My advice that no one has said yet is to start out slowly. Every time you attempt a new skill, go slow until it feels natural. Then try it a little faster. Practice, practice, practice. That's the most fun part since it means that you get to ride!
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My advice that no one has said yet is to start out slowly. Every time you attempt a new skill, go slow until it feels natural. Then try it a little faster. Practice, practice, practice. That's the most fun part since it means that you get to ride!
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i reckon you just need to get that "putting your foot down for balance thing" right out of ya head.. it`s kinda an instinct but all you`ll end up doing is running your leg over. it`s kinda the thing you`ll wanna do if taking off slowly, into a rut uphill, but I`ve always found if you give it to it once you`re moving that tipping sort of feeling disappears pretty quick.
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I`ve nearly tipped it myself and sometimes it`ll get a bit hairy, but every situation is different. just remember you`re on three not two wheels..
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someone said to go easy on the front brake so you dont go over the bars. maybe it depends on the trike and my 250sx has 250r forks so maybe that has something to do with it but i have done hard front braking, occasionally on pavement as well, and have never felt like i was going to go over the bars. I think most trikes have enough rake that it would take a lot of force to get it go that point and even then i doubt the tire has enough traction to grab that hard without just locking the tire up. Obviously on steep downhills you dont want to grab to much front brake.
That is just my experience on my trike so it could be different for other people.
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** 1986 Honda ATC 250SX - '86 250R forks - LED headlight - 250r gold wheels **
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I only ever used the front brake on my atc's rear only when going down hillclimbs
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Yeah it'll certainly vary from trike to trike, I'm speaking from my experience on an '82 Big Red which has about as much suspension as aOriginally Posted by edizzle89
. Had to slam on the front brakes in an emergency while cruising in 4th (had no rear brakes at the time), full on endo, launched me like a catapult.
1982 Honda ATC200E Big Red
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I locked up the front brake in the yard yesterday, the handlebars just kind of twisted sideways and the tire slid, but then again the 250es has a bit holding the back down. Riding on 3 wheels is feeling more natural every day! Keep the tips coming, I still read them even if I don't comment--plus there is the benefit of all the future new guys to consider.
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