Top 5 Most Common Mistakes When Jumping a Dirt Bike & Tips to Correct Them

[@DavidJDiehl]

Best advice I ever got was if you size up a jump three times and it still feels sketchy, just wait for another day. One day you will be confident and grease it perfectly. It's not worth getting hurt.

[@rmatvmc]

Good stuff!

[@danielskeet4789]

😂😂 I was at the track yesterday and sized up the at least 30 times that day and finally hit last practice session of the day lol ( wasn't a small triple either about 110ft )

[@levon12466]

Get a buddy to tow you in

[@julianlaustsen1991]

I wish mx tracks didn't have jumps :P never felt comfortable jumping because 1 mistake can get u really badly injured.

[@DanielHernandez-un4oc]

What does size up the jump mean?

[@I.Dereta]

Telling them to "send it" or "I hit that in second" are some of the funniest comments ive heard people say, learning to jump takes time.

[@josealsomo588]

my brother told me to send it when i was learning and sometimes that’s all ya need man, full send

[@cobbomusic]

@@josealsomo588 fax

[@PQR5CHE]

Thanks Chase! As a 37 year old road racer, that just got into dirtbikes, jumping is a huge mental hurdle. Mad respect for you dirtbike heroes. 🙌🏻

[@rmatvmc]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and have fun out there. - Chase

[@PQR5CHE]

@Paul Ignacio Thanks Bud, I’m trying 🙏🏻😅 (tons of fun though! Been missing out)

[@GrindbIast]

Same bro. 31 and just got into dirtbikes. Jumping is the biggest challenge to overcome. Hope I get there soon. Same to you

[@PQR5CHE]

@@GrindbIast Thanks brother. As long as we don’t get hurt and have fun it’s all good 😅

[@Sub_division_]

@@GrindbIast table tops are the best to learn on, just start small and go bigger every time !

[@331moto]

#1 tip: use a higher gear until you get a feel for jumping. First time on a track with my CR250R, I was struggling, going nose high, getting kicked sideways. A fellow rider said hit it 4th instead of 3rd. Made world of difference in the smoothness of the jump and landing.

[@insanetaco98]

My old man and my buddy told me this the other day except we race quads. After 16 years off a machine I have to learn to jump again cause I have speed everywhere else on the track lol. They saw me nose diving told me pop it into 3rd out of the corner and don't let all the way off the throttle and I instantly started clearing the bigger tables I was landing short on

[@lukey3030]

Best advice I was given is to look ahead past the jump. I used to always look down to much and would subconsciously pull the front end sideways

[@TheDahsTube]

+1

[@salazam]

I just close my eyes and hope for the best

[@mlakarx2931]

Wow that was so much different than a lesson from uncle Ronnie Mac 🤣😂

[@tunelif3187]

Bru the Mack is still goated

[@tunelif3187]

Uncle

[@jackmurray7388]

Lol

[@ShayneGamer179]

Lol yes very

[@jamesdavis6793]

Yea

[@Dennisthemenace40]

Once I was riding a track with my best friend that he had ridden and I had not. I was keeping pace with him as we approached a jump that turned out to be a double. I was totally unprepared but cleared it easily because he knew what he was doing. If you want to make a challenging jump, ride with someone who knows what they’re doing.

[@rmatvmc]

Glad it worked out. Surprised your friend towed you over a double without telling you what it was. - Chase

[@Thrillowatt]

Always do a sight lap

[@howdyimjeff]

34 yo and getting into dirtbikes, jumping is sketchy as hell. Just landed my first 34 cm lol. Squeezing with the knees and staying on the throttle were MASSIVE tips for me. Thank you

[@hungdaddy6996]

what kind of bike do you have?

[@catmanflorida8545]

THANK YOU for this vid. It must of been directed at me, cause I am everything you described, new, scared to jump, dont know what Im doing AND had crash's before, trying and now, I'm afraid to try again. I avoid ALL jumps. Watching your vids is really helping me to learn. Thanks again.

[@rmatvmc]

Glad we could help you out! Follow these tips and you'll be jumping in no time! - Chase

[@newman3059]

Same

[@benjaminnielsen5265]

If you leave the jump in the right body position and with your body balanced front to rear you'll fly level. I've discovered that if I pay attention to my arms as I leave the jump face it'll let me know what to expect. If you're carrying weight with your arms (think push up) you'll be nose down, if you're pulling on the bars you may loop out. Leave the jump face with all of your weight in your feet and no pressure in your arms.

[@andyjar2]

@@benjaminnielsen5265 my problem is when i approach the jump i kind of leaning backwards and all my weight is on the rear wheel. It's kind of scary to fight the fear😉. How do you overcome the fear?

[@robertwoods2505]

Great advice bro! You're looking good on that Honda with the Red FXR gear. Thanks for sharing the tips. I definately learned a lot.

[@bikersoncall]

2:11 ''Rocket Ship'' (if not 'generally' in the neut position, too far back) another interesting result of this undesirable position and attitude of the bike is that when you land rear tire first, the possibility of your handle bars being jerked out of your grip is high. Landing well and safely is a science all by itself, I'm sure they have videos on this as well. Advanced tip for avoiding serious injury if you're about to loop or endo, you're in the air and freaking out; If your front wheel is scary high, you can hit the brake just a millisecond and bring some of the high front bac toward level, and conversely, if you're front of bike is too low and you might endo, you can nearly whiskey throttle for a blip/millisecond, to bring that front back up toward level. Neither of these methods is a guarantee, but they have helped a lot of riders.

[@romastamaliunas1353]

Best video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AverageDaveVideos]

Great video... slow wheelies and jumps are my white unicorn. Though, learning these things on a YZ250 2 stroke coming from a lethargic KLX250 has been intimidating.. and unsuccessful

[@rmatvmc]

You can do it!

[@aimusoorii4484]

As for the mistakes I am making, I noticed that when jumping I tend to bend my knees bringing most of my weight back usually happens at the jump face, I guessing it’s just a lack of strength and getting used to, but as soon as I can I’ll correct it, maybe get stronger in the lower body, as for the other common mistakes, I’m try to avoid them as much, like before I actually tried jumping, I was already working on gripping the bike, proper gear selection and keeping a nice steady throttle input, I’ve already worked on those but there can still be improvements. Thank you for the tips and for making this video in general, it is very helpful.

[@Scythe_Voltage]

The only thing I wasn’t doing was squeezing my legs around the bike and it makes a huge difference, u feel way more confident in the air and landing

[@timshanks6729]

Great video I am already more expierianced but this is good advice.

[@sleiger8855]

Also If u dint squeeze your bike, your feet lift up from the footpegs, that was my Problem at the beginning.

[@rmatvmc]

Good point! - Chase

[@sofaizsly4031]

I've always wondered about that, thanks!

[@joeryvanossel4601]

This one so hard ! And look where you want to go, not where you are.

[@xxdarkcarl]

I used to ride a lot as a kid. Now 10 years later I got back on a bike and let me tell you I'm learning again. I went out for the first time last week and I'm still a beginner. I noticed I wasn't squeezing my knees to the bike so I was basically coming off the bike trying to hit smaller jumps. I'm gonna upload my last ride if anyone has any tips that would be great!

[@sleiger8855]

@@xxdarkcarl exact same. When i was writting this comment, i just had my First 2 Trainings since 2010.

[@textunread2]

thx this vid really helped me now im hitting jumps better than before

[@rmatvmc]

That's awesome! Glad it helped you out. - Chase

[@aimusoorii4484]

That congratulations at the beginning, I really felt that, thank you so much, here’s a little story, after jumping the very first time successfully back in December of 2023 before last year ended, I was so happy to somehow manage to overcome my fear, I thought it would take me at most 10 years to learn since I started getting into motocross when I was 17 but surprisingly it only took me about 2 years. So thank you, and I am watching this now to correct my mistakes when jumping, although my bike is not really a motocross production bike, it’s just a little 125 dual sport from Yamaha, I believe I can apply some of the tricks mentioned here.

[@thistledewoutdoors3331]

My whole life i've never been able to jump a dirt bike for some reason (quads/snowmobiles are no problem) & I've owned a DS80, KX125, KX250F.. Now at 42 years old, I recently used these tips to jump my KLR650 on some trails in Colorado & I DID IT , YEA !!!!! Haha.,...

[@ssoouull7918]

This guy is so underrated, he's better than MX factory.

[@Bikes4LChris]

Best advice from a pro. Full throttle send it..

[@synical1378]

man this really helped me. thank you so much. first time i got my dirtbike i tried to clear a big table top and i didnt know how to jump xD broke my foot in 4 places. im kinda still learning but deff getting better

[@Shooter_Mcgavin93]

5th gear wide you’ll always clear the jump 😂🏍🔥

[@rmatvmc]

Every time!!!!!!! - Chase

[@youtubeaccount9058]

Uh huh like this for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/bamVeZ5oiN-DoJI

[@caseyanderson7600]

Seth Enslow says otherwise sometimes 5th still not enough

[@cameronlenz9647]

Well yes. But no.

[@speedyboi349]

You will hit the jump And the landing💀

[@petrosbright]

Everything I was looking for.

[@elisabethnorman5154]

The first time I tried a jump was in 3rd grade, i landed on my front tire, flew off my bike, and broke my collarbone. I’ve only just wanted to start back up on trying jumps last year because my little brother started jumping and I honestly got jealous. I’m in 10th grade now and I’m just realllly struggling with it, my dad says I have perfect form, it’s just my mentality😅 so I’m gonna try these techniques tmrw after school and see if it works for me :)

[@SkyZ_5o]

It’s all in ur head, 9t grader with a beta 300 two stroke seems scary but if you don’t let it get to your head you can get over it

[@ronmatmiger202]

Good video always 1 step above rocky team!

[@rmatvmc]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@pault7333]

👍🏽 I definitely like and appreciate this video I showed it to my 14 year old son to help him and get the confidence when it comes to jumping his bike. Thanks and look forward to more helpful videos.

[@rmatvmc]

That is awesome! Glad it helped you out. Best of luck to you guys - Chase

[@bunnyman6321]

How your son doing with jumps?

[@pault7333]

@@bunnyman6321 he’s sending it with np and thanks for asking buddy. 👍🏽🙏🏽💪🏽🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@bunnyman6321]

@@pault7333 That's what I like to read ! May you have much success 💯

[@marvinmartinsYT]

I’m a bit late but that track looks amazing.

[@jongib6096]

Good video, How about giving it a little throttle when you land to keep it straight

[@joshua7999]

I don’t even have a bike yet but I learned from this.

[@Emersonfguima]

Me too man... me too

[@alexandertimmons8525]

I just decided to look up how to jump since I’m bout to get a new bike but i have rode for a long time but never on a track and I’m a athlete so it would be bad if I got hurt by doing mistakes on jumping

[@mos4magic]

Thx!!!......once I clear out the 33 inches of snow we just got in upstate ny... I will try not to continue my bad jumping habits.....

[@rmatvmc]

33 inches?!?!?! Holy!

[@mx.yuksel9980]

Thanks man this is so helpful

[@AustinJ9917]

Will squeezing with knees better help with the mini whip problem im having

[@kadensheard3853]

Yes I was doing the same thing squeeze super hard with your legs

[@rmatvmc]

Yes. It will help keep the bike straighter on takeoff and in the air. - Chase

[@tcmx712]

Aj catanzaro just put a clip last week I think about that one of his students was having problems with doing it all the time, worth watching his stuff for tips and tricks if you haven't already (not saying these guys don't do a great job as they certainly do aswell)

[@b.vonschnauser207]

Clear and concise info. Good vid!

[@Grimmi112]

Thank you for your Video. I‘ve a question about the Vorrecht gear. Is there a difference between 2-and 4-stroke Engines?

[@yodavizion]

Spot on!! When I first learned to jump I sat down too much , which in turn taught me to seat bounce but that came with learning to brake tap to get the nose down, although those techniques worked I still learned the hard way.. stand up!!! 🦾🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Kayden2valid]

When do you think I should try to jump my bike? I got it about 7 weeks ago I know the basics and im going 5th gear now. I have a honda 80cc 4 stroke and 5th it the highest gear. I dont have jumps at my house and I never whent to a track.

[@flapjackson6077]

Very good tips! Thanks!

[@RelaxingHumidifiers4u]

Thankyou so much

[@ordakonkur6233]

Thank you

[@TristanDurandBuilds]

Great tips! Next time a pothole is sending me in the air in NYC I’ll definitely apply those 😅 No but seriously that’s helpful 👍

[@eriksemerad]

nice video its really help my

[@motox6857]

that was a nice stoppie on the thumbnail

[@hamishbell4417]

Awesome video

[@rodger2499]

Great advice.

[@jeffreeves7212]

Tip # 6, get confident on table jumps 1st, then try small doubles and work your way up! Seat time is the BEST teacher! Doubles are unforgiving if you come up short! Tables are VERY forgiving! #7 the "smoother" you are in the jump approach, the more fun you will have! Smooth is safe, smooth is fast, and after your confidence builds up, youll learn to move your bike around a bit while in the air so you get used to its behaviour while airborne. #8 do NOT death gripp your bars! That makes you too rigid and your body will absorb much more of the landing impact that it should.

[@tripleefl5053]

I have a question? How do I stop getting side cramps when Im hitting the burm/turning? I sometimes get it 2:13 I went back to far and loop it into a ditch. How? Uh I was flyin and I hit a step up or a double Idk and I flew off the track smack a tree and landed in thorns. Im good tho also ima say I kept casing it so I wanted to go faster 🤷🏻‍♂️ I learned my mistake everything is good and I got back to riding

[@powell_films]

2:11 "The Ronnie Mac"

[@speedyboi349]

Yeah I sometimes just jump for that to imitate him for fun Just dont loop out

[@KimCruz1]

Wow what a save at 4:25 glad you're ok!

[@LCARSADV]

Great vid!

[@frogman4201]

This was really helpful specially because I’m 11 year old

[@todorow22]

Using a taller gear also helps because if you do need to make a correction mid air the throttle blip will be more effective in a higher gear. If you already at the top of a gear and blip the throttle mid air it's not as effective

[@adampaniczko8198]

How to control in the air to put front down and raise the rear if possible?? Thank you

[@kingkracker1998]

LOL being a new ATV Rider, the first thing I learned was squeezed a bike with my knees LOL my first couple of times off a jump I wasn't really squeezing small jobs was all good hit a big jump with some confidence in my feet came off the pegs and I thought of a f*** LOL. Needless to say I figured out real quick okay I need to squeeze the hell out of this bike with my niece and my feet do not come off the pegs

[@jeffestrada6857]

Thanks very much for the info 👍

[@bobkindle4297]

Right when you’re about to launch off a ramp/jump should you pull back on your handlebars a bit to bring the front wheel up?

[@rmatvmc]

You only need to pull up on the handlebars when you're giving everything you got to get over the jump i.e. seat bounce out of a corner or when you see the 250 guys trying to clear LaRacco's Leap at RedBud. The vast majority of jumps you don't want to pull up as you take off, this will cause the classic "boner air" and make it hard to level the bike in the air. I would say that for most jumps as you're learning, you want to have steady throttle all the way off the jump face, this will keep your bike as level as possible. - Chase

[@1176hambone]

Thank you!

[@manuelarzu6244]

You help me a lot

[@knk7289]

great video thank u

[@rmatvmc]

You are welcome!

[@oldg7847]

Thanks Chase.. 👍

[@flapjackson6077]

Great advice!

[@rmatvmc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brian.d.mobley]

I like the presenters personality. Good job.

[@bradgranger9710]

Thanks bud.

[@martinm5736]

I know I'm a random creep on internet,so why should you listen but... *DON'T RUSH IT!* If you don't feel comfortable enough - don't! Jump when you feel ready you have the confidence and of course these tips will help you...TAKE YOUR TIME & GO SLOW,PROGRESS SLOWLY..! Good luck and be safe!

[@NanceLvr]

Sounds like my hippie parents... I wanna send it, I’ll learn being rushed into it 😅 but I check KZbin after I fail miserably and walk crooked for a week from being all bruised up 😂

[@spenzee1722]

Couple of times i almost died😑😅 me doing stupid things but getting better thx for the videos it realy helps 👌

[@3dwezzy740]

🤘🤘🤘🤘 send it i start off with a road jump then started off small doubles but that 100 ft double i gotta try it😂😂😂

[@XxPARTYBUSTERxX]

Yup made a couple those mistakes 🥺 now im sitting on my couch taking prescription pain meds ha ha

[@scrapbaby6863]

What track you film at and state? It looks really fun

[@rmatvmc]

This is a private course in Utah that was bit on an old golf course.

[@morley3810]

Excellent tips, and as a side point that's a beautiful location for a track. Is that near SLC?

[@rmatvmc]

Yes, it is!

[@jpdizzle2241]

What’s the track called?

[@rmatvmc]

@@jpdizzle2241 It doesn't have a name. it's just a private track someone built.

[@motorcyclebettereveryday2373]

Good video 😊

[@ifreeseemen2982]

So I’m a new rider I’ve only taken my bike out 3 times and when I’m jumping I’m landing and getting wobbles should I be squeezing my bike harder or let a little loose?

[@danielgarciavalle]

Riding red again! Excellent

[@carlosbarragan6729]

sweet spot

[@DanielHernandez-un4oc]

Can u change to third as you jump for the weight not to go to the front?

[@rmatvmc]

The taller the gear you're in, the less the bike will want to pitch forward off the jump face if you aren't on the gas as you take off. For those learning, I always tell riders to go one gear higher than they think they need to help prevent an endo. - Chase

[@hoglehaws1809]

Some of that footage is Delta. Some is LACR. Is the golf course track in Utah? What town?

[@rmatvmc]

That is a private track near Orem/Provo Utah.

[@hoglehaws1809]

@@rmatvmc Todd’s golf course?

[@pareshkumar1599]

Thank you 🙏🇮🇳

[@woodworm3615]

Had anybody found some stick on foam pads. 1 inch thick or so... (form fitted to match contours of inside of knees with knee brace or knee pads...) to apply to the area on bike where your knees will normally squeeze. In the area infront of seat but up towards gas tank squeeze area? Would be great to have this produced!

[@anelemmer6031]

Can you help my back Weel slips out and I fell a lot of times and if I fall one more time I am going to have to sell my bike pls help

[@speedyboi349]

Ok uhh dont trottle chop Put your weigh a little to the back of the bike but dont go full trottle on the jump Land back tire first and that will straighten up the landing If its way to much and you almost sideways in mid air Body front im mid air and rev it a bit and it will try to straighten in mid air like a mini whip But be sure to have a either a coach or someone teaching you for that one

[@tbird475tjk4]

You tell them I said not to sell your bike or they'll get a spanking

[@TheBakeryBoys]

I’m local to Orem and see that track is it open to public or!???

[@rmatvmc]

This is a private track. I haven't been back since and have no idea if the track is still rideable or not. - Chase

[@TheBakeryBoys]

@@rmatvmc yeah it’s rideable. Me and the buddy see it every day. There was some fresh tracks on it. I want to say I know the owner but I’m not positive. Definitely a track I want to ride tho. Been trying to figure out how to get into it all season.

[@NoahMazraani]

The save at 4:25 was crazy

[@mavrickjubei7124]

Thx, Chase! I really appreciate these tips! I'm just starting out and I think my body position is all wrong because the same jump everyone else is jumping far but I'm jump way high! I hit a jump at ACP in Buckeye AZ and I jumped so high that when I came down in the middle of the tabletop I hit so hard that I hurt my neck and my GoPro shot off my helmet! The rest of the day I was gun shy to hit it again so I avoided the tabletop!

[@rmatvmc]

Dang! Don't do that haha. Are you staying level in the air? If your front end is high then you're probably too far back. Something else that some riders do that isn't necessarily and bad thing but will cause you to go higher is pulling up as they leave the jump face. You should be able to carry enough speed/momentum off a jump that you don't need to feel like you should pull up. Did you have someone else tow you in to get the right speed? - Chase

[@tbird475tjk4]

One thing it may just feel like you're higher but sitting down on the take off or dropping a gear or even knees straight or bouncing into the face will do that also, and suspension set-up even

[@protuffybuffy2422]

How do I make it so I’m not coming up off the bike. Would that be the knees part or what.

[@TheMotocross4life]

Be confident off the lip cruise into it on the gas all the way off the lip and push into the jump a bit. Squeeze bike with knees

[@macrogames7424]

How about the tip about hitting a jump and landing on a wheelie or like going to hit a jump and the bike don't jump but pops up how about body tips for someone trying to learn to jump that's 6'7

[@TRGP331]

Where in UT is this track, and is it open to the public?

[@rmatvmc]

It's in the Orem area and no, it isn't public.

[@TRGP331]

@@rmatvmc I think I saw the build process on MX Track Builders' FB. Super cool track, and at least we get to see it through your eyes! Thanks for the video!

[@kingslingwgr]

top notch

[@barnyardbrio7597]

thanks man

[@rmatvmc]

No problem!

[@Bowiehair]

To the point

[@slickninjadude9165]

hey that looks a little bit like Utah, where is that?

[@jtwurtz6458]

what track is this?

[@rmatvmc]

This is a private track that a wealthy guy built on his private golf course.

[@jtwurtz6458]

@@rmatvmc COOL

[@bikersoncall]

6:52 Great tips, but bear in mind this is NOT 'high-siding'.

[@fatmonke.exe.9254]

Oh I’ve busted my ass a couple times trying to jump an old dirt bike with soft suspension as a newer rider who didn’t know what I was doing so yeah jumping is intimidating 😂

[@Adhandique]

What if we press the clutch while jumping?

[@loyaltyrich5115]

Might cause to go Forward front end dwn

[@twistedjigco.548]

Always ask someone if you can pace them over it. Just make sure they know not to blip up the face cause then you won’t know when to or how much blip.

[@lostvenom4137]

I don’t even have a dirt bike but I want one so bad so I’m watching these vids just so I know what to and what not to do when I get one

[@quadintheuk8870]

Great video guys Just got my first big bike KTM 250 and I wanna jump, but it’s sure scary 🔥💨💨💨💨🤞😫

[@redrider2503]

Squeeze that bike with those knees bro!!! Your pants should have wear on them from you squeezing I have to get new pants alot lmao but i know im squeezing😂. Ride safe 🤙🏼

[@danmanthe9335]

I don't know how you moto x dudes do it! Jumping little stuff in the woods is enough for me!

[@juliangaming2477]

You just gotta send it man

[@andrewtucker7990]

You gonna teach us how to whip, as well?

[@jokeyjokemaker5663]

What track is this

[@cjhudson419]

Do a 2 stroke jumping video

[@FirstGendodgegarage]

What causes an endo , I’ve had it happen a few times now

[@rmatvmc]

Most often, it's due to letting off the throttle before the rear tire has left the jump face. There could also be a kicker that could cause you to endo. - Chase