JLR Tours With Johnny Campbell
J
immy Lewis Racing and
Johnny Campbell have teamed
up for their first two-day desert
riding tour of 2022 scheduled
for February 14-15. You might
remember Cycle News attended
this same ride experience in
2021 as we real-world tested the
Honda CRF450RL dual sport.
Well, we can tell you this is a ride
you don't want to miss.
How often will you have the
chance to ride with living legends
like Campbell and Lewis, in their
championship-earning racing,
training and proving grounds?
During our ride we hit massive
stretches of wide-open Nevada
desert, fun, rolling two-track links
between historic mining boom
and bust towns, and we even
dipped into some of Lewis' rally
navigation routes he's used in
training top Dakar Rally competi-
tors. The "walking in the foot-
steps" of Dakar Champion Ricky
Brabec or rally racer and MX star
Andrew Short factor here is totally
worth it.
Speaking of being there and
doing that, Johnny Campbell is a
fantastic guide with an uncanny
ability to tell you exactly which
corner of which dirt road he was
racing around at a race back in
the day. Expect to really ride on
this tour, but at an intermediate
pace/skill level. There won't be
anything over-the-top technical,
but you should be able to ap-
propriately handle a motorcycle
in the desert and that means
the rocks, angry shrubbery and
sandy conditions that come with
it. You're looking at right around
100 miles per day, so come ready
to take in some serious scenery
and make sure you have the fuel
capacity. If you don't, running out
of gas with Johnny Campbell is
also pretty fun, too. If you have
any doubts in your machinery,
you can rent a ride from JLR.
Lodging is old-school Nevada
hotel, complete with the decor
and charm you should expect
and embrace. Meals are a mix
of bountiful trailside home-style
cooking and the occasional snack
stop. You won't go hungry. Plenty
of road-side fuel, snacks and
photo-ops will be had, as well.
So, if you don't have Val-
entine's Day plans, or want to
change them to riding dirt bikes,
this is a good way to go. You can
reach out directly to Jimmy Lewis
Racing by emailing jimmy@jimmyl-
ewisoffroad.com
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Ride with JLR
Tours and Johnny
Campbell for a
Valentine's Day
adventure.
