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  Schedule & Overview

Education vs. Vacation

Since 2002 RawHyde has provided world class “off road” rider training programs for owners of “big adventure bikes”. Our goal has been to create exciting programs and classes that increase skills & bolster levels of confidence among riders of motorcycles like the BMW GS and KTM 990 Adventure. We have provided services to thousands of riders and operated riding clinics around the US, as well as Canada and Mexico. In the years that have passed since RawHyde’s inception we have received great reviews for our “Intro to Adventure” rider training program. In this class we teach people the “basics” of back country travel on large motorcycles. BUT – we have known for quite a while that there is more that’s needed from a training perspective, yet we did not have the resources to provide a quality program in the way that we felt was necessary. Things have changed and we are pleased to offer our new expedition program which is aimed at “making the connection” between the structured environment of our training school and the real world.

RawHyde began to “bridge the gap” between our training school environment and the real world in 2008 with our Base Camp Alpha program which is a two day desert ride aimed at “cementing the skills” taught in our Intro to Adventure program, but BCA as we call it is simply a “skills reinforcement” program; not continuing education.


The Expedition C.V. is both the final step and “missing link” in Adventure Rider Training. The letters C.V. are from the Latin phrase “Curricula Vitae” which in modern terms it means a resume’- so in other words this program helps you build a resume’ of accomplishment as a rider. This program is part expedition preparedness, part education and part vacation. It’s a real life adventure, on a fully loaded motorcycle and it takes place in the “real world” not the carefully crafted environment of our training school. To top the experience off… this is one cool trip as well.

As mentioned above this is a carefully designed “training program” but its also a fantastic adventure through the heart of the incredible Mojave Desert, and it provides many elements of education while at the same time affording a great “vacation”. Click Here to learn more about the educational component.

The purpose of the Expedition is to expand the training experience beyond what RawHyde has created with its curriculum based programs in Southern California. The expedition takes place in the deserts of California and Nevada using Death Valley National Park as the centerpiece for the trip. Death Valley is considered to be one of the world’s greatest “Adventurous destinations” & Many of the Valleys natural wonders are 50 miles or more “in the back country” at the end of a rough dirt road. Death Valley simply stated is an “Adventure Riders heaven”.

The Expedition C.V. is offered quarterly; as a follow up to the RawHyde / BMW Off Road Academy training program.