how do I ride whoops? I can go through them just not very good and when I go at a decent speed I get beat to death. Any tips?

 

I recently lost a race due inexperince in whoops.I was talking 2 of my freinds who have been racing since the late 80's and they said to have to basicly be sitting on the grababr and have very precise throttle control.I was riding at the track last weekend and found the best way was to go slower and fnot ***** to the walls.

 

Tackling whoops depends on the size and distance between them. On the smaller, close together whoops, lean back and go fast.
On the larger whoops, try to jump them in a rhythm.
ERIC

 

Practice makes perferct

 

Well, it depends on the whoop...

Some, you just can't go thru fast, these are usually the ones that are somewhat spread out and tall. But that's not all bad, because everyone will be slow thru them. On these, stand up, try to keep your weight centered, if not slightly back, as the bike rocks back and forth, allow your arms and legs to absorb the movement and control the bike, try not to allow the seat to hit you in the butt and the bars not hit your chin. This will take a lot of energy.

On the tighter ones, you get as far back as you can on the quad, trying to keep the front slightly in the air, just allowing your fronts to touch each peak. Your back tires will touch the face of each one and the rear shock will absorb the punishment. This method takes lots of throttle, but is very, very fast and actually pretty smooth considering what you are doing. This method works exceptionally well at the Little Sahara sand dunes.

The other way that works on some is to double each set, this takes practice, timing, and a nice set of whoops. If you're going to try this, be ready, if you decide to back out, or you don't get the rhythm down, it could be a rough ride...

 

Aftermarket shocks also help a great deal on the whoops.

 

Aftermarket shocks help everything but your pocketbook

 

You cant hammer through whoops on a recon or 4x4.If you get an EX then you will be able to.

 

When I am on my 250R I wheelie three or four of the small to medium sized whoops, double or triple the larger ones. It really depends on the size, placing etc. When I am on my Banshee, I just pin the throttle in 3rd or 4th and hang on. When I see God I slow down a little. If I were on a Recon, well, start slow and work up speed. Above all just have fun. It doesn't hurt to watch someone faster than you go through them. If they are really nice, They might even coach you a little. That is how I learned.

 

the track I rode at today had awesome whoops, they werent built up any, they were just dug into the ground. you could skim the tops until about the end where they started getting deeper