Big puddle

For some reason 50 foot long puddles seem to attract nutters like magnets!

We didn't just do it once!

More pictures from the course soon.

Step 4

Front brake on, back brake off, clutch in, start engine, let front brake off, stand up on pegs, release clutch, use engine braking to descend!

Oh, and look out for the big puddle at the bottom of the hill. I said - look out for the big puddle at the bottom of the hill

Step 3

Swing leg over bike, foot straight on rear brake! Front brake on. Ready to start engine and ride off!

Step 2

Balance bike and wiggle handlebars from lock-to-lock to turn bike downhill.

Remembering not to drop bike! If bike does start to fall downhill remember to let go of handlebars!

Step 1

Get off the bike whilst on a hill - easier said than done!

Make sure bike does not roll backwards! Clutch out, engine off!

Figure out where you want the bike to go. Feather clutch. Lean bike on leg!

Wrong order!

"Are you sure you ordered garlic bread with your pizza sir? Bugger, now i can't get up the hill"

So your stuck on a steep hill, got to get the guy's garlic bread, the bike's stalled, if you start it the bike cannot get up the hill...what do you do?

Well you have to go downhill, first though you have got to shift 198kg of bike and yourself. No one is going to help!

The instruction begins!

Structure of course is great. You get to learn how to feather clutch, use front brake going downhill (i know i know....but their right), slow speed control, balance etc...then you move onto topics such as "what to do when you stop part way up a hill". Watch out zippy....nutter on a bike coming!

Nice shiny bikes!

We used all bmw kit on the offroad course - F650GS, 1200 GS Adv and G 650 XChallenge. All nice, clean and mechanically sound when we started :)

Weekend away

Just spent 2 days in Brecon in South Wales on a motorbike offroad course! Boy am i knackered, but it was great fun, learnt alot and my body aches!

The folks run the course on behalf of BMW

http://www.offroadskills.com/

Instruction, location, food, equipment are all great.

For anyone who has ridden a bike for a while i recommend it. They even do a lady only course as well.

One guy even flew in from Canada for the 2 day intro course and today he is ridding 80 miles offroad through the national park before flying home.

Dirty Boy

Just to prove all 4x4 drivers are not Chelsea tractor drivers! Evidence of getting off the tarmac

My only excuse for the disco getting this dirty was i didn't realise the puddle on the bridleway was so deep! Also be thankful that the blog does not have smelly-blogging. Stagnant water smells real bad!