woops?

[250slurpee]

whats the best way to handle/ attack or however you go about going over them i am new to racing and i seem to be losing all my time putting through the woops

[mhanson]

I don't race MX but I do tackle long stretches of trails that have lots of deep whoops. Really, I just go as fast as I can before I hit them (normally 4th gear), clench my legs against the sides of the quad, and then lean back and just hammer through them. With stock suspension (provided its set up somewhat correctly) it's gonna be pretty rough but the LTR seems to be able to handle that stuff decent enough not to get thrown off after the second or third whoop. Hope that helps some. Good luck.

[bender]

Quote: Originally Posted by mhanson

I don't race MX but I do tackle long stretches of trails that have lots of deep whoops. Really, I just go as fast as I can before I hit them (normally 4th gear), clench my legs against the sides of the quad, and then lean back and just hammer through them. With stock suspension (provided its set up somewhat correctly) it's gonna be pretty rough but the LTR seems to be able to handle that stuff decent enough not to get thrown off after the second or third whoop. Hope that helps some. Good luck.

cliff notes: pin it.

[atvrazin]

Well my 2cents isn't always worth alot but depending on the whoop section it's sometimes best to lean back or at least put your but over the rear wheels shock you legs and arms and pin it. To an extent and agreeing with above, if your shocks are set right this will work.

Another option if the whoops are a little bigger, are spaced farther apart and the entrance is pretty tall you can sometimes jump in 2-3 and then double through them using your legs to push down and help jump a little higher while doubling through.

I will say usually having good suspension and balls to just pin it and for the most part hold on usually is the faster way. But from experience this can also be the fastest way to a shatered collar bone. But then again i think in this sport we all break a bone at one time or another.

My suggestion, if your slow on whoops then practice them more then the other stuff. Try different lines, techniques and find your comfort/riding style and just keep perfecting it.

[Zbroz Racing]

You need to approach a whoops section like a double jump in my opinion. What I mean is that you can practice underjumping and landing as far as you can without breaking your ankles, but sooner or later the only way to do it is to just hit it. Try to follow someone so trust and pace them a couple times leading into the whoops and then when you feel comfortable dont let off and keep the throttle steady across them. Worst thing you can do is blurp the throttle into them. In fact I usually click up one gear as I approach them. Unfortunately all you can do is just work up to it until your comfortable and then keep it pinned.

[Thebige513]

All the info above is great. I don't race but I go to a place in south jersey that has stretched of whoops that can be 1/4 mile long and they are exhausting. So I find it important to maintain a steady speed and keep your body loose and don't tense up. Also doubling is fun but its difficult to keep that rhythm going especially when you fatigue. I usually just lean back and arch my back like a cat keep my knees pinched but loose and I relax my shoulders and you can float across the top. Our quads have great suspension and fortunately they are very good on the tracks, trails, or dunes fresh out of the box.

[tyhackman15]

If they're tight together then yes, pin it. But if they are a little bigger it will be much smoother and faster to treat them as doubles and jump a few at a time.

It really depends on the woops.

[digthiszuki]

Once you got the speed right, the suspension right, the timing right, and the power right, It feels like the quad is rocking heavy front to back, but you are standing still. Stand up, lean back, look ahead, and pay attention to the whooped out trails that have turns in them. They can get ya!!!

[suzuki813]

lean back and pin it, if they are big then try to double em

[brent98rt]

I don't hit them, I roll over them.

I won't try to attack any whoops built on our tracks or really hit them either

most people that posted covered the basics though