Dirt road riding techniques - your input please.
Just done my first real dirt road (Dempster Hwy from Dawson to Inuvik). I'm a novice dirt rider and would like to hear any other hints for dirt riding on a fully loaded touring bike.
For starters I learned, by running off the embankment, that it's a good idea to see what sort of dust storm is following an oncoming vehicle. If it looks bad, my policy is to stop dead until it's gone past and the dust has settled.
Someone mentioned to me that if you are on slippery surface and taking a corner and there is a possibility that you are going too wide and into the wrong side of the road, (cos you cant use your brakes here) you can apply a bit of throttle to make your rear wheel "bite" a bit and this helps steering. Anyone familiar with this?
And any other pointers would be welcome.
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