Motocross Photos Dubaiwith theMX-Academy

Motocross photos Dubai: jumps, berms and sand corners

The first part of the gallery belongs to the track. You see riders high in the air above the jumps, bikes laid low through soft sand corners and a close-up of a knobbly front tyre in the dirt. Some pictures were taken at races with spectators behind the barriers, others show a single rider on an empty track.

Training with the MX-Academy Dubai takes place at the DMX-Track Jebel Ali, which also has a beginners' track. Watch the riders' body position in the corners and in the air. Standing or sitting at the right moment, foot position, weight on the footpegs and where you look are exactly the points worked on in motocross training in Dubai, together with braking, throttle control and jump technique.

More on the Swiss main site: Motocross Photos Switzerland.

Desert ride pictures from the red dunes

The second part of the gallery heads into the desert. Riders cross red and orange dunes, throw walls of sand off the slopes and take a break below rocky hills. In one shot a whole group raises their arms on a dune, in another the riders are spread out across the sand between green bushes.

A tour like this calls for basic off-road and sand skills. If you are new to off-road terrain, you prepare with about three days on the training track; riders with experience still do at least one day of sand training first. Mohammed Jaffar and Mohammed Al Balooshi are two of the experienced desert riders who guide the groups. Details are on the page about the desert ride.

Dune riding photos: slopes, crests and sand spray

Dunes are ridden differently from a prepared track. The photos show riders carving across a slope with the rear wheel spraying sand, a wheelie on flat sand and two riders sitting on their bikes on a dune crest. The guides teach you to read the desert, find your way and ride up and down the dunes.

Before the high dunes you practise on an easier area with less deep sand. Light dirt bikes make this much easier. A CRF250, for example, weighs around 100 kg and is far simpler to steer through soft sand than a heavy travel enduro, so you have more fun and stay safer.

Weight according to Honda: Honda CRF250R

Kids and beginners in the pictures

The last part of the gallery shows first steps on a bike. A small child rides a blue Yamaha kids' bike across the sand, two boys hold their helmets while they listen, and a coach steadies the handlebars as a beginner stands up on the footpegs. Children can start riding from the age of 4.

For many guests at the MX-Academy Dubai, it is their first ride ever, and by the end of day one they are already doing their first basic jumps. Courses run in groups from two riders or as private lessons, and rental bikes for kids and adults as well as gear in every size are available.

Your own day on the track or in the sand

Whether it is training on the track, a guided tour through the desert or a course for your children, you pick the date that suits you. You can hire the bike and gear or bring your own; with your own bike and gear you can book coaching only. Send your request through the booking page or by email to info@mx-academy.com.