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<blockquote data-quote="NoStop" data-source="post: 196266" data-attributes="member: 3396"><p>So Sunday was my first day of riding on dirt. IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!! Even though I was just trolling around the parking lot I managed to learn quite a bit. Rodger, the track manager who does lessons, helped me to get started. He explained the clutch and had me get a feel of when it clicks before I even turned the bike on. He explained some body positioning and basically the basics. There were a couple of other guys there that helped me unload and load the bike thankfully, and they were encouraging me also! It was a great feeling. I started just on the flat part, making super wide turns. After about 20 minutes I made it up to 3rd gear with out stalling once! As I went on I was able to figure out how to turn a bit tighter. A lot has to do with confidence of course. Since it was a mud bath I almost lost it a few times but recovered pretty well (aka I didn't fall). Slinging mud all over my self and the bike was awesome! The parking lot has a second level and I took that once. It was super muddy up there though so I made my way back, through the ditches back to some what flat land. There are some ruts and sink downs in the lot that I started to take with a bit of courage at my side. Standing up I went over them and rocked it! Ahhh the addiction has been made!!</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Rodger told me that if I wanted to get some more seat time in and practice the basics that I could come out to the track for a couple hours one day when it's closed. AND he won't charge me!!! Double win!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoStop, post: 196266, member: 3396"] So Sunday was my first day of riding on dirt. IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!! Even though I was just trolling around the parking lot I managed to learn quite a bit. Rodger, the track manager who does lessons, helped me to get started. He explained the clutch and had me get a feel of when it clicks before I even turned the bike on. He explained some body positioning and basically the basics. There were a couple of other guys there that helped me unload and load the bike thankfully, and they were encouraging me also! It was a great feeling. I started just on the flat part, making super wide turns. After about 20 minutes I made it up to 3rd gear with out stalling once! As I went on I was able to figure out how to turn a bit tighter. A lot has to do with confidence of course. Since it was a mud bath I almost lost it a few times but recovered pretty well (aka I didn't fall). Slinging mud all over my self and the bike was awesome! The parking lot has a second level and I took that once. It was super muddy up there though so I made my way back, through the ditches back to some what flat land. There are some ruts and sink downs in the lot that I started to take with a bit of courage at my side. Standing up I went over them and rocked it! Ahhh the addiction has been made!! Oh, and Rodger told me that if I wanted to get some more seat time in and practice the basics that I could come out to the track for a couple hours one day when it's closed. AND he won't charge me!!! Double win!! [/QUOTE]
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