How to ride water crossings (and fix drowned motorbikes)︱Cross Training Adventure

http://crosstrainingenduro.com How to ride through water and fix drowned motorbikes!
0:25 Preparing your bike & toolkit
01:39 Develop your riding technique
02:51 Water crossing technique
06:09 Fixing a drowned bike
This video has also appeared on our enduro channel.
Welcome to Cross Training Adventure! Water crossings on dual sport bikes or even adventure bikes? One day you may need to fix a drowned motorbike. Like to ride dirt bikes using enduro skills and dirt bike techniques - just like the top riders? Here are water and creek crossing techniques for deep water on your motorbike. And finally how to get your dirt bike running again when you drown it. Some guys keep their legs in the air to keep their boots dry. We will look at how to prepare your bike and equipment. Otherwise is it worth the risk on a river crossing? If you drown the motorbike and can't get it started, can you get back home again? How do you waterproof your motorbike? How to ride water crossings and fix drowned bikes? And beware of fast flowing water over slippery causeways. It might only be axle deep but once the bike is swept away you can wind up pinned under the bike in deeper water. Should you stand or sit? Experienced riders will usually stand to get better balance. How to prepare yourself. In very deep crossings this can sometimes be an advantage as there is less drag through the water, but usually it is sacrificing some control over the bike. So how do we ride water crossings and fix drowned dirt bikes? But less experienced riders may be safer sitting on a river crossing. So practice riding dry rocky creek beds, soft sand and mud. As you gain confidence, stand on the footpegs more for deep water crossings. How to actually do water crossings. We are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia... with 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. We think the whole motorbike scene is getting too commercial. So called dual sport riding reviews are just glossy ads nowdays. Everyone is trying to sell you stuff you don't need, convince you to buy the latest model with anodized coffee cup holders for your trips to the coffee shop. Of course if you are cashed up and into bling, go for it. All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. And it won't hold you back. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Instead of obsessing over the latest blinged out Beemer, which tyres to fit or spending a fortune on your suspension or billet alloy gas cap. So most of our adventure ridingvids will feature the much loved bush pig, the Suzuki DR650. And we've done a 10 part series on how to unleash the mighty beast that lurks within. 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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