This is a very old video now from back when we were just filming our dirt rides - eventually we created a separate enduro channel and this became our adventure riding channel! Two Husaberg FE570s, a KDX200 and a DRZ400 on a dirt ride in a local state forest. Mix of terrain but one killer hill that we had to get up or spend the night in the forest! Hard work for blokes all around 50 years old (and some with less than a years dirt riding experience) but a pile of fun. :-) ︱ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KEsO253GHQ

From http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com Finally the usual bunch of gumbies, misfits and miscreants get their act together and escape for a weekend adventure ride. Most of us lack the intelligence to erect a tent so we'll be staying in a genuine Aussie hotel tonight. In fact most of us are too old to remember what an erection is at all. Adventure Oz Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/secretgardenproject We head west and there's the usual hour of slabbing on roads before we get to the really good dirt, but we've stitched together a network of back roads and dirt tracks to at least make the adventure ride out more interesting. A final bit of highway then we hit the good stuff, endless dirt roads and you feel as if you are a million miles from anywhere. After a pile of mods the DR650 is running beautifully and is a pleasure to ride, although she might need more luggage shifted to the front to keep the front wheel down for adventure rides. It's perfect weather, the summer temperatures have finally disappeared, and it's just endless blue skies. It's a motley crew of bikes this weekend, an old Honda XR400, the DR, a KTM 625 and big fat pumpkins... the KTM 950s for this adventure ride. Once we've climbed mountain range the more flowing trails begin and all the bikes get into their stride. As we continue to climb, to track gets gnarlier as we get closer to the rainforest area. Eden really knows how to throw a KTM 950 around and I can barely catch him as he gets big air off the erosion mounds and throws the rear wheel out around corners. I'm glad I've finally got some proper knobby tyres on the DR650 for this sort of adventure ride! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27k7_tPIds

http://crosstrainingenduro.com Which are the best adventure tyres or dual sport tyres? They don't exist. There are too many variables. What is your balance between on-road and off-road riding? Type of terrain? Which is more critical? Adventure tyres like the Shinko E804/E805, Bridgestone Battlax Adventurecross, Michelin Anakee Wild. What is your budget? What is your weight? Do you carry a passenger and/or luggage? Do you ride aggressively? What longevity do you expect? Your skill level? Climate factors? Dual sport tyres like the Mitas E09, Continetal TKC80, Kenda K784 Big Block, Metzeler Karoo 4. Do you hate tyre noise on the road? Maximum loading rating? Maximum speed rating? Intended air pressures? There's the Michelin Anakee Adventure, Shinko 705, Continental TKC70, Motoz Tractionator GPS. Others include the Avon TrailRider, Mitas E07, Dunlop Trailmax Mission, Heidenau K60. Type of ply? The size of your motorbike? Tubeless? However, we will provide some suggestions. First, a few points. We believe it's 80% the rider, 20% the motorbike. For this video, we suggest it's 80% your riding skills, 20% your choice of adventure tyre. Why spend hours obsessing over dual sport tyres when you could obsess about learning to ride better? Most of us are clueless, or too biased in our opinions. If you take the advice of others, find hundreds of comments and average them out. Statistically you might find some value in this. Maybe. In a similar vein, don't listen to just one review. Social media influencers do rave reviews in exchange for free adventure tyres or money. Look for many objective reviews and see if a common theme emerges. Finally, I don't think there are any bad dual sport tyres. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. We think the whole motorbike scene is getting too commercial. So called dual sport riding reviews are just glossy ads nowdays. It will make much more difference. Next? Don't trust the advice of idiots on the internet. I include myself in that category! Some riders just make dumb decisions then blame the adventure bike tyre. They buy a road-oriented tyre then say it's terrible in mud and it almost killed them. Duh. They use a very hard rubber compound for longevity, then complain when it slips on wet roads. Do you own a 'sports tourer'? Then there's a wide range of touring tyres, or 'sport-tourer' tyres available. Every adventure tyre fits somewhere on this spectrum. The tread pattern is usually a good indicator of where each tyre sits between 'enduro' and 'tourer'. Then you need to make decisions about your budget, hard versus soft rubber compound, and countless questions. My advice? Don't stress about it too much. Focus more on your riding skills. Seriously? So lets keep it simple. Do you mostly ride off-road? Do you enjoy tough terrain? Are you an aggressive rider? You don't mind poor on-road performance and rapid wear? Buy an enduro-oriented tyre. Deep tread. Big blocks. Aggressive pattern. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. Do you spend similar amounts of time on-road and off-road? Do you want reasonable performance for both types of riding, and you can accept the compromise? There's a huge range of adventure tyres available. Do you spend most of your time on the road? Do you ride very carefully when you occasionally ride off-road? You should be okay. The most aggressive off-road tyres? Here are some popular ones. The Motoz Rallz and Adventure tyres rate well with a 13.5mm rear tread depth. The Shinko 705 if often rated as the best value for money tyre. Here are some popular 50/50 tyres. I have a review on the Shinko 705, a great budget tyre. Do your research. Pirelli Scorpion Trail 2, Kenda Big Block Paver K678, Metzler Karoo Street, Bridgestone Battlax A41, Dunlop Roadsmart. Obviously there are lots of tyres we haven't mentioned. Which tyres have you used? Did you hate them or love them? Do you think your choice of tyres makes a big difference? Let us know in the comments. The Heidenau has a hard rubber compound and lasts a long time. Unfortunately I know very little about others, do your research. Touring? These tyres are so close to road tyres I don't know if there is much difference. Again, these are some of the more common ones. All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. And it won't hold you back. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. Music: Busch by Marko Furstenberg #crosstrainingadventure #adventuretyres #adventurebikes #dualsportriding #dualsporttyres ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfyU6iTjA0

The not-so-secret reason behind the success of Graham Jarvis, Jonny Walker, Taddy Blazusiak, Andreas Lettenbichler and almost all the top hard and extreme enduro riders - they were all expert trials riders and use cross training techniques from trials for extreme enduro and endurocross riding. Other former trials riders include Paul Bolton, Alfredo Gomez, Cody Webb, Ben Hemingway, Dougie Lampkin and David Knight. Watching top trials riders like Graham Jarvis, Chris Birch or Tim Coleman is like poetry in motion - from a standing start they can flip their bikes in mid air through 180 degrees, or climb a six foot vertical wall. A key part of moves like this is the use of body positioning and 'weighting' - choosing when to exert pressure on the pegs and when to 'de-weight' or lift the bike up. Most trials techniques involve precise use of the clutch, such as feathering the clutch for traction control up hills or dropping the clutch to launch the bike into the air as Jonny Walker and Graham Jarvis can do on enduro bikes and trials bikes. Cross training enduro applies the same principles to enduro bike - you'll be amazed at the difference it makes in terms of traction and advanced techniques such as jumping up vertical rock faces or massive logs. Everything in tough gnarly terrain is trying to throw you off balance, so balancing lays a strong foundation for enduro skills for guys like Jonny Walker and Ruben Chadwick. Trials riders can balance at a stand still for as long as they like. Cross training has a strong focus on being able to balance on your enduro bike, even at a stand still - this is a handy skill when you have minimal run up to your next obstacle. Getting into trials riding... Losing traction is a cardinal sin in trials riding and riders go to extreme lengths to ensure their tires don't slip. Wheel spin and slides look great but in most cases mean you losing control of the bike to some extent. The top extreme enduro riders will only lose traction deliberately for certain techniques, such as locking up the rear brake to line themselves up into a tight turn. Cross training enduro means you will almost always be standing on the pegs and learning how to use your body weight and positioning to maximum effect. Cross training enduro is the application of trials-based skills to dirt riding, and it's got solid backing from the world's top riders. Graham Jarvis says "Going fast is the easy bit. It’s going slowly that will help you develop control. Simple riding exercises which are actually difficult to perform can give you a lot of control", while according to Taddy Blazusiak, "Want to be faster off-road? Slow down! Try to be as calculated, calm and precise as possible". Like almost every top extreme enduro rider, Graham Jarvis, Jonny Walker and Tim ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4dJzn29Km4