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jonny cash · 01-12-2013, 10:48 AM

jonny cash · 01-12-2013, 10:49 AM

PROOF that Illinois does have hills.

William42 · 01-12-2013, 02:12 PM

jonny keep posting those pics. We have a hard time remembering what a hill looks like up here.

jonny cash · 01-12-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William42

jonny keep posting those pics. We have a hard time remembering what a hill looks like up here.

Themastermike · 01-12-2013, 04:37 PM

Hey Mr Cash,

Bigborefan said there was an ADV running around Harrisburg.

We'll have to meet up for a ride this spring.

I am over near Pinckneyville. I enjoy the riding around Harrisburg, the ride to get to Harrisburg blows though.

Nice Pix

jonny cash · 01-12-2013, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Themastermike

Hey Mr Cash,

Bigborefan said there was an ADV running around Harrisburg.

We'll have to meet up for a ride this spring.

I am over near Pinckneyville. I enjoy the riding around Harrisburg, the ride to get to Harrisburg blows though.

Nice Pix

Look forward to it. Craiger lives over in Herrin, we ride pretty regular. Its pretty easy to spend a couple days just covering the Shawnee from river to river.

blacktruck · 01-12-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MN rider

Don't have personal knowledge, but from what I hear there are a lot of fun not paved roads and trails around Sturgis.

Yea there are. I've made it a couple of times to there on the hog. We didn't look for dirt roads but did happen across a few. We spent a lot of time riding to points north and west when in the area to cover some miles and passes. No doubt it would be fun on on a DS bike. Next time I go I'll be on one. Great thread here. Only been lurking since Nov or so but I'm in. I was from the southern part of the state when I was a much younger guy. I would love to go back there for a ride or two or three. I've been away for too long it seems. Keep posting the pics so some of us can see and remember there is a life outside of here.
Ride safe there neighbors.

begeberg · 01-13-2013, 08:29 AM

Me and Big Brian did a Black Hills trip two years ago. Did about 800 miles of gravel and dirt roads out there. Search this site and especially the GPS portion and you will find plenty of places out there to get offroad from mild to wild. I have a ton of GPS waypoints and tracks for that area another inmate sent me. PM me with your emaill addy if you want me to send them to you.

bigborefan · 01-13-2013, 12:34 PM

I spent Thursday and Friday in Georgia riding a rented KTM 300XC-W 2-Stroke on off-road single track. A buddy of mine from SC meet me at Highland Park near Cedartown GA. We had the place all to ourselves pretty much.

http://www.highlandparkresort.com/

This place is really cool. Out in the sticks, down a dirt road, really nice KTM shop is on the property, 5 cabins, and 41 one-way trails, about 85 miles total. The trails are mild to wild. Great place to ride dirt bikes in the winter.

William42 · 01-13-2013, 12:53 PM

^^^ Braggart!

bigborefan · 01-13-2013, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by William42

^^^ Braggart!

Mud is evil William. And wet Georgia red clay is pure Hell. 45 degree off cambers, tree roots. covered in leaves, and it was wet. Let's just say I did some pushing...

I am ready to go back if anyone wants to go.

William42 · 01-13-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bigborefan

Mud is evil William. And wet Georgia red clay is pure Hell. 45 degree off cambers, tree roots. covered in leaves, and it was wet. Let's just say I did some pushing...

I am ready to go back if anyone wants to go.

I feel much better now. I think that Gary would really like to ride a KTM in those conditions.

vfrpilot · 01-13-2013, 02:24 PM

Hey! Leave me out of this.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

KWC · 01-14-2013, 07:08 AM

.....on a nice 2.5 hr "beat the weather" ride on little bikes on Saturday. Some of the gravel was INTERESTING, dry on top with a swimmy layer of freshly thawed muck under it. It was bad enough in one stretch that Bill stopped and asked if it was just his sucky stock tires that came on his new bike or....it wasn't, I was on 90:10 Pirellis on the DRZ and was all over the road on that stretch.

Anyway, let it be known that William's new Husk-a-beemer is super cool and unfortunately (for me) was pulling away from me and Dr.Zee even with him staying under his break-in RPM! He is going to be a land rocket once he can use the whole RPM range. Hind tit, here I come!

KWC

William42 · 01-18-2013, 03:03 PM

Got the Husky broken in today.

This road was easy to ride fast on

Well it was a dead end. I thought I was riding with vfrpilot.

I found another curve. This is a notable event around here.

01-12-2013, 02:12 PM	#2103
William42 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Oddometer: 839	jonny keep posting those pics. We have a hard time remembering what a hill looks like up here. __________________ Mud is evil

01-12-2013, 04:37 PM	#2105
Themastermike Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: So Ill Oddometer: 159	SoIll Hey Mr Cash, Bigborefan said there was an ADV running around Harrisburg. We'll have to meet up for a ride this spring. I am over near Pinckneyville. I enjoy the riding around Harrisburg, the ride to get to Harrisburg blows though. Nice Pix

01-13-2013, 08:29 AM	#2108
begeberg That'll leave a mark.. Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Cornfield heaven Oddometer: 2,186	Black Hills Me and Big Brian did a Black Hills trip two years ago. Did about 800 miles of gravel and dirt roads out there. Search this site and especially the GPS portion and you will find plenty of places out there to get offroad from mild to wild. I have a ton of GPS waypoints and tracks for that area another inmate sent me. PM me with your emaill addy if you want me to send them to you. __________________ Life is like riding a bicycle, where balance is a good thing.

01-13-2013, 12:34 PM	#2109
bigborefan Making new friends Joined: Jul 2007 Location: USA - Midwest, Central Illinois Oddometer: 696	I spent Thursday and Friday in Georgia riding a rented KTM 300XC-W 2-Stroke on off-road single track. A buddy of mine from SC meet me at Highland Park near Cedartown GA. We had the place all to ourselves pretty much. http://www.highlandparkresort.com/ This place is really cool. Out in the sticks, down a dirt road, really nice KTM shop is on the property, 5 cabins, and 41 one-way trails, about 85 miles total. The trails are mild to wild. Great place to ride dirt bikes in the winter. __________________ 2010 KTM 530 XC-W / 2009 KTM 950SE I don't know everything, but what I don't know, I lie about

01-13-2013, 12:53 PM	#2110
William42 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Oddometer: 839	^^^ Braggart! __________________ Mud is evil

01-12-2013, 10:48 AM	#2101
jonny cash LEGEND Joined: Jan 2005 Location: harrisburg illinois Oddometer: 333

01-12-2013, 10:49 AM	#2102
jonny cash LEGEND Joined: Jan 2005 Location: harrisburg illinois Oddometer: 333	PROOF that Illinois does have hills.

01-13-2013, 02:24 PM	#2113
vfrpilot Stress Relief Rider Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Decatur, Illinois Oddometer: 479	Hey! Leave me out of this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2001 F650GS 2007 G650X-Challenge 2011 Beta 400RR 2011 990 ADV R 2012 R1200GSA Triple Black

01-14-2013, 07:08 AM	#2114
KWC Hoser in the land of corn Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois, "come for the corn, stay for the beans" Oddometer: 778	I accompanied William.... .....on a nice 2.5 hr "beat the weather" ride on little bikes on Saturday. Some of the gravel was INTERESTING, dry on top with a swimmy layer of freshly thawed muck under it. It was bad enough in one stretch that Bill stopped and asked if it was just his sucky stock tires that came on his new bike or....it wasn't, I was on 90:10 Pirellis on the DRZ and was all over the road on that stretch. Anyway, let it be known that William's new Husk-a-beemer is super cool and unfortunately (for me) was pulling away from me and Dr.Zee even with him staying under his break-in RPM! He is going to be a land rocket once he can use the whole RPM range. Hind tit, here I come! KWC __________________ "Whisky is man’s best friend...whisky is a bottled dog". Vinicius de Moraes

01-18-2013, 03:03 PM	#2115
William42 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Oddometer: 839	Todays Ride Got the Husky broken in today. This road was easy to ride fast on Well it was a dead end. I thought I was riding with vfrpilot. I found another curve. This is a notable event around here. __________________ Mud is evil

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