Did We Say Bring Spare Socks!

Skills development days are a great way to get more time on the bike, tackling a variety of obstacles and terrain. Our focus is on individual riders and helping them get the most out of the day, whether it is getting to grips with pre load techniques to pop the font wheel over obstacles, or pivot turns to help pick your way through gnarly single track and tight turns. Everyone threw themselves into the exercises with a mixture of trepidation and enthusiasm. Before long, logs and fallen trees were no longer being avoided but actively searched out. Rock strewn gullies were tackled in the afternoon. Take a look at how some of the riders got on here

Of course it wouldn’t be a proper day riding enduro bikes if there weren’t a few stream crossings. We usually plan these for the latter part of the day for obvious reasons. We do mention in our pre course joining instructions that spare socks should be part of your kit bag. Even the best “waterproof” boots can’t stop water getting in when you’re wading through 2′ feet of muddy stream. If you want to join us on a forthcoming skills development day follow this link

Paul King
06th February, 2022

Get going

Choose your adventure

Whether you’re a seasoned vet or a first-time rider, there’s a course tailored for all levels!

13/05/2026

Two Wheels for Life Ride The Gambia

Two Wheels for Life, the motorcycle charity who support various healthcare programmes in some of Africa’s hardest to reach communities have launched details of an amazing fundraising ride in The Gambia, West Africa. Desert Rose will be supporting the ride, in the form of route planning and leading the ride. Using the Yamaha AG 100s as used by the healthcare workers in The Gambia, participants will get to ride the bikes on the same terrain and to the same villages getting a real understanding of how these motorcycles are saving lives.

4 minute read

13/05/2026

Desert Rose at BikeShed Show 2026

The late May Bank Holiday weekend and of course we have to be at London’s Tobacco Dock for the incomparable BikeShed Show 2026. Over the years we have built a strong connection with BikeShed and their members and we wouldn’t miss this event for the world.

3 Minute read

12/05/2026

Zero Motorcycles Roadshow at Desert Rose

The end of April saw the Desert Rose Compass Park venue taken over by Zero Motorcycles. The American electric motorcycle manufacturer chose the Desert Rose venue and team to help showcase their range of off road electric dirt bikes. In addition to the electric dirt bikes, the Zero Team had their on road motorcycles and scooter range on show. Over the 3 days we hosted journalists, social media content creators and customers.

3 Minute Read

13/04/2026

Portugal Trails Never Fail to Deliver

Our 2026 Portugal Trail Riding trip did not disappoint. The south western Algarve had had some pretty wet weather in the 6 weeks prior to us arriving so the streams we have crossed in previous years had become rivers. Some days we adapted our planned routes to avoid the deeper rivers. The hills around Monchique gave us plenty of varied terrain, but this year to add in a little more adventure, we took 2 of the groups out to a little town on the Spanish border. The overnight stay in Mertola was a great addition to the schedule and we will certainly include something similar on future trips.