Stink eye from the wheelers at UNF

BIGWOODY

BIGWOODY

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I gave the jeeps/buggys a rest for the past few years, busy with kids and renovating our house. I have however been riding my dirt bike quite a lot though. I usually go to UNF a couple times a week, unload at the bottom of Daniel and ride a 22mile loop of every trail. It usually takes me about and hour and 15 minutes to complete. Most of the time I go late afternoon, but went this past Saturday about middle of the day. It was myself two other bikes and a 4wheeler. Everyone has above average riding skills, we came upon several groups of jeeps, trucks etc... riding in a line, some stopped center of the trail and most idling through the woods, which is cool I like to trail ride too. But when we came upon some of these groups and went to pass them, we got lots of crappy looks and several "hey slow down, just wait". We heard it several times from several groups, we past all of them without issue, no one made any dangerous moves, the average age of our group was about 40, so it's not like we were a bunch of idiot kids riding out of control.
When I've been out trail riding (jeep) and a group of 4wheelers or dirt bikes came up behind me I quickly moved over and cheered them on, putting through the woods on a dirt bike isn't much fun and honestly is move difficult to navigate rocks etc.. than rolling at a decent speed. So remember it's called Uwharrie National Forest.....not Uwharrie National Jeep trail. Share the place, and if you want to stop and talk to your buddies about your trail ride, do so out of the middle of the trail. Thanks and enjoy the ride.
As for me I'm going to stick to my late afternoon and weekday rides to help avoid the traffic.
 
Maybe you should talk to the offenders?

It wasn't me and I don't think it's the majority of the folks on THIS website.
 
GotLime? said:
Maybe you should talk to the offenders?

It wasn't me and I don't think it's the majority of the folks on THIS website.
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Don't know who the people were and really don't care. I did see lots of NC4x4 decals on the vehicles, so I'm pretty sure this message might reach some of the people involved, if it wasn't you then no worries. We did stay on the trails, I've been going to UNF since the 80's I know the deal with staying on the trail and preached it to the guys I ride with who've never been there.
 
I dident see it being a problem, sat was my first time there. If I saw a 4wheeler or Dirtbike coming, they are obviously going faster than me so I would get out of the way if possible. If I met them coming up a harder part of the trail they would wait untill I was out of the way. Everyone was friendly about it though
 
I ride both ATVs and my Jeep, in general I get out of the way of Jeeps (or other trucks etc) when riding my ATV as ATVs are more nimble. I have passed Jeeps before after being waved on. When in the Jeep I generally let ATVs and motorcycles go by me. But there are always jerks on the trails. This past weekend a guy in an ATV decided to wrench on his running ATV in the middle of the trail. His 3 other friends got out of the way but he refused to move. There are jerks riding both ATVs and Jeeps unfortunately. I can't tell you how many times I have come up on a group of Jeeps taking a lunch or photo break right in the middle of a trail. In general though the jerks are the minority as most people in Jeeps/trucks and those riding ATVs are courteous.
 
I don't have any issue with bikes or ATV's unless I see them off the trail. I always find a place I can pull aside and give room to let them pass.
 
Dylan W. said:
Yeah^^what she said......and ...go jump in a lake too.:fuck-you:
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Oh don't worry...I took a quick swim coming across a log water crossing that had a few logs in the middle missing. Throttle out is not a good method when crossing these. I had a full audience of EMT's that watched it happen, luckily nothing but pride was damaged.
 
If you don't take a digger while riding you ain't riding hard enough! i
miss my bikes and can see both sides of the issue.

I say ride the snot outta bikes and atvs. Ride fast ,jump stuff and crank bitching wheelies. I will move over for ya. Just back off the throttle long enough to keep from spraying me with dirt and rocks.
 
well ill add to this, i have not ridden dirt bikes out there yet but plan on it real soon and if i do come up on any of yall ill still probably just go around but will slow down enough to not look like im trying to be a douche bag or anything then just keep on keeping on
 
Call Cassidy and ask him how monday went at caw. I'm pretty sure I had a better viewpoint of him doing his attempt of a helicopter through the woods. I'm nicknaming him "Gumby" for staying in one piece :eek: :eek:
 
I ride my dirt bike on the trails but only during the week. I make one lap around to see who all is out there and then give it heck. I try to stay in third gear up there though except for the hill climbs and such. I did break my last bikes frame up there a few years back though. Landed on a boulder that had been moved sometime in the previous week. Rough walking out in dirt bike boots.

Unless I am waved past I will not pass others as I have no clue to their intentions.
 
f*c*in dirt bikes! Ate shit a couple times on my old XR out there, good times
 
Our group usually will let atv's and bikes pass. Only thing that really burns my ass is if we are spotting a new guy up a obstacle or a hard spot and you have to deal with a dirt bike or atv flying past you. Hell we even had a guy wipe out and land into the side of one of our jeeps. It's all about patience and common courtesy
 
i might give a look or two here an there. since that time a dirt bike jumped over the berm and smacked into the back of my land cruiser.
 
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