Posts Tagged Riding Tips
Roncada’s Top 5 Riding mistakes
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on April 22nd, 2010
Everybody makes mistakes, the important thing is to learn from those mistakes and not repeat them. Here’s a list of mistakes to avoid when riding your dirt bike.
1. Riding with levers in the wrong position. You need to be as comfortable as possible when riding your dirt bike, and levers in the wrong position will ruin your day. Make sure to setup your brake and clutch lever correctly before you go out on the track, and don’t forget about the rear brake pedal! I can’t tell you how many times I jumped on someone else’s bike and couldn’t ride fast because the rear brake pedal was way too low, making me very uncomfortable. It’s your bike and since you ride it all the time, you need to make sure it fits like a glove when you get on it. ...Keep Reading...
How and When to Breathe While Riding Your Dirt Bike?
Posted by ronronmx in Riding Tips on April 12th, 2010
Knowing when and where to take a deep breathe while riding your dirt bike is very important. Many riders forget to breathe all together when racing around the track, mostly due to stress, focus, distraction from other riders and many more reasons. In this riding tip, I talk about the benefits of breathing correctly and often, and where are the best places to do it on a race track.
How to choose the right handlebars?
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on March 24th, 2010
Choosing the right pair of handlebars can make a huge difference in both your riding style and cornering speed. But how do you choose between all the different bends, and how do you know if you chose the correct one? In this quick tip, I talk about my experience with all the different kinds of handlebars I tested over the years, and why one particular bend worked better for me than other ones.
Is clutching different between a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke?
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on March 2nd, 2010
Learn about the difference in using the clutch between a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke dirt bike.
Shift faster without using your clutch
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on February 28th, 2010
Most beginners use their clutch to shift gears on a dirt bike, what they don’t know is that they don’t have to use it and will actually shift faster without it. This quick tip explains how to do it and what to do in the event the bike won’t shift.
Quick Tip: Ride with 1 finger on the clutch and front brake
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on December 2nd, 2009
A mistake I see many beginner-intermediate riders make is gripping both handlebar grips with all 5 fingers and only grabbing the brake or clutch when needed. I explain why this is a bad habit in the article, and how you can correct it.
Quick Tip: Use your rear brake to stabilize your bike
Posted by ronronmx in Quick Tips on December 1st, 2009
In this article, I talk about the different ways you can use your dirt bike’s rear brake and the advantages to using it in many places other then braking areas.
How can you blitz a whoops section like a pro
Posted by ronronmx in Riding Tips on November 24th, 2009
In this article I talk about techniques on how to properly go through a whoops section. Many riders have the misconception that the farther you lean back on your bike, the better you’ll go through whoops. This is not true and read on if you want to find out why.
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