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- Sims
R, he says, "and add momentum". Geez. LOL.
I completely agree that Bastrop is not Big Bike friendly (unless you have skills). A 650 is as big a bike as I would ride out here, and smaller and lighter is definitively better for a new rider. I did my best to judge the skill level of those I showed around the place and unless I knew you could do it, I didn't do Slippery Hill first. I usually run the gas line trail or the main road/power line loop first to gauge how everyone is doing. The terrain out here is not so much hard as it is varied. It does does good job of exposing weaknesses.
"At that speed, an experienced 'dirt' rider would've been on his feet before the bike ever hit the ground!"
Because--- if the bike was going to fall he would have shifted his weight to the top-side peg and gotten his other leg free and ready to stand. It's very easy to do when you ride standing up; it almost happens naturally. Even if you don't stand you need to keep weight on those pegs.
I completely agree that Bastrop is not Big Bike friendly (unless you have skills). A 650 is as big a bike as I would ride out here, and smaller and lighter is definitively better for a new rider. I did my best to judge the skill level of those I showed around the place and unless I knew you could do it, I didn't do Slippery Hill first. I usually run the gas line trail or the main road/power line loop first to gauge how everyone is doing. The terrain out here is not so much hard as it is varied. It does does good job of exposing weaknesses.
"At that speed, an experienced 'dirt' rider would've been on his feet before the bike ever hit the ground!"
Because--- if the bike was going to fall he would have shifted his weight to the top-side peg and gotten his other leg free and ready to stand. It's very easy to do when you ride standing up; it almost happens naturally. Even if you don't stand you need to keep weight on those pegs.