jimmyl Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Went to ketton quarry trial today on the back of macctrials last night so fair bit of time riding the last couple of days Had a heavy rain shower and it turned the place into thick gloop, the sort that stops the front wheel turning So I thought well nows the time to get stuck in and just ride Lots of throttle weight back and off you go , even made the fatal mistake of hesitating and the bottom of a steep slippy climb , not to worry , loads of throttle weight back , yep it gripped went into outer space landed twisted the forks in the yolks and other bits of superficial damage But on the upside I'm pretty happy now I know it will grip as well as most other stuff If you give it plenty of stick and have faith The only thing I've got to learn now is not to panic and keep it under control when I reach the top of a hill at 300 mph But I'm sure that'll come with time Good to hear things are going the right way. Took me several months especially on the slippery stuff. One thing you can do once the bike is straight and rolling and clutch is pretty much out is be really aggressive with the throttle. I think then weight back and having faith I think is the biggest thing to overcome. Rolling off the throttle as Mr Sunter says when hanging off the back half way up a slippery bank is a hard mind set to change but once confident its a good feeling Line her up, build up the revs, clutch out smoothly then big hand full of throttle, wait for it to grip on the over run then blip blip clean out the top. I have found that I find myself crouching into the bike when on a big blast/muddy climb etc. I think its now an amalgamation of weight back and C of G as low as possible so when the grip comes the front isn't facing the sky. stick with it buddy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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