what should have my budy done differently ... obsticles

[Shorts]

Yeah, we didn't do that in my MSF course. And yeah, he was on full brakes when he went over the 2x4

Thomas

That woud do it. Like everyone said above, he should have braked enough and when he got close he should have released the brakes, blip of throttle then rode it out.

[sharpmagna]

yeah this scenario was covered in our MSF course. Riding over a 2x4 is not a big deal (hell, I've gone over pot holes bigger!). Essentially he did everything wrong, not trying to be a jerk but just pointing it out.

You try to aim yourself to the obstacle so you are going to hit it straight on. Raise your bum slightly off the seat and support yourself with your legs with your feet on the pegs. Right before you hit the obstacle give it a little gas (this transfers the weight to the rear and lightens the front so it goes over the obstacle easier). Then let go of the gas when the front wheel clears the obstacle so this transfers the weight to the front wheel and lightens the rear wheel to make it easier for it to go over the obstacle.

At our MSF course we ran over multiple 2x4s arranged in different angles and everyone got over it without issues. Of course these were limited to parking lot speeds, but I hope you get the idea.