Tourmeister
04-22-2004, 01:17 PM
Howdy,
:tab So recently, Dad bought two really nice Bombardier ATV's. They are two seaters by design. They are four wheel drive with 4 wheel independent suspension, blah blah blah... They are a real hoot to ride through the woods. His intention was that he and Mom would ride them, my Nephew Justin would be a passenger with Dad.
:tab So Dad starts checking around to see what is involved with riding in the nearby National Forests on the myriad trails they have. The ATV's have to be registered. To register them, you must first take a Safety class. Bombardier will pay for the safety class. When Dad called to register for the class, they asked him for the VIN for each ATV. When the VIN came back indicating the ATV's are two person ATV's, they told him he could not take the class. Apparently, you can only use a single person ATV to take the class. Since the VIN gets kicked out of the system, there is no way to get Bombardier to pay for the class since he would not be using the ATV he just bought!! It get's better... It turns out that in Texas, by law you cannot carry a passenger on ANY ATV when riding on public lands. So even if he could take the class and get registered, he still could not use the ATV's out in the forests!?
:tab Well, Dad zings off a letter to his State Representative informing them that the law is outdated and needs to be updated to reflect the fact that several manufacturers are now making ATV's specifically designed for carrying a single passenger in addition to the operator. Lord knows how long this process will take?!
:tab Which finally brings me to the point of this post. Does anyone know of any good places to ride ATV's that is PRIVATE property in the greater Houston area? He's not looking for a racing venue, just somewhere with trails to explore.
Adios,
:tab So recently, Dad bought two really nice Bombardier ATV's. They are two seaters by design. They are four wheel drive with 4 wheel independent suspension, blah blah blah... They are a real hoot to ride through the woods. His intention was that he and Mom would ride them, my Nephew Justin would be a passenger with Dad.
:tab So Dad starts checking around to see what is involved with riding in the nearby National Forests on the myriad trails they have. The ATV's have to be registered. To register them, you must first take a Safety class. Bombardier will pay for the safety class. When Dad called to register for the class, they asked him for the VIN for each ATV. When the VIN came back indicating the ATV's are two person ATV's, they told him he could not take the class. Apparently, you can only use a single person ATV to take the class. Since the VIN gets kicked out of the system, there is no way to get Bombardier to pay for the class since he would not be using the ATV he just bought!! It get's better... It turns out that in Texas, by law you cannot carry a passenger on ANY ATV when riding on public lands. So even if he could take the class and get registered, he still could not use the ATV's out in the forests!?
:tab Well, Dad zings off a letter to his State Representative informing them that the law is outdated and needs to be updated to reflect the fact that several manufacturers are now making ATV's specifically designed for carrying a single passenger in addition to the operator. Lord knows how long this process will take?!
:tab Which finally brings me to the point of this post. Does anyone know of any good places to ride ATV's that is PRIVATE property in the greater Houston area? He's not looking for a racing venue, just somewhere with trails to explore.
Adios,