crosstrainingenduro.com Recently my Canadian cousins reviewed the Ducati DesertX. It claims to have serious off-road credentials so the guys got a local enduro racer to abuse the Ducati on some dirt rides. It resulted in some great footage. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. It's a promotional technique increasingly used by manufacturers. Yamaha has Pol Tarres doing tricks on his Tenere 700 and entering hard enduro events like Erzberg. Honda has Toni Bou doing incredible stunts on his big Africa Twin. The man is a freak. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes. Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids. Chris Birch has been entering New Zealand enduro events on the big KTM adventure bikes. And Harley Davidson had pro riders attempting to treat the Pan America like a dirt motorbike. We don't know if they survived the experience. it makes for great videos, we love watching this stuff. But our group has been discussing whether these promotions might encourage some less experienced riders to ride outside their 'comfort zone' and end up in hospital. There is a big increase in middle aged and older riders getting into motorbike riding. The kids have grown up. They are cashed up. It's time to relive their youth. Accident statistics do show a big increase in fatalities and injuries among older motorbike riders in recent years. There is a lot of debate about the causes. Is it the Dunning-Kruger effect, where people are likely to over-estimate their skills? Is it because adventure motorbikes are getting so heavy and powerful? If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. A few decades ago a typical adventure motorbike was something like a BMW 650. Now you have beasts like this Ducati with 110hp and weighing 223kg. I suspect most riders will say 'We enjoy watching these videos, but they won't force us to buy a big heavy adventure motorbike unless we really want to.' Maybe. But the advertising industry is full of professionals aiming to manipulate us subconsciously. In any case, our regular advice applies. Plenty of people getting into adventure riding say they bought a motorbike that was too big initially. They downsized on their second motorbike and were much happier. So always consider smaller less powerful motorbikes in your choices. Know yourself. Some of us are risk takers, others aren't. If you are a risk taker, always be aware of your comfort zone. It goes something like this. Do some rider training. It's good to see adventure riding coaching emerging in some countries. Consider minimising your road riding. There are some crazy drivers out there. On remote back roads crashes are more likely to be your fault, not some idiot trying to talk and hold his phone at the same time. Hi visibility. The research supports the use of white helmets, high visibility riding gear, leaving your headlight on. Consider driving lights. If you are getting a motorbike for the first time, or returning after a long break, consider maybe getting a dirt motorbike at first. Dirt riding occurs in an incredibly unpredictable environment. You learn so many skills quickly that will then protect you on public roads. And while crash a lot, it's almost never lethal. What do you guys think about these vids showing pro riders pretending they are on motocross motorbikes? Irresponsible marketing? Just light entertainment? Keen to hear what you think.
We have occasional detours to places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Romania and Canada. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy. We are the 27th most watched dirt channel in Uzbekistan. We have won the polished turd award five years in a row. And we have a world record 25 class action lawsuits for inaccurate information. What else? Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. We like doing seriously critical reviews. Manufacturers make some really bad mistakes. and there is a lot of dodgy crap being sold out there. Instead of glowing dual sport reviews for kickbacks or free product, we will try to keep the buggers honest. So subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. 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.
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