I wasn't sure where to post this but I guess this is as good of spot as any. I have been building my own mx tracks for about 2 years now and was wondering if there is a way of sloping the jumps to prevent my rear end from kicking up and nose diving.I've been experimenting but could use some advice. I ride a '99 warrior and I know it isn't the most ideal quad for mx and major air but untill Yamaha produces something other than the banshee I'm stuck with it. Also is there any way to tune the rear suspension to keep the rear end from kicking up so bad?

 

I'm also workin on a mx track for my 400ex and all my friends quads and man does it take a long time. I would say to keep the rear from coming up and nose divin would be adjust the rebound on the rear shocks(how fast the shocks compresse), just adjust it a little and jump and keep doing that or give it more gas when your about to leave the ground.
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your jumps are too steep. like short and straight up or something. I have a mx track at my house and some times when I'm preping the faces of the jumps a make them a little too steep and it makes my rear kick up and nose goes down. so how tall are your jumps??? we've had this track for a pretty long time and I'm getting pretty good at building jumps. what are you using to make the jumps??? well talk to ya later.

 

400exalltheway was dead on. The rear rebound setting is too fast. Slow it down and it should help.

 

a little more gas at the top of the ramp will help. learn how to use the throttle to determine how you fly. start small and go from there. if you let off the gas at the end, it drops the nose (i.e. if you are afraid)if you keep the gas constant, you fly neutral, if you gas it at the end, it raises the nose. good luck

 

Try ten clicks of rebound damping.Back the rebound all the way back counter clockwise, and add ten clicks. You can add more or less depending your style, method of attack, & layout of the approach or lip. Bear in mind that excessive damping of your rebound will affect your control in moguls or whoops as the shock may not rebound quick enough in those conditions.

 

When you say, "ten clicks," do you mean 10 clicks on the big adjusting nut or the adjusting screw? Allan Knowles from CT Racing told me 7 and 10 clicks for rear rebound and compression settings respectively, but there are only about 3-4 turns on the screw. He must have been talking about the big adjusting nuts on the top of the shock.

 

My jumps are on average about 4-5' high, some smaller and some bigger. I'm constantly changing my track. I use a large tractor with a loader and a grading blade plus lots and lots of shoveling.How big are everyone elses jumps & what do you guys use?

 

mine are around there but alot are smaller because i make them all by hand, but get alot of help from friends. I'm currently working on a tabletop and I worked on it from 9 in the morning til 4 in the afternoon and still haven't finish. Guess I should rent a bobcat or something like that

 

I have a friend who made a HUGE tabletop on a bobcat in a day. I guess its not HUGE, but his track is in his back yard and is tiny with 2 big *** jumps for that size track. The tabletop is made over a VW bug so that gives you an idea. So they are helpful.
How do you guys make the jumps, do you like buy dirt or just dig it or what?