ADVENTURE TRAINING WEEKEND
WHAT IS IT?
A training weekend for all at the Sweetlamb Adventure Academy in mid Wales, designed to help you build confidence and off road skills on your own trail or adventure bike.
WHEN IS IT?
Arrive afternoon of Friday May 8th, depart morning of Sunday 10th.
WHERE IS IT?
Sweetlamb Adventure Academy - home of the Ducati Adventure School - 20 minutes from Rhayader in mid Wales.
HOW MUCHIS IT?
£275
WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE?
Two nights bunkhouse accommodation, one day's off road training, plus tutorials on tyre changing and other essential adventure skills. Also includes two breakfasts, two dinners and two lunches.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
A suitable trail or adventure bike - any size/engine that you may consider taking on a trail based adventure such as an Adventure Country Tracks route. Tyres need to be trail tyres as a minimum; a tyre that comes stock on a CRF300 or Himalayan 450 etc. Please message with any queries about tyres.
You need to bring your own protective clothing, including helmet, eye protection, gloves, trousers with knee protection, jacket with elbow and shoulder protection. Full length motorcycle boots - preferably adventure or trail boots - with no ankle boots or walking boots permitted.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
You'll learn the fundamentals of 'off road' motorcycling; namely standing, turning, braking and clutch control, all in the comfort of a 6500 acre playground of trails and training areas. The bunkhouse is onsite, so that once you've arrived on the Friday you won't touch Tarmac until the Sunday when you leave; much more confident than when you arrive. The training is headed up by Mark Molineaux, head of the Ducati Training School which also operates on the Sweetlamb site, with his team able to work with all abilities and group you up accordingly. The training is not intended to break you, just to test you and stretch your abilities in a controlled and incredible riding environment.
WHERE WILL WE SLEEP?
Accommodation is in the onsite bunkhouse, with a ladies dorm available. Please bring a sleeping bag and pillow. Please feel free to bring a campervan, with camping facilities available as well.
WHAT'S TO EAT?
Food will provided from Friday evening through to Sunday breakfast. Nothing fancy; hot and hearty. Please feel free to bring snacks or anything to suit dietary needs.
PUT NEW SKILLS TO THE TEST ON ADVENTURE COUNTRY TRACKS UK
For anyone looking to put new skills to the test and ride some of the most stunning trails the UK has to offer, straight on from the Training Weekend we're looking at running a supported ride of the Adventure Country Tracks UK route; a part green lane route taking in the best of Wales, Isle of Man and the Yorkshire Dales; starting from the Sweetlamb Academy and finishing at the coast in Whitby 6 days later on the Friday evening of the15th.
The tracks are designed to be big bike friendly, so perfectly suited to riders on smaller adventure and trail bikes.
FOR A FULL RUNDOWN OF THE UK ROUTE PLEASE SEE HERE
This would be a supported ride of that UK route, offering a mix of bunkhouse and hotel accommodation (6 nights), ferry bookings to and from the Isle of Man and a support van to carry luggage and help with any stricken machines. Riders will need to have had some off road experience, be able to self navigate through the download of the ACT route, and be able to pick up their own machine.
This tour has no official connection to the ACT organisers and the full route can be downloaded for a nominal fee of approx. £10 at the ACT website:www.adventurecountrytracks.com
HOW MUCH?
The cost per person is £895 with a £100 deposit.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
Included in the price is six nights' accommodation (bunkhouse and hotel on a shared room basis), ferries to and from the Isle of Man and use of the support vehicle for daily luggage carry, and in the event of a breakdown where a bike will be recovered to that night's stopover. Breakdown cover is advised in case your bike needs to be recovered home.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED?
The price doesn't include fuel, food and other travel related expenditure.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
You'll need a well serviced and road worthy bike, ideally prepped for some trail riding action. Knobbly tyres required and crash protection advised. It would also be strongly advised that you bring tools specific to your own machine, as well as basic puncture repair equipment. The van will also carry some basic tools.
WHEN DOES IT START AND FINISH?
The ride will start from Sweetlamb in Mid Wales at noon on Sunday 10th May and finish in Whitby on Friday 15th May.
