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I reckon this is a little more impressive :ohmy: :woohoo:
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Trailboss wrote:
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I reckon this is a little more impressive :ohmy: :woohoo:
TB
OHHHH I CANNOT HELP MYSELF HERE….
Oh I see someones found a big useless heavy ancient hard to move wooden object in the bush.
Oh look he’s jumping it over a log too.
Just for the record I actually love KTM adventures, but it’s a KTM so it’s fair game see….even though it’s far from true, wish it was a picture of a 4t PDS though
I know this is going to sound real retarded.. but why not just go around it? is plenty of room
No way id even try it.. i got visions of someone needing a shovel to un bury me after I do a triple pike and plant my silly self head first in the dirt. ( or into the log )
Husky610 wrote:
Quote:I know this is going to sound real retarded.. but why not just go around it? is plenty of room
No way id even try it.. i got visions of someone needing a shovel to un bury me after I do a triple pike and plant my silly self head first in the dirt. ( or into the log )
Me too :blush:
Husky610 wrote:
Quote:I know this is going to sound real retarded.. but why not just go around it? is plenty of room
No way id even try it.. i got visions of someone needing a shovel to un bury me after I do a triple pike and plant my silly self head first in the dirt. ( or into the log )
I agree big Husky, if your trail riding for pleasure there’s no point taking unnecessary risk, especially if miles from help.
I also find though, that logs do come up, even when you don’t want them, and usually when your rooted, so technique is important then as being skilled reduces the risk in the same way avoiding where possible does.
Having done some MX a decade or more ago, and getting into trail riding last year, I find Logs, diagonal roots and small logs, and steep hills are a special skill, and scare the crap out of me which makes me determined to neat them. Once confident you can do them pretty safely.
I tried another Pony-X at Black Sands recently because I am stupid, the first straight was up hill and had 3 logs in a row, about knee height, spaced just far enough that if you got off balance on one you were stuffed on the next. I also found after the rain and storms in the bush rides, like in the Pony-X, there were logs and no choice or way round, so I was rapt that I did some practice when I came across them and had where I had time to turn around for a few goes.
I am no expert, and have seen guys do the technique where you clip the front wheel and jump the whole thing, no case contact at all (David Knight is good to google doing this or trial riders who moved to trail riding do it too). But the gentle pop over of the front wheel, at a steady pace to allow momentum to prevent you stopping half way when you cant touch the ground, is pretty easy and repeatable and you land and slide the case but no huge smash (I would not dream of trying a log as big as in the photo though, if its much bigger than the front wheel I aint so keen). I try to go on little rides now to work on obstacles more than just doing a heap of kilometres and going over anything once as it comes up on a loop.
I suppose that’s a long winded way to encourage you to have a go, find a bit of a challenging log, and just play with no pressure, then when you don’t have a choice on a ride, you will be stoked you put some time in “Just in case”.
Cheers.
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