HOW TO PICK THE BEST TYRES & ENGINE OIL FOR DIRT BIKES Cross Training Enduro

From http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com/ The ultimate guide to which is the best tyre for your dirt bike or adventure bike as well as the ultimate engine oil... assuming that "ultimate guide" means the dodgiest information you'll ever come across for enduro tyres and engine oil. Playlist for our enduro vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Cross Training Enduro Skills Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cross.traini... Cross Training Enduro Skills Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAv... Visit our cross training Youtube channel and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAv... If you listen carefully, you can hear a quiet whooshing sound every hour or so... it's the collective sighs from thousands of people around the world when a new forum post asks which are the best tyres or engine oil to use. These posts are almost as bad as email spam for clogging up valuable internet space needed for photos and vids of cute kittens and motocross crashes. If you were thinking of asking these questions let me save you some time. Which tyres should you get for your dirt bike? The general consensus is the round ones work best, and black tends to be the best colour. Scientific testing has shown the square wheels can work better if riding whoops but overall the round wheel and tyres will suit a wider variety of applications. As for the best engine oil, again scientific analysis has revealed that slippery oil works best. I know that doesn't narrow it down much, because you have olive oil, peanut oil, canola, so many types. But if do want to be specific, go to a motorbike shop and they have oils made for motorbikes. These are easy to pick because they will usually have the word oil on the label, and a helpful picture of a motorbike too. I can understand the top riders getting concerned about their tyres, but I wonder if most of us get far too hung on it. Last week one of you guys mentioned how the Australian rider Shane Watts often turns up at race events on some clapped out old dirt bike he's borrowed from someone, the tyres are almost bald then he proceeds to leave everyone in his dust. And I'm sure you have all experienced this... you see lots of forum posts from a guy about how he's been through all sorts of tyres, but finally worked out the Wang Chang Fark Chu Traction Grabber knobby from Korea is really letting him nail the hill climbs and reach his full enduro potential. Then you meet him one day on a ride, and he rides even worse than you do! Now I could be a hypocrite here as I have reviewed a few enduro and dirt bike tyres myself, but I try to ride them in all sorts of conditions first, and then make sure I'm only providing a gumby perspective that no one in the right minds would ever trust. More and more, I'm sure that in most cases it will be 80% rider skill and 20% your bike, riding gear, tyres, vitamin supplement, or brand of dental floss. I don't automatically assume guys on forums are talking crap, but I think it pays to read everything with a dose of healthy scepticism when it comes to adventure tyres and engine oil. And the same goes for any reviews in bike magazines. The new enduro models are being reviewed by a bunch of exceptionally talented but pimply faced motocross test pilots. Something tells me this may not give the best assessment for we gumby riders who have trouble doing up our boots, let alone riding a dirt bike and assessing the best tyre and best engine oil. My work as involved a bit of research and journalism over the years and you start to become aware of how much bias plays a role in everything. A guy has a fight with his girlfriend and is in a filthy mood when he reviews a motorbike. Investment bias is a good one, and usually the foundation for blind brand loyalty. You've shelled out so much cash for your new enduro toy that you have to believe it's the best, no matter how much evidence might suggest otherwise. Or to bring it back to tyres. A guy fits the new Wang Chang Fark Chu Traction Grabber and feel it has transformed him into Graham Jarvis, when all that's happened is a girl he's been chasing for months finally relented and engaged in some very comprehensive physical intimacy the night before. Finally, he could grip the bike properly with his knees as his gonads had reverted to their normal size. Title: Rameses B - We Love iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-... Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0fstJL... Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7djAd... Remember we also have other Youtube channels: Adventure Oz Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/secretga... Trials training Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6L...