Big slippery off camber logs! These are difficult because
your bike and boots will just keep sliding down, if you stop
on the log. Let's look at a few ways to get across. The easiest
safest way? Get someone to help, This is Neil and he's new to
technical riding. And he's getting bloody tired after 4
hours of riding. Simply get the front wheel up and over, careful
not to bash your exhaust pipe if it's a two stroke.
Your riding buddy ensures the bike doesn't slide down the log.
You slide the bike forward until the rear wheel hits, then
just drag it the rest of the way. The safest way for sure!
Nicely done. Otherwise you can try to hit the log just hard
enough so that you come to a rest with your rear wheel
against the log and your front wheel on the ground on the
other side. Fifteen-year-old Arch tries this, but the log is
just a bit too high. If it wasn't so high or slippery a
bit more speed would see the front wheel hit the ground on
the other side, and then simply push the bike across.
Next technique? get the bike across but stay on the other side.
Arch jumps off at just the right moment, but keeps hold of the
bars so the bike doesn't get out of control - nicely done.
If you are crazy enough or have large gonads, you can ride over
using the log punch technique. Scary stuff. Because if you
don't quite make it, the bike is sliding down the log and
throws you off in who knows which direction. Really well
done, especially when Ben has to turn the moment he lands to
stop hitting a tree.
With that success, Ben decides to try the next wet log using
the pivot turn technique. I have seen Chris Birch
International Hard Enduro champion manage this on a big
wet log. I don't know how Ben will go.
You were very close to getting it
balanced and over. Nice try.
I think Ben has given up then I realized he's lining up for one
of the hardest techniques, the static zap... no run up, just a
controlled drop of the clutch and throwing the body weight
forward. On a wet off camber log!
Wow. Well done! Check out our static zap training vid, a very
useful technique in technical terrain. Then it's my turn. I
want to see if I can do the easiest technique, pushing it
over by myself. Holy **** look at the size of it. I don't like
my chances as the bike will probably just slide down the
log while it's balanced.
Sure enough, it starts sliding. it's slippery too.
I probably could have managed this, but I didn't want to lift
the bike while my old spine fracture is still giving me
grief. Like a bloody gym workout.
Logs can be heaps of fun. once you learn the right techniques.
Remember we have covered the ten main ways to get over logs.
Check them out on our YouTube channel.