How to hill climb

JThompson · 08-25-2006, 01:08 PM

How to hill climb
Tips on how to do a hill climb. From the start keep your body weight forward. DO NOT SIT DOWN keep your butt a couple inches off of the seat. Don’t stand all the way up. It is very important that you maintain your momentum if you do this while attempting a hill climb you have a better chance of success. Do not let your bike bog so remember to downshift and clutch it. Make sure your rear wheel has traction through the full process. Using these tips you should be able to conquer any hill that may stand in your way. With everything practice makes perfect.

off_road_4_me · 05-31-2007, 07:27 PM

If its not all that steep, just technical, I stand up and lean forward and keep the motor in a low gear with enough throttle to keep it charging forward, but not enought to where i lose traction. if its tall long and steep with very little obstacles i get a good run at it hitting the max in each gear i can, once i hit the hill I down shift very quickly when i need to and keep my weight centered. it seems to work for me.

Wopstar · 05-31-2007, 10:49 PM

Best tip for hill climbs: Ride a 4 stroke!!

tigmaster · 05-31-2007, 11:44 PM

ive found this to work best also lol. i can pretty much idle up even the natiest hill climbs with my solid, manly, 4 stroke.

Wopstar · 05-31-2007, 11:50 PM

I used to not like hill climbs untill I got my 4 stroke. Now I love them.

tigmaster · 05-31-2007, 11:59 PM

thats how i was and now im climbing hill climbs that i thought i would have never done. see guys, 4's are really better than 2's jkjk

JThompson · 06-01-2007, 01:09 AM

Between the two I actually preferred climbing with my 250 over my 400

tigmaster · 06-01-2007, 10:19 AM

why was that? feel lighter up the hill?

Egan132 · 10-18-2009, 12:09 PM

Iv been looking at a hill for a while.. It's insanely steep but also really short... The problem is it levels off at the top and then keeps going but it isn't as steep. So how can I keep the speed up to make the hill without launching over that lip? I watched a friend hit it and he went straight up and slammed down losing all his momentum and he started rolling backwards.. I had to run up and help him walk the bike up the last part

Trip36 · 10-19-2009, 11:29 AM

The hill is very steep, but that is not the problem. About halfway up the hill there is a suddent lip that when i hit i went 5 feet up and down on the front.Ow. This stopped me from being able to climb the rest of the hill because i lost all my momentum and it hurt. Does any one have any ideas on how to make it over the lip with no air or if not, please tell us how to keep our momentum up and not spin out becuase the hill is covered in loose gravel and big rocks.

08-25-2006, 01:08 PM	#1
JThompson Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bellingham WA Posts: 7,624 iTrader: (7)	How to hill climb How to hill climb Tips on how to do a hill climb. From the start keep your body weight forward. DO NOT SIT DOWN keep your butt a couple inches off of the seat. Don’t stand all the way up. It is very important that you maintain your momentum if you do this while attempting a hill climb you have a better chance of success. Do not let your bike bog so remember to downshift and clutch it. Make sure your rear wheel has traction through the full process. Using these tips you should be able to conquer any hill that may stand in your way. With everything practice makes perfect. __________________ Mototips is almost ad free for members. Join today! You want some mototips stickers? We have a ton in stock. Help keep mototips alive and buy some stickers! Check out the monthly contest! Something new to win every month!

05-31-2007, 07:27 PM	#2
off_road_4_me Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 10,910 iTrader: (1)	If its not all that steep, just technical, I stand up and lean forward and keep the motor in a low gear with enough throttle to keep it charging forward, but not enought to where i lose traction. if its tall long and steep with very little obstacles i get a good run at it hitting the max in each gear i can, once i hit the hill I down shift very quickly when i need to and keep my weight centered. it seems to work for me. __________________ 2001 Yamaha WR250F 13.5:1 Wiseco Pistion Factory Effex Evo 6 graphics acerbis vented uniko handguards acerbis white rear fender http://www.offroad95.blogspot.com check out our how to's here

05-31-2007, 11:44 PM	#4
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 8,348 iTrader: (1)	ive found this to work best also lol. i can pretty much idle up even the natiest hill climbs with my solid, manly, 4 stroke. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here Submit Your Riding Areas Here

05-31-2007, 11:59 PM	#6
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 8,348 iTrader: (1)	thats how i was and now im climbing hill climbs that i thought i would have never done. see guys, 4's are really better than 2's jkjk __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here Submit Your Riding Areas Here

06-01-2007, 01:09 AM	#7
JThompson Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bellingham WA Posts: 7,624 iTrader: (7)	Between the two I actually preferred climbing with my 250 over my 400 __________________ Mototips is almost ad free for members. Join today! You want some mototips stickers? We have a ton in stock. Help keep mototips alive and buy some stickers! Check out the monthly contest! Something new to win every month!

How to hill climb

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05-31-2007, 10:49 PM	#3
Wopstar Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Havasu Arizona Posts: 1,070 iTrader: (0)	Best tip for hill climbs: Ride a 4 stroke!!

05-31-2007, 11:50 PM	#5
Wopstar Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Havasu Arizona Posts: 1,070 iTrader: (0)	I used to not like hill climbs untill I got my 4 stroke. Now I love them.

06-01-2007, 10:19 AM	#8
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 8,348 iTrader: (1)	why was that? feel lighter up the hill? __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here Submit Your Riding Areas Here

10-18-2009, 12:09 PM	#9
Egan132 C Rider Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 55 iTrader: (0)	Iv been looking at a hill for a while.. It's insanely steep but also really short... The problem is it levels off at the top and then keeps going but it isn't as steep. So how can I keep the speed up to make the hill without launching over that lip? I watched a friend hit it and he went straight up and slammed down losing all his momentum and he started rolling backwards.. I had to run up and help him walk the bike up the last part __________________ ~~ 'Adrenaline: It's an amazing thing, every sensation: magnified, every negative emotion, every problem you could possibly have in your life: trivial. It's rare to experience such clarity without immediate and excruciating pain. That is the moment people like us live for.' ~~ - Travis Pastrana

10-19-2009, 11:29 AM	#10
Trip36 C Rider Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada! Posts: 9 iTrader: (0)	The hill is very steep, but that is not the problem. About halfway up the hill there is a suddent lip that when i hit i went 5 feet up and down on the front.Ow. This stopped me from being able to climb the rest of the hill because i lost all my momentum and it hurt. Does any one have any ideas on how to make it over the lip with no air or if not, please tell us how to keep our momentum up and not spin out becuase the hill is covered in loose gravel and big rocks.

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