Adventure Riding Techniques

Subtitle:
The Essential Guide to All the Skills You Need for Off-Road Adventure Riding
Author:
Robert Wicks; Greg Baker
Format:
Hardcover
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Adventure Riding Techniques

Short description

A guide to the specialist skills needed for off-road adventure riding. It takes a practical approach to adventure bike basics, riding techniques, crossing different types of terrain, riding positions and survival. It covers the various key aspects of the techniques relevant to adventure riding.

Long description

Adventure Riding Techniques is the definitive guide to the specialist skills needed for off-road adventure riding, written to give readers the confidence to undertake a long-distance adventure ride, whatever the conditions. This book takes a practical approach to adventure bike basics, riding techniques, crossing different types of terrain, riding positions and survival. In typical Haynes style, using picture-led chapters and step-by-step instructions, this book covers all the key aspects of the techniques relevant to adventure riding.

Product details

Publisher:
Haynes Publishing
ISBN:
9781844255726
Publication date:
November 2009
Length:
279mm
Width:
212mm
Thickness:
18mm
Weight:
848g
Pages:
176
Illustrations:
Illustrated
Illustrated:
Illustrated

Table of contents

  • Adventure bike preparation: bike basics including suspension and tyre pressures, training schools, luggage, equipment and accessories. Terrain: gravel, sand, rocks, mud, water, road. Essential skills: steep ascents/descents, ruts and obstacles, getting out of trouble. Specialist techniques: riding at speed, brake slide turns, riding off camber, digging out. Long-distance riding: motivation, mental preparation, fitness, nutrition and hydration, route-planning, navigation and communication. Security and survival: personal safety, cultural differences, survival techniques, first aid.

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  Great book
Reviewed by Thys Basson from Zeerust, South-Africa on 06 May 2010
66 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

This is one of the best books on the market, on adventure riding. Everything is covered. Awesome pictures and descriptions. A must have for any adventure rider. Good price.

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