How to ride dirt bikes in soft sand︱Cross Training Enduro

http://crosstrainingenduro.com http://tractionerag.com How to ride dirt bikes in soft sand? Like to ride dirt bikes using enduro skills and dirt bike techniques - just like the top riders? Supporters asked for a training vid about riding in soft sand, here it is. And even though my total experience with snow comes to 45 seconds, all these principles apply to riding in snow too. First... bike setup. Okay... How to ride dirt bikes in soft sand! If you are riding a lot of soft sand, consider reducing air pressure for tyres to 8psi or even less. So riding in soft sand. The big problem is it s counter intuitive when riding in soft sand. You reach a critical speed and suddenly you are riding on top of the sand. Body position is critical. Move your body weight back even further the softer the sand gets, for how to ride enduro bikes in soft sand. Another counter intuitive part of sand riding is learning to relax, let the bike move around and don t have a death grip on the handlebars. Around 95% of the top extreme enduro riders are former trials riders. So it s not surprising these guys say the key to learning to ride fast is first slow down and get your fundamental techniques right even riding in snow or riding in soft sand. The past few years Graham Jarvis has been the king of the extreme enduro world, and we ve even started our own religion based on his teachings. We even got to ask his holiness on how to make our bikes do the crazy shit his bike does. Cornering can be very tricky in sand. For more info, see our training vid for cornering in soft sand. Braking is very different too. When learning, it s best not to use the brakes at all as there is so much drag in soft sand. Cross Training Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg Cross Training Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cross.training.enduro.skills/?ref=ts Our enduro vlog series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlur54ugvzNJlUO0y6D10jVOGMLI4Raci Cross Training website: http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com Like to support our vids? http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com/cross-training-support-donations.htm What about bigger adventure bikes in soft sand riding? Essentially it s all the same technique and I rode the DR650 in very soft sand without problems. Usually dropping a bike in soft sand won t scratch or damage it. Snow riding? On top of our 45 seconds experience, we ve been told all these principles apply riding in soft sand, but you also need to watch out for obstacles hidden by the snow. It can be inspiring, but also demoralising to see how well the top riders go. We figured if you can t beat them, join them. So past few years, a bunch of us in our 50s thought we would try to learn as much of this shit as possible, before dementia and arthritis slow us down. And along the way we ve been pumping out free dodgy enduro training vids for everyone. And being free they come with a money back guarantee if they make you ride worse... and they probably will. Hence vids like this on riding dirt bikes in soft sand and snow. Riding an adventure bike that weighs north of 200kg through soft sand requires not only the correct technique but an understanding of what you’re trying to achieve with that technique. You should only consider going on a ride that has significant sand sections if you’ve spent some time practising in soft sand riding and have some solid off-road riding experience. So what is cross training? It s just applying trials skills to dirt riding... slowing things down initially we we can be faster, and more importantly, better dirt riders in soft sand riding. A coaching session with Chris Birch was a great start. Arguably the top extreme enduro rider back in 2010 despite coming from New Zealand, Birchy shared many tips that worked their way into the training vids. So get into cross training. Over 50 completely free training vids on sex.... relationships.... biology... and how to set up your bike, protective gear, maintenance, and riding skills from beginner to advanced. And of course riding in snow and soft sand. Check them out on our website, Facebook page or Youtube channel. The ultimate goal in the sand is to maintain momentum. Everything covered after this has the aim of helping you keep the bike light on the sand and stop it sinking in and coming to a standstill or, worse, falling over riding in soft sand. Building and maintaining forward momentum will keep the bike up on top of the sand, much like getting a boat up on a plane. In a perfect world, you go from a firm surface into the sand and you can carry some momentum in. But at some point you will most likely stop in the sand and have to get moving again — this can be tricky when riding in soft sand. #sandriding #ridinginsand #howtoridedirtbikes #crosstrainingenduroskills #howtoride #enduro #tractionerag #crosstrainingenduro