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Hidden Falls riding thread.

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woodsguy said:
A true d/s would be fine, think plated dirtbike. The big adv bikes to me aren't d/s. 690 and 701 can be dualsports, just depends on the pilot. I've seen guys ride them pretty good.
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Yeah I was thinking more like 500 or 350 exc-f.
 
That section at the end of @Aspear video is no joke. I have ridden all the marked single track on my old 525 KTM and I enjoy it, others may have differing opinions. I'm not fast but still like to get out and ride, so I ride what i got. The last time out I had my 6.6 gallon tank and my saddle bags loaded for Big Bend and we hit the Ridge trail and the South loop no problem. I got schooled by a 16 year old on a DR650 out there one day. I was trying to pic a line down a nasty section when he came around me and just bombed down. His dad pulled up and stopped next to me and we agreed that we would head down a little slower and make sure we both made it out together.
 
woodsguy said:
You'd be fine then. Just hone the skills.

Is that a mc trail or jeep?
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It's a jeep trail that few jeeps can make, and less bikes.

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Is Hidden Falls the place with helicopter pads for extraction on site? Can't remember.
 
woodsguy said:
A true d/s would be fine, think plated dirtbike. The big adv bikes to me aren't d/s. 690 and 701 can be dualsports, just depends on the pilot. I've seen guys ride them pretty good.
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Drz is plenty capable but I'm sure it would be more fun on 200 pounder or less. I'm like Gary- run what ya brung. For me thats old and heavy but reliable.

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Hellwig said:
Drz is plenty capable but I'm sure it would be more fun on 200 pounder or less. I'm like Gary- run what ya brung. For me thats old and heavy but reliable.

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Been in trouble for arguing, so take your word. Ill stick to a true dirt bike. Lol.
 
Cagiva 549 said:
Off road riding is 100% about the bike , with the right bike under you anything is possible , they are defiantly NOT all the same . After a few miles on my 2011 Beta 450 and getting the suspension working properly I sold the KTM and have been in places I never dreamed possible I just wish this bike had been around 30 years ago when I could still ride .

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I don't totally agree with this but it has merit for the average rider.
 
SilverBullet said:
Plenty of the jeep stuff there is much harder than the single track.

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I would hope so. Jeeps are rock crawlers, thats not my idea of riding. FWIW, although not a regular I have been there twice. Familiar with property to some extent.
 
Aspear said:
500 is doable, 350 would be fun.

There are the trails, then there is some gnarly stuff...


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That, to me, does not look like even one iota of fun! šŸ˜³

Kudos to you and everyone else that can do it and enjoy doing it.

(Right when I had begun toying with the idea of returning to HF--i did not need to see this vid! Lol)
 
SpiritAtBay said:
That, to me, does not look like even one iota of fun! šŸ˜³

Kudos to you and everyone else that can do it and enjoy doing it.

(Right when I had begun toying with the idea of returning to HF--i did not need to see this vid! Lol)
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I agree. Rocks hurt when you fall, at least at my age.
 
Cagiva 549 said:
Off road riding is 100% about the bike , with the right bike under you anything is possible , they are defiantly NOT all the same . After a few miles on my 2011 Beta 450 and getting the suspension working properly I sold the KTM and have been in places I never dreamed possible I just wish this bike had been around 30 years ago when I could still ride .

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I have to disagree.

Its a lot more rider than bike to me.

I could do that hill on a xr250, would it be fun? No. Would it be pretty? No. But I could do it.

I've ridden a xr650l at Emma long more than once successfully. But it was not fun.

The bike does matter, but technique and skill matter more.


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SpiritAtBay said:
That, to me, does not look like even one iota of fun! šŸ˜³

Kudos to you and everyone else that can do it and enjoy doing it.

(Right when I had begun toying with the idea of returning to HF--i did not need to see this vid! Lol)
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Come on Gina ! I'll take you around. The Vista trail is easy and fun. South loop was beautiful Saturday. Don't go on the North loop.
 
I'm riding my 350 exc-f in a dual sport set up for everything (Emma, HF, CTOR, etc) I think it weights around the same as my 450's use too. Somehow it just makes things easier. Modern suspension, great fuel injection makes a difference.

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As I get older I need the bike to do more of the work.
 
Vinny said:
I'm riding my 350 exc-f in a dual sport set up for everything (Emma, HF, CTOR, etc) I think it weights around the same as my 450's use too. Somehow it just makes things easier. Modern suspension, great fuel injection makes a difference.
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I've wondered if the 350 exc is easier to ride than the 450 exc when things get funky.
 
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