by crfsonly » Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:34 pm
Yes, you can jump the X models. They actually jump very nicely. You do NOT want to blip the throttle on take off. You want to stand up, knees bent, position your upper body where you can look down and see the front number plate. As you run up the face of the jump maintain a constant speed. Make sure not to chop the throttle or blip it as you leave. Doing so will cause the front to drop or the rise, respectively. Use your arms to absorb the jump resisting the tendency to 'roll backwards' with the face of the jumps. As you leave the face of the jump you can push the bars down as needed to change the attitude of the bike. Tapping the rear brake will do the same but this more of an advanced skill. Remember to pull in the clutch if you tap the rear brake.
Practice on safe table tops. Advance jumping skills would be accelerating up the face of the jump, tapping the rear brake, seat bouncing off the jump, whipping, scrubbing. Work on the basics until you can jump safely and comfortably. Make sure you only attempt jumps you are confident can safely jump.
Good luck and post up some photos.
Ken