The GS Academy is located in Southern California and is one of only 8 places in the world where you can learn to ride the BMW GS the way it was meant to be ridden. The Academy is tucked in the foothills above Los Angeles on 500 acres dedicated to training BMW GS riders.
For five years RawHyde Adventures has been operating a rider training program known as “Adventure Camp” and via a formal arrangement with BMW of North America we are pleased to offer an “official” BMW training program known as the BMW Off-road Academy.
The GS family of motorcycles are fairly “heavy” for machines that are meant to go “off-road” and it takes some specialized skills to “get the most” from your investment. We operate the academy following a curriculum designed by BMW to enable you to develop those specific talents. The skills you will learn were forged from the lessons learned in the grueling Paris Dakar rally and years of training experiences at BMW’s own school in Hechtlingen Germany.
Our slogan is “the adventure begins where the pavement ends!”, and that’s really true because more than 95% of the worlds roads are unpaved. Think about that…
BMW would like you to be able to enjoy your machine to its fullest and so would we. Learn how at the GS Off-road Academy, offered by RawHyde Adventures—your official BMW school.
After your training class, Put your new skills to work.
One of the things that typically happens with any type of educational program is, you very quickly forget half of what you've learned, especially if you don’t have the opportunity to use the lessons. With that in mind, let us suggest that there is no better way to cement your new BMW Academy skills than to go on a great Adventure Ride immediately following your class session.
The Journey to Base Camp Alpha is an authentic adventure, an amazing experience, and the perfect definition of the term “Adventure Riding.”
Imagine a 2½ day, 340 mile motorcycle adventure through the heart of the world famous Mojave Desert. This is an area full of historic ghost towns, abandoned gold mines and awe inspiring landscapes that most people never get a chance to see because the terrain is foreboding and there's not much paved access!
RawHyde Adventures and their experienced desert guides will take you safely through the heart of this amazing place on an adventure you’ll never forget. When you return to civilization you will be amazed at the increase in both your confidence and your competency in handling your “Big Adventure Bike” in the back country. Click here to learn more.
