Joshtruction Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 For some reason I can never find a comfy spot for my throtle thumb. I wack the berms on the track behind my house and I realize I am a lot faster taking my left turns. Anyone got any advice for me? As I was leaning off I was rolling my hand over the grip a little and using my index finger. Seemed to work ok. I'll head into my yard right now and take some pics to give you guys an idea of what I am riding on. Quote
Joshtruction Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Posted April 18, 2008 this is the left turn that I have all the fun on (my fav turn on the whole track) and I can hammer down fine on it... after the left turn there is a set of whoops, then a small straight into this turn which is a tiny bit sharper. On this or any other tight right turn I just can't seem to keep my thumb on the throtle and I get lots of oversteer. I am guessing my weight might be too far back and thats whats giving me the oversteer? Quote
drgnass91 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 I just put a lone star steering stem +2up +1 forward with oem honda bend tag bars its a night and day difference no problem with the thumb throttle at all now its like a completly different bike Quote
hercalmighty Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 this is the left turn that I have all the fun on (my fav turn on the whole track) and I can hammer down fine on it... after the left turn there is a set of whoops, then a small straight into this turn which is a tiny bit sharper. On this or any other tight right turn I just can't seem to keep my thumb on the throtle and I get lots of oversteer. I am guessing my weight might be too far back and thats whats giving me the oversteer? Try and have someone video tape you riding and ask them to focus on your turns. Then watch to see if you can see a difference in your riding postion between the left and right turns. It helped me out alot when I was racing to just watch myself. Also just practice one turn at a time. Just keep hitting the right hander until you feel like your getting it then go and hit the whole track and see if its better or not. How long have you been riding anyways? Quote
Joshtruction Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Posted April 18, 2008 Try and have someone video tape you riding and ask them to focus on your turns. Then watch to see if you can see a difference in your riding postion between the left and right turns. It helped me out alot when I was racing to just watch myself. Also just practice one turn at a time. Just keep hitting the right hander until you feel like your getting it then go and hit the whole track and see if its better or not. How long have you been riding anyways? I have been riding dirtbikes my entire life, but not nearly as long on quads. I am borrowing my buddies YFZ thats in my sig right now, and I had a raptor 660 for a month. First time I rode a quad was a banshee in 97 and I have been wanting a banshee since. So yeah, my quad experiance is highly limited compared to the time I have spent on bikes. I have been trying to get someone to come over and film me for like a week now so I can see. I know I can feel the difference when I turn right. It's either knee in the bars or thumb having trouble with the throtle. It's driving me nuts. Quote
hercalmighty Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 I hear you with the dirt bike to quad thing. I raced harescrambles for years on all kinds of dirt bikes then I would ride a quad here and there. It took me a while to really get the hang of switching between the two. It really comes down to practice and finding your happy spot on the thing. By the way if you can post some more pics of your track it looks pretty cool. Wish my track was still in shape to ride on. Quote
Animalman294 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Ya, you just need to keep practicing until you find the right position to be in. The video camera idea may not be a bad idea then you can actually see what you are doing differently and where you may be able to improve.............. Quote
Joshtruction Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Posted April 18, 2008 I hear you with the dirt bike to quad thing. I raced harescrambles for years on all kinds of dirt bikes then I would ride a quad here and there. It took me a while to really get the hang of switching between the two. It really comes down to practice and finding your happy spot on the thing. By the way if you can post some more pics of your track it looks pretty cool. Wish my track was still in shape to ride on. I'll try to take some of them google earth shots for you in a little while. Right now I have to head outside and try to clean my buds quad with no hose. I got soap, a bucket, and paper towels. This should be fun.... Quote
hercalmighty Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Dude that sux. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun! Quote
Animalman294 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 I think that I would borrow a neighbor's garden hose to wash the quad................. :biggrin: Quote
Joshtruction Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Posted April 18, 2008 I think that I would borrow a neighbor's garden hose to wash the quad................. :biggrin: I don't have any neighbors Cleaning is going ok. These paper towels suck thats for damn sure! Quote
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