Short gear ratio n gear elimination

[Belatti]

Well here is the news ladies and gentlemen:

Jumping some little ramps was no hard at all! (Beyond my 0 experience riding bikes)
In general the bike is very light and easy to handle, my bicycle experience was enough to do it quite well. Next week I´ll try with bigger ones

Only one problem: accelerating! Often, pointing towards the ramps, I forget to shift weight foward and opened full throttle suddenly (lack of sensitivity) so the front wheel launched like a rocket and I ended in the floor a couple of times, got my arm, shoulder and back full of "strawberries", but thats all!
Its incredible how fast does that little devil accelerate!

[Ciro Pabón]

Only one problem: accelerating! Often, pointing towards the ramps, I forget to shift weight foward and opened full throttle suddenly (lack of sensitivity) so the front wheel launched like a rocket and I ended in the floor a couple of times, got my arm, shoulder and back full of "strawberries", but thats all!

Yes, that was what happened to me, but I fall "standing" (on my feet) several times. That's what I tried to explain: to "grab" the bike with knees, hands and even with your teeth. If you don't, then the bike will roll the front wheel upwards and/or left you "behind".

[RH1300S]

Hurrah! Nice one Belatti - a jump!

Yes - even a little CR80 has a hard hit when it comes on the power with short MX gearing

[Belatti]

Yeah, the little beast has strange and peaky powerband, power comes suddenly without warning and the accelerator has a very short travel, like 1/8 turn and you are full throttle. Till 5th gear the front wheel is still in the air .

Ciro, to me it was impossible to fall standing on my feet at that speed. And if I grabbed more, the bike would have fall in my chest .

The funny thing is the accidents came late, when I said: "Its OK, its easy" and relaxed a bit.

[flynfrog]

welcome to 2 stokes