sitting off of a jump or "seat bouncing" isn't something to be tried off of a ramp if you've never done it off of an mx jump. i 99% bet you flip over forwards or @ least get bucked a bit. don't worry about seat bouncing off of a ramp, theres no need for it.
How to get started in fmx part 2
Started by fmxdave, Dec 29 2007 03:24 AM
55 replies to this topic
Posted 09 August 2011 - 11:28 AM
sorry for the massive bump but i figure its still on the front page so no one will kill me.
i was curious how you went pro. like what did you do. did you send in a tape like you do for skateboarding/bmx/snowboarding? or did you just enter into compettitions and county shows?
i was curious how you went pro. like what did you do. did you send in a tape like you do for skateboarding/bmx/snowboarding? or did you just enter into compettitions and county shows?
Posted 12 August 2011 - 10:48 AM
Met a photographer that put me on his web site ( www.roadanddirt.com ) met some promoters through that , then there was alocal jump contest @ a track- thats how it really started.
Posted 12 August 2011 - 10:56 AM
fmxdave said:
Met a photographer that put me on his web site ( www.roadanddirt.com ) met some promoters through that , then there was alocal jump contest @ a track- thats how it really started.
Ok thankyou for the reply. I love that cordova you do to btw:)
Posted 13 August 2011 - 05:52 AM
thanks, to this day it's still one of my favorite tricks. been doing them 4 a really long time. now if i ever start flipping.... that'd be awesome, flip cordova..
Posted 15 August 2011 - 09:37 PM
That would be so sweet!
Well I know a bmx and a dirtbike are 2 completly different things but I learned how to flip a bmx into water. I think that may be a good route to go without a foam pit just to get the whole feeling of being upside down and not letting go. It took me 3 tries to hold onto the bike.
Then from there I guess just go for it on a mini maybe? or a 125 could work lol. Yeah if you do flip though that would be sweet. Cordovas in my oppinion are the must flip trick, that and nac nacs.
Well I know a bmx and a dirtbike are 2 completly different things but I learned how to flip a bmx into water. I think that may be a good route to go without a foam pit just to get the whole feeling of being upside down and not letting go. It took me 3 tries to hold onto the bike.
Then from there I guess just go for it on a mini maybe? or a 125 could work lol. Yeah if you do flip though that would be sweet. Cordovas in my oppinion are the must flip trick, that and nac nacs.
Posted 17 August 2011 - 01:55 PM
ive always been scared with heel clickers, ive done no footers no handers supermans, a nac nac or two, but ive never really atempted one... when i get my ramp built though ill be sure to try it :)
Posted 17 August 2011 - 01:56 PM
shawn1331 said:
That would be so sweet!
...Then from there I guess just go for it on a mini maybe?... .
...Then from there I guess just go for it on a mini maybe?... .
KLX 110 :thumbsup:
Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:44 AM
I've gone for flips, ( back b4 the foam pit was around for dirt bikes.) haven't landed it yet. I'm 30 now with a fam, so without a foam pit I'm not trying anymore. I'd go straight to the big bike though if/ when i try again, bicycles and mini's flip diff. I've tried on my pit bike and 250 i over rotated on the mini.
Posted 16 September 2011 - 06:44 PM
Hey, about the nose diving thing I have riddden friends 2ts a few times this summer and realized that this nose diving thing must be due to rider habit because after years on four strokes, when I first tried jumping my friends 2t I was ass end low.
You adapt within a few jumps and it stops happening. I didn't pay close enough attention to my body to know what I was doing though, sorry.
You adapt within a few jumps and it stops happening. I didn't pay close enough attention to my body to know what I was doing though, sorry.
Posted 12 December 2011 - 07:51 PM
Sorry for the bump...Is a 25 ft tabletop to small to try a no hander on?
Posted 31 January 2012 - 11:11 AM
0honda, on 12 December 2011 - 07:51 PM, said:
Sorry for the bump...Is a 25 ft tabletop to small to try a no hander on?
No. back when I used to ride pit bikes (drz 125) i had a little , roughly 20 foot table, in my backyard, did plenty no handers. This was 6 years ago, 13 years old at the time lol, but you can do it.
Posted 31 January 2012 - 02:18 PM
25 ft doesnt seem out of the question for a no hander...
That is about the ballpark of this jump
That is about the ballpark of this jump
Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:23 AM
as long as you can do it, any jump is big enough for many tricks. 20-25ft is plenty for a no hander.
Posted 12 February 2012 - 09:02 AM
Going to build a 60-75ft gap (depending on how the landing is modified) And I'll throw down some one handers and no hander. And hopefully some heel clickers and nac nacs too
