How to begin riding a dirt bike

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Riding a dirt bike can be an exciting experience. Riding is all about speed and control. Master those two things, and you should glide around the track like an ice-skater. Lack those things, and you can fall down pretty hard.

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Bring your own bike, don’t borrow. If you are going to be trying these things, you will be taking a few tumbles, and you’ll be doing a lot of damage to someone else’s bike.

Practice travelling at speed. You’ll never do anything if you can’t go quickly.

• Pick a nice straight piece of track, and begin on a low gear.
• Once you have gone as far as that gear will take you, shift up.
• When you are travelling at a good speed, have your back at 45 degrees, hold your arms at 90 degrees, and stand up.
• Standing up provides extra suspension for your bike when you go over bumps. Standing is also necessary for good control.

Now you have to turn. To do this, you should be travelling at a good speed, and in full control. Don’t turn if you can’t control the bike.

• Pick a good angle that won’t take you out of the track.
• Stick your inside leg out (the leg on the direction of the turn: left turn= left leg), and hold it up so that it is in front of you. This leg will catch you if you can’t make the turn.
• Look where you are about to go.
• Keep most of your weight against the direction of travel. This will give you more traction.
• Be sure to finish braking and gear change before you turn.

When you can control the bike and turn, you can jump.

• Try out your skill on small jumps first.
• When you are confident, try a larger one.
• Take off in a sitting position, and stand once you are airborne.
• Once up, get ready to come down. Your arms and legs are shock absorbers.
• Before you land, use the gas peddle a little. This will give you a better landing.

Whoops can be very difficult. Try going over the whoop slowly. If you hit it with all the speed you have, you’ll loose control of the bike.

• You should always stand up over whoops.
• Keep your weight at the back of the bike. Don’t lean in to a whoop.
• Practice. Under cover of darkness if needs be.

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Wear protection. Dirt is harder than you think.

Keep your goods in a camelback: water, snack bars, first aid kit, the lot. Don’t forget your phone.

Don’t attempt more than you can do. Know your ability, and concentrate upon remaining upright. Make sure that you know what you are doing.