Motorcycle Adventure Riding Courses - Learn how to ride off the beaten track

Adventure Riding Courses

Adventure Riding is a combination of all motorcycle riding styles and can take you into some of the most breathtaking scenery around the world.

It involves everything from tarseal & gravel roads to mountain passes, forestry roads, trails & goat tracks. This requires a mix of riding techniques from road riding, enduro, trail and trials.

Riding off road develops your bike control skills which will make you a safer, more skilled rider and help you enjoy your riding, both on or off the road.

Our Adventure Riding courses are coached by some of NZ's most experienced adventure and trail riders including

• John Nicholson
• Mike Britton

Check out Britton Motorcycle Adventures

These courses are designed to give you the skills and knowledge to cope with the challenges Adventure riding can present so you can tackle any situation that may encounter. They will incorporate a mix of environments that include Gravel, Forestry & Dry Clay terrain

They will also help you learn more about your own capabilities and your bikes', and allow you to develop your skills so you can get the most out of your Adventure riding experience in a safe, smart and enjoyable way.

Level 1 training days are suitable for all riding levels from beginners to moderately experienced.

Level 2 training days are suitable for beginners to moderately experienced that have completed level 1.

Adventure Riding Skills - Level 1

This day will focus on these key fundamental offroad riding techniques on gravel roads

Body Position

• Rider assessment
• Correct Sitting & Standing positions
• Adjust Bars

Hands and Feet

• Hand & Foot positions
• Adjustment of controls
• Clutch control

Controls

• Brake Control
• Clutch & throttle control

Turning

• Correct Turning - Seated & Standing

Gravel Roads

• Line Choice
• Braking and accelerating
• Cornering & cambers

Climbs & Descents

• Breaking up the road
• Uphill standing & seated
• Downhill standing & seated

Turning on Hills

• How to turn your bike around on a hill

Picking Bike up

• The correct technique to get your bike back on its wheels

Adventure Riding Skills - Level 2

Level 2 day - chief instructor Mike Britton
incorporates the following:
Climbs & Descents

• Uphill standing & seated
• Downhill standing & seated
• Bulldog

Lifting the Front Wheel

• Clutch pop wheelie
• Balance wheelie

Weighting

• Advanced footpeg elements
• Un-weighting
• Body English

Ground Clutter

• Sticks
• Logs
• Rocks

Streams & Rivers

• Lines
• Standing
• Sitting
• Walk

Ruts and Mud

• Rut Technique
• Lines
• Mud Technique

Gift Vouchers

Buy a Gift Voucher for someone you care about - this could be the most valuable gift you can give some one you love.

Gift Vouchers available for:

• Basic Handling Skills-Learner Licence
• Road Rider Training Days
• Adventure Riding Courses
• 1 on 1 Coaching Sessions

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Vouchers are valid for 6 months from date of purchase

TYRES

Adventure Riding
MITAS E-09/E-10
DOT approved square patterned BIG-BIKE adventure tyre. Suitable for big bike rides and Safari rides.

Trail/Adventure Riding
MITAS C 18 - C19.
DOT approved full knobbly tyres. Great for trail-adventure rides and multi day guided rides.

Not Recommended
For most events grooved tyres like this are not suitable and only useful in very dry conditions

Course Inclusions These are full day courses 10am-4pm
They include the following:

Personalised Coaching
Personalised coaching throughout the day with from our friendly, skilled coaches will allow you to work on your individual riding needs.

Certificate of Attendance
Will be presented to you on completion of the day. Some insurers will give you a rebate for attending a Pro Rider training day.

Whats it Worth to You?

Is it worth investing a few hundred dollars on learning the skills to RideSafeForLife?

Consider this:
How much does your bike & riding gear owe you now?

Spending a fraction of that cost on Safe Riding Practices may well be the best investment you can make for your future quality of life.

As a motorcyclist, if the worst happens, then the cost of an accident or injury can be extremely high in terms of health, wellbeing and finance.

This will affect you personally - and there is a bigger impact which can affect your family, employers, community and the country as a whole. This also relates to the high ACC levies motorcyclists are faced with now.

INVEST into your quality of life by Pro Actively doing EVERYTHING you can to develop your essential skills as a motorcyclist.

Special Offer

Book and pay for any 2 courses and receive a FREE Annual subscription to Dirt Rider or Bike Rider magazine VALUE $100

Sorry, there is no date scheduled for this course right now - please register your interest by clicking here to email us, and we'll contact you when we have a date.