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How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles: Key Skills and Advanced Training for All Off-Road, Motocross, and Dual-Sport Riders

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Off-road riding is one of motorcycling's most popular pursuits and also one of its best training grounds for improving street-riding skills. Off-road riding takes many forms, from motocross and enduro racing, to dual-sport day trips, to trail riding, to adventure tours. No matter the specific pursuit, all dirt riding (and much street riding) shares the same basic skill set. How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles schools the reader in all the skills necessary to ride safely and quickly off-road. Chapters cover the basics, such as body position, turning, braking, and throttle control, then proceed to advanced techniques, such as sliding, jumps, wheelies, hill-climbing, and more. If you've ever wanted to try dirt riding or if you're an experienced rider looking to sharpen your skill set, How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles is a perfect riding coach. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Motorbooks; First Edition (August 13, 2012)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760342733


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 32


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.5 x 10.88 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #175,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #18 in Motorcycle Pictorials #22 in Motorcycle Repair & Performance (Books) #107 in Motor Sports (Books)


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    • Fantastic Read
Yes, you’re a beginner like me this book is invaluable. If you want to do some off-road riding lots of lots of great information in there would definitely recommend.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023 by Michael
    • Incredibly useful
I was looking up how much front brake you should be using when riding on dirt so I could help my brother in the right direction and I stumbled across a sample of this book. I was excited and knew I found something good when I realized the book was written by the founder of Motoventures, which is an incredible motorcycle school I visited a few years ago. I read a little further and had to purchase it because I was learning so much and was going riding the next day. I am almost positive I would have fallen on one tricky wet rock crossing if I hadn’t just read a tip about maintaining your momentum the night before. There is a lot of bad instruction out there on how to ride. This book is well written and is a great resource to get the right answers or for anyone who wants a good plan for teaching friends and family in a relatively safe manner. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2020 by Fd1987
    • A must read for off-road riders.
Excellent book for ANY and ALL off-road riders, regardless of years of experience. Everybody in any sport has developed bad habits. The only way you're going to improve, is to fix your bad habits. In my opinion, the only person(s) who could not come away learning something from this book would have to be one of Gary LaPlantes teaching staff. The book is written like a manual for instructors, detailing every step of the technique with a series of pictures and sub text, so you can perform the drills as outlined in the lesson plans. Wayne Rainey had Keith Code; Jeremy McGrath had Gary Semics. Now you can have Gary LaPlante (or at least his book) for around $20. Any errors you correct now, are a platform to build future improvement on. I know as a lifelong dirt rider, I have developed better riding skills and techniques by following the methods outlined in this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2014 by Kenny
    • Overall a very good book with one notable flaw
This book provides a solid introduction to off-road riding in a clear, concise manner. I've been riding off-road for many years and we purchased this book for my teenage son who is just getting started riding. I was surprised to see the author put in print (in numerous places, in fact) the myth that standing up on the footpegs instead of sitting in the seat lowers the center of gravity because your weight is supported by the bike down low instead of up high. As an engineer I can assure you that this belief is entirely false and contradicts basic physics and mechanics. Changing how the bike and body are connected to each other does nothing to change the CG of the system. Other that that one glaring error, though, the book is very good and I recommend it to new off-road riders. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024 by Brendon
    • Starting over from scratch
I'm an experienced road rider, toured 45 of the 48, several Canadian Provinces... ridden big BMW highway machines at high speeds for long distance and logged thousands and thousands of miles. So getting on a little dirt bike for some off road fun after 35 years of being away from riding the in the dirt should be a cake walk, right?? Sure.... three hours later it looked like I'd been dragged behind that motorcycle rather than having tried to ride it, Yeah... I provided endless amusement for the experienced riders I was with... lucky to get away with no dental damage just some minor flesh wounds.... Nothing to do but buy a dirt bike and start over from scratch with forgotten skills. This book starts with the very basics, recommends riding exercises to build skill with obstacles, balance, and fundamentals. This old dog is learning new tricks and this is the guidebook for that. My guess is that someone with a good grip on skills might use this more as a refresher, but for someone like myself on the climbing up to the bottom rung, it is great!!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016 by Boo
    • Worth the purchase
I was skeptical at first regarding how much you can learn from descriptions in a book as opposed to from Youtube videos. After going through 30% of the book I have to say buying this was worth the purchase and I love to use it in combination with well made instructional Youtube videos.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022 by Markus Jochim
    • Great for beginners not novice or expert.
I was expecting more advanced techniques and information that would be helpful for an advanced rider. Unfortunately most of this book was written for neophytes and people who had barely ever seen a motorcycle before. That's not to say that there weren't helpful tidbits for experienced riders but not enough there to justify the price of the book when compared to other choices like The Art of Trail Riding by Paul clipper. If you are new to motorcycling buy this book if you are an advanced rider buy Paul Clipper's book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013 by Independent Reviewer
    • HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
This is the quintessential book for riding dirt bikes. Gary's methods teach riders the core skills (many of which are counterintuitive) that translate into advanced techniques with practice. I started riding in my thirties, and as an occasional weekender have always felt a few steps behind in my understanding. This book breaks down all aspects of riding and, with practice, opens up all the mysteries that lead to more confidence and ultimately, smoother, faster more confident riding. My 11 yr old son and I have read through this book several times AND taken classes at the Washington State franchise of Motoventures, and had a blast. We will continue to use this curriculum and take more classes. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016 by BENTON A.

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