Part 1: BMW Off Road Skills | Experiences | Motorcyclenews.com
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- MCN Online Editor went to BMW Off Road Skills in Wales for the first time. She wanted to explore and encourage more women to attend courses like this! Find out how she got on by watching the video above, to see part 1. Check out part 2 on our TH-cam channel and read more here: www.motorcycle...
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I learned to ride off road when I was 8 years old, and I'm SO glad I did. It teaches you proper bike control, how to maximise your grip and it forces you to stay loose. If you tighten yourself up, you'll only fall off. I have no doubt that if everyone learned to ride or drive off road and at a younger age there would be far, far fewer accidents on the road. I need to go and do one of these off road days!
Best off road training you can get! Beautiful trail, top of notch instructors, and with one of those best bikes in the world, you can't find anything better than this
As a rider who has never gone off road, that course looks great, and I would like to attend something like that. I think you did a superb job completing all of the tasks - good job!
I love seeing women get involved in this sport. I am 6'6 & 235 lbs. and can attest to just how hard it can be to handle a big bike (KTM 1290 Super Adventure R)... you did great! Select a bike that you can handle when things go sideways (and they will) and requires you to muscle the bike through a situation. Then, ride within comfort zone and practice a lot at going slow (3-5 MPH) w/ clutch modulating your speed and do so on progressively tougher terrain. You'll learn how to balance the bike and it'll improve your ability at higher speeds. Off roading gets in your blood and street riding becomes somewhat mundane. :-) Enjoy!!
Cheers to you! What a great video! She talks about how you get emotional because you get so up in your head! So true about anything you do new!
Completely agree, this course should be mandatory for every road rider. I've done level 1 and 2 and will certainly do level 3. The skills are really transferrable and makes every rider better. This course should be done by any new rider.
Excellent! It's refreshing to see someone so enthusiastic and with a different perspective than the typical moto journalist.
Great video! And Maria was absolutely brilliant👌. I’m also a newbie and a short guy. And I ride a 700 GS so I could feel and understand her. Great piece of online video and content. Thank you so much.
Assuming the presenter was the "MCN Online Editor" I think she did a fantastic job at presenting in both parts. This was a great video and I hope MCN has more video content with her in the future. The videographer also did a great job in both parts (if it was the same person). People curious about any off road course got a great example of what it may be like. Simon has been in the game for a long time so I'm sure this course is top notch.
Great review from a newbie point of view, and small framed person. Testament to the BMW school and the determination of the reporter that day 1 ended with a ‘I want more’ attitude.
Hats off to these tiny women riding GS’.
Thank you so much for this, very informative and helpful.
Well presented, and I am glad to have reviewed. I have not been on a bike forever, and the mrs got me this course as a gift. I dont have muchh riding experience, so this was a great video - looks like a good enviroment to be in... thanks for the video, has got me even more excited..
Well done! Some great riding tips in this video, thanks!!
Well done Maria, looks like you had a blast!....off road skills are never wasted even if you just ride on the road...and that lunch!!!..looked damn good!!
I did a riding course with Simon as head instructor in Australia many years ago, not long after he did the Race To Dakar video. It made me sick the way he was able to romp up a steep hill on an R1200GS while most of us on 650 Dakar's had no end of trouble.
Well folks negative comments no help! I personally off roaded before on road. ..any company who supports all biking is to be comended ..but great to see more women getting into it...gs310 is going to be ideal bike to start... ps.. personally I am no BMW fan at all!!!! they are way to expensive for me...from dave..
Very good video, I am planning on buying a GS in 2019 and wanted to try the driving school to learn more about handling it. I do think that it will be a good experience. The one doing the story was really nice to watch as well. Might just watch it again
Kudos to you for being able to complete that. It's good to see your confidence go up. I too hope to do this someday. Although I have been riding street bikes for a while, I have no experience riding such tall and heavy bikes. Specially off-road.
Motivating video.....keep riding
Excellent video, been meaning to book myself on the course so this has helped to give a great insight.
Enjoyed that - good to see MCN getting some cute reporters in too, Nevesy is going to have to up his game to remain the TMF MCN favourite....
Julian St Clair don't let your tunnel vision Liberia get in the way of people having an honest opinion. I happen to think Maria's cuteness is a welcome addition too.
You believe this is a compliment, but it's not. What you're suggesting is that she's there for "cuteness", which is not only patronizing but creepy as well.
Her perspective here is as someone who didn't start riding dirt bikes at 2 years old or bought a midlife crisis Harley at 55. To show that this sport is for everyone. Calling her "cute" as the first thing on your mind accomplishes the exact opposite. It shows that she doesn't belong here unless she takes on the role as some form of eye candy.
It's completely fine to find her attractive. Just keep it to yourself.
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That's here say as lawyers call it. Stop adding stuff and filling up the blanks. That's prejudicial
There were actually a diverse bunche. Good on you.
Well Done. Keep Practising.
I want ask to you something can you tell me please
Maria you were amazing!!! You did excellent for such a heavy bike!
What a fantastic video. I want to do this course.
Great effort, everyone did really well.
Very cool
watching this now during the pandemic and your Corona beer ;-)
This kind of riding becomes very interesting for me!
Is the f800gs "the" perfect travel enduro?
*Reliability
*Price
*Performance
I love my GS, but the Africa Twin is a great, inexpensive (relatively) machine to learn on.
it's taller though! You have to be a giant in order to handle it ,especially in Off road
I really want to do this
I need this kinda training..
Great to see a females opinion of the training. It provides a balanced view of the experience.
Great show! It is surprising to see that corona was already on the table back in early 2018 (00:09:28). I thought it all started in China in early 2020.
Well done you done so well
Great video ... keep fighting! Girl Power!
Good on ya!
Excellent Info!
0:00 hi, welcome to chillis
Well done :)
well done girl, keep her lit
Anyone know what tyres they're using on those f700s?
9:35 Cat Elbows 😁
S1000xr are not in the gs corse why
Maria you are so cute
ride and smile
Very nice informative video
Good to se girls riding...we need more...my wife taking her license in august so we having a big red L hanging on ouer yellow wests this summer...keep on riding..great job for a starter..cool as....
Love Simon!!
I love watching people stretch their skills... I love stretching my skills...
Cute girl.
Hey, great vid, inspiring confidence for my wife, who is now interested in doing the off roads skills course, but PLEASE can you lose all the rising inflections in your commentary and narrative it is SO frustrating to listen to.
Круто 👍👏👏
Жаль у нас нет такой школы 😥 так сам и учусь по видео, а это долго ...
S1000xr also adv and touring bike but why
How tall are you? My wife is 162cm (5'4) and she claims she is to short for the adventure bikes...
she is 5'3!
@ 09:25. Love that trainer. Might do this just to see him.
Simon Pavey. His son also trains and does brilliant TH-cam videos.
I don't get why the women had to be segregated......there are small short guys too so what the hell is the problem with putting like sized people together. Oh and MCN there are more bike off road centers than always BMW, please a little more variety.
Face it, regardless of size, there is always a douche in the group when you get a bunch of guys together. Maybe women groups are the same way, I don't know. Having all women in the group, I imagine, gives less distractions and more concentration on the training and learning experience.
Hi there, agreed. In this instance Level 1 Targeted for Women can only be taken once by any lady, after that they are in mixed groups. The course is simply a step in. In terms of small/short people, there are several low-seat bikes which can be used on the course to gain experience. Thanks for commenting and if you have any further questions or queries please email Maria.Vallahis@Motorcyclenews.com - Cheers, MCN :)
Interesting video, cheers.
whats your height gal?
Big bikes like this scare me. :D
Wait until you commute to work next, you’ll be using your body weight to make the bike get through gaps and turn on a sixpence 👍
Why are they not teaching women to lift the bike with their legs not using their back 🤦🏻♀️
Wow she's beautiful 👀
She's cute!
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