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[snowcrash007]

Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt etc. Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the winter to get the basics down. Thanks Crash

[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:19:59 -0000 "snowcrash007" writes:

> Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual > sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt > etc. > > Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips > or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the > winter to get the basics down. > > Thanks > > Crash

<><><><><> <><><><><> Crash, I think the Dual Sport Riding Techniques DVD available at: http://dualsportriding.com/ is a good start. The Advanced DVD is also good but I think the first one is better overall. Purposeful practice will really help you excel at off pavement riding. Take one step at a time as taught in the DVD and it will soon come together. If you practice the stuff you find difficult you will soon find it's not so tough. Oh, just like on pavement, look where you want to go and not where you're going. Don't ride faster than you are willing to fall off. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f29d9466a4d4654a49st05vuc

[Fred Hink]

You can see video clip of these instructional videos on my Parts Pages.... Dual Sport Riding Techniques VID 01-2004 DVD 29.95 This DVD isolates each of the skills needed to follow the road less traveled, gives specific pointers and ways to practice, and then puts them all together on the trail. Advanced Dual Sport Riding Techniques VID 01-2005 DVD 29.95 Starts with the fundamentals covered in our first DVD and expands them into more difficult terrain. http://www.youtube.com/v/zYou96EM3uc Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Jeff Saline Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:29 PM To: seekyrr@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Learning to ride off road On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:19:59 -0000 "snowcrash007" writes:

> Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual > sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt > etc. > > Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips > or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the > winter to get the basics down. > > Thanks > > Crash

<><><><><> <><><><><> Crash, I think the Dual Sport Riding Techniques DVD available at: http://dualsportriding.com/ is a good start. The Advanced DVD is also good but I think the first one is better overall. Purposeful practice will really help you excel at off pavement riding. Take one step at a time as taught in the DVD and it will soon come together. If you practice the stuff you find difficult you will soon find it's not so tough. Oh, just like on pavement, look where you want to go and not where you're going. Don't ride faster than you are willing to fall off. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . __________________________________________________________ 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f29d9466a4d4654a49st05vuc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ron Haraseth]

Crash, Two tips. Start riding rough stuff ALWAYS standing on the pegs. You only get to sit down when you get to the advanced level. Second, NEVER take your feet off the pegs. Putting your feet down, you loose contact with the bike. The bike WILL take you through the rough stuff. Learn to trust it and use its ability. Practice ultra slow turns, bumps, etc. - kind of like a trials rider. NEVER PUTTING DOWN A FOOT unless you are going to stop. Sounds awful simple, but it will get you moving in the right direction. A KLR or dirt bike is NOT a Moving Easy Chair like a cruiser or street bike. Watch even the trailers for the Dual Sport DVDs mentioned by others....no one is sitting down. -----Original Message----- From: snowcrash007 Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:19 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Learning to ride off road Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt etc. Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the winter to get the basics down. Thanks Crash

[ron criswell]

Learn to ride sand, mud and gravel which can be more difficult on a KLR than a lighter dirt bike. Keep the power on in loose stuff especially sand even if it is scary. Letting off in deep sand can make you crash. Standing on the pegs with your weight back toward the rear helps. Always be on the lookout for ruts, holes and big rocks or tree roots and avoid them best as you can. If not, have a firm grasp of the bars and don't freak out if these kinda steer you where you don't wanna go. Standing on the pegs is best .....er......except when you get older, you and your knees may want to sit more (which might irritate your back if it is especially bumpy). Heh! Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Feb 1, 2012, at 6:19 PM, "snowcrash007" wrote: > Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt etc. > > Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the winter to get the basics down. > > Thanks > > Crash > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Skypilot]

The real question which you failed to ask is how do you have fun learning to ride off road. While reading and asking for tips is something you should always do there is no substitute for getting out there with more experienced riders and playing. The best way to do this is find the big bike dual sport rides and rallies that you can get to. New Jerseys Pine Barrens 300 is one of my favorite for grouping up and working on skills. There are loads of experienced riders willing to talk all night and day about riding. Everybody has a great time together and you get to ask all you want then go practice. There are rallies like this all over the country and they are all lots of fun. Just becareful to know what rally you are getting into. Big bike dual sport with tech or challenge sections means big bikes can do it and you dont have to do the harder parts. That is good for learning. Phrases like "Three days of hell" and "knobbies required for survival" would be things to avoid. There are rallies for experienced riders only, not that you could not get through them, but you wouldent have much fun learning that way. There is one in Canada that has an incredible group of experienced riders from all over each year. It is called the Roaming rally. Last year someone in your situation rode it. He did not knowknobbies were different than dual sport tires. He had fun and learned more than he bargained for I suspect. I saw him get pounded over and over. He just kept getting up though. I'd bet he can ride just about anything now.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "snowcrash007" wrote: > > Just got my klr at the end of last season and its my first dual sport. I have about 60K on roads but nothing off road/gravel/dirt etc. > > Would any of you more experienced riders have any first timer tips or recommend any good books or you tube videos I can watch over the winter to get the basics down. > > Thanks > > Crash >

[Kevin Powers]

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Skypilot wrote:

> ....learned more than he bargained for I suspect. I saw him get pounded > over and over. He just kept getting up though. I'd bet he can ride just > about anything now. >

Sounds like my first trip to Mexico on the new-to-me KLR. Except for that last part - I can't ride just about anything now, but I do have a keener sense of my limitations. -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[bryanonfire]

Based on my experience learning to ride off road, I'd say the most important skill is knowing how to pick the bike up. Bryan

[Jeff Khoury]

I disagree. I thing the most important skill is crashing gently.

----- Original Message ----- From: "bryanonfire" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:37:42 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Learning to ride off road Based on my experience learning to ride off road, I'd say the most important skill is knowing how to pick the bike up. Bryan

[dat brooklyn bum]

Easier to practice picking up the bike though. And not a bad suggestion before you get yourself into the middle of nowhere. I'd recommend 15-20 reps per day, separating the reps by pushing the bike up a hill for 100 yards or so each time. When you can do that, you won't find yourself out of breath, unable to pick up your bike, and hoping someone will offer assistance in the middle of the forest. Best to try it in the hottest temps available as well, so you get an idea of just how much water you need to carry. And obviously, you will be doing this exercise with ATGATT. ;') da Vermonster (then we can move on to the crashing gently portion of the program)

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > I disagree. I thing the most important skill is crashing gently. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bryanonfire" > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:37:42 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Learning to ride off road > > > > > > > Based on my experience learning to ride off road, I'd say the most important skill is knowing how to pick the bike up. > > Bryan >