Dirt riding classes

[elaineo]

Has anyone here ever taken a dirt bike/offroading class? Do those even exist out here? I am going to South America in January and want to do some trail riding while i'm down there, but i don't want to crash and die in a rainforest or something. I wanna take a dirt riding class but wasn't able to find much info out here. if there aren't any (or maybe it's just too damn cold this time of year) i might wait till i go back to CA for the holidays and take a class there: http://www.motoschool.com/

edit: oops i meant to post this in the dirty section

[R7]

Uxbridge MX

[Matt]

Doesn't Ironstone Ventures at Moto Market offer O/R classes?

[richw]

Just get an old one

crash get up
crash get up
hit a tree get up
stuck in a creek fall down get up pump it
crash loose your keys in a swamp
Ride in the woods get shot by a deer hunter
crash ride home with a dislocated something


Look into NETRA.org may still be some enduro's or turkey runs for nervous novice.

crash get helped up

most dirt clubs would have someone willing to be there with words of enlightenment while you crash and get up.

There's only one lesson.
When in doubt gas it !

[elaineo]

Originally posted by richw
crash get up
crash get up
hit a tree get up

There's only one lesson.
When in doubt gas it !

oh, so dirt riding is just like street riding then?

[Awesome]

Just like riding the street except MORE crashing. If you want to train we can just go for a walk in the woods and I can push you down every once in a while.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by hessogood
Just like riding the street except MORE crashing. If you want to train we can just go for a walk in the woods and I can push you down every once in a while.

how romantic... you always were the charmer

[Karaya One]

There is a MSF dirtbike course.

However, it is offered in only a few states as the economics of it for the course sponsor like Joe at Ironstone make it impossible to actually make money doing it.

It's a really fucked up system. It was looked at out here in western Mass by PV Riders but they came to the same conclusion as Ironstone - if it can't at least support itself then why do it.

[legalspeed]

Moved for you.

Dirt crashing hurts you and the bike less per time.