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How do you turn around?

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:54 pm
by turbo250x
When ur riding on a trail wide enough to turn around on but to tight to make a normal wide loop wat do you do? I stop lean the bike over real far, rev it up, and dump the clutch and sling a doughnut. I haven't ben able to get my 250x to get enough traction to do the quick wheelie turn around any tips on how to get a 250x to do this? (don't say wider rear tire :D )

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:00 pm
by marks crf
i've done this before with a pile up at the mx track, lean back, rev let go of clutch left leg out and pull up it sort of works in my way

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:28 pm
by mrp2121
Drop a tooth on front sprocket, works great for the trails and helps wheelies. Also helps gain the bottom end power effect.

Do a wheelie turn around.

If you practice at home, from the side of the bike, just pull on the bars and drop the clutch with a little power, it'll work, I promise...

showed my brother how to do it with his 250.

Re: How do you turn around?

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:08 am
by 450xdirt
turbo250x wrote:When ur riding on a trail wide enough to turn around on but to tight to make a normal wide loop wat do you do? I stop lean the bike over real far, rev it up, and dump the clutch and sling a doughnut. I haven't ben able to get my 250x to get enough traction to do the quick wheelie turn around any tips on how to get a 250x to do this? (don't say wider rear tire :D )


Put more weight on your back tire, almost sit on the fender.

For really tight single track turns (usually in the mountains or hills). While standing on the low side of your bike You can grab your front brake, and lift up on the swing arm putting your back tire on the up hill side. It is really awkward and heavy at first but once you get your back tire up high enough it becomes easier and lighter. Keep working your tire around all the while holding the front break until you have done a 180.

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:42 am
by bocephus450x
i just go faster than i should so I crash facing the other direction ...

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:21 pm
by cnewingham
i too always manage to fall over turning sharp. My friends always laugh cause I rarely crash but fall over regularly

Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:22 pm
by bocephus450x
cnewingham wrote:i too always manage to fall over turning sharp. My friends always laugh cause I rarely crash but fall over regularly


whats funny is that you tell people willingly LOL

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:40 pm
by Sentins746
I can turn my crf250 around in a bike length.
What i do is i stand up and get off the bike. lean it, and turn the wheel. Give it some gas and pull it around, and the more gas u give it the more the tire spins and the sharper the turn.

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:12 pm
by dsrpilot
If you have an X or bike with a kick stand, you can get off the bike, lean it up onto the kickstand so both wheels are slightly off the ground and rotate the bike. You need some hard soil under the kickstand or you can put a rock under it so it doesn't sink into the ground.