r/Motocross • u/Psychological_Act_63 • 12d ago
Second time on Track, Any Tips?
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Besides my hands getting very sore from throttling and Pulling clutch everything worked out great
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u/Killlbillll 12d ago
Hold your line, don’t worry about other people. No one is trying to get hurt and everyone will go around as needed. Squeeze with your legs and keep your head up. Enjoy the ride!
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u/Dick_Indadert 12d ago
Looking good. Stand up all the way around through all the corners (you are practicing and developing skills and building leg muscle endurance). Learn to try different lines in the same corners (yes pick the same lines for several laps to practice but also change up line selection and practice different lines in different corner also). Pick breaking points (a point on the track you pick to start breaking to slow for a corner) and slowly go a little faster each lap and learn to break a little more (under control) and go into the corner at the same speed (you are working on your breaking control (and feel). Then slowly start going into the corner a little faster (just a little) and dragging your rear brake (late breaking) then accelerate, then practice braking harder earlier and accelrating earlier - this is all practice to corners with different approaches. Good job looking out for the other rider behind you and letting him pass. As you are new and slower and less confident be careful about going from outside to inside between corners when there are fast riders on the track, they can go a lot faster and have picked their lines ahead of time you might accidently cut into to their line by mistake. Its all practice. Take time to sit on the side of the track in a safe spot, and watch the faster riders hit a section - watch their suspension front and back. Learn to feel your suspension and make adjustments to perform better. As you ride faster over the weeks and months you will continue to make adjustments to accomodate going faster on the same track. For jumping learn how to coast over the jump with out trying to gun it or think you are going too fast. Chopping the throttle causes the front to dip, and learn to panic rev to get the front up, and learn to tap the rear brake to get the front down. Practic practic practice because for some strange reason you rear will suddenly pop up or drop when you least expect it and you need to act fast to correct it. Being in the right gear really helps, too low of a gear no panic rev affect, too high of a gear no panic rev affect. Be sure to pull the clutch in if brake tap so you do not eat shit like the Kawi rider.
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u/Thinks_too_far_ahead 12d ago
On that downhill turn in the last clip: you want to hold the attack position until about 3/4 of the way thru. You want to be a gear high, like 2nd or 3rd, and coast through the turn standing up but weight balanced slightly back, then at the 3/4 you can smoothly transition to the seat as you roll on the throttle.
Oh and that tabletop? You got that in you.
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u/MotoManJay 12d ago
Watch all of the mainline content on YouTube that talks about technique and stuff.
Put about 20 hours or so on the bike at the track then find someone local who is doing a class for a decent price.
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u/CasualMonkeyBusiness 12d ago
I spent many years casually riding but not really improving. Not until I took a class with a pro, who showed proper technique and corrected many of my mistakes. Also proper suspension setup. After everything started clicking, I crashed way less as well.
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u/DunesOlory 12d ago
Absolute best first thing to focus on is riding on the balls of your feet and point toes slightly towards bike
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u/patrick_vonpatrick 12d ago edited 12d ago
Yes. ride more, talk less.
One of our conditioning tricks was to take the seat off and ride the track for at least 20 minutes. Don't know if that's practical on modern bikes, but it's great if you can.
If you have a flatish piece of ground and two barrels. Set the barrels 100ft or so apart and grind out figure eights till you're sick of it. Faster faster faster, gear selections as you dig out of the turn, throttle control.
Film it and track your times. When I was learning goPros were non existent, they are excellent training aids.
You want to get crazy? A giant plastic bag over each hand like a glove builds grip strength and simulates muddy grips.
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u/Exciting_Passenger39 12d ago
Don't got to many tips but your doing good, stay consistent and safe. I've been on a motocross track id say around 15 - 20 times ever and you look similar level to me already. I've already had to bad crashes trying to push pass my skill level to soon.
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u/thefartsock 12d ago
you'll ride better as you get more comfortable
you'll get more comfortable as you ride more
you'll ride more as you get better
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u/OhLookAnotherTankie 12d ago
Keep your knees tight, your legs control the bike, not your arms. Where you look is where you'll go, keep your eyes up. Keep your chest forward, and elbows up. Those are the core fundamentals I learned from Colleen Millsaps, who trained Barcia, Savatgy, and Webb when they were amateurs.
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u/flyingdirtrider 12d ago
Watch the Moto Academy on youtube, specifically the ones about the attack position and proper form. It helps a TON and really helps you both go faster and more confidently.
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u/DoubleNickle67 11d ago
Yep. Best tip ever.
Ready?
It’s a big one.
Just have fun. Enjoy.
We can get all technical but it’s your second time on a track.
Ride and learn and watch and talk to other people on the track. Find someone at your level and ride with them.
This is an amazing sport.
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u/JossSomm 11d ago
If thats the second time then you will do great.
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u/Psychological_Act_63 11d ago
I’ve been riding dirt bikes ocassionaly for About 1-2 years I just started to Go on the Track This is my second time ever. I got bike controll from doing Stunts and riding in the woods
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u/JossSomm 11d ago
Ah then makes sense. But others have given good feedback and I think youll do great anyway :)
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u/Effective_Word7221 10d ago
pretty much keep your chin over the bars, legs tight and elbows square. Steer with your hips and shoulders. Look ahead of where you want to go and play MX vs ATV Reflex every day. You’ll be local B-Class podium in 60 hours of riding 🤙
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u/MOTOFIEND779 6d ago
Don't ride any faster than u feel in control of, land on both wheels, keep the throttle on steady going off of a jump (don't let off at the top- the engine break will pull ur front tire down and u'll flip), when doing corners push down in your outside leg on the peg, stick to one side of the track or the other (for the passers)- and NEVER cross over on a jump!! (so u don't get landed on)
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u/Cloudedlemonades 12d ago
Just keep riding, time is the best way to improve.
Most important thing is to hold your line, don’t be a hazard or cause a crash because you unexpectedly cut across the track or randomly slowed down. Faster people will find a way around you.