Don't waster your time trying to build a ramp out of wood. A ramp has to have the proper curve to it at the bottom. There are companies that build freestyle ramps. Check them out and you will see the complexity in building a ramp. Even they don't try to build adjustable ramps.

/Jon

 

I personally believe you should try and center your body over the quad. I dont subscribe to the lean way back off the seat. Just accelerate off the jump. if your weight is centerd on take off your in a better attack postion to push the front down while lockin the *** end up or pushin the rear down by hammering the gass and slammin your ***. plus to level your quad out if you take an off kilter jump its agin gonna be easier from a more nuetral position [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I really meant "blip the throttle" but it's a good poitn about the amount you do that beign proportional to the size of your machine. I have to give it all I can but then again I'm launching a beast into the air. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

To catch huge air all i do is run across the water and flap my wings. take a quick poop to lighten the payload and up i go.. where i land its always a mystery.

 

get a tractor and build a small table top in the back yard , maybe 10 or 15 feet long and about 3 ft tall its a great way to learn and work on your preload (pushing down on the bike at the bottom of the jump) after you have it down cut out the center section and try your first double. good luck and be safe

 

what exactly is preload, is it, at the landing i push down on the front and using my legs as suspension also, sorry i dont quite understand what is meant by preload,
on little jumps i do, on the landing i find it a bit hard to hold on with my arms when hitting the ground, is this normal and jus something i will get used to ??

 

When you are driving towards the jump, make sure you get your butt off the seat. Let go off the throttle to about 1/4. Once you are about to the jmp or about 1 second away, put the throttle wide open (press it all the way). At the same time, during the liftoff, push your feet down against the pegs (preload). How much pushing (preload) depends on how much air you want. The more preload, the higher you'll go. The less preload, the further you go without as high of a preload. When in the air, stand up so you have more better control of the quad in the air. When your in the stand up position, you can easily shift your weight to the right or left if the quad gets off balance. When in the air and you feel the quad "dipping" foward, hit the rear brakes, which causes the back to go down at a faster rate than just tugging the handlebars. When your in the air, and you feel like the back is going too far back, then hit the throttle. When you land, land with the back "slightly" before the front wheels for a softer impact, unless you have a lowering kit which you would want to land with all four wheels. As you can see, it's not that diffucult! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

well... looks like violin is finally ANSWERING a question, this is one for the record books, and yes you were correct too [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I always answer questions! And I always get them correct too.

 

Actually, isn't it the other way around? I know I've always heard it the other way around. The only way to ever effectively test this would be by getting massive air. You know, like a 7-10 second hang time.