The muscle memory comes with time. Using the brakes to set the bike up for a corner is a learned skill. Leaning the bike and using brakes or power to corner it is a learned skill. Riding the rear brake while applying power to keep the rear end sucked down while climbing a hill- learned skill. Right pointer finger covering the front brake while the other 4 grip and rip the throttle takes time to master that feeling of control. Not white knuckling the bike and riding loose- it all takes time. I have ~ 10kmi in dirt and over 60k on the street, and I still find myself learning things every time I ride. Its a time, money and health commitment to get good on the bike. and you have to be willing to crash, because... well, its gonna happen. If that isnt a pill you want to swallow, then riding 2 wheels is certainly not for you, and thats ok

There is also a machine component to this as well, and you are a *not small* dude on a small, basic, entry level bike with non-adjustable suspension, low power and small tire. I've never ridden with you, but I will assume that some of what you struggle with it the fact that you are outriding a bike thats just not built for you

 

It doesnt help that the terrain he is learning to ride on is pretty brutal. Everything is loose rock on top of big rocks going up or down a steep off camber grade. like i said earlier, hidden falls is not a good place to learn a dirt bike. it's where the rock crawlers go to play.

 

You guys are giving me such an itch to get back out and ride.

I have an '88 TRX 250r that's completely modded. I just finished a complete rebuild on a '99 CR 125. I haven't ridden a dirt bike in over 10 years so I'm excited to get my *** handed to me.

 

I had a Honda ATC-250R (two stroke) back in the early 1990's. That thing was a beast and a blast to ride! Very agile in tight areas you could navigate between trees up on the front and one of the rear tires, of course going very slow.

My 10 year old son had a matching ATC-70 3 wheeler. We could get to the river through the woods from our backyard. The smile on his face blasting through big mud puddles back then was priceless!

 

most things illegal are hella fun

 

One of my neighbors who seems to have some dirtbikes and stuff just bought a 3 wheel a couple weeks ago

 

Only time it ever rolled was when I was kicking it sideways is some flat sand at the edge of the river. I was shooting some badass rooster tails in the water, coming back around doing it again. Got to deep, dug in, flipping me in the water

Came off the back doing wheelies a couple times hitting the powerband standing it straight up

 

SXS’s make **** to easy. My k5 makes those obstacles fun haha.

 

I stuck to the park roads and the green diamond trails mostly. I did one more advanced one and said not yet. I did take it to the mountain top which was fun. Got a lot of weird looks from folks on sxs and Jeep’s looking at me like I was crazy.

 

And that’s the point. It’s a time and learned skill. I’ve spent hundreds of hours or more on quads in all sorts of terrain. I’ve spent maybe 12hrs on the bike with 10 of them riding my yard.