Introduction to Trail Riding (ITR)

Scheduling and Enrolling

Scheduling must be made through local DBS ROC Provider, Rob Rickert Dirt Bike School, at 916-690-2576.

Please call Rob for class dates and availability.

ITR FAQs

1. What is ITR?

ITR is the next level DirtBike School course designed to familiarize new riders with riding off-road in a more open environment. This course is offered to those students that have completed the Closed Range Exercise (CRE) or inexperienced riders that desire specific instruction negotiating various changing terrain. Some of the lessons include riding in sand and mud, through creek crossings and ruts, over rocks, hills and whoop-de-doos.

2. What do I need for the ITR course?

Students will need their own off-road motorcycle and full protective gear that includes the following:

Off-road motorcycle boots

DOT or Snell approved off-road helmet

Off-road riding pants

Off-road riding jersey

Off-road riding gloves

Goggles

Chest protector

Knee and elbow guards (optional)

3. Class Fees

The class fee is $265 per student. This includes a Graduation shirt from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

4. Class size, minimum age and other information

Maximum class size is 4 students. Minimum age is 6 Years old. There must be an assessment as to the skill of all class participants. Classes will be taught to meet the needs of each student.

There must be a Trail Coach and a Trail Aide available at all times.

Lessons may be delivered in the order of terrain encountered on the ride, not necessarily by range card lesson sequence.

Lessons may also be taught in multiple classes, depending on the skill level and ability of each student.

Here is what some of our latest students are saying:

"Hey Rob were back safe and sound and I wanted to reiterate that we had a blast in your class it was an awesome centerpiece to an awesome vacation. Tell Joe that we appreciated his help as well Rachel found his pointers very useful, and the brake pedal bend-job is still holding. ;-) I think we picked up a good foundation we can use to do more exploring safely, which we ended up doing on the way back.

The quick rundown of the rest of the trip: We stayed in old town Nevada City Thursday night (we took Placer Hills Dr. and Dog Bar Rd. to get there to dodge the traffic on 49, and it rocked!), loved it. Went over to Oroville and then did the Oroville-Quincy highway per your recommendation, and we REALLY loved it! There was a section that was getting torn up so we were re-routed into the hills for awhile, but even once the detour was done the road was nothing but sand/dirt/gravel for a number of miles good times!

We took a side-trip near Bucks Lake to Observation Rock(? Point? Thing?), fun little gravel road. The bikes did great, though we were fully tour-loaded which we noted did make a difference. We made sure to dump air pressure and repump afterwards. We stayed in Quincy that night, then Rachel picked another off-road route that linked up highway 70 just north of Quincy with Canyon Dam, up and over Rattlesnake Hill. Again, challenging but fun, esp. with the full bike loads, and we even got to ride em across a nasty washed-out culvert but the fun meter took a dip when the mud puddles started. Rachel and I both dumped our bikes, though with no damage to the bikes and only one big-assed bruise on my calf from my own Touratech box. So pretty good, I guess anyway, it was still fun, though it was the last lengthy dirt we did on the trip (did a little poking around near Shasta and Bend). Lake Almanor, then a ride through Lassen wonderful place! Sunny and cool, perfect. Rode to McCloud, took Pilgrim Hill Rd. and another one around the east side of Shasta. Shasta was out, but we didnt have time to get too close to it and diddle about oh well, next trip! Stayed at the Crater Lake Lodge and rode the small part of the Rim Rd. that was open, also hiked on officially closed trails. J

Blew to Hood River the next day with a sidetrip back behind Bachelor to see the Sisters, and then the weather started to shut down on us. Couldnt get good road data on the road between St. Helens and Adams, so we opted to swing wide east through Yakima (up the Columbia, then the Klickitat on a very nice twisty road, then up 97 for awhile), then get on 123 to 410 to home but 123 is still washed out, I belatedly discovered, so we ended up continuing on 12 longer, then taking a very small (though "paved") road between Packwood and Mt. Rainier park entrance and going home that way. The winds were howling from Yakima on, and the rain started as soon as we crested White Pass and also, sadly, saw the remains of a motorcycle accident at the pass single rider on a 91 Goldwing laid it down in a sharp corner and bounced between the guardrail and rock wall on the other side of the highway. He was in one of the ambulances that went blasting past us, but apparently he died before arrival at the hospital. Yuck. Our trip ended up much more safely than that one, fortunately