Cape York · Kimberley · Adventure

DIRT BIKE

Hard enduro craft and remote expedition riding: reading technical lines, clutch and momentum over ledges and logs, wet roots and slow-speed balance, solo bike recovery, and pacing a body through hours of it. From Old Telegraph Track river crossings to Kimberley enduro, combined with the expedition knowledgeto actually survive out there.

Curriculum
22 lessons
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7 lessons
Modules
5
Status
In production

Skills You Will Develop

Standing Position & BalanceThrottle & Brake BalanceSand & Loose TerrainRiver Crossing TechniqueTechnical ClimbingRocky DescentsRemote NavigationBasic Trail Repairs

Who It Is For

beginnerNew to dirt with road bike experience, or first-timer wanting a safe foundation before a guided trip.
intermediateTrail confident but preparing for multi-day remote expeditions like Cape York or the Kimberley.
advancedExperienced enduro riders preparing for the serious technical and navigational demands of remote Australia.

Gear Covered

  • Enduro vs adventure bike: weight vs range
  • Helmet: moto vs adventure lid, goggles vs visor
  • Boots: MX vs adventure - protection vs walkability
  • Armour: pressure suit vs jacket vs minimalist
  • Gloves: vented vs armoured knuckle
  • Hydration pack & trauma kit
  • GPS plus paper maps - never one alone
  • Tyre repair, tools & tow strap
  • Satellite communicator
Fifteen Years In

All 22 lessons below are written, and every one of them came out of riding this terrain rather than reading about it. Film is shot on the trips we run, so each lesson is captured where it is taught. Book a trip that runs this discipline and its full library comes with your booking.

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We run in-person coaching in your home town before your trip - a fraction of what a day costs once the flights, hire and lift passes have started. Groups on the same trip split the travel.

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Shared safety training

These lessons from other libraries apply here too. Complete one anywhere and it shows green across the whole platform - done once, counted everywhere.

Full Curriculum

Foundations
Choosing a Dirt Bike: Brand Character and What Actually Differs12 minRead freeDrowned Bike: Getting the Water Out and Riding Home12 minRead freeGear Decisions: Bike, Armour and the Expedition Kit12 minRead freeHeat, Dehydration and Remote Rider Trauma12 minRead freeDirt Riding Core Technique - Body Position11 minRead freePacking for a Multi-Day Remote Ride7 minRead free
Technical Terrain
Sand & Corrugations: Float & Flow10 minFullRiver Crossings: Assessment & Technique12 minFullRocky & Rooty Terrain: Momentum & Control9 minFullTechnical Climbs: Throttle & Line Choice11 minFull
Expedition Skills
Old Tele Track: River Crossings & Mud13 minFullNavigation: GPS, Maps & Waypoints9 minFullFuel Planning for Remote Routes7 minFullTrail Repairs: What to Know & Carry8 minFull
Advanced Enduro
Enduro Descents: Speed & Commitment10 minFullLogs, Roots & Creek Beds8 minFullManaging Fatigue on Long Days6 minFull
Hard Enduro
Reading Hard Enduro Lines10 minRead freeClutch, Momentum and the Vertical: Ledges, Steps and Log Hops13 minFullWet Roots, Off-Camber and Slow-Speed Balance13 minFullBike Recovery: Ruts, Bog, Solo Pick-Ups and Extraction13 minFullEndurance and Pacing for Extreme Enduro13 minFull

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These sports kill people. Not rarely, and not only the reckless - every season they kill riders who were experienced, fit, well equipped and doing everything properly. That is the honest starting position and everything else we do sits on top of it.

The mountain does not know who you are. Snow releases on people with twenty years in it. Machines roll on riders who have done that line a hundred times. Water, rock, trees and other people are indifferent to how good you have become. Every time you go out you are accepting a real chance that it goes wrong, and no amount of skill removes that chance - it only changes the odds.

What that looks like in these disciplines, plainly: avalanche burial and asphyxiation, being crushed under a machine, head and spinal injuries from falls and impacts, drowning, hypothermia, and collisions with trees, rocks and other riders.

We work in remote country, so distance is part of it. A serious injury usually means hours before a helicopter can reach you, and weather sometimes means no helicopter at all. Help being close is not a feature of any trip we run.

This is exactly why we prepare the way we do. Training before you ride, gear standards, minimum party sizes, people who know the ground, and a willingness to call a day off. All of it is about improving your odds and making the group capable of looking after itself. None of it makes anything safe, none of it makes anyone competent, and passing our training is not a qualification. Anybody who tells you they can make this safe is selling something.

Everyone out there is relying on everyone else having been honest about what they can actually do. If reading this has made you hesitate, that is worth listening to rather than talking yourself out of.

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