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Besides DOT knobby tires, the wisest investment the beginning adventure motorcyclists can make is also the cheapest - the BMW GS Off-Road Riding Skills Instructional DVD.

Available exclusively from the adventure-savvy folks at Touratech-USA, the DVD provides the basic foundations needed to efficiently ride dual sport/adventure motorcycles off road.And although the Noren Films DVD was created by Rawhyde Adventures, the official BMW Off-Road Academy, and the title clearly says "BMW GS," don't let that deter you. The basics covered in this DVD are a must for every adventure motorcyclists, regardless of type of bike they ride.

I ride a V-Strom DL 1000, which is more of a sport tourer than adventure bike. But after studying the techniques in the DVD, and enhancing the Strom with some dual-sport tires and Touratech parts, I'm able to go anywhere a GS can go, though it may take a bit more work.But that's where the fun is for me, and I'd be struggling if I didn't learn the foundations from the DVD, which are taught by Jim Hyde, the founder of Rawhyde Adventures.

The hour-long DVD covers what Hyde calls the five largest "challenges" that street riders encounter when taking a 600-lbs. motorcycle off road, and lessons to help cure these challenges.The challenges are as follows: not understanding the rules (braking off road, tensing up, etc.), standing on the pegs, target fixation, washout, and front brake lock up.Netflix drops sharply after report of slower growth