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Ride Prepared

Simple tools to help you and your riding buddies get home safe: a first aid quick reference, a trail pack list, rider ID tips, and a discounted air ambulance membership.

First Aid Guide Trail Pack List Trail Etiquette Rider ID Air Ambulance
01 · First aid

Basic First Aid Quick Reference Guide

A three-page guide for off-road riders and racers. Print it, fold it, and keep it in your pack or truck so it's there when you need it.

Download the PDF

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02 · Pack list

Trail Riding Checklist

Built with professional racers. Rule of thumb: if you use a tool on your bike in the garage, bring it on the trail.

Watch KCF Safety Advisor David Kamo walk through what to pack, then print the checklist.

Download Printable Checklist

Essentials

Tools & hardware

  • Mini T-handle with 8, 10, 12, 13mm sockets
  • Open-end wrenches 8, 10, 12, 13/14mm (Japanese / European bikes)
  • Spare bolts specific to your bike
  • Small flathead screwdriver
  • Small channel locks and wire cutters
  • Spark plug and plug wrench
  • Spare clutch lever
  • Knife, zip ties, and wire
  • Duct tape, self-fusing silicone tape, Quick Steel
  • Fuel hose and tow strap

Advanced mechanic

  • Chain breaker and master links
  • Valve core remover
  • Tire spoons
  • Spare front tube or patch kit
  • Small tire pump
  • Spoke wrench
  • Radiator cap
03 · Trail etiquette

Ride smart, ride together

Good habits keep your group safe and keep trails open for everyone. Be remembered as a good rider, not "that guy on a dirt bike."

Tell someone your plan. Share your route and when you expect to be back, and ride with a buddy whenever you can.
Take it easy in the parking lot. It's for parking, not showing off. That's how riders and bystanders get hurt. Same goes for camp and staging areas.
Stay on the marked trail. Respect closures and private property.
Follow at a safe distance. Stay out of the rider ahead's dust, and don't pass within your group for no reason.
Watch for others. Expect motorcycles, bicycles, hikers, hunters, quads, UTVs, and Jeeps. Move to the right for oncoming traffic. For horses, pull over, shut off your engine, and let them pass.
Don't stop in the middle of the trail, especially in a blind corner, on a hill, or in a dusty area.
Check on anyone who's stopped. Make sure they're okay. Here's what to do for a downed rider.
If someone in your group is missing, have the group wait in one spot and send one rider back to look.
Communicate. Use two-way radios in the group, or at least between the first and last rider, to call out turns and gates. No radios? Stop and mark the corner, and pass along gate info before you ride out of sight of the rider behind you.
Leave gates as you found them.
Be kind. Be respectful to ranchers, landowners, and animals.
Pack it in, pack it out. Leave the trail better than you found it.

Hand signals: passing oncoming riders

When you meet riders coming the other way: slow down and signal how many riders in your group are still behind you. That way they know whether to wait for more bikes before speeding back up.

Riders behind you

Hold up one finger for each rider still coming. Two fingers means two more riders.

You're the last rider

Hold up a closed fist. It tells oncoming riders no one else from your group is coming.

Riding in a big group

The lead rider stops and holds oncoming traffic until all of your riders have passed.

04 · Rider ID

Make sure responders know who you are

If you can't speak for yourself, your helmet and phone can.

Emergency Contact Helmet Sticker

Waterproof sticker with your emergency contacts and medical info, right where responders look first.

Set up Medical ID on your phone

iPhone and Android can both show emergency contacts and medical info from the lock screen. It takes about five minutes.

05 · Air ambulance

AirMedCare Network membership: $79/year for your household

A rider-friendly discount on an AirMedCare Network (AMCN)/REACH air ambulance membership. The standard price is $99. Enter both codes below and the total drops to $79. AirMedCare donates $10 to the Foundation for every new membership.

Coverage applies to any reason you need an air transport, not just riding. See the how it works, coverage map, and FAQs. Questions? Call AMCN at 877-222-4703.

Coupon / Group code
6996-CA-BUS
Enter in "AMCN Coupon/Group Code," then tap Apply code
Track code
12227
Enter in "Track code," then tap Apply code
Check your order summary before paying. It should show $99.00, a −$20.00 discount, and a $79.00 total.
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