hitting my ramp

[armoss]

hey i was wanting some tips on hitting my ramp me and dorman are gonna hit it soon and i ride a rm 80 and he rides a 125 any tips be kool as thanxs

[shirefmx]

just ride up to it at the right speed, roll up the start then get on the gas a little and "rrrraaaaart" off the lip ... keep your weight neutral, you don't wanna nose dive or backflip. i'm no pro but thats how i approach ramps anyway .....

[YAMAHA-KID]

yeah thats pritty right mate..i was told there was somthin like gettin ya suspension to compress??

[shirefmx]

yeah to get extra height off the lip you should preload your suspension as you're going up the ramp to make you pop a little higher and also to jump into tricks ... but when your just starting you probly should just get the feel of the ramps natural kick first then start worrying about preloading and getting higher in the air

[YAMAHA-KID]

yeah true dat mate..well i learnt somethin from this....did you armoss

[Dorman]

yea i learnt somethin to, i didnt know about making ur suspensoin, but when im learning to jump our kicker im just jump it how ever it feels right then once i feel confidence i'll have ago at preloading the suspesnion on the upramp to get more air

[YAMAHA-KID]

with the susp it just means ya practically PUSH ya bikes susp down goin off the ramp

[Dorman]

yea, i figured that, i cant wait till i hit our ramp, to bad armoss will have to wait ages till he can hit it

[YAMAHA-KID]

depends..if armoss whant to ride soon..get it fixed or sold?? not just sittin in the shed

[Dorman]

yea i dont think armoss's dad is gonna let him sell the bike i think armoss's lil bro is getting it

[armoss]

thnks for the posts yeah i learnt stuff and bout the bike if it was up to me i would have sold it 4 weeks ago its gay

[shirefmx]

yeah preloading is just like pumping up a skateboard ramp i guess....

have fun hitting it guys!!!

how big's your ramp by the way?

[Dorman]

its not full size, i think its 1700mm im not 100% sure thou

[sic MAYO]

when i was first starting i did a few run throughs first to get my speed right, and went of the side a couple of times, and then just hoped for the best

[Robbo66]

hit it like you hit a dirt lip.

[Mossy]

just relax close your eye's and hope everything turns out alright lol

[Miguel_FMX]

normally...( at least 125, dunno about that 80) hit it in second gear. come up to it, not fast, but keepin it on the pipe, as soon as you enter the ramp gas it, keep in good attack position so you wont endo or loop out in the air.
bra--bra--bra----brrrrrrrrrrraaaaap
( if your just starting out, keep it at short distance and extend it as you get the hang of it)

[fmx to the max]

yeh i might get that ramp shire fmx but im still convinceing dad he wants me to try my old skatei ramps and ride and stuff but my skatei ramps r unsafe as hell but illl probebly ride this weekend if i get my new back gaurd on and its not wet grounds (cause where my track is it gets real wet) and if not puring rain or windy as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NOLIMITS]

I hit a full size kicker about three weeks ago... Safest way is to follow someone that's already nailed it so they can act as a speed check for you... If your riding with guys that have different size bikes like 125's and 250's don't listen to them when they tell you what gear to use.. The size of the bike and your weight will make a difference...

As we didn't have anyone that had hit it before it became a game of shortest straw goes first... One of the youngsters on a 125 got the short end of the deal... Hit it first time in third and over jumped by like 15 feet... Second time he nailed it perfectly... I used him as a speed check and I nailed it first go... It's actually really cool once your've done it once... The bike kind of cruises over the lip and then you nail the landing easy... Don't worry about preload until your've nailed it a few times then you can start to play around...

Enjoy..

[redbull_fmx]

i heard ya gotta hit a ramp on a 125 in 3rd gear