Dirt bike recommendations?

[bosslady]

Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
Keep plugging away, dont judge your performance, just have fun. Laugh when you fuck it up, and go again, and again, and again.................

Thing is though, it's not fun, at least not yet. It's exhausting, stressful, sometimes scary but not fun. So basically I keep going back for abuse lol.

[leathel]

bakes and gear leaver might need to have the height set to suit your feet position, The bike needs to fit you to feel comfortable

[bosslady]

bakes and gear leaver might need to have the height set to suit your feet position, The bike needs to fit you to feel comfortable

Agreed. I am going to get those looked at when I go down the line for that weekend.

[blackdog]

Quitters never win, and winners never quit...

Tell that to yer average smoker or alkie.

Agreed. I am going to get those looked at when I go down the line for that weekend.

I know a good WOF guy could get them adjusted right for you.

[unstuck]

Tell that to yer average smoker or alkie..

You know exactly what I meant ya bastwerd.

[Ocean1]

I know a good WOF guy could get them adjusted right for you.

Little French dude taught me how to set a bike up proper. It's a surprisingly neglected part of learning to ride...

[unstuck]

Thing is though, it's not fun, at least not yet. It's exhausting, stressful, sometimes scary but not fun. So basically I keep going back for abuse lol.

Try making it more about fun, and less about getting it right. Non of us got on a dirt bike and rode like pro,s the first few times , no matter what they tell you on here. Increase the fun factor and you will learn faster.

[nzspokes]

Try making it more about fun, and less about getting it right. Non of us got on a dirt bike and rode like pro,s the first few times , no matter what they tell you on here. Increase the fun factor and you will learn faster.

Im not even close to right, just love it when my little 2 stroker hits the pipe.

[unstuck]

Im not even close to right, just love it when my little 2 stroker hits the pipe.

I think if I didnt fall off every now and then, I would take up golf or something like that.

[bosslady]

Try making it more about fun, and less about getting it right. Non of us got on a dirt bike and rode like pro,s the first few times , no matter what they tell you on here. Increase the fun factor and you will learn faster.

I don't see what's fun about constantly dropping the bike sometimes every couple of minutes and being totally exhausted and stressed. I'm not worrying about getting it right, but my lack of ability to get things right directly corresponds to all my falls and stress. Don't see how I can make riding more fun, especially if my options as to where I can ride, are limited. So far I've really only ridden at woodhill and find it bloody stressful and I don't really know anything different. If I get stuck in a trail and get stressed I can't really stop for any length of time, cause there are other people around. And, if I do get stressed I have to keep going on through the whole trail just to get back to the car, you can't turn around and go back. There is no fun to be had in what I've been doing because of my lack of skill and of course, fitness, still!

[unstuck]

Maybe you need to work on some sort of stress relief system then. There is a solution to every problem if you look hard enough. If others are getting pissed off at you for falling off and blocking the trail, laugh at them too. Fitness certainly helps, but no crucial to having a good time. Maybe woodhill is not the place for you at the moment.
I personally think you are trying to hard, from what you have posted. And then it becomes a chore, and not fun at all. You have to find a way to get the fun back into it.
It will happen.

[nerrrd]

Sounds like a break is in order, clear your head and maybe come back to it later? I wonder if successfully tackling some gravel roads on the Ginny (under supervision ie not on your own) in the meantime might be a way to shake off some of the stress? Once you've done that you might have a hankering to get back on the dirt. Mom reckons gravel roads are fun! Might be completely different tho what do I know.

[noobi]

You kind of picked the worst time of year to start learning how to ride, your options of places to ride are limited to sand. Which, as you have found, pretty much sucks unless you already kind of know how to ride.
You would enjoy it much more if you were learning to ride on dirt.

Or you're just having the biggest cry cause you can't do something you thought you would become good at quickly.

[bosslady]

Maybe you need to work on some sort of stress relief system then. There is a solution to every problem if you look hard enough. If others are getting pissed off at you for falling off and blocking the trail, laugh at them too. Fitness certainly helps, but no crucial to having a good time. Maybe woodhill is not the place for you at the moment.
I personally think you are trying to hard, from what you have posted. And then it becomes a chore, and not fun at all. You have to find a way to get the fun back into it.
It will happen.

Sigh... I don't think you're getting it. I am basically in a world with little comprehension of what I'm doing both in terms of the bike and the surface I'm riding on and don't know what to do when faced with something. An experienced rider would think hey if i do this, then xyz will happen. Me, no idea, totally clueless. Trying too hard? haha I've been going on the EASY trails and resting and fluiding up constantly. If I could go slowly, that would be great, but if I go slowly, it makes things worse on the sand. I can't even get my standing position right. I'm not trying too hard, I'm just trying. Take today for example, I purposely did easy stuff, I didn't even go on a trail! but still, get tired. I'm also not worried about people getting upset at me blocking the trail, no one has, but it's bloody dangerous as you can't see through trees and they could come flying around and not see me in time. Not great for me, or them. And of course getting tired and having to continuously pick up a 120(ish) kg bike aint easy, I'm not exactly the hulk, well not strength wise anyway haha.

[nzspokes]

Sigh... I don't think you're getting it. I am basically in a world with little comprehension of what I'm doing both in terms of the bike and the surface I'm riding on and don't know what to do when faced with something. An experienced rider would think hey if i do this, then xyz will happen. Me, no idea, totally clueless. Trying too hard? haha I've been going on the EASY trails and resting and fluiding up constantly. If I could go slowly, that would be great, but if I go slowly, it makes things worse on the sand. I can't even get my standing position right. I'm not trying too hard, I'm just trying. Take today for example, I purposely did easy stuff, I didn't even go on a trail! but still, get tired. I'm also not worried about people getting upset at me blocking the trail, no one has, but it's bloody dangerous as you can't see through trees and they could come flying around and not see me in time. Not great for me, or them. And of course getting tired and having to continuously pick up a 120(ish) kg bike aint easy, I'm not exactly the hulk, well not strength wise anyway haha.

As I keep saying, wait for Thundercross. Summer will be here soon.

I hardly stand or do anything else right. I get puffed getting the bike off the trailer.

I dont want to block a trail but when I have most people stop and help.

Just wait for Thundercross, and the next Waitamata ride(no pressure there, I can kick the fast riders out of the beginner trail and its a great trail)