Personally, I think all homesteaders should have an alternate means of transport... if you're far enough in the boondocks, a horse will work, but I always liked dirt bikes or Enduros as a way to get around in the country. I've ridden dirt bikes for most of my life, started with BMX bikes and graduated to minibikes, pit bikes, full-sized dirt bikes, etc. In my 50s, I went through a phase and 'relived my youth' by picking up a mini to ride in San Diego County, and once I relocated to the White Mountains (with the mini), I also bought a pit bike to ride all those trails up there. The mini began life as a Honda Z50, but when I bought it the bike had already been modified with a 72cc motor, MX bars instead of the goofy monkeybike bars, a custom seat, etc. I went on to totally trick out that bike, as you'll see in a moment, lol. When I was finished, the 'Z' had a 140cc Piranha motor, gold chain, $200 aluminum swingarm, primo aftermarket shocks, extended forks with stiffer springs, a mini desert thumper tank from Clarke Racing, a ridiculously over-the-top carbon fiber can on the exhaust, etc. It was a BEAST on the trail, and it could do a lot of stuff normally associated with full-sized dirt bikes. It was my little offroad rocket, and that bike was SO MUCH FUN!!!
After watering the yard this morning, I went online to see if I could find some more pics of the Salton Sea for Spikedriver, but I discovered another old thread which had pics of my mini and pit bike... I took a trip down 'Memory Lane' and relived some great outdoor adventures, to the point where I figured I'd share some of the pics with y'all. I have shots taken in various riding venues such as Lark Canyon, McCain Valley, Otay Mountain, places where I used to ride and have heller fun. I also have shots taken in the White Mountains, so this thread will cover riding in two states. I'll go ahead and name the specific riding area for each group of photos, in case anybody is interested in those areas, though I can't vouch for current legality in Kalifornia... I reckon dirt bikes are on the endangered species list in that leftist dump, lol. I only have a few pics of the 125cc ThumpStar pit bike, including some pretty funny assembly shots... more on that later. For now, we'll start with the modified Z50 monkeybike, a sweet mini which could tackle an amazing variety of challenging terrain & awesome dirt biking venues! When I was done tricking out that bike, guys in staging areas with big ol' KTM thumpers would gather round the bike and take turns sitting on it, saying: "I GOTS TO GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!" Lol. Here we go to Lark Canyon...
That half-shelter made a great dust blocker for prevailing westerly winds in Lark Canyon... I'd put the bike in there when it was not in use. Lark Canyon is part of the McCain Valley recreational area, campsites are almost primitive but there are picnic tables, fire rings, and vault toilets. That flag seen in the last photo was on the side of a hardware store back toward town, lol... the flag says it all!!! Nice red star in the upper left corner, lol...
After watering the yard this morning, I went online to see if I could find some more pics of the Salton Sea for Spikedriver, but I discovered another old thread which had pics of my mini and pit bike... I took a trip down 'Memory Lane' and relived some great outdoor adventures, to the point where I figured I'd share some of the pics with y'all. I have shots taken in various riding venues such as Lark Canyon, McCain Valley, Otay Mountain, places where I used to ride and have heller fun. I also have shots taken in the White Mountains, so this thread will cover riding in two states. I'll go ahead and name the specific riding area for each group of photos, in case anybody is interested in those areas, though I can't vouch for current legality in Kalifornia... I reckon dirt bikes are on the endangered species list in that leftist dump, lol. I only have a few pics of the 125cc ThumpStar pit bike, including some pretty funny assembly shots... more on that later. For now, we'll start with the modified Z50 monkeybike, a sweet mini which could tackle an amazing variety of challenging terrain & awesome dirt biking venues! When I was done tricking out that bike, guys in staging areas with big ol' KTM thumpers would gather round the bike and take turns sitting on it, saying: "I GOTS TO GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!" Lol. Here we go to Lark Canyon...
That half-shelter made a great dust blocker for prevailing westerly winds in Lark Canyon... I'd put the bike in there when it was not in use. Lark Canyon is part of the McCain Valley recreational area, campsites are almost primitive but there are picnic tables, fire rings, and vault toilets. That flag seen in the last photo was on the side of a hardware store back toward town, lol... the flag says it all!!! Nice red star in the upper left corner, lol...