Why I love Off Road
 

This is where I rode for 30+ years and Rory exemplifies why it is so special…….thanks to the exceptional job videography.


Recommend go to You Tube and full screen

Killer

Great rider.

Great video.
Man,...he was moving out fast!

Rory is definitely a natural talent and has ridden a little bit of everything from Baja to Trials.

Riding dirt bikes is one of my absolute favorite hobbies. It's right up there with cars. I grew up here in SoCal...great up going to Glamis, Ocotillo Wells, etc. etc.

Where is this video at? To me, it looks just like the Mammoth area...I've never ridden in terrain like that, but it looks like a blast!

Amazing place to ride, I guess you never look at a tree when going through there. I just bought me a Beta Evo trials bike to try out, rode it first time this weekend, it's challenging and fun and totally new from riding desert races.
Doubt I'll ever do this though:

China Hat, 20 miles east of Bend, OR.

Here's another view of the same area with an old 50 something riding a 2011 KTM 300XC with the power valve adjusted in the pipey mode which is not right, but working the clutch every corner is good fun.



I started riding and racing there in the early 80's until I hung it up 3 years ago. :shakehead: We rode mainly in the late winter/early spring when we could catch it with damp soil conditions........doesn't get any better than those trails IMO. Typically 3rd to 5th gear with occasional 6th gear straights. The 300XC with it's close ratio gear box was good for 85 mph in 6th.

Target fixation can be fatal at China Hat!

Did you say Beta? :thumbsup:

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-p...ppKKSNp-X2.jpg

Absolutely love it and still have it!

That area in the first vid looks killer!! A good rider helps to make the trail look great but I'd still have fun having a crack out there

Thanks for the kickstart, Sieg. I'm going to ride my mountain bike this morning--perhaps I'll make some 4-stroke noises while doing so...

Okay -- but the video and the BETA are 2 strokes..... That sound should be easier to duplicate.

And don't forget to post video :gitrdun:

mmmmmmmmmmm. Woods. Smell of pine needles and racing fuel in the morning.

Fyi, trees really really hurt at that speed. I know trees hurt and i'm riding NO WHERE near that speed......HA!!

Keep it sunny side up !

That helps explain a "few" things..... :EmoteClueless:

One of my favorite reasons for riding dirt bikes is "floating." This is where you're standing up on the bike, just cruising along over the terrain, up and down hills. But because you're standing, you really only see the tip of the front fender. To me it always feels like I'm floating across the terrain, since I'm not thinking about anything as the gas and brakes are all involuntary.

Definitely need to schedule some time to tune up the old 450 and hit the hills!

Yep, i'm a treehugger, on occasion i'll give one a kiss. DOH!!

Haven't been in the saddle in awhiles as some drug dealer here on this forum introduced me to the "crack known as the track"...I get just as much "of a high" coming off of the track as i do riding off road, funny thing is, i dont get sick from the lactic acid, sore from bruises, torn ligiments, etc...from riding off road...but man is it FUN!!

When the suspension is dialed that is the "feeling" you get, "in the zone". There are two GREAT riding areas in the region of Thunderhill, Stoneyford and MiddleCreek....great single track (and trees!!)

I don't have a video camera (phones don't count), however, you can come by and get the video in the track in my yard...

My quad makes four-stroke noises, and it's good for making the autocross turns I usually make with no grip...

Dude, Mike, it's like northern California. There are only two great riding areas?

No doubt, no doubt!!! many others, those are just my two faves....