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Old 02-09-2009, 02:10 PM
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Any of us Harley cats still ride dirt bikes in the bush. Me and my buds, including my wife, hit the cutlines of Western Canada every spring well into October. A mix of pines, rocks, boulders, steep pitches going up and down, river crossings, log crossings, tall grass, bugs , wildlife, including Grizzlys, mean old moose, Elk heards, cougers ,mustangs, sasquatch and worst of all Canadian Muskeg swamps or as we call them"BLACK HOLES".
Day rides or camp overs it,s all good and a ton of fun, except washing the bikes later.Been doing it since I was a kid, how about you guys or gals,
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Old 02-09-2009, 02:25 PM
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YUP all the time! My bro-in-law got me back into it about 5 years ago. Put in some serious riding. Not as fierce as my old motocross days, but we fly through the Michigan woods. I always like getting a few dirt bike rides in in the spring to sharpen my skills for road riding.
 
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Old 02-09-2009, 03:35 PM
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I dont currently have a dirt bike but I've been shopping for one.
 
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Old 02-09-2009, 04:15 PM
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not trails, but i do alot of mx racing! i would love to do what you described sometime!!
 
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Old 02-09-2009, 04:25 PM
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Yep...got a KDX220....love the trails.....
 
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Got back into dirt riding to take the fiancee's little brother out riding now and again. He just got his bike confiscated so I've got no one to ride with anymore.
 
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I still ride the trails. Up in the hills there are no cops, no cars turning in front of you and and no speed limits. I've been riding dirt bikes since I was ten and have always loved riding them. Below is a photo of my 2006 Honda CRF450X -electric start- with Clear Lake and Mount Konocti in the background.

 
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Yep ride trails all the time... have a KTM 250XCF.... love it!! Mostly a mix of rocky single track and open desert riding here.


 

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I was trying to find a MT500 to buy this summer (has 8K or so to spend) yet couldn't find any ,at least reasonable , a dealer in baton rouge has been sitting on one since built (late 99 ot in 2000) and wants almost 11K!!!
 
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Originally Posted by rydermike
I was trying to find a MT500 to buy this summer (has 8K or so to spend) yet couldn't find any ,at least reasonable , a dealer in baton rouge has been sitting on one since built (late 99 ot in 2000) and wants almost 11K!!!
You want one of these?

 


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