Leaf River 4-14-12 - Page 2

Dirtbiker · 04-13-2012, 07:42 AM

I just heard the club will make the call tonight at 9pm.

Underdog · 04-13-2012, 08:06 AM

I only have one (short) ride in so far this year. Rain or shine I have no business going to Leaf River right now. Hope they reschedule it (for like June). If not I'm going to focus on the one at the end of the season.

Maynard · 04-13-2012, 09:36 AM

I still pan on being there

elroy121 · 04-13-2012, 09:44 AM

i want to go, but i want to race sunday GP at fvor too........

Maynard · 04-13-2012, 11:13 AM

I plan to do both sucka! Don't be a puss

elroy121 · 04-13-2012, 12:20 PM

hmmmm, i'm old, we'll see, the DRz has a clogged pilot, havnt ridden it in close to a year, might rain too

"We're doomed, We'll never make it!"

Dirtbiker · 04-13-2012, 09:19 PM

Leaf river is on! I'll post if I hear different.

Out! Gonna head to Roselawn.

STANIMAL · 04-13-2012, 10:43 PM

It's on as of 9 pm. Unfortunately I am out.

2weelpilot · 04-13-2012, 11:03 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17710248

careful out there fellas

Maynard · 04-15-2012, 09:41 AM

Thanks again to FlyinRyan and the rest of Forest City Riders for setting this up. Always one of the best rides of the year. You guys do great work

Watching myself ride is painful at times. I tend work the throttle like I'm trying to strangle a chicken. lol

Ohfugit · 04-15-2012, 09:57 AM

Thanks for posting up the vids!
Your Leaf River rides are getting longer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maynard

Thanks again to FlyinRyan and the rest of Forest City Riders for setting this up. Always one of the best rides of the year. You guys do great work

Watching myself ride is painful at times. I tend work the throttle like I'm trying to strangle a chicken. lol

Wedge · 04-15-2012, 10:51 AM

Looks like a lot of fun.

elroy121 · 04-16-2012, 09:54 AM

didnt see you at the GP sunday

Maynard · 04-16-2012, 02:15 PM

I pussed out.

Wedge · 04-16-2012, 02:35 PM

Where do you guys go to find trails like the Leaf River race. I want to do some longer trail riding, woods and water crossings and stuff but not sure where to go. Not MX tracks, just trail riding.

elroy121 · 04-16-2012, 02:41 PM

california? montana for sure, Butte has awesome trails just east of town and you ride there along abandoned RR tracks, Michigan has the ccct trail, theres the hatfield/mccoy trails down in TN or sumtin

Maynard · 04-16-2012, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wedge

Where do you guys go to find trails like the Leaf River race. I want to do some longer trail riding, woods and water crossings and stuff but not sure where to go. Not MX tracks, just trail riding.

Fox valley is really the only good place thats open to the public. The only other way to ride a vareity of trails around here is to do events like leaf river or other district stuff.

Michigan has the best trail system in the midwest. You can ride trails for days up there

OldTimeBiker · 04-16-2012, 04:51 PM

In addition to Fox Valley the Rocky Glen IDNR OHV park in Rockford is OK. There's also one in Taylorville (South Fork) if you don't mind driving 4 hours to get there. There's the Cheese trail but it's TOO wide & slow...Cliff's on Route 6 in Marsailles is better than nothing...The Forest city riders are hosting an open ride day on their recently leased clubgrounds, check their website for details... There's also Dyracuse up in Wisconsin...Bong Recreational park if you're lucky enough to hit it when the trails are open, but it's limited... AMA District 16 (If you join Dist. 17 Dist. 16 honors your card) runs a few dual sport rides the best of which is at Wabeno...
Really...join the AMA and then join District 17 and ride all the District 14, 15, 16 & 17 enduros...other than going up to Michigan that's the best way to enjoy trail riding close to home.
There's also Hare Scrambles and Gran Prix's in AMA District 17.

2weelpilot · 04-16-2012, 07:18 PM

make the commitment to drive to a few of the other places even if its 3 or 4 hours away. make the drive the night before. Dont get bored going to the same place over and over again. Dyracuse is a hoot and you'll almost always have the place to yourself. Ive ridden a few trail systems in the UP of MI. Never passed another bike. They are between 20 and 30 mile loops.

Hatfield McCoy is in WV - Ive talked about going there for years. Its time to stop talking..

Eric, are the videos you posted pretty typical of the whole thing?

JRSMAIL · 04-16-2012, 07:58 PM

Dyracuse is awesome..

Maynard · 04-16-2012, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2weelpilot

Eric, are the videos you posted pretty typical of the whole thing?

Yeah, those vids are a pretty typical. Nothing crazy hard but a lot of fun

Wedge · 04-17-2012, 07:44 AM

This gives me some places to start. I am close to Rocky Glen and Fox Valley, at least to start. I'm in the AMA so I'll look into joining District 17. I'd love to hit the Michigan trails sometime this summer - group trip anyone ?
I didn't remember how F*ing fun dirtbiking was and now I am hooked.
Thanks for the info.

04-13-2012, 09:36 AM	#33
Maynard Model citizen Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,856 Location: Rockford Sportbike: ktm Years Riding: a few How you found us: SBN	I still pan on being there __________________ Eric

04-13-2012, 09:44 AM	#34
elroy121 Obsessed and Deranged Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,038 Location: il-west burbs and socal Sportbike: SV1000S Years Riding: too many years How you found us: dumb luck	i want to go, but i want to race sunday GP at fvor too........ __________________ This week's lesson: Only give the government power you'd be comfortable giving to vindictive, incompetent morons.

04-13-2012, 11:13 AM	#35
Maynard Model citizen Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,856 Location: Rockford Sportbike: ktm Years Riding: a few How you found us: SBN	I plan to do both sucka! Don't be a puss __________________ Eric

04-15-2012, 09:41 AM	#40
Maynard Model citizen Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,856 Location: Rockford Sportbike: ktm Years Riding: a few How you found us: SBN	Thanks again to FlyinRyan and the rest of Forest City Riders for setting this up. Always one of the best rides of the year. You guys do great work Watching myself ride is painful at times. I tend work the throttle like I'm trying to strangle a chicken. lol __________________ Eric Last edited by Maynard; 04-16-2012 at 08:52 PM..

04-16-2012, 09:54 AM	#43
elroy121 Obsessed and Deranged Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,038 Location: il-west burbs and socal Sportbike: SV1000S Years Riding: too many years How you found us: dumb luck	didnt see you at the GP sunday __________________ This week's lesson: Only give the government power you'd be comfortable giving to vindictive, incompetent morons.

04-13-2012, 07:42 AM	#31
Dirtbiker __________ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,219 Location: Somewhere else. Sportbike: Resurrection Built YZ250F, Various European Junk Years Riding: Yes How you found us: SBN	I just heard the club will make the call tonight at 9pm.

04-13-2012, 09:19 PM	#37
Dirtbiker __________ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,219 Location: Somewhere else. Sportbike: Resurrection Built YZ250F, Various European Junk Years Riding: Yes How you found us: SBN	Leaf river is on! I'll post if I hear different. Out! Gonna head to Roselawn.

04-13-2012, 10:43 PM	#38
STANIMAL PIKUACH NEFESH Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,350 Location: G-VIEW Sportbike: Italian,British,Japanese,Czech Years Riding: LONG TIME How you found us: CRR	It's on as of 9 pm. Unfortunately I am out.

04-15-2012, 10:51 AM	#42
Wedge Its me Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 716 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Sportbike: DRZ & Misc. Dirtbikes Years Riding: 35 years How you found us: Member/Jrock	Looks like a lot of fun.

04-16-2012, 02:15 PM	#44
Maynard Model citizen Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,856 Location: Rockford Sportbike: ktm Years Riding: a few How you found us: SBN	I pussed out. __________________ Eric

04-16-2012, 02:35 PM	#45
Wedge Its me Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 716 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Sportbike: DRZ & Misc. Dirtbikes Years Riding: 35 years How you found us: Member/Jrock	Where do you guys go to find trails like the Leaf River race. I want to do some longer trail riding, woods and water crossings and stuff but not sure where to go. Not MX tracks, just trail riding.

04-16-2012, 02:41 PM	#46
elroy121 Obsessed and Deranged Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,038 Location: il-west burbs and socal Sportbike: SV1000S Years Riding: too many years How you found us: dumb luck	california? montana for sure, Butte has awesome trails just east of town and you ride there along abandoned RR tracks, Michigan has the ccct trail, theres the hatfield/mccoy trails down in TN or sumtin __________________ This week's lesson: Only give the government power you'd be comfortable giving to vindictive, incompetent morons.

04-16-2012, 04:51 PM	#48
OldTimeBiker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,236 Location: Chicago Illinois Sportbike: Triumph Bonneville...the original sportbike! Years Riding: Since about 11 years after my adult teeth came in How you found us: I tripped over ya on my way to the can!	In addition to Fox Valley the Rocky Glen IDNR OHV park in Rockford is OK. There's also one in Taylorville (South Fork) if you don't mind driving 4 hours to get there. There's the Cheese trail but it's TOO wide & slow...Cliff's on Route 6 in Marsailles is better than nothing...The Forest city riders are hosting an open ride day on their recently leased clubgrounds, check their website for details... There's also Dyracuse up in Wisconsin...Bong Recreational park if you're lucky enough to hit it when the trails are open, but it's limited... AMA District 16 (If you join Dist. 17 Dist. 16 honors your card) runs a few dual sport rides the best of which is at Wabeno... Really...join the AMA and then join District 17 and ride all the District 14, 15, 16 & 17 enduros...other than going up to Michigan that's the best way to enjoy trail riding close to home. There's also Hare Scrambles and Gran Prix's in AMA District 17. __________________ *"Dirt is for racing on...Asphalt is for getting there"* OR *"Flat trackers go in deeper and come out harder...* OR (With apologies to General MaCarthur) *"Old motorcycle racers never die, they just slip off the groove and fade into the dust!* If you want to anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal all one must do is tell the truth! Last edited by OldTimeBiker; 04-16-2012 at 04:54 PM..

04-16-2012, 07:58 PM	#50
JRSMAIL Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,664 Location: Johnsburg, Il Sportbike: A weed wacker Years Riding: Just started today as a matter of fact.. How you found us: A dream I had once	Dyracuse is awesome.. __________________ Jon MSF Instructor <---- Useless Always Stand For What You Believe In... Even If Means You Stand Alone...

04-17-2012, 07:44 AM	#52
Wedge Its me Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 716 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Sportbike: DRZ & Misc. Dirtbikes Years Riding: 35 years How you found us: Member/Jrock	This gives me some places to start. I am close to Rocky Glen and Fox Valley, at least to start. I'm in the AMA so I'll look into joining District 17. I'd love to hit the Michigan trails sometime this summer - group trip anyone ? I didn't remember how F*ing fun dirtbiking was and now I am hooked. Thanks for the info.

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