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AOT Offroad Dirt Bike Academy
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African Offroad Tours is proud to offer our visitors a once in a lifetime opportunity to be trained by some of the very best off road motorcycle riders in the
country. Our trainers include off road enduro champion Elmer Simmons, National Offroad Champion and Roof of Africa Winner, his brother Phillip Simmons and several other nationally ranked off road dirt bike riders. Not only are our trainers accomplished motorcycle riders, but they are skilled trainers as well. |
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Our goal is to ensure that the trainee leaves the course as a much better dirt bike rider. We focus on all aspects of dirt bike riding, to ensure that you develop a higher level of understanding of the balance between you and your bike. |
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Focus on Techniques
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• reading the terrain
• line selection
• correct stance
• hill ascents
• hill descents
• off camber trails & corners
• river crossings
• riding in rocks
• deep sand
• mud |
• whoops
• jumps
• trees & forests
• ruts & grooves
• pivot turns
• controlling acceleration
• improved braking skills
• throttle control in difficult situations
• correct clutching
• developing a rhythm |
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Beyond The Bike
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Competition
Off Road Riders
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For those dirt bike riders that compete in off road dirt bike events, we will also focus on specific competition related skills such as :
• starts
• aggressive riding
• passing
• defensive riding
• blocking
• bike set-up
• error recovery
• mental toughness
• winning attitude |
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At the African Offroad Tours Academy, we go beyond purely on-the-bike techniques, dealing with the vital aspects of strength & cardiovascular training, nutrition, mental attitude and racer psychology, injury prevention & recovery, and developing a support network. |
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Academy Courses and Prices
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All courses have a maximum of 6 riders. Course prices include the use of the Academy's Suzuki DRZ 400 bikes. Discounts apply to riders that furnish their own bikes. |
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Top Skills for Novice Riders
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1 day
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$350
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Intermediate Rider Refresher
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1 day
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$350
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Adv. Techniques for Intermediate Riders
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2 days
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$500
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Expert Rider Refresher
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1 day
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$350
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Winning Ways for Expert & Competitive Riders
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2 days
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$500
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Individual Tuition
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$50
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Rider's Comment on the AOT Academy...
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".....This was the single best investment that I have ever made in my riding - the boys back home had better watch out!...."
- Dave Wilson. TX,
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"...I only wish that I had taken your course 15 years ago. In one day I learned more than in my entire riding career. Phillip helped me overcome most of my bad habits and by the end of the Tour I had moved up from the back to run with the boys in the front. I still can believe that all it took was a one day course!...."
- Mark Effingham, CT USA. |
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