BMW Off Road Skills

From our 4,000-acre off-road paradise in South Wales, BMW Off Road Skills offers a world-renowned programme of two-day courses to develop riders from novices to confident off-roaders.

Focusing on developing confidence, bike handling and riding skills in conjunction, riders can experience the incredible off-road ability of our highly-capable range of BMW GS adventure bike from the novice-friendly F 750 GS, to the class-leading R 1250 GS. There are no insurance excesses to pay, no follow-up bills and no nasty surprises, so you can relax and focus on getting the most from the experience without any worries or hassle. Every course runs with a support vehicle carrying spares, refreshments, first aid kit, and spare bikes.

As your skills improve, we take in increasingly challenging trail rides, breaking each session up with detailed lessons on the various elements of off-road riding. Our instructors will advise and assist you every step of the way, helping you to progress from our Level One course through to the more advanced skills and techniques of Level Two and Level Three once you are ready.

When you’ve truly got the off-road riding bug, we have a range of off-road trips and adventures in Wales, Portugal, Australia, and Iceland.

Courses Available

• Level One
• Level One: Women Only
• Level Two: Foundation
• Level Two
• Level Three
• Adventure Maintenance
• Adventure Travel Training

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Topics Covered

• Core off-road riding techniques, including:
  • Learning to lift, balance and manoeuvre a motorcycle in varied terrain.
  • Slow speed, clutch control, and improved braking.
  • Ascending and descending hills safely and with confidence.
  • Trail riding on gravel roads and dirt tracks.
• Intermediate techniques, refining and building on the core skills above, including:
  • Refining body position, throttle, and clutch control
  • Managing step and challenging terrain
  • Conquering ruts, technical hill climbs and off-cambers
• Advanced adventure riding techniques, where we take all the skills built on our earlier levels, and really show you what a GS can do!
  • Power slides and brake-slide turns
  • Spin turns.
  • Advanced ruts and complex off-cambers.
  • Pre-loading the suspension.
• Our Adventure Maintenance course covers;
  • Essential bike repair and maintenance skills, applicable to any make of motorcycle
  • How to prepare your bike for overland travel
  • Jump starts, water crossings gone wrong, and more.

Benefits

• Unique 4,000-acre off-road training arena
• New-season BMW Motorrad GS bikes provided, with no insurance excess to pay.
  • Lowered suspension and low-seat options available
• Guaranteed small-group tuition from the finest male and female instructor team in the industry.

One of the most effective and carefully-structured off-road riding curriculums in the world, refined over the last 23 years.