Great tips. Target fixation is also like distracted driving, in that your focus should always be on everything. I've caught myself fixating on a hazard ahead, and missing another hazard well within my vision. So tunnel vision is another thing to avoid. Always keep your eyes moving. Check your mirrors too (the driver behind you may also be target fixated!)

some great tips there I'm just returning to motorbikes after a 15 year break to raise the kids, never ridden off road before but just picked up a 2011 klx250s and popped on some dot knobby tyres and the usual upgrades, already wish I went for something a little more powerful but the best part is that it was nice and gentle on the trails at west moto park for me to get used to what to expect with riding on dirt, all I learned on the weekend is that sand is really stupid and wants to kill me

If you've gone through your operation, good luck and get well soon. I really enjoy your videos!!

Well said mate, I,ve been riding bikes for well over 40yrs now! both on & off road. I have just got myself a DR650 to do a few small adventures on, As i haven't been off road in many years it will be baby steps once again? but in that 10min video, you my friend have taught me something & that is you are never to old to learn. Great advice for any motorcyclist.Who said ya cant teach old dog's new tricks.

Excellent summary. I've been riding dirt and tar for 50yrs but it's always good to be reminded of your "10 things" as us non-professional riders can get stuck in a mental rut of bad habits.

I think tip #9 is so important it needs repeating - if you find yourself in a group ride that is going too fast and too far out of your comfort zone you are far better off to just ride it out at your own pace instead of trying to keep up with the pack. I've been witness to so many accidents on group rides I know this to be true.

Best of health to you my friend. Hopes for a fast / speedy recovery. Rich

hey buddy fantastic tips ,,I agree with all of them great advice good luck on your upcoming surgery,,praying for you to have a quick recovery bro ride safe my motorcycle brother ,,,liked ( thumbs up )

COS - thank you. Cheers - safe and wellness to you!

I know you've done well , I can say this cause I began riding since a toddler heading to the window sill where I could get my teeth into it for a better purchase to enjoy the show . A house my father built for his post ww2 prize of starting his own family in a place that they called 'Po Dunk . Where the Poor young returning veterans dunked down what they had on land in the boonies away from the city . lots of um in the fallowing years had spare money enough to afford there second love motorcycles , they gathered in our front yard furthest out from this community they built together and as I struggled to watch . Dads knuckle head he raised best he could with larger diameter rims and deep tread high profile tiers would lead the pack out by laying it over on the frame and donut until R.P.M. was high enough to stand on the elevated pegs riding away front wheel in the air . Triumph , B.S.A. , Matchless and others did there best to catch him off into the bush , our front yard . What a show , it was 68 years ago .

As a returning rider, there's some great info in your clip. Cheers for the refresher course.

Good advise thanks, quality work.

super cool video keep them coming

Great advise and video wish you all the best for your operation.

Thanks for the videos! Got my sub! I'm new to dirt riding, purchased a dirtbike a few months ago, liked it so much I sold it to buy my 2017 wr250r So now I can ride everyday! Can't wait to take my bike on a little adventure! Good luck on surgery man!

Just came across your channel, very cool man keep up the great vids. Bike camping is what we love doing here in and around Houston Texas 👍🏼

Thank you COS. Nice things to be reminded of. So it seems you gonna "clean your air filter' :) All the best. And we'll be waiting for you

Great advice mate, Thanks for making a video about it. H

Thanks for the great advice ! Hope the op went well 👍

great stuff! Hope your operation goes well

Good luck on your sinus surgery hope you heal quickly

Great tips and all worth thinking about, good luck with your time in hospital.

very useful thanks dude

You guy's do a good job of review . I am hoping you have a pile of 50/50 and deeper tires for review this year . We are looking forward to seeing them here . Thanks

really good review ! take care of yourself !

hope your operation went well.

I'm a returning rider. It's been 35 years since I rode. Sold my 1985 honda 750 interceptor when I was in my early 20s. Now in my 50s still in good shape at 6ft 180 lbs. Bought a ktm 200xcw 2 stroke to practice in the woods behind my house. Once my confidence and skills comeback then I might consider a sportbike again. One thing that is different is that here in Canada the government is handing out licences to the huge influx of immigrants coming here and sorry to say they are some of the worst drivers I have ever seen. Thankfully I live in a quieter area of southern Ontario.

I hope you are better now after surgery. Good "solid" advice CofS. I have been riding since I was 16 and still feel like I am an amateur. But I am alive with no injury's so it is all good. You are right motorcycling is *an addiction.* EDIT - Question: Do you think your BMW F800 GS is under powered at 85 hp?

To tip 1 i would add, check motor oil level. Get well soon. Greetings from Germany, cheers.

good luck with the surgery mate

Good luck

take care of yourself first and foremost. be healthy or you cannot continue your great videos.

l have been hit by car so many times commuting to work i lost number. Its ALWAYS cellphone reason...

AGATT , check.

I thought you were going to say that you bought a v strom. Good luck with your medical stuff

All the luck . Thanks

entendi tudo kkkkk

As far as rules #8 and #9 I think it depends on what your looking to do on your bike. Be a safe competent dirt rider or going mach 2 with your hair on fire. Learning to ride dirt fast, as a Adult I think is very difficult because you have learned to be safe over the years. You say smooth becomes fast, I say fast becomes smooth.. Do you crash a lot, yep and it hurts but you learn very very quickly and you end up much faster then everyone Elsa. You don't learn to ride fast on a adventure ride in the mountains 50 miles from a hospital. You learn on a Moto track and then you take all that riding skill to the mountains with you on your adventure rides. I've always said if your not crashing your not learning.. Just wanted to share a different riding philosophy. I enjoy your videos Thanks for sharing..