Jimmy Lewis Off-Road Training will be offering riding instruction both prior to and after AltRider's Taste of Dakar Weekend.

The Friday class will be custom tailored for riders who have never been in the dirt or are still apprehensive about riding in off-road conditions. Or maybe you are looking for a confidence booster before the ride -- you won't be disappointed in our one-day skills course.

On Monday and Tuesday following the event, JLR Off-Road will have a two-day advanced skills training tailored just for the big adventure bikes, including some great and little known riding opportunities in the Nevada desert.

Full descriptions and costs are available at JLROffRoad.com.

Days of riding through the desert dunes, wakes of sand thrashed back by the churning tires. The merciless sun beating down as the riders race to the end… perhaps not to win, but just to finish.

Most of us will never race the Dakar, but this February 24-26, you will have the opportunity to travel with other adventure riders to an American desert and train with the only US citizen to podium finish at Dakar: Jimmy Lewis.

Training at the Jimmy Lewis Off Road Academy will be made available only to our riders on Friday and Monday at a special discounted rate.

For more information about the ride and how to register, follow this link to the registration page:

Registration Page

I'm headed down to South America for a year and looking for someone to join me for all or part of the trip. I'm on a 1200GS Adventure and and planning to do on and off road riding.

-Aaron