HOW TO RIDE DIRT BIKES IN MUD: Cross Training Enduro Skills

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Tips from http://crosstrainingenduro.com for riding in mud and wet slippery conditions. Enduro riders like Graham Jarvis and Jonny Walker fly through mud so we've compiled the extreme enduro techniques they have adapted from trials riding. Cross training applies trials techniques to improve your traction and dirt bike skills for riding through mud, clay and wet slippery rocks! Cross Training Enduro Skills Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cross.training.enduro.skills/ Cross Training Enduro Skills Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg Remember we also have other Youtube channels: Adventure Oz Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/secretgardenproject Trials training Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6Lrqmphte_EJv-vjzj5gg RIDING IN MUD Muddy conditions can be fun or terrifying, as the wheels are slipping more than they grip and the rear wheel wants to overtake the front wheel. Hopefully these tips will reduce your chances of taking a mud bath. Your basic skills are very handy when both wheels are sliding around in mud. These enduro training vids cover many dirt riding skills and dirt bike techniques for improved off road riding. Cross training applies trials to enduro techniques. BODY POSITIONING As with riding in soft sand or rocks, stand on the pegs. Body positioning and weighting are key skills in trials, and watching top trials riders is great. 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. GEARING & CLUTCH SLIPPING Apply throttle carefully to keep traction in mud. The growing interest in extreme enduro has seen a resurgence in trials riding riding internationally, and many dirt riders are now joining trials clubs to improve their overall skills for basic dirt riding or hard enduro events and endurocross. MOMENTUM Momentum is your best friend in mud. As your skills improve, increase your speed and you should find traction improves in mud. Losing traction is not good in trials riding and riders work hard to ensure their tyres don't slip. Wheelspin and slides look great but in many cases for enduro riding but it simply means you are losing full control of your dirt bike in mud. The top extreme enduro riders will only lose traction deliberately in a small number of cases. Maintaining traction in mud is a critical skill in cross training if you want to improve how your ride your dirt bike.

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it works

I was thinking of this video and applied many of your suggested techniques through a muddy weekend of riding at Hollister Hills SVRA. My EXC 200 was in need of work, so I brought my CRF230L and was amazed at how well it did....even with Trail Wing 302 tires. Having a more powerful bike to spin that back tire to keep it clean would certainly have been beneficial though as both tires were so caked at times that it was nearly impossible to stay upright. I also got to practice some wet rocky riding and applied your "keep your legs loose and let the bike move around" techniques and they proved valuable. Only fell on the rocks once and knocked my steering out of alignment, but didn't break anything. Success! Can't thank you enough for all the work you've put into these videos!

good tips. good video s.

that 2 stroke at the beginning on the berm is awesome

We have the sticky clay over here in Alberta, sometimes a coat of cooking spray oil under the fenders and body helps keep the mud from getting too heavy. I have noticed most enduro guys are not keen on steep descents, my downhill mtn bike racing history helped me overcome this. Now a blind drop off is no problem. Grip it and rip it mates!

Thanks for another great video Barry.

About to take the GS out in the mud back in the UK, so let's hope these work!

great video!i just watched it not for offroad/sport,but just for bike riding tips for when the weather isnt so good outside.subscribed!

What country do you live in

It would have been good if I saw this beforehand I went riding in the rain and water up to my hip so I went for a mud bath

What is the double headlight the white bike has please?

Do you guys ever run a rekluse? Don't ever remember you mentioning one.

Where do u guys ride like what state

I can help you translate the videos to portuguese. Contact me if you want

I have a question about the tyre pressures. Im pretty sure the weight of the bike and the rider matters. You recommended 6-8 psi, and I think the bikes you ride weigh around 220 pounds or something. I have a Honda nx 650 that weighs 340 pounds or so, so I think the tyre pressure could be a bit higher than yours, because the tyre print is already wider due to the heavier weight. Don't take it wrong though, I don't ride in places like you with a Dominator 650... It's just a simple question of does the bike weight matter or not, when setting the tyre pressure :) Nice video though, keep it up

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hey,
you can create a video you need to / can do when your engine in the water has fallen.

So water has gotten inside

There is one movie on the internet but they do it in a two stroke.
I'd love to see what you can do locally if your engine e.g. have fallen into a stream. How sure can ensure that you can still drive on.

In my view, it is best to ensure that the engine comes back to running as quickly as possible. So that all the water is pumped out.

it might be a very good video / tip

Probably for a short section of mud. In long sections of mud, you can maintain constant throttle, but you may need a lot of traction to get out, which is uphill. So this method should be used toward the end of a long mud section. Where in Australia are you? I'd love to ride with you guys.

According to Bernie Schrieber'r book (circa 1982), when riding in mud you should pull up on the handlebars. Hard! Hard enough to make an ugly face. Pulling up on the bars puts more pressure on the pegs, thus weighting the rear end, giving the rider more traction. Bernie Schrieber (U.S.) was World Trials Champion in 1980. Even though his book is now 34 years old, everything in it still applies. Ha! I can read the book a lot better than I can ride my Trials bike. I suck at riding in mud, we don't ever have any in Southern California. Great vids, by the way! Thanks.

hi there again! love this video. just went riding today. so thinking of something we talked about earlier. instead of cooking spray or silicon spray. how about you try some Rust-Oleum NeverWet spray!!!! I was talking to my father in law about how sweet it would be under the fenders and around the bike to inhibit mud sticking.

One of my riding buddies did a mud race in a cr85. So every time you see some mud, say a little prayer to Jason, because he sacrificed himself for our sins.

I was told to use the throtle to pass mud an when I did it it was a miricle. The bike goes on rails if you open the throtle in mud.