Look at YouTube videos.

 

Get out on bike as much as you can, and if you get out with someone who is a fast rider, try and follow him and this will bring you on the most

 

Stand up. Look ahead, Get fit. Ride with better riders than yourself for fun.

 

If in doubt, gas it out

 

Keep your grip loose
Grip with your legs
stand up
look far ahead

 

Loads on tubes - subscribe to cross training enduro cross
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlur54ugvzNL4vrMEMooQNGTriv_yYUp-
There's a few on iTunes if ya wanna pay.
Off road essentials
Moro skills

https://www.facebook.com/jonnywalkerracing/posts/1102899843088038

 

In no particular order

Stand up
Relax
Look ahead not 3 foot in front of your front wheel
If you think you can make it you will
Momentum is your friend....if you feel like you're about to come off gas it!! 60% of the time it works every time :joy:

I'm still very much at novice stage and the above tips have really helped me.

 

All of the above. No-one is born a Jarvis.

1.Don't try to ride too fast, concentrate on balance and control, the speed is a natural progression.
2.As above bike time is better than anything else.
3.If someone comes past you, try and stick with them for as long as possible.
4.Look for grip, the most used line is not always the best.
5.Get your suspension set up and fit decent rubber.
6.Don't be frightened of 'giving it a go'. The worst is you will fall off.
7.If in doubt, ask, no question is a stupid question if you don't know the answer.

 

Stay on as long as you can :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

 

Never forget it's fun! It always cost three times as much as you thought. Don't buy cheap, but the best you can afford. Look up. If you think you are crashing open the throttle. It rarely makes it worse.

 

don't be afraid to fall off it aint really that bad!!

 

Ride ride ride the more you ride the more you'll condition your body and you'll relax, then technique finesse and speed will develop along with a better understanding of bike setup ... Simples

 

Just enjoy yourself :smokin:

And join a friendly enduro club , ask for help and advice off the marshals and organisers they will aim you in the right direction

 

Get fit!

Always look far ahead.

Improve clutch control.

 

Brilliant tips thanks for all the responses...I'm far too guilty of not looking far enough ahead especially when riding in ruts and it's really off putting

 

Make sure everything on the bike works properly - then it won't be distracting you. Especially the things on the bike you actually touch; there's nothing worse than riding a bike with a sticky throttle, stupidly heavy clutch or footrest that points towards the floor. That doesn't mean spend a fortune on bling, just have it all working the best it can.

Good tyres will mean they do their job without you having to worry constantly about sliding off.

The two big riding tips for me would be:

1. As many others have already said, look forward. This does two things; your balance is improved and obstacles/corners/hills/bogs/whatever aren't a surprise.

2. Something I've noticed with a lot of novice/not so good riders is they have an almost pathological fear of opening the throttle. Riding in to a steep uphill or a bog or a ditch with next to no throttle will only ever end up one way, stuck. Spinning wildly and getting over the top is so much better than gripping for a 1/3 of the way than toppling over or stalling. Obviously full gas on wet roots and rocks isn't good - so get the throttle open before you hit them, get some momentum and then back it off as the back wheel gets on the slippery bit. That means looking forward, to anticipate.

 

i struggle in ruts and on slippery surfaces I think the faster you go the better but obviously the brain doesn't get it!!

 

don't tell yourself you cant do something
and just enjoy it
started when I was 10, 11 years on I'm still rubbish but I love every second I'm on the bike no matter the weather or track

 

As has been said many times on this thread, STAND UP. That's why trials riders do so well at enduro, they never used to sit down in the first place!

 

Remember..
Slow in...fast out
Fast in... Ambulance out

 

News article
In this they say 13psi for rocky terrain. I'm running 10.5psi on a enduro tyre, had a rear trails tyre on my bike for a while had 8 psi in that. Got serious grip on rocky sections but it was terrible in grass or boggy land.

What psi do you lot use?

 

Tubliss with a softer knobbly or trials hybrid, 6 psi front and about 3psi rear or there abouts, loads of grip on every surface.

 

I think I'll go tubliss when I start racing! Seems to be the way forward!

 

yeah if you want to finish events with flat tyres

ooops did I just open a can of mousse worms? :burnout:

 

He made it hard for himself by using those daft little levers. Are those from a Barbie and Ken dirtbike set?

 

I would have gotten a few more spins out of that tyre he took off!