Whip it???
Not me! Over the years, the boys have taught me (mostly though taunting) how to jump, but I'm not real happy getting a lot of air. While jumping skills are necessary to race at a quick pass (especially down hill blind jumps), I am happy and content to jump in a straight line and land with the gas on.
The bike does tend to have a natural whip to the throttle side, but not 'cause I'm tryin'.
I love to watch folks go over the big jumps, and have lots of pictures of the boys doing tricks in the air, but I guess I started riding too old. My straight line jumps may not look as cool, but the net effect is the same...the rear wheel on the ground on the landing ramp and the gas on. Still would like to pull off one whip before I die, but unfortunatly might be the only one I ever did...
Rick