mikes@tekgvs.UUCP (Mike Seckora) (07/11/85)
I have been reading alot about street bikes in net.cycle where are all the dirt bike fans. I'am from the east coast and the trial riding there is not as abundant as here in Oregon. I've been to the Trask river, Brown's camp and Diamond mill areas which are trail riders dream for the differant and challenging trails. Trask river area is the best suited for beginners and novices because the trail follows a jeep road which the beginners can ride and ever so often the trail and jeep road meet ( about every 1/2 mile or so ) which is about a 15 mile loop. Browns camp has a good beginner to novice power line trail which goes to Route 6 and one large hill near the min. security correctional building. Also other east coast style woods trails. I like diamond mill the best because of the camping near a med. size stream and good views. There are trails that ride the top ridge of the mountains and there is no room to dab on ether side. One false move and down the ridge you go which is about 45 degrees, tricky not fatal. So are the any other trail nuts out there. If there are tell about your experiences and other good trail riding in Oregon and Washington by the net.cycle route, so everone can enjoy. a -------
daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) (07/12/85)
> I have been reading alot about street bikes in net.cycle where are all > the dirt bike fans. > Here I am! Seems like I'm the only other dirtbike nut on the net. I ride a Yamaha IT490 and enjoy every minute when I get out to ride. I ride mostly in northeast PA where mining has left a lot of areas that provide challenging terrain for riding. But since it is ruined land, nobody cares if you rip the hell out of it. Thus one is free to blast about without any land owners giving a damn. I have a recurring problem - flat tires. I can usually get home on a flat (the sidewalls are so stiff it's easy to ride on a flat) if my can of instant spare tire doesn't do the job. Just last Saturday while riding home on a flat I recalled an article in an off-road magazine about a truck (from a SWAT team or something) that had foam-filled tires for the purpose of flat tire resistance under gunfire. This sounds like just the ticket for me. Does anybody know of a scheme for doing this? Thanx in advance! More on berm-busting later. Doug Williams AT&T Bell Labs Reading, PA mhuxt!rduxb!daw1 7/12/85 2:45pm