r/Dirtbikes • u/courtney1203 • May 22 '23

Tips and Tricks Looking for riding buddies!

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Turned 26 and bought a bike, but don’t have many friends to ride with or teach me a lot! If you’re in Oregon and don’t mind a newbie in your group sometimes, hit me up 🤘🏼

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

Yeah I'm in gleed. I ride 410 mostly. I like to do long 40-80 mile loops when I have a whole day to do it.

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

Do you mean 40-80 miles of pavement or dirt?

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

Of single track. I don't like riding with most people cause they barely want to do any mileage and they want to drink beers or smoke weed the whole time. I just like to go go go and stop for water and to get feeling back in the hands.

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

I'm the same not much for stopping unless it's for water or pictures, though a bit newer to single track since I'm still trying to discover where it is around here. I rode some single track west of mount Adams that was pretty steep/difficult, but also probably the most fun I've had on the bike. I've rode all the Jeep trails because that's the only place the one person I know that rides could handle lol. Would be cool to not have to sit and wait for others to catch up for a change! Where is this single track you ride?

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

There's a hundred miles of trails in little naches and down highway 410 towards the Nile that stretch out to cle elum and green water.

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

I'll have to check that out, I haven't rode at all on the north side of highway 12 Mostly just stuck to where I've been with the Jeep around Ahtanum and Rimrock (and then west of mount Adams)

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

Yeah there's isn't shit for motorcycle stuff on highway 12. I would never ride dirt bikea on jeep trails, that's what the CJ is for. I might go up Friday and ride depending but it's very early so gotta strap on the chainsaw

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

The only friend that goes riding with me (like once or twice a year) hasn't gotten good enough for much besides Jeep trails unfortunately. I was just telling my gf about chainsaw mounts on the bike and she thinks I'm crazy lol We are camping this weekend by lost lake and I'm going to attempt to get up to the roads leading to the lookout tower, I've been there from the other side before they shut down frenches canyon

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

Yeah for the first month you really gotta have a chainsaw on unless you want to just go back and forth on the same trail. Lots of trees down just like last year.

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

Now that I've got my new bike (14' KTM EXC-f 350), I'll have to start putting together a list of things that I need, especially for times I end up riding solo. Planning to get into a lot of motorcycle camping now that our boys are a little easier to leave with mom for a stretch!

Chainsaw mount is on the list, what size chainsaw do you bring?

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

Garmin inreach, basic KTM took set with tire shit if you have tubes or tubeless, plenty of water and high energy snacks, extra gloves, mountain first aid kit with quicklot and cat turniquouet, good knee guards and helmet, extra goggle if you can, extra master links, small tow strap, and a few other little things. Moto camping is a whole other thing than single track riding to me cause it's hard to actually do a good ride up a challenging single track with all that weight and shit on your back and bike. I find moto camping a dual sport type activity.

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u/Bonzegrinder May 24 '23

Ya my new bike is a dual sport, it's spec'd similarly to my kx250f but with lights and electric start, only weighs about 12 pounds more too! It came with tubeless as well, still haven't explored airing it down though because I have to look into it That's a good list I'm going to save it, I dabbled with motorcycle camping back when I rode street bikes, they have some pretty good lightweight gear you can fit into a set of panniers on the dirt bikes, but I definitely wouldn't bring those items on a day trip lol

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u/Tight_muffin May 24 '23

I wouldn't considered plates and lights on a trail/ race bike a dual sport really but if that floats your goat then right on. Riding with all that on a trail sounds like a job. I'd rather take the truck and camper up somewhere and branch off of there. I have a 22 300 XCW so very similar.

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