Publisher's Synopsis
- 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.