any tips on how to do jumps on a 125 without falling off?

[zumanity]

was up at the local track the other day and was going over this jump i usually ride and i hit it a bit faster than normal and ended up getting some great air but got messed up and a little sideways on landing which caused me to accidentally hit the throttle and fall off.
do you guys have any tips on tackling jumps without killing myself?
cheers zumanity

[tubes380]

attack it and dont freeze up, just relax and react

[stupidability]

Be One With The Bike Grasshopper.

[$heepy]

stay on top of it and not go sideways.

just try to keep your balance and keep the bike up right and youll be fine. it just takes a bit of practice

[motoXXX]

dont think when your about 1 m from the jump thats oh f*** im gunna fall cause if u think that u will just dont think anything and hit the dam thing and hold on keep balance and you should be fine

[Flarry]

Just go for it and dont hesitate, but if you're sure you're not ready to do that then gradually work up your confidence.

theres also some tips on jumping on fmxaustralia.com

[JAMY]

yea what they said

[michelin man]

"Don't think, Feel"
........seriously!

[numroe]

You wrote "without falling off". Interesting way of explaining a sad/bad jump landing. I usually think what happens just before that, like smashing a wrist, etc.

I am no FMXer but some tips I can think of:

Wear the right safety gear or do not bother.
Start small. As in "walk before you run".
Start with friendly landing zones. eg. no pot holes.
Don't bother being adventurous with bad bike suspension.
Experiment with the throttle (up ramp, in air and landing).
Experiment with body weight positioning.
Experiment with standing and sitting on the up ramp.
Experiment with rear brake tapping mid air (to get nose down).
Dont jump in too low a gear, else you will it your rev limit before you can get the nose back up. Also your landings will be more harsh if you cannot up speed the rear wheel (even just a little) just before touch down.
The less friendly is the track/jumps then the bigger you need your wheels to be.

If you develop the front/rear bike height control, then you are in good shape to get more adventurous because you can make corrections. It also helps if you bike has some good engine grunt.

When you crashed, it sounds like you got sideways or "crossed up" a little on landing and maybe throttled on when not expecting to. So you then became like a rag doll passenger instead of the pilot. Maybe (just maybe) it could have been prevented if you looked more forward and thought about positioning your body with the plan of throttling on intensionally to ride out of it. Starting "small" is the best thing to remember. Then you can botch jumps literally on purpose and work out what you and your bike can and cannot do. Stay with the bike and always try to save it. Only on a real come up short double wall slammer would you bail. Damn I hope I never have to make that decision. Funny thing is you usually know how things are going to turn out just after you are airborne. Which means the take off is key. Really get your bike sorted too if it's a shitter! Have fun.

Here is something to aim for: YouTube - James Stewart MySpace Whip

[kimp]

yeah mate, im slightly new to jumping and used to sort of panic before hitting the jump and i would either come off or have a really uncomfortable landing.
but yeah, i keep my weight centered on the bike and land quite well now