tips for riding on sand?

[wulfie916]

anyone got any tips for riding on sand?

check out my latest vid and you'll see what im dealing with -

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG00x86a_0[/youtube]

Its like ruts that have been banked into tight corners but every time i go into them i find the front just digs in and i end up falling over on the inside of the bend.

any tips as id like to master there bits


thanks wulfie.

 

[TallGuySmallBike]

Try putting more power down and using your body to pull the front towards you? like a wheelie but on your ride in a corner? lol

 

[wulfie916]

so what your saying is to give the bars a tug just as soon as you start to go into the bend? with a bit of gas?

 

[Cagerontwowheels]

Yeah - dont crash.

 

[wulfie916]

Yeah - dont crash.

haha best reply ever!

 

[TallGuySmallBike]

so what your saying is to give the bars a tug just as soon as you start to go into the bend? with a bit of gas?

Pretty much. go in balls deeps... come out happy.

 

[Nerb]

But you never fell over in the sand! Only in the mud. I think you have no problems

 

[wulfie916]

But you never fell over in the sand! Only in the mud. I think you have no problems

yeah what you dident was all the eidts of me falling over in those fr^£$"£$ sandy bits haha im saving those for a fail video :lol:

 

[janx101]

its been a long time since i even tried blasting through any sandy stuff in my weekend warrior way... (good grief! 20 years????)

but i had a vague recollection... found the following video .. which reminded me this is roughly how i learned/got told by a track rider back then... you can see it in the vid... but .. steady speed in... start to turn where you going... slip the clutch a little and let it rip! the power lifts the front wheel from digging in but you still have steering .. of course be watching WHERE you WANT to GO!! .. your body should ... i say "should" follow your head/eyes and get you lined up on the exit path ..

http://youtu.be/YVPCFU2_3o4

i dont know this vlogger... its a good little video though... no speaking... just doing!! thumbs up!

 

[wulfie916]

its been a long time since i even tried blasting through any sandy stuff in my weekend warrior way... (good grief! 20 years????)

but i had a vague recollection... found the following video .. which reminded me this is roughly how i learned/got told by a track rider back then... you can see it in the vid... but .. steady speed in... start to turn where you going... slip the clutch a little and let it rip! the power lifts the front wheel from digging in but you still have steering .. of course be watching WHERE you WANT to GO!! .. your body should ... i say "should" follow your head/eyes and get you lined up on the exit path ..

http://youtu.be/YVPCFU2_3o4

i dont know this vlogger... its a good little video though... no speaking... just doing!! thumbs up!

thanks man that helps alot i think ill be practicing that this weekend in between getting totally muddy in a few bogs cheers