Rider training

[Crisis management]

I just stumbled across this on Silver Bullet:

http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/media/images/events/2013/ChrisBirchAdventureSkills.pdf

There seems to be a few new riders on here now and thought that it may be a very good way to improve your skills.

Chris has attempted to train me a few times :facepalm: and I've always learnt a lot and found him to be a great teacher so if your looking, sign up and learn shit loads! :done:

[Usarka]

Does any one know of any reputable training/traininers where i can hire a bike?

Thinking of doing a tour overseas and want to get the basics and useful skills in place first.

Like in Aucks but can travel if needed.

Chur.

[Crisis management]

Off-road training? That's what you need for adventure riding......

Contact Chris Birch via his website, I'm fairly sure he could provide a bike if you asked.

Broxy training can provide bikes (I think), Taupo based but runs sessions al over the place.

Contact Tony via the Sandpit (woodhill forest) or it might be called endless dirtbiking, he trains and hires bikes at Woodhill.

[dino3310]

cave weta over Waihi ways could be another avenue, i think he still does those trail rides with bike hire

[gav24]

Seems to keep cropping up again and again. I've done some training for adv riders in the past, and am willing to again. Wellington region at the moment and you'll need your own bike. Other than that I'm flexible to people's needs, novice on gravel roads to more challenging rides. If there's some interest I'll post up my experience, references and organise a date , venue, price etc....?

[NordieBoy]

Seems to keep cropping up again and again. I've done some training for adv riders in the past, and am willing to again. Wellington region at the moment and you'll need your own bike. Other than that I'm flexible to people's needs, novice on gravel roads to more challenging rides. If there's some interest I'll post up my experience, references and organise a date , venue, price etc....?

You ride a DR. You have no credibility :weird:

[gav24]

Yeah true enough!
Seems to just keep on keeping on though...
I've just got some rgv rims for it so I can see if road racing isn't beyond it's capabilities as well...
Sometimes I wonder why I have another 4 bikes in the garage!

[clint640]

You ride a DR. You have no credibility :weird:

Anyone that rides a DR like this...

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af29/bart-nz/WAR%2010-12-11/best/IMG_4132.jpg

...has a certain amount of credibility :eek:

[GPS MAN]

I remember that jump! I thought the DR was going to snap in 1/2:eek:

[gav24]

Ha ha! Yeah that was fun!
I was too modest to put that pic up myself!
There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...
If anyone wants I can teach em how to do that as well!
One handed adv jumps, is that the equivalent of knee down for road riders?!?!

[pampa]

Hi Gav, I'm keen not, of course I can't be thought (too thick) but still keen.



Ha ha! Yeah that was fun!
I was too modest to put that pic up myself!
There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...
If anyone wants I can teach em how to do that as well!
One handed adv jumps, is that the equivalent of knee down for road riders?!?!

[NordieBoy]

There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...

That pic and the words landing and floating should not be used in the same post :banana:

Actually, the DR has the same amount of travel as case clearance.

Add in tyre compression however :pinch:

Poor DR, does it run and hide when you go out to the shed?

:killingme

[gav24]

Nah, the dr loves it! Just like I think Bart put it, "it's like that Labrador that after you kick it in the guts it still comes back wagging its tail" or something like that anyway!
So far it's done road touring, trail rides, beach racing, hare n hounds, some pretty extreme enduro type terrain, and hopefully some road racing soon...and all for under 7k brand new! Best value ever? I reckon!

[gav24]

Oh yeah! And I ride it to work everyday!

[NordieBoy]

Oh yeah! And I ride it to work everyday!

How many km's on it now?

[gav24]

Luckily I don't live far from work so only about 15k.
I forgot to mention that whilst I was in France for almost a year it sat in the garage, just a good dousing in CRC before I left and took the battery off it. Re charged the battery when I got back, refitted it, put the choke on and wahey! Starts first time - stale old fuel an all! Only maintenance since then has been a bit of air in the tyres.
Gotta love the old gal!

[NordieBoy]

119k in total on mine...

[gav24]

Still on original chain and sprockets then...

[NordieBoy]

Still on original chain and sprockets then...
I'll still have them somewhere.

I do a rear Shinko 705 about as often as a 520 chain.

The original 525 chain lasted about 30k.

Wheel bearings about every year.

An engine every 58,000km on average.