I love riding my 82 250R in the sand, but the only thing that bugs me is the whoops. At the bottom of the first bowl at Sand Lake I just fly over them and lose the race. Is there anything I can do that will keep me from flying as much and that doesn't include expensive modifications?

 

What exactly do you mean "fly over them"? That's how I would describe how to go through whoops fast. What are you racing against? If you're running against modified Banshees, then you WILL get beat, no matter how fast you get throught the whoops.

Could you be a little more specific about what you are having problems doing?

 

What I meant by flying over them is that I jumped about three feet in the air over them in third gear, and I was racing against my cousin that has an 83 250R (he doesn't have as much of a problem because the 83 has alot better suspention than my 82.

[This message has been edited by tbass2 (edited 08-12-1999).]

 

Sounds to me like you need a little more riding practice. Maybe it's not the atc that needs the work.

Watch what your cousin is doing, and do what he does. Ride his atc and see if you beat him by changing rides. Maybe the answer is easier than you think.

 

Practice, Practice, Practice.

Your just not going fast enough when you hit the whoops. When you start off in a race on a 3 wheeler you really need to have all your weight foreward. Touch the chest to your handlebars. When you let off the clutch and crank the gas grip your seat with your inner knees and hold on. Lean back and get the front end up slightly You need to post the bike like you would a horse. Knees half cocked and soaking up the bumps. As the bike starts over the whoops give the bike just enough gas to keep the front end up and let the rear wheels hit the tops of the whoops. Thats the real secret. After a few runs on a hill you'll get the feel for how much speed you actually need to "skip" on the tops of the whoops.

As for making it easier and bieng able to compete with others, get your rear shock rebuilt or buy a new one. That will help quit a bit once you actually learn to "fly over the whoops"


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'96 Banshee, '86 250R 4TRX, 2 '83 185S