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   When jumping i sometimes find my body floating away from quad.What is the best way to eliminate this problem? ???

HOLD ON ;D

Here's a general atv jumping article - http://4wheelatv.com/detail.asp?id=67

Grip the tank tightly with your knees. Atleast that's what I do.

GRAB THE SEAT WITH YOUR BUTT CHEEKS, IF THERES NOT A CREASE IN SEAT PICH HARDER . THIS STOPS YOU FROM GOING OVER THE BARS [smiley=ThumbsUp.gif]

very good article

duct tape fixes everything ;D

Sorry, could''nt resist

Suction , If the jump is big enough . ;D It will come with practice . Start small .

Hook your heels into the side of the motor area, kind of like a bullrider on a bull(sorry that is the best ex. I could think of)

if you dont have duct tape use VELCRO or super glue lol

How bout duct tape, velcro, and holding on with most of your bodily limbs. ;D

 :D

I figure if you put some velcro on your pants and some velcro on your gas tank you wont be able to do any tricks. whats up with that?

Hey man ya that sux when that happens but u got to get used to it and overcome  thats wat i think like when the quad throws u into a dead man sailor ( were like u leaning foward and to one side right or left) u have to overcome the momentum throwing the direction and straigtening out

bolt your boots to the pegs ;D

wow. i cant believe this post is still getting replies. My jumping has advanced qite a bit. we built a nice wooden ramp on my property and thanks to some friends ive been riding with im pulling off some sweet no footers and im working on picking up my left leg and swinging it behind my back to the right side of the quad while in the air.Anyone know the name of that jump?  

nac nac

going to yoga arn,t you

nac nac, thanks kid. i dont think our jump is big enough because its almost like i dont have enough time in the air to pull it off.i get my leg around ok but i dont have enough time to bring it back to my peg. might have to tear it down and make the ramp a little bit higher..??

ya probaly will but id rather do a nac nac and not get ur foot over in time then like a superman or cordova that would suck

Use velcro ;D ;D

I thought that was what the kill switch leash was for...to keep you on the bike.

Are you getting launched off because of the back kicking you up? Or are you coming off the bike on the way down?

I stand up, slightly forward, and use throttle or rear break to compensate for the front/back getting out of line. You can also shift up to adjust while in the air.

Good Luck

make sure the nose is to hi

Same happens to me, when I jump with the blaster sometimes, esspecailly on certain jumps, I just go flying and I'm holding on to the bars alone, it's like my body goes higher than the quad.  This happened less than on the 400ex that I ride sometimes too.  Anybody have any real suggestions besides dumb stuff?

On a serious note...

If you rev the throtle while airborn, the bars will come up to you, this will change the attitude of your landing but keep the bars from feeling like they're moving away from you.


Also, you can squeeze your tank with your knees on the way up to keep you in proper form, but remember to let go before you land, because it can leave some serious bruises on the inside of your knees.

Peace out
-Uncle Rico

Im with rico.

Here is the reason you feel your body flying away from your bike.

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 You are coming up to the jump with some speed, then before you get to the top, you are letting off.

Whats happening?

 Well, as you and the bike are accelerating, you both have momentum and mass.

When you let off the throttle, your bike has more mass and less momentum, compared to your body that has less mass, and same momentum as the quad before you let off, still traveling the same speed and trying to pull the quad along with you.

WELL SAID SVTBOLT

Cant take all of the credit, my buddy Terry Arick and I both said somthing about it, but I put it in scientifical form..