Off Road Riding

[gpz11]

Some of us are doing the Forest City Riders dual sport ride on Nov 2nd.

http://www.forestcityriders.com/Flyers/2008%20Flyers/FCR%20Fall%20Dual%20Sport%202008.JPG

[Scotty Ryan]

Ok - So it was decided that we are gonna be riding at KI Track on Sunday... Looks like the plan is to be there no later then 10 or 10:30am... We spent the past two evenings getting our bikes ready... Thursday night we tore apart my buddies YZ450 flat track bike - and stole all of his suspension off of his old YZ250 that doesn't run and threw it on his 1/2 mile bike......Had the shock off about 4 times swapping springs cause the one on there was for someone weighing about 100lbs... Ended up with one of his flat track springs and a 2" spacer... Gonna be interesting cause it's a built motor - made to run about 110mph on an oval... His dad said it made about 63/64 hp....

Got my bike wrapped up - Needed to change the chain and sprockets - new grips and I thought I needed to rejet the carb.... Ended up tearing it off to find out that the jetting that I had in it for ice last winter was to lean - I kinda new I didn't go fat enough - Cause it was popping a bit on last time I rode it.... So I left it.... Who knows - It could rain out......

Who's in for Sunday?????

[Fast4fun]

Chit,
   I'll be there tomorrow. I should be there by 10.
Tim

[coolice]

Sounds like you guys like my backyard... born and raised here in Ottawa. If you were here in the late 60's and 70's the riding was endless.
Also did you check out the riding park in Wedron? It's just off Rt 23 north of Ottawa.
Also I belong to a club Variety Riders, they have a website. Clubgrounds just west of town. They have a few events open to the public.
Also St. Joe's in Farmington Missouri is a great place to go. Our club just went there.

[Fast4fun]

Cool,
   Missouri is a bit far for me right now. I'm just doing single days every weekend until it gets too frigin cold. Which hopefully won't be until January.   Went to KI today and met with Chitnuts, fun track. Struggled with the mud for awhile until I learned to just power my way through it while sitting on the back. Had a lot of fun though. 
   I'm thinking of getting to Wedron soon. It's on my list of places within an hour and a half. Do you know anything about the tracks in Northern Indiana or Southern Michigan? Ideally, I would like to find someplace with trails as well as  MX. I get the feeling I won't top Ottawa anytime soon. The trail riding was incredible.

[Fast4fun]

Cool,
   I forgot, how is the place in Marseilles? It looks to be 15 miles closer than Ottawa.

[Scotty Ryan]

Yup - Today was interesting weather.... Never really got warm and went from clear to a few more sprinkles and then some really strong winds that took some loose timber of good size and moved it... Then a couple of flurries.....  The mud from the night before kinda sucked a bit and it didn't help me since it's been over a year since I rode a dirtbike last....

I realized that I can still ride the bike like I used to - Jumps - Not a problem(Other then the wind which made a few of the jumps kinda sketchy) - I still had my same style and still approach the track and obstacles without any issues.... My problem was that I can only do about 2 hard laps in a row before my hands go numb - The same issue that I had after I broke  my neck(Part of the reason I originally quit) And the same issue that bugs me from time to time RoadRacing....

The track itself is pretty cool for what it is - None of the jumps were big by any standard - And I think that if it hadn't rained the night before - And they had gotten to water and till the track - It would have been much better....

Depending on the weather and scheduling next weekend I may end up riding somewhere....

[coolice]

The place in Mars is geared towards the 4x4 group, not dirt bike friendly.....
Michigan has a awesome trail system. Trail maps available when you purchase a trail permit.
Have not rode any mx tracks, just the trails. 100 mile loops in  a day :)

[StumpysWife]

Camp Stumpy in the UP is known for the best off road riding.  I would know! 
You just have to watch out for the dirt chickens.

[EM JAY]

Camp Stumpy in the UP is known for the best off road riding.  I would know! 
You just have to watch out for the dirt chickens.

Only if its two up and after the bar..  LOL!!

[Scotty Ryan]

Mark Stiles just told me that there is a motard race this weekend in Pekin,Il... He is gonna meet Doc Stein down there with some of the kids from the neighborhood and do some Mini Motarding... I forget the name of the series - But I know that they have everything from Mini's to Open class bikes... He wants me to go down with him - But I'm kinda leaning toward some MX - We're thinking about Joliet MX - On Sunday they have a rider appreciation - Groomed and Watered Stadium track(Tons of loamy sawdust) - And a groomed and watered MX track.....

[Burt Munro]

I think Mark might have been talking about the races this weekend in Springfield, IL.........

http://www.brbpromotions.com/supermoto.htm