How to land jumps?
 

Whats the best way to land jumps. Is it better to have the rear end hit first, flat or having the front come down first? Went to a moto-x track the other weekend and had a few rough landings. LOL
Thanks

How to land jumps?
 

You want the back tires to land just before the front. If you flat land or land front tires first you suspension will bottom. What were you jumping with the 650 or the recon?

How to land jumps?
 

Thanks for the help. I was jumping my recon and thought I "should" land on the rear tires first but there was a few times that I landed flat and it was ROUGH and then there was the time I landed way to far on the back tires (aka-almost straight up) LOL. The track was a new experience for me and I did enjoy it but wished I had a better quad. All my friends there where all running 125cc moto-x bikes so I just did alot of watching and took a few pics, but I did make a few laps around it and had some fun.

How to land jumps?
 

yea, deffinetly dont land on the front! i landed a front landing once and flipped end over end a couple times and stopped with my quad ridin me! bad deal, but God was watchin over me. nathan.

How to land jumps?
 

The ONLY time my front may land first is when I jump UP hill. And you never really complete the arc. Ya know the jumps that are 10 feet below the top..
I also prefer the quad under me when I land...

How to land jumps?
 

yea, this jump i was jumpin was about 6 feet below the crest. i hit it in 3rd gear hopin to get even more height and distance but learned very fast that you have to be accelerating as you leave the ground er the front end will drop first.

How to land jumps?
 

How you should land a quad on a motocross track, depends on the area you are landing on. If you are landing on the downhill side of a long ramp (tabletop) or double, you will want to land slightly on your front wheels first, if you are landing on a flat or slight uphill, you will probably want to land a little on your rear wheel first. It all depends on the style of the jump and the landing area and how close you are to a turn when you land, if your landing area is right at the start of a turn, you don't want to be landing with your front wheels in the air, or you won't make the turn.

And maybe a motocross track is not the best place for a Recon.

PS where abouts in New Brunswick are you from, and what track were you at? I am from Moncton and ride mostly at FoxHollow, and/or Riverglade.

How to land jumps?
 

Everyone should definitely try to avoid landing straight up and down on the rear tires/axle. This is a quick way to bend your axle since your rear shock doesn't work when landing at this angle.

How to land jumps?
 

Yes a recon is deffintly not made for the track. BingeNut I live just outside of Fredericton and this was a homemade track out near Stanley. I didn't "plan" on landing that far back on the tires, I had just came over a nice big rolling jump a little to fast and headed strait up.

How to land jumps?
 

When ur barely learning to ramp, u wanna land on the rear tires first. When u start getting into racing u get more agressive and youll find that landing on your front tires first (on the slope not flat ground) will enable you to keep the momentum up thus getting faster lap times and sometimes even passing that stuburn rider infront of you.

How to land jumps?
 

i always thoguht that you land front tire first. Im guessing that the reason behind that is that when you land on the back tires first unless you have the clutch in the engine breaking will slow the rear tires down and slam down the fron hard, but if you land on the fron the front tires will roll out and the landing will not be as rough. I usually dont but when i do i dont feel anything. Plus if you are in a rythym section then landing on the front tires will start preloading the shocks for you.

How to land jumps?
 

i ride a 400EX and i can garuntee u that landing with ur back hitting just before ur front makes for a quite nice landing. i jump off of dunes so my landings aren't a pre-determined distance away. although, the rear suspension on the 400EX is virtually non-existant if u land even close to a 25 degree angle (back tires first)

How to land jumps?
 

I consider any landing good as long as you stay on the bike!

How to land jumps?
 

yea, landing yer front tires will only work when you are landing on a down hill slope. im not very experiance at jumping courses and such, but ive been riding alot of creek beds and such since may and ive found that if you land front first on level er up hill gound, it can get real ugly real fast! me and my buddy just found a great lil revine to ride in off of our gravel road by the swingin bridge. we can jump out of it onto the gravel and ive been landin alot of jumps on one side of my rear. i know thats hard on it, but so far so good. nathan.

How to land jumps?
 

First thing - if you are jumping anything serious - consider a serious upgrade of your suspension. No matter how good you think you are - there will be times when you land it wrong - very wrong. A top suspension can make you look like a hero - on almost any landing short of outright casing it. If your bike/atv was not built to jump on a track, then either get one that is - and set up properly, or back off - it's a fast way to the hospital. Safety is about being prepared and using the tools designed for the job.

How to land jumps?
 

300exRiderJay...this is only true if you let off the throttle after jumping and engine braking kicks in. As long as you keep the rear wheels spinning at the same speed as when you took off, you will not experience engine braking. Obviously, you shouldn't go to the other extreme and allow the engine to rev to the moon either.

/Jon

How to land jumps?
 

i try to not rev it in the air because if it is reved too much and the tires slam it could break the chain or sprockets.