How do motor cross riders know how fast to hit a ramp/jump to land safely on the downramp?

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Like, how do they figure out how to not overshoot or case it? Was just watching a guy hit a heap of jumps in an arena and he got every single landing perfect.

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Experience and sometimes just have to try it to figure it out. For new big jumps, I usually will watch someone else do it and try to gauge the speed. If I can, I also try to follow someone that is doing it in practice before hitting it.

I’ll still sometimes over or under jump a jump I’ve done before and I just use that experience for the next lap.

Most jumps require much less speed than you think. 3rd gear 1/4 throttle will be more than enough for most jumps at local amateur tracks.

Vet AM rider in Western NY

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