Pro Motocross and Off-Road Riding Techniques - 3rd Edition Includes 4-Stroke Riding Techniques
  Ride to win with the pros, as this updated edition of Pro Motocross and Off-Road Riding Techniques puts you in front of the pack.
Advanced tips and techniques from your favorite pro riders—Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Danny Carlson, Chad Reed, Greg Albertyn, Ty Davis, Jeremy McGrath, Guy Cooper, Steve Lamson, and others—give you the inside line on everything from body position to brake/power slides. New action sequences of professional riders take you setp-by-step through specific techniques, including double jumps, rutted corners, braking bumps, starts, and whoops.
Check out Gary Semic's riding techniques—with 10 years as a factory rider and over 20 more as a riding instructor, Semics lnows motocross. His techniques and insight will improve even the most experienced rider's form.
Techniques for motocross, supercross, hare scrambles, enduro, and desert racing are all included, as well as how to tackle off-road obstacles, practice methods, a buyer's guide for gear, goggle prep, race strategy, and an extensive chapter on riding four-strokes.
Whether you're an expert motocrosser or a beginning enduro racer, this new edition of Pro Motocross and Off-Road Riding Techniques is the hot line for improving your skills.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Ken Faught, Dirt Rider magazine | Acknowledgments | Introduction | Gary Semics on riding techniques
1: RIDING GEAR
How to choose the necessities
2: MOTORCYCLE SETUP TIPS
The most critical time you can spend with your bike
3: TERRAIN and CONDITIONS
A sampling of what Mother Nature has to offer
4: BODY POSITION
The starting point | Gary Semics on body position
5: BRAKING
The fine art of slowing down | Gary Semics on braking
6: ACCELERATION
More than just a handful of throttle | Gary Semics on acceleration
7: CORNERING
A look at the world of turns | Gary Semics on cornering
8: JUMPS
The search for air | Gary Semics on jumps
9: RUTS
Mind over matter
10: WHOOPS
Timing and rythm are key | Gary Semics on whoops
11: OFF-ROAD OBSTACLES
Nature's way of fighting back
12: PASSING
Tricks of the trade
13: STARTS
What to do when the gate drops | Gary Semics on starts
14: PRACTICE
The only road to the top
15: ADAPTING to DIFFERENT BIKES
How weight and horsepower affect riding techniques
16: STRATEGY
Power of the mind | Gary Semics on strategy
17: FOUR-STROKES
How to use this different motor type to your advantage
APPENDIX
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