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glad to see some activity on this thread. I'm going to have to get some directions from you guys when spring gets here.
Bummer to read about the denial in the Fergus area.
It would be nice to have alternative places to ride and get some seat time, particularly on weekends, since brrp rarely has open weekends for practice. I've had a membership there for a few years, except for last year, when I didn't get out on my kx250 at all (damn torn hamstring).
TwistedAngel;236101 wrote:
I never said a biker ONLY puts himself in danger when he rides a wheelie. I just said they are the main person in danger because they're usually up against bigger vehicles. Yes, I suppose someone walking or riding a bike could get involved, but the chances are slim.
wow, this quote was from page 7 of the thread, so hopefully the author has got the point by now that others were trying to make. People in the area of someone riding a wheelie (or other street-careless manner) are in just as much danger as the rider, probably even more.
Consider this....rider is going down the street on their '02 GSXR 1000, 1st gear, 30 mph.
Rider decides to wik it up and loft the front end, probably going a bit over 30 now to keep it up.
Rider loops it and sends 475lb GSXR cartwheeling or sliding into oncoming traffic or maybe towards the side walk. Bonus, on the way off the back of the bike, rider hangs onto the throttle, giving the gixxer an extra boost as it goes shooting into traffic. Maybe instead of looping out, rider puts it down and ends up in a tank-slapper, losing control.
Either way, maybe the bike hits a pedestrian, maybe the bike cartwheels into the front windshield of the driver coming towards the cartwheeling bike, maybe the car behind the fallen rider locks their brakes to avoid running over said rider, thus getting rear-ended by the car behind them.
The rider is not the MAIN person in danger. They are 1 person, endangering themselves and those around them. Hell, in the case of a wheelie, the rider may be in the least danger, as they aren't going to be in front of the 475lb mass they just launched down the street.
That 1 rider endangers many and is certainly not the "main" person in danger.
harwood39, can you share any details on the area and west central dirt riders?
That sounds interesting!
Thanks,
Gary
Outside of Buffalo River MX, where are other locations where people can ride mx bikes (tracks, trails, etc)?
I like riding at Buffalo River MX when I can, but being able to make Tues/Thurs practice nights is getting more difficult, and the weekends are filled with races, so I'm just looking for more dirt bike riding areas.
Thanks,
Gary
The $25 fee is the "Try the Track" program: http://www.trackaddix.com/track/try/
On the "Try" page, they list Ma's Cycles in West Fargo as having coupons available for a free "Try the track" program. The full track day is $150.
Here's the info on the June date at BIR (track photo here too): http://trackaddix.com/track/events/?pview=TRA-126-2007-06-18-BIR-TD
Track Day info can be found here: http://www.trackaddix.com/track/briefing/
If you don't have track experience, they require you sign up for their school, which adds a little extra cost to the day, but gives you classroom time and track time.
For try the track, at the very least, it's a nice ride up to Brainerd and the TrackAddix guys will fill you in on the the whole track day thing without you needing to invest in all the gear if you don't have what's required for the real track day event. I'm sure you can hang out and watch too, which can be fun. Hang out on the bridge right when you get into the track and watch/listen to the bikes as they come out of turn 9 and hammer the throttle to get down the back straight.
Check out http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/trackaddix/index.html for photos from past events. The photographer does an awsome job.
Anyway, I've babbled enough. I got hooked a few years ago and look forward to doing some more this year. Poke around the trackaddix site for all the info. It's probably the most fun you'll have on 2 wheels and I know after my first track day, I felt MUCH better on my bike when riding on the street. The downside is that riding on the street becomes a bit boring after riding on the track. Interstate speeds feel rather slow.
later,
Gary
'02 ZX9
'05 KX250
Anyone going to the track day at BIR in June?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, look at http://trackaddix.com/ for more information.
later,
Gary
