
enough ahead of you that you are ready for what’s coming
up. This takes the kind of concentration to light a
news paper with a magnifying glass in the sun.
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If it
is at all rough you should be standing on the pegs in
the central body position and make the bike go exactly
where you want it to go. Squeeze the bike a little with
your knees. This will make you more connected to the
bike for better control. The thing that is most likely
to through you off course is hitting something with your
front wheel that you didn’t see.
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Stay
in the right gear (in the meat of the power) and if it’s
really technical keep your foot on the rear brake, not
just to slow down fast but to give you more control.
Think about it; the only control you have over the M/C
is body movement and the five controls (front and rear
brakes, clutch and throttle and the gear shift). What
else could there be? But there are 55 Absolute
Techniques that go into these two categories. Check out
my Motocross Practice Manual for all of them.
http://www.gsmxs.com/catalog/catalog.asp?CID=176&CI=2920
Going fast
on the straights is kind of like jumping doubles. You don’t
jump distances you don’t have control over and you shouldn’t
do speeds over rough ground that you don’t have control
over. If the fear is there it’s most likely there for a
good reason. When you get enough seat time and confidence
the control will be there and the fear will not. In the
mean time you may consider paying attention to that fear,
it’s a survival instinct.
Sign up for one of my 2 Day Group Classes at my Lisbon Ohio
track this year and receive a free DVD of your choice and
50.00 off the class.
http://www.gsmxs.com/schedule.htm
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