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Hard Dual Sport Rider Breakfast Series - Haystack Mountain I Thurs 2/6 thru Sat 2/8 2025

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No license plate required for this ride.

Just as the other Hard Dual Sport Breakfast Series rides, this a no host, no entry fee, no tracks, self-guided ride.

Just a loose get-together for the hard dual sport community to get out and ride, enjoy camaraderie, exploration, growth, and being safe; in addition to developing and renewing friendships so no one rides alone.

"Share the Joy of Motorcycling"​
Riding
Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area (BLM)
www.newmexico.org

Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area (BLM) | Roswell, NM 88201

Perched on the rugged breaks overlooking the Pecos River, Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area offers 1,920 acres of trails to ride. From novices to experts, on bare rock and sandy washes, OHV enthusiasts can find terrain to fit their skill level. The terrain is extremely rugged...
www.newmexico.org

Motel
PM me

Camping
Available onsite.

What its like.



 
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This looks pretty close by work (2 hr), tentative coming up on Thursday night and riding Friday-Saturday on the Kove. Considering Sander's penchant for finding some tough trail, I may regret the bike choice but the Beta's waiting for suspension. Anyone thinking of camping?
 
Well, life gets in the way too often. Looks like I’m out on this ride. A work commitment has reared its ugly head yet again. Man, I can’t wait for retirement. Have a great trip. Post up some ride reports please.
 
The weather has been bouncing around but right now it looks great!

RuneADV there is some tough stuff out there but there are workarounds, your 200 would be ideal though. Camping would be awesome! Nice viewers and good camping weather.

hou2bos stinks but it happens. I love the place, we'll definitely go back, maybe in the fall.

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My goal is to make it up this on both wheels this time.

 
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Weather is looking good. Putting the final touches to complete a top end rebuild and other maintenance. Looking forward to getting back to NM.
 
Man this looks sweet. Hate that I’m stuck working for my overlords this week. At least I know some good footage will come out of this so I can ride in virtua on my own.
 
Confirming I'm in for Thursday night - Saturday. I plan on camping out there and running into town as needed. Was pretty sandy out here in West Texas so we'll so how bad Roswell is.
 

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sanderjavant said:
Change of plans for tomorrow, Thursday, only. Hackberry Lake OHV Staging Area
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Hackberry Lake OHV Staging Area

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Then back to Haystack for Friday and Saturday.
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Haystack Mountain OHV Area · Roswell, New Mexico

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The 230 is ready.
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Hackberry should be fun, haven't seen the OHV area trails. Hackberry dunes is right next to there with some parking if you want the sand trails or dunes, and there's also a smaller dune nearby Anadarko dunes.

Hackberry Dunes
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Hackberry Lake Dunes Complex · 575 Shugart Rd, Loco Hills, NM 88255

★★★★★ · Off roading area
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If I had to pick only one Haystack, mainly because of the plentiful slick rock.

We only covered a small part of hackberry, it has taller hills and some cool ridgetop single track. And there's an OHV dune complex just to the southeast.

The nice thing is they're close enough together to do both in one trip which we did.

Haystack slick rock
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Here's some Day 1 of Haystack videos, had a blast out there. First time ever on slick rock and appreciate the patience and help pushing the bike up.

Apologies on camera angle at times, was messing with chest mounts and should have stuck with the chin mount since the tower obscures so much.



 
Day 2 at Haystack Videos:

King of the Rock!
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Sander's "Kove Creek" video does make this appear as slow as it can be, felt quite a bit faster on the bike reaching breakneck speeds of 15 mph. :lol:

 
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