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HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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We had twelve machines on this trip. Here they are lined up where we stopped for breakfast on the way to the trailhead: 9 Hondas, 1 Kawasaki, 1 Polaris and 1 Yamaha:

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Me washing off my Honda Foreman, about as deep as I care to go!

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This is my wife crossing some water. It rained hard the day before we left so there was no shortage of mud & water everywhere:

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Wife's uncle and me racing in a big waterhole. I lost. :cheers:

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Me getting set up to winch one of the 2wd machines up a pretty steep grade:

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We rode 97 miles in 2 days, no breakdowns and no injuries. We had a great time-if any of you guys are into atvs/dirtbikes and live within a few hours of this trail system I recommend you get a few buddies together and spend a weekend there. The small towns that are near the trails allow you to ride on the streets so you can park your truck/trailer where you stay and use your quad for everything. There are restaurants, gas stations and shopping all accessable with your atv from wherever you camp/stay at. Bunches of rentals, campsites, hotels, cabins etc nearby as well.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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That's awesome man! Looks like one of our club rides, except that we have a few sportbikes just watching the utes plowing throught the mud holes....I would rather jump them...Less $$ at the car wash later :smash:

 

Thanks for the pics :cheers:

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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Gotta question.....Do you have to do anything special before and after you go through all that water? I've never had a toy like that, wheres the air intake???? Looks cool as sh*t though :cheers:

HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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Wing-I bought a pressure washer a few years back just so I could avoid the car wash! We had two Honda 250EXs and a 2wd Polaris 325 in the group and they did pretty well.

 

tmf-the newer atvs are pretty much water-proof from the factory. I just check for water in the oil and front/rear differential fluid and that's about it. Keep some dielectric grease on the spark plug threads and fuses too. Pressure wash them before the mud dries up too bad then hand wash with car soap and they look as good as new. The air intake on my wife's Honda Rancher and my Foreman is up uder the gas tank slightly above the level of the seat and it's splash protected pretty well. Never got water in the engine so far.

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you guys are lucky!! we have nowhere to ride them here and even if we did its illeagal

R Dogg 56 Senior Enthusiast

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All of them off-roading pics and not a one with the SD getting dirty?? :seeya: For SHAME, HillHound!!! :fume::rolleyes::bs:

 

 

 

:nono: Only joking around. Cool pics! :chevy:

HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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All of them off-roading pics and not a one with the SD getting dirty?? :seeya: For SHAME, HillHound!!! :fume::rolleyes::bs:

 

:nono: Only joking around. Cool pics! :chevy:

:bs: That's why I bought the quads!

 

There are no truck/jeep trails there yet. Supposedly it's planned for the future-the whole trail system is a work in progress. I think they have someting like 800 miles of trails at 4 separate areas and they are getting ready to open the 5th this spring. You buy an annual pass which allows you to ride on any of the 4 or 5 trail systems.

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I actually try to go down there atleast twice a year, if not more.

 

Usually go down with a group of guys from EXRiders.com We stay for 3-4days camping out... its a blast!!!

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