Some things to remember to get you started

 Improved visibility and changing your point of influence

Without turning and counterbalancing, what does it feel like when you move around on the bike

Proper lower body positioning

It takes a lot more skill to ride a big bike slow than it does to ride one fast

Taking the myth out of using the front brake and knowing when either is better

Avoiding obstacles by quickly weighting the foot pegs

The ups and downs of inclines

Know how and when to stop and restart

We all know it is our favorite terrain ****If sand or mud is around*****

Completely opposite of how to turn on pavement

Comfortably turning tight takes a lot of finesse and exact body position

We’ll dive deeper into understanding the full range of the front brake and where the rear brake is most useful

Understanding what this means to learn to steer the bike from the waist down and more specifically with your foot pegs

Operating controls gaining a deeper understanding of how the clutch, brake and throttle work together as your skill advances and terrain choice changes

We will tighten the turns, decrease the speed, and add increased use of the controls

We’ll use these exercises to build on momentum control and imitate technique while riding steep uphill turns

Skidding with the rear wheel looks cool but is also very useful

We’ll increase the difficulty of the hills and add turns and slow descents

Advanced terrain requires more advanced strategies in recovery and decision making

These will depend on if we have sand or mud in the area

Getting the feel of using the throttle to “steer with the rear” wheel without breaking traction. We’ll also teach you how Power Slide (break traction) and how to control it

The route has optional hard sections and easier bypass sections. We will stay together as a group for most of the riding. However, if some of the group feels like tackling a harder section and some do not, the guides will make a decision to split the group for those specific sections so everyone can enjoy their riding.

There is no one answer to this question because it depends on preferences, riding ability, and of course, budget. Any motorcycle can be converted into a dual sport bike. Heck, we know people who have converted their Harleys into adventure bikes! For this tour, we will be riding terrain that is big adventure bike friendly (BMW 1200GS, KTM 1290 etc.). However, we have had many customers ride smaller and mid size dual sport bikes and enjoy the ride just as much. If you don’t have a bike right now, we can help you with a rental.

Yes. Our support truck will be carrying everything we need including room for your gear if you don’t want to carry it on your bike.

*Note: Support truck will follow us as long as we get at least 6 People

Pack lightly, efficiently, and in a way that encourages proper bike performance. We can help you with that! Since we are staying in all hotels, we can all travel lite on this tour. We suggest daily packing of snacks, water, and clothing for layering to adjust for the conditions.

We recommend the following at the minimum:

Note: Not having these items does not mean you can’t come on the tour. It just means your bike may get damaged and the protection we recommend is for major working components.

• Skid Plate
• Crash Bars
• Headlight guard
• Radiator Guards

We recommend at least a 50/50 tire and even better is a more dirt or off-road focused tire. We will be riding through some technical sections that are more comfortable with a more off road focused tire.

We limit our groups to 10 people

We will ride in most weather conditions. However, our guides are well equipped to make the best decision for the group regarding trail and weather conditions and may re-route the riding day.

For You
Clothes:

Proper riding gear is a must! If you have any questions about riding gear and clothing, feel free to contact us and we can cover this in more detail. In general, people tend to over pack clothing items. Besides riding gear (including a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, and boots), you will need layers for frequent weather changes. Consider packing a separate set of comfortable clothes/shoes to wear in town or at the hotel while we are lounging.

For your Bike
Tools:

If you have a good set of tools it is not a bad idea to bring them; some people like to be self-sufficient. If you don’t have any or want to save room we should have enough tools to fix or repair most bikes on the fly.

The Level 1 Baja Tour will be a 50/50 mix of on and off pavement riding. We will choose easier dirt and unpaved roads and some really scenic paved routes. If you are a beginner rider and have not taken any formal training on a big adventure bike, we highly suggest taking our training before going on the tour. If you have taken our level 1 training or a training elsewhere, this is the tour for you. It is not a requirement that you have taken training from us or anyone else but, it gives us a chance to get to know you a bit and help evaluate your comfort level and skill set for the terrain we will be tackling on this tour.

There is no one answer to this question because it depends on preferences, riding ability, and of course, budget. Any motorcycle can be converted into a dual sport bike. Heck, we know people who have converted their Harleys into adventure bikes! For this tour, we will be riding terrain that is big adventure bike friendly (BMW 1200GS, KTM 1290 etc.). However, we have had many customers ride smaller and mid size dual sport bikes and enjoy the ride just as much. If you don’t have a bike right now, we can help you with a rental.

Yes. Our support truck will be carrying everything we need including room for your gear if you don’t want to carry it on your bike.

*Note: Support truck will follow us as long as we get at least 6 People

Pack lightly, efficiently, and in a way that encourages proper bike performance. We can help you with that! Since we are staying in all hotels, we can all travel lite on this tour. We suggest daily packing of snacks, water, and clothing for layering to adjust for the conditions.

We recommend the following at the minimum:

Note: Not having these items does not mean you can’t come on the tour. It just means your bike may get damaged and the protection we recommend is for major working components.

• Skid Plate
• Crash Bars
• Headlight guard
• Radiator Guards

We recommend at least a 50/50 tire and even better is a more dirt or off-road focused tire. We will be riding through some technical sections that are more comfortable with a more off road focused tire.

We limit our groups to 10 people

We will ride in most weather conditions. However, our guides are well equipped to make the best decision for the group regarding trail and weather conditions and may re-route the riding day.

For You
Clothes:

Proper riding gear is a must! If you have any questions about riding gear and clothing, feel free to contact us and we can cover this in more detail. In general, people tend to over pack clothing items. Besides riding gear (including a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, and boots), you will need layers for frequent weather changes. Consider packing a separate set of comfortable clothes/shoes to wear in town or at the hotel while we are lounging.

For your Bike
Tools:

If you have a good set of tools it is not a bad idea to bring them; some people like to be self-sufficient. If you don’t have any or want to save room we should have enough tools to fix or repair most bikes on the fly.

Off pavement riders:

The dirt riding portions of this tour are some of the best off-pavement riding that is doable by mid and large sized adventure bikes!

Off pavement routes and roads:

-Old Coco’s Corner dirt route Day 2

-This is a beginner/intermediate route out to Old Coco’s Corner. There are some soft sections of gravel and sand to navigate.

-Mission San Francisco de Borja Day 2 possible and Day 7

-Intermediate to Advanced. This is a cool route out to an old Mission in the mountains near the Bay of LA.

-Bay of LA to El Arco on Day 3

-Intermediate to Advanced. There are some deep sand sections that need to be navigated. The route is 137 miles or so of dirt and totally worth fighting through the sand if you are up for it!

-San Ignacio to San Juanico Day 4 and Day 6

-There 3 different ways to get between these two places. We will be riding to and from here so, we’ll have options and possibly get to experience all of them!

-Salt flats – mostly easy but there are some sand sections that require a bit of navigating.

-Plains – Easier off pavement road with a normal rocky dirt road surface.

-Mountains – Intermediate route with some hill climbing and descending in the mix.

-San Juanico to La Purisma and the Mission routes to San Miguel Comondu and San Javier… fantastic! Day 5

-We will ride from San Juanico to San Miguel Comondu. This route has an intermediate dirt option or a paved option.

-Leaving from there, the paved option can go back to San Juanico and on the way visit the tropical town of La Purisma!

-The dirt riders will have multiple options available to continue to ride and loop back to San Juanico. Options will be based on time, desire and rider comfort and skill level.

Yes, you can! For the pavement enthusiasts:

This tour is all doable by paved roads. Want to see all these cool places but you don’t want to ride the dirt? No problem. We have an option for that. The bonus for this option is you get to see and visit places the dirt riders won’t get to see.

The Level 1 Baja Tour will be a 50/50 mix of on and off pavement riding. We will choose easier dirt and unpaved roads and some really scenic paved routes. If you are a beginner rider and have not taken any formal training on a big adventure bike, we highly suggest taking our training before going on the tour. If you have taken our level 1 training or a training elsewhere, this is the tour for you. It is not a requirement that you have taken training from us or anyone else but, it gives us a chance to get to know you a bit and help evaluate your comfort level and skill set for the terrain we will be tackling on this tour.

There is no one answer to this question because it depends on preferences, riding ability, and of course, budget. Any motorcycle can be converted into a dual sport bike. Heck, we know people who have converted their Harleys into adventure bikes! For this tour, we will be riding terrain that is big adventure bike friendly (BMW 1200GS, KTM 1290 etc.). However, we have had many customers ride smaller and mid size dual sport bikes and enjoy the ride just as much. If you don’t have a bike right now, we can help you with a rental.

Yes. Our support truck will be carrying everything we need including room for your gear if you don’t want to carry it on your bike.

*Note: Support truck will follow us as long as we get at least 6 People

Pack lightly, efficiently, and in a way that encourages proper bike performance. We can help you with that! Since we are staying in all hotels, we can all travel lite on this tour. We suggest daily packing of snacks, water, and clothing for layering to adjust for the conditions.

We recommend the following at the minimum:

Note: Not having these items does not mean you can’t come on the tour. It just means your bike may get damaged and the protection we recommend is for major working components.

• Skid Plate
• Crash Bars
• Headlight guard
• Radiator Guards

We recommend at least a 50/50 tire and even better is a more dirt or off-road focused tire. We will be riding through some technical sections that are more comfortable with a more off road focused tire.

We limit our groups to 10 people

We will ride in most weather conditions. However, our guides are well equipped to make the best decision for the group regarding trail and weather conditions and may re-route the riding day.

For You
Clothes:

Proper riding gear is a must! If you have any questions about riding gear and clothing, feel free to contact us and we can cover this in more detail. In general, people tend to over pack clothing items. Besides riding gear (including a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, and boots), you will need layers for frequent weather changes. Consider packing a separate set of comfortable clothes/shoes to wear in town or at the hotel while we are lounging.

For your Bike
Tools:

If you have a good set of tools it is not a bad idea to bring them; some people like to be self-sufficient. If you don’t have any or want to save room we should have enough tools to fix or repair most bikes on the fly.

Off pavement riders:

The dirt riding portions of this tour are some of the best off-pavement riding that is doable by mid and large sized adventure bikes!

Off pavement routes and roads:

-Old Coco’s Corner dirt route Day 2

-This is a beginner/intermediate route out to Old Coco’s Corner. There are some soft sections of gravel and sand to navigate.

-Mission San Francisco de Borja Day 2 possible and Day 7

-Intermediate to Advanced. This is a cool route out to an old Mission in the mountains near the Bay of LA.

-Bay of LA to El Arco on Day 3

-Intermediate to Advanced. There are some deep sand sections that need to be navigated. The route is 137 miles or so of dirt and totally worth fighting through the sand if you are up for it!

-San Ignacio to San Juanico Day 4 and Day 6

-There 3 different ways to get between these two places. We will be riding to and from here so, we’ll have options and possibly get to experience all of them!

-Salt flats – mostly easy but there are some sand sections that require a bit of navigating.

-Plains – Easier off pavement road with a normal rocky dirt road surface.

-Mountains – Intermediate route with some hill climbing and descending in the mix.

-San Juanico to La Purisma and the Mission routes to San Miguel Comondu and San Javier… fantastic! Day 5

-We will ride from San Juanico to San Miguel Comondu. This route has an intermediate dirt option or a paved option.

-Leaving from there, the paved option can go back to San Juanico and on the way visit the tropical town of La Purisma!

-The dirt riders will have multiple options available to continue to ride and loop back to San Juanico. Options will be based on time, desire and rider comfort and skill level.

Yes, you can! For the pavement enthusiasts:

This tour is all doable by paved roads. Want to see all these cool places but you don’t want to ride the dirt? No problem. We have an option for that. The bonus for this option is you get to see and visit places the dirt riders won’t get to see.