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Titanium
03-05-2009, 07:38 AM
Alright so i've been riding for 12 years now. im in to freestyle and what not for a year or two now. Well for some reason yesterday while i was riding i couldn't help but candle stick on a few jumps. I had to bail 3 times because i candlesticked so bad. One of the times was when i was in the middle of a super man so when i bailed i hit the ground on my stomach. i was locking the brake up every time i was hitting this jump to drop the nose but it didnt help much. So if any pros got any advice im open to suggestions.:confused:

400exracer511
03-05-2009, 10:25 AM
If your rear shock is blown the force of the spring rebounding with no damping will sorta pull the rear wheels under the quad.

This is one possiblity you may want to look at.

Honda_7x
03-05-2009, 02:55 PM
if your jumping metal you realy have to get a feel for it and it may take awhile.

sounds like you may be realy gassing off the lip. Gassing off is good it just takes a while to learn how to position your body and feel the ramp

I suggest just riding the ramp without doing tricks until your 100% comfortable with how it feels