Ok, I ditched the quads, and bought a really mean dirtbike. Hence I am here
Bored at work I actually read a newbie guide to riding before my first outing. It told me to sit really far forward. This works. My fat 220 lb arse keeps the wheelies to a minimum. It just spins the tire like crazy and does a little dance if I hit the power band on a less than ideal surface (brand new 120/90 - 19 maxxis desert tire). I am not really sure I could make it power wheelie even if I wanted (except when im turning a little bit, then it seems more wheelie prone?) . It just feels so squirley though. I would much rather have it wheelie happy than spinning the tire everywhere. As it is currently, I dont think I would even be able to tell if the clutch were slipping.
I am currently running 15lbs of air pressure. Is that just way too much? would dropping to 12ish help a lot? I honestly haven't used 4th or 5th gear yet. 3rd feels fast as heck and I haven't yet figured out how to stop it or manuver it very well while going fast. I ran in to a huge thistle at the top of 3rd in a pasture (what, like 55 or 60?) just because I couldn't slow down or avoid it even though I saw it coming pretty early.
Long story short, I need a LOT more time on the bike and I probably need to stop going WOT all the time until I learn to ride properly, but any tips you guys can give would be welcome!
Overall though, I had a good bit of fun on my first outing. I dug a lot of trenches. Got wobbly in the gravel many times. Was bored to death on a trail (only required one gear and no clutch useage lol... felt like riding a fast tractor). Hit a few cow pies and thistles. I am still breathing so things are going good. I haven't even looped it out or dumped it
