When riding in Motocross your legs are a key factor in you riding, have a look at the tips below to give you some pointers.
Rule One:
Extend your leg directly forward (keeping it as close to the centre line of the bike as possible). Do not stick it out sideways like an outrigger unless you want it ripped backwards. Ouch!
Tips and Tricks with your legs
Rule Two:
Do not touch the ground with your foot. Why? Because when the foot hits the ground the counterbalance effect of the leg is lost and the bike goes from being balanced on two wheels to being supported on three points. Touching the ground changes the bike's balance point.
Rule Three:
Your leg is not a skid. It is a counterbalance (much like the long pole used by tightrope walkers). It should not slide along the ground in any manner. If it accidentally hits the ground, immediately lift it up and hold it about four inches above the surface.
Rule Four:
Never fully extend your knee joint. Always keep a slight bend in the knee to help absorb punishment and to maintain enough flexibility in the knee to allow the leg to be withdrawn should the bike fall down.
Rule Five:
As the corner is completed, retracted the extended leg directly back to the foot-
Rule Six:
Never let your outstretched leg get drawn behind the bike. If your foot is pulled towards the rear of the bike, you risk running over your own leg, twisting your knee severely or smacking your ankle against the rear axle bolt. Nasty!
Rule Seven:
Should the bike begin to slide out while your leg is extended you have two choices:
Never leave your leg extended as the bike slides out or the handlebars will leverage your upper thigh (with your knee as the fulcrum point). That hurts.
Pull it back to the foot-
Stomp your foot onto the ground at a right angle to the bike to try and keep it upright.
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