<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I guess I'm old or something. Too many jumps??? What purpose does jumping a quad over and over serve? Ok, you jumped it, after that big deal, Zzzzzz. Like I said before, just beating the s**t out of something for nothing seems a little crazy to me. Is it not possible to enjoy anything today without tearing it up in the process?</end quote></div>


yea i love to jump but u relly cant with the jm 250 cuss if u jump high aknough u will end up on ur face .... well im have ing this problem the quad leand forward when i jump it even if i lean all the way back.... it seems front heavy does any one notice this??????

 

I'm not too sure you have enough body weight to really pull this quad around yet do you? I don't have a problem and feel its set up pretty good weight wise. My 150lbs 16 year old son also does not have enough weight to throw it around (and experience). And I think the little 250 does not have enough raw power to help with pulling the front end up as I see most bigger sport quads will do even in the dirt! The Jet 250 will not pull the front end up unless you dump the clutch and that's on pavement. But from what I have seen and rode it's not too much different then all other 250cc quads. Today 250cc is quite small for a quad Sport or Utility!

 

I'll bet your not jumping right jetmotoracer. You have to sort of jump down onto the pegs to compress the front shocks and they need to be mounted on the inside holes so they can spring up harder. That, and a combination of leaning back as the quad comes in the air, and NOT letting the rear wheels stop spinning while in the air will help.

If the wheels stop spinning (you stand up onto the brake or let off the gas all the way) the front will drop pretty hard. Try practicing on small (1 foot high) jumps. You have to compress the front shocks BEFORE they go off of the lip on the jump, that way they are decompressing (bouncing up) as the front tires hit the lip. Do it earlier, rather than later.

Of course, outofline could be right and you just don't have enough weight to bounce it. *shrug*

Give it a try.
-JNY

 

yea i do stay on the gas..... i geuss im just not (pre-loading....lol) and i probley dont have aknough (me) to move it huuuuuuuuuuummmmm....idk [img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img]

 

try jumping down like I said. You have to time it right

driving tward jump:
bounce down to compress the suspension as you are getting close to the jump
make sure your on your way up when the front tires go off of the lip of the jump.

If you time it just right, it should jump pretty flat (You want a little nose up) and you will get much more air than you would otherwise. If you bounce up too soon, or too late, it can suck. Too soon and you can find yourself unstable in the air (probably nose down) and too late and you will definately nose down. Once you get the feel for it, it's easy. Also, make sure you are standing and don't try to lean back or pull the handlebars tward. It's easy to bring those front wheels up too far when you are pre-loading.

-JNY