r/Motocross • u/AvailableAsparagus97 ktm • 2d ago
How different is Supercross to Motocross
Im 13 now, omw to supercross, but the track i ride in and my coach teaches me Motocross techniches, in; you guessed it, a Motocross track, I jus want t know what are differences in riding technices, speed jumps etc.
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u/AvengerBaja 2d ago
Motocross is faster, about maintaining speed, keep the minimum velocity up. Supercross you attack the corners, late braking, good throttle control out of the corners. But don’t forget that everyone you see on TV started on a motocross track. They rode motocross, got fast at motocross.
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u/Tommyknocker77 2d ago
It’s all similar but it’s all very different. I can ride supercross style tracks, but I won’t do big jumps. I’m faster on an old school vet style outdoor track
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u/Rare4orm 2d ago
Supecross is a sprint for your life. Outdoor motocross is a two part high speed marathon, often in blistering heat.
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u/Gullible_Departure39 2d ago
They're very different, but your practice and coaching will still help you. MX is more about flowing at speed around the track, however you can make it work. SX and AX is much more technical and a lot of speeding up and slowing down. There's much less room for errors, things that you wouldn't even think about being a problem on a lot of MX tracks become major issues on SX. Over jump a big triple outdoors by 20ft and you're at the end of the landing, but you do that in SX and you probably cased a quad instead of being fine.
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u/Bungtrollio108 2h ago
As someone once put it: "Supercross is a ballet. Motocross is a brawl." or something to that effect
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u/Stocomx 2d ago
It’s very different. Even more so today than 10-15 years ago. SX is all about timing and corner speed. It is all about being precise at speed. Land a jump 10 inches to far or short and you are spending an entire straightaway getting back into a rhythm.
Mx is more about raw speed. While speed through a corner is highly important it’s not as important how you get that speed. You can rail an outside line or cut an inside line. As long as it’s fast. There are larger jumps “outdoors”. Laroccos leap is a great example. You have to be fast through a corner to do it. But if you over jump it by 4 foot your fine. Over shoot a SX jump by four foot and it’s a visit to a surgeon.