When you think about riding an adventure motorcycle down a steep hill in dirt,

how does that make you feel? The thing is that just riding a

motorcycle downhill isn't particularly difficult. What makes it difficult? What makes

it so unnerving for so many riders are the obstacles that you encounter on the hill.

If it were just a steep slope with plenty of traction, maybe you've ridden that kind of thing going into a parking garage or some other paved descent.

No problem. But in the dirt, in the real world,

surfaces are not flat. They don't necessarily have good traction,

maybe very little traction.

They have ruts, roots, rocks, and a host of other obstacles

all that add to the challenge of riding that motorcycle down the hill. Now, don't worry about

it because today on Adventure Rider rider radio's exclusive rider skills program

I'm going to be talking with Clinton Smout and he's going to walk us through how to deal with each obstacle on its own.

And then at the end he's got some simple downhill riding exercises that you can practice

with your own motorcycle at home and you won't even need a hill for it.

All today on rider skills.

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