Video HOW TO JUMP A DIRT BIKE (MINIMUM & MAXIMUM AIR): Cross Training Enduro Skills

HOW TO JUMP A DIRT BIKE (MINIMUM & MAXIMUM AIR): Cross Training Enduro Skills

Title : HOW TO JUMP A DIRT BIKE (MINIMUM & MAXIMUM AIR): Cross Training Enduro Skills
Duration : 04:48
Channel : CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS
Label : cross training, enduro techniques, enduro skills, dirt riding, trials, ruben chadwick

HOW TO JUMP A DIRT BIKE (MINIMUM & MAXIMUM AIR): Cross Training Enduro Skills

From our huge collection of free training vids at http://crosstrainingenduro.com Learning to jump a dirt bike involves both minimizing and maximizing air time depending on the terrain and obstacles. Cross training involves trials and enduro techniques for jumping dirt bikes to get your enduro skills to the next level. A huge thanks to Australia's 2014 Junior Endurocross champion, Ruben Chadwick, for helping out with this enduro cross training series. Cross Training Enduro Skills Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cross.training.enduro.skills/ Cross Training Enduro Skills Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg Remember we also have other Youtube channels: Adventure Oz Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/secretgardenproject Trials training Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6Lrqmphte_EJv-vjzj5gg If you've never jumped a dirt bike before, it's definitely something you want to take in small easy steps. It's an easy skill to master, but you can get into a lot of trouble if you bite off more than you can chew. It's best to start on terrain that gives you a smooth take off ramp, a flat top then a gentle landing ramp. This way no matter how badly out of shape you get, the bike will only be a foot in the air at most. Approach the take off ramp at a steady speed and standing on the footpegs. Usually you need to have just enough throttle applied to ensure you maintain your given speed. If you are accelerating as you take off then the front wheel will come up too high. If you cut the throttle before taking off, the front wheel will drop too much. Don't use any brakes on the take off ramp - applying brakes just before taking off or in mid-air tends to drop the front wheel too much. Your body position should be relaxed with bent arms and legs. This way your body absorbs some of the impact as you hit the take off ramp. When airborne, your legs and arms with naturally extend, ready to soak up the impact of landing. WHICH WHEEL SHOULD LAND FIRST? When learning, you want to either have both wheels landing at the same time, or the rear wheel just before the front. This will tend to apply in most situations although sometimes in can be handy to have the front wheel landing first. You need to get on to the brakes quickly for the next corner, or if landing on a downhill slope it can reduce the impact of the landing - landing rear wheel first on a downhill slope can sometimes threaten to rip the handlebars from your hands. MINIMIZE YOUR AIR TIME Jumps are fun. They are so much fun that often we subconsciously learn how to get extra lift just for the thrill of it. However, serious dirt skills aim to keep your air time to a minimum. Why? While your bike is in the air, it's actually slowing down instead of increasing speed by keeping the rear wheel on the ground. Also you have very little control over the bike while mid air which is bad news if there are obstacles, turns or gnarly terrain just after your landing spot. So how do we keep the speed up but the air time to a minimum? Choose a line that provides the least lift to the bike. A bump in the track may have lower parts so you aren't launching the bike skyward quite as much. Reading the terrain ahead, you may also be able to land a higher piece of ground so that you are landing and accelerating that bit sooner. Another way to cut down on air time is using your legs as part of your suspension. Fully extend your legs before you hit the jump. As you hit the ramp and the suspension compresses, soak up the impact with your legs until your butt hits the seat. The moment the bike becomes airborne, straighten your legs. This can go a long way to maintaining speed but making sure you aren't launching into orbit. Throttle control is important too. Hitting the ramp with plenty of throttle will ensure gain a lot of altitude. Instead back off the throttle to some extent as you hit the ramp - don't back off completely as otherwise you'll have the rear end kicking up dangerously high. When you land, again let your legs absorb as much of the impact as possible so that you can get back on the throttle as soon as possible. Don't land with the throttle on as you risk going into a wheelie and taking longer to get back into full control of the bike. PRELOADING - MAXIMIZING YOUR AIR TIME Now it's time to do the opposite! There can be times you deliberately want to jump higher or further, if it means you can clear an obstacle, gap or rough terrain after the take off point. As you hit the ramp, have your legs bent so that you can rapidly straighten them just before taking off. Apply a burst of throttle on the ramp too - both of these actions should have the bike gaining plenty of altitude and distance. Make sure you back off the throttle just before take off to prevent the front wheel coming up too high.

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