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Looking for a flat, non gravel, preferably grassy area where I can practice my low speed turns and simple skidding without scraping up the bike or my knees too badly when (not if) I fall. Anyone have any suggestions for an area like that? That is surprisingly hard to find in the Midwest where we ha...

I found the 2015 thread and edited my post to include it. Thanks. Sorry to hear you won't be available since you do the work of 3 men with a chainsaw, Mr. Lumberjack! I don't know that I'm going for sure yet, either, but I don't think I have any conflicts, so I expect I'll make it. To be clear, the ...

School Creek ORV Park Work Day WHEN : SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 | 9:30 AM The School Creek Off Road Vehicle Association (S.C.O.R.V.A.) in coordination with the USACE , is hosting an official work day at the School Creek ORV Park . Primary focus of the day is clearing the trails. Kim reports there ...

jtrav77 wrote:This class was awesome, by the way. Highly recommend it. Bill and his team are great teachers.

Thanks for the report! Did Bill indicate if he planned to come back to the area for more of the same or perhaps an "advanced" course to follow-on with this one?

@Hockey Dad,

What happened? You missed a lot of fun!

@PixtureThis,

I used to ride a V-Strom and I love that bike. Only take a V-Strom to Carbondale or any ORV Park if you hate your motorcycle and your body.

Mine this morning after washing the evidence off.



It was my first time riding the Santa Fe Trail Cycle Park (Carbondale), and I think folks have been keeping the secret quiet. It's my new fave place to play close to home.

I probably should mention for those that don't know, there is a $15 fee to ride at Carbondale--it is a private riding park. $20 for a family, which includes spouse and children.

See you there, Doug!
safiri is coming, too

@snowman and all, I moved the posts regarding mapping technologies to it's own focused thread.

http://rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2646

I assume you tried to download one of a couple files that I removed yesterday. Those links were to safiri's web space, and yes, you get a big warning in the browser that the space contains malware. So I deleted those links. The link was just to a zip file of the PDF KSDOT maps -- same maps you can g...

Savage wrote:True. We had a lot of fun last time there. You can actually get a good ride in both mentally and physically.

I am looking for more of a spiritual experience, but good to know.

Our plans are not that specific. I assume we will arrive sometime before noon and play for a few hours. I don't plan on getting there any earlier than 10 a.m. it is also my assumption that the area is small enough that running into each other will not be difficult if folks show up. Hopefully we do n...

Maybe Paul had his weekends mixed up when we spoke earlier today and was thinking the race is next weekend. In any case Kyle and I will be riding Carbondale this Saturday per the post title.

Carbondale closed that weekend. Going to ride Carbondale THIS Sat (Oct 22). See this thread:

http://rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2645

Plan to ride Carbondale this Sat, Oct 22, 2016. It will be my first time riding at Carbondale. The place is relatively small as I understand, but for just over an hour of driving, looks like I can have some fun on the dirt bike. 8) Come ride with us! I probably should mention for those that don't kn...

savage made this excellent video that will give you some idea of the area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOg9hB4VMKs

Wife going to Florida for a couple days. HMMMMMMM. I really have no choice but to RIDE!!! Looking over Troys handy list was considering Randolph or Carbondale. Never been to either one. I've been to school creek. I stopped by Carbondale about a month ago and the land owner said it was pretty over g...

Luc, thanks for having us out to your place this past Saturday! Rachel & I had fun!

...If only my ADV skills were on par. Alas, I'm learning to ride off pavement with a 46 year old, inverted pyramid shaped body. If you want a serious catalyst in your off-road riding skill building, attend the clinic this weekend. Don't know if they have any spot open, but...THIS WEEKEND: http://ri...

I get your tactic. It sounds like how I like to organize my personal tracks. After a good multi-day ride, I like to split the track into segments and only keep the "good stuff". Then I can have all those track segments loaded on my GPS as I'm riding in the area later and see the good stuff come up o...