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Step 1
Put your energy into the rear shocks of your MX bike. This translates into a little extra "umph" as you're coming off the jump. This will send the bike up into the air a little more, enabling your MX bike to have more of a curved trajectory than a plateaued one.
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Step 2
Pre-jump your MX bike when motocross jumping for maximum height by staying in your seat as you approach the jump, focusing on putting your weight down into the rear shock. As Chris Kelley describes it, it is almost as if you are compressing the seat into the tire.
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Step 3
Leave your seat just before the jump in another method of pre-jumping your MX bike when motocross jumping. Leaving your seat at the very last moment also transfers your weight down into the rear suspension.
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Step 4
Decide, according to the height of the jump and the approach, whether you would need to rise from your seat at the last minute of remain in your seat in order to pre-jump your MX bike when motocross jumping.
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Step 5
Power through the jump as you are pre-jumping your MX bike when motocross jumping, for this compresses the bike into the jump, forcing it to release from the jump as it comes up. Newton's law comes to mind: to every action comes an equal and opposite reaction. By forcing the bike down before the jump, you are creating energy that will send the bike into the air once it comes off the landing.
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Step 6
Correct your bike while you're up in the air. The force of the jump will send you out of your seat. It's up to you to do what you can to make sure you control the trajectory of the jump as well as where you're going to land. Remember to keep your weight as centered over the bike as you can, adjusting forward and back as needed to maintain that balance.
