Since the blaster is pretty short, sit up close to the tank, and if she starts to come up on you grab the clutch and the front will drop down. If you plan on doin a lot of hill climbing, you may want to look into a extended swingarm. I run +5 in the summer, because I do a lot of riding in Hillsville. With the extension you can sit all the way back and climb hills a lot faster. If you don't plan on doing too many hills you may just want to go with a +2 or +3. Talk to holtzer1, I think he customs welds them for a decent price.

 

i've never encountered a problem hill climbing, because i've taken a minute to look at it and think of the best approach and best body position. thats my advice!

 

A +2 swinger would help a lot.

The way you approach the hill and ride it up is important too. Keep it in the lowest gear possible to keep the RPMs high... but with enough speed to let your momentum pull you up the hill. It's much easier to get to the top and you're less likely to roll over if you don't have to nail the throttle hard near the top. If you come into the hill with enough speed you should just be able to maintain a steady throttle. If you find that you need to give it more juice to finish the climb... avoid stabbing the throttle hard... ease into it.

Your body position should be back at the beginning to keep traction on your drive wheels... and as you ascend the hill start getting the wieght slowly forward as it gets steeper. By the time you're at the top of a REALLY steep hill your upper body should be forward almost completely over the bars.

It really comes down to practice and time behind the bars. You can have a pro racer spend hours explaining it to you... but that's no substitute for experience. The more you get out there and climb hills the more of a feel you'll get for your bike's power and handling characteristics. Be careful... but don't be affraid to hit the hill hard and fast... it'll usually work better than slow and cautious.

 

yeah just lean way ahead...and if the front end comes up on you tap the break, don't slam on it, just tap it...

 

i pretty much, sit at the bottom of the hill, look for the best line and in my head, run the hill. then stick er in 2nd and shoot like hell out of the hole and on up, let er scream, rpms are your friend on a hill, keep them up. lean forward and hold on. if i feel the front end pulling up, i'll either feather the clutch or blip the throttle a few times as the front end drops. theres no shame in bailing or biffing, even pro riders crash. my suggestion is, try smaller hills and get the feel of what your quads gonna do in diff situations. dont find the biggest knerliest hill and try to conquer it without practice. also a +2-3.5 swingarm helps alot.