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Adventure Bike Day Success
Early September saw Desert Rose hold an adventure bike day across 2 of our East Sussex venues. Starting the day with breakfast at Route 1066 Cafe it was good to see riders on a range of big adventure bikes getting comfortable taking the bikes off the tarmac. We had Yamaha Teneres, Triumph Tigers and a KTM 990 Adventure in Dakar trim.
With dual purpose tyres on the bikes, once the important matter of breakfast was finished we took a short ride to our first private venue, some 40 acres of open meadow and woodland. Tyre pressures were dropped a little, where possible rider modes switched to off road and surplus gear stowed in the summer house. Now we could focus on the core principles of body positioning and bike handling exercises, all geared to build riders’ confidence when taking these big adventure bikes off road.
Mid morning tea meant breaking out the jet boil and then we took a couple of final loops of the woodland before heading off to our second private venue, just 10 minutes up the road. This second venue is some 80 plus acres, mixed between rutted fields, tight single track woodland, short but quite steep hills and a couple of clearings where we have developed skills training areas. The morning’s body positioning and bike handling exercises certainly helped when faced with tight single track sections through the tress.
Our intention for the day was to give riders of big adventure bikes some core skills that will help build confidence that these bikes really can handle being taken off road. It is really great to see these motorcycles being used for what they were designed to do. It is also worth noting that many of the bike handling skills transfer seamlessly into improving a rider’s road riding confidence and competence.
Whether you plan a big overland adventure, occasionally trying local green lanes and by ways or are keen to explore parts of the TET through Europe, building your skills and experience riding off road on your own adventure bike will help you make the most of your adventure.
Get a taste of the day with this short clip
- Paul King
- 11th September, 2022
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