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MODELS: Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, KTM, Zida

Dirt bikes and suggested tips for effective riding!

• Riding Postion: Dirt bikes require you knowing the best riding position: we stress standing up in almost all situations. Sit in the apex of a turn but in any difficult terrain, stand up.
• smooth roads? well, okay sit.
• pivot point is the footpegs: use your legs like extra shock absorbers
• arms are like extra front forks
• keep knees and elbows bent
• knees locked into the tank will help
• put your head forward of your centerline
• butt to the rear about an equal amount
• hip to shoulders are straight: you should be balanced fore and aft, and side to side
• look ahead of you not at your front fender: This gives you time to respond
• any time your legs burn, lock your knees more to take some load off
• grip handle bars with index and/or middle finger covering your brake and clutch,[You need to keep the brake lever covered for fastest response time; don't grip the bar with your whole hand or to hard,. The V from thumb to index finger on each side can maintain control most of the time.]
• you need, more grip in bad ruts, etc.
• try to keep wrists straight
• Handle bar set up. The upward taper of the bar should be about parallel with the fork. The result is the grips are still basically level but the bar is a little forward and up.
• Levers: Both should be slightly down
• Shifter: Up about 1 to 11/2 inches from footpeg top. [This is to keep your toe from going to low when up shifting and getting caught by a hard object and pulled under the peg][This will make you raise our foot slightly to downshift]
• Rear Brake: Make it even with the footpeg with not much play until engagement. [Do not raise it higher than the footpeg, because you tend to ride the brakes and heat them up, possibly losing the rear brake]
• Brake fluid: Some dirt bikes get an oil change before every race
• Brake drill: Stopping is 70% front, and 30% back, use both to keep from spinning around
• keep your body position back so your arms can take the load; don't sit
• and practice is a great help.
• Turning drill: On a level area, practice.
• don't brake in the corner, finish the curve before braking
• It is okay to put your inside foot out and to the front; use it if you need it
• sit on the outside (of the turn) of the bike.
• place weight on the outside footpeg [dirt bikes lean in]
• get the corner finished so the dirt bikes aimed where you want to go before turning on the gas
• Hill climb: Going up. Lean your body weight forward
• keep your butt a few inches off the seat. [So you are not standing, way up in the air]
• maintain momentum when climbing
• get as much speed as possible before starting up
• shift as you go up before you bog down 
• throttle control: try not to spin the rear wheel
• Hill decent: Going down. Hold your body weight back
• standing up with your butt off the back of the bike
• arms are almost straight
• apply both front and back brake [this stabilizes you]
• dirt bikes are a lot of fun and saftey should always be considered.