IMRiz
PR Member
This Sunday (June 26th) is the Flint Ridge Dual Sport to be held in Brownsville, Ohio. This is the cool dual sport that at one point, rides past the 7 story high picnic basket. Beginning at 10AM on Sunday, June 26th, 2011, the event begins at Flint ridge Park in Licking Country, just 3 miles north of Brownsville, OH (SR 668 and Flint Ridge Rd.) The course will be marked with arrows and turn markers. Sign-up begins at 7:30am, the event is AMA sanctioned and the cost is $35.00. A lunch will be provided at the park shelter house, and bring your gas can. There won't be any gas stations along the way, but there will be a gas stop, provided you have a can of gas, at approx. 45 miles.
Bikes must be street legal (or appear to be - but I didn't say that). Free camping available on Saturday night. A hot breakfast will be provided by a local charity. For more information, call John DeVito (740)323-4129.
this ride will be approximately 100 miles cut through private property ridden only once per year, and joined together by some road sections, everything from paved to stone, to dirt roads. Since much of the proceeds goes to local charities, local law enforcement helps out. That doesn't mean you won't run into a statie out there somewhere, it can happen. so bikes are supposed to be street legal, and when on the road, more than adhere to the laws. Horsing around on the road is a quick way to attract law enforcement. If your runnin' the plate from your Harley on your KTM, then I suggest you bury yourself in a pack of guys, don't speed or ride wheelies and wave to the locals on the tree lawns watching you go by.
Dual sporting events are really growing fast. There can be anywhere from 100 to 300 bikes. It is NOT a race, but more a test of endurance. I wouldn't call the trails easy by any stretch of the term. There are "easy outs" though for the really tough sections so it's wise not to push yourself beyond your skill level. And when you climb a big mountain uphill, and you wonder how you made it? rest assured there is an equally mind-boggling downhill on the other side, usually decorated by a nice, deep, rutted mud pit at the bottom with a slippery rooted uphill taking you up the next mountainside. Riders do help one another out usually, different than in an timed event, also there usually is no shortage of tools or spare parts on the trail. I fouled a plug and got 3 new ones from two different people. It goes without saying if someone needs a part and you have one, give it up! More will come your way 10-fold.
Going Saturday night, camping in the historical park and ridin' on Sunday. Who's in?
Bikes must be street legal (or appear to be - but I didn't say that). Free camping available on Saturday night. A hot breakfast will be provided by a local charity. For more information, call John DeVito (740)323-4129.
this ride will be approximately 100 miles cut through private property ridden only once per year, and joined together by some road sections, everything from paved to stone, to dirt roads. Since much of the proceeds goes to local charities, local law enforcement helps out. That doesn't mean you won't run into a statie out there somewhere, it can happen. so bikes are supposed to be street legal, and when on the road, more than adhere to the laws. Horsing around on the road is a quick way to attract law enforcement. If your runnin' the plate from your Harley on your KTM, then I suggest you bury yourself in a pack of guys, don't speed or ride wheelies and wave to the locals on the tree lawns watching you go by.
Dual sporting events are really growing fast. There can be anywhere from 100 to 300 bikes. It is NOT a race, but more a test of endurance. I wouldn't call the trails easy by any stretch of the term. There are "easy outs" though for the really tough sections so it's wise not to push yourself beyond your skill level. And when you climb a big mountain uphill, and you wonder how you made it? rest assured there is an equally mind-boggling downhill on the other side, usually decorated by a nice, deep, rutted mud pit at the bottom with a slippery rooted uphill taking you up the next mountainside. Riders do help one another out usually, different than in an timed event, also there usually is no shortage of tools or spare parts on the trail. I fouled a plug and got 3 new ones from two different people. It goes without saying if someone needs a part and you have one, give it up! More will come your way 10-fold.
Going Saturday night, camping in the historical park and ridin' on Sunday. Who's in?