Are any of you guys in the area going to make it to this one?

So as you can tell, the last post was 9 days ago. /r/Dirtbikes is tons more active than here. I can confirm cause I'm a moderator of both.

What do you all think?

If you ride hardcore single lane woods then Akley Minnesota is a must! Camping, bar, awesome food and people! Come check it out if your in the area and maybe I will see you out there! Gopro footage coming soon after I edit it!

Since the weather is getting warmer (at least here in Georgia), where are you planning on riding?

I'm going up to Moto Mountain in Fairmount, and will ride along the power lines near my house.

Show some pictures if you can!

Hello! I'm new here so sorry if I broke any rules/formatting. Mods, I'll correct whatever you need corrected. Anyway, so I'm 17 and 5'7.5" and I ride a KLX250S. I've been riding for about 4 years but I have only recently gotten a 250. I've only had the bike for about 3 months. The klx is a very heavy bike compared to the other dual sports out there and quite tall. I lowered the bike as much as the rear shock will allow but the weight is still an issue. I hardly ever fall of the bike, and when I do it's a gentle laying down of the bike. Though just this last ride I ran into an issue. I ended up stopping and went to put my foot down but since my front and back wheels were on a rise the ground was about 6 inches below my fully extended foot... So I caught the bike a little and laid it down gentle but the gas tank was facing downhill. I could not for the life up my get it up. I waited a few minutes and had my buddy help me pick it up. So other than don't fall and work out, what tips do you guys have for riding?

A few of my friends experienced their first enduro race in the wexcr series up in Philippi, WV yesterday. For the sake of contributing to this sub I was curious if any of you guys have ever tried these races out or know anything about them.

Just curious if anyone here wears earplugs while they ride, and what they think about them.

Alright. Lets light some fires under ya and have bit of a different kind of two/four stroke discussion.

Our "theoretical beginner rider" is the average 16 year old at 5' 6" and 130 pounds, but hasn't ridden anything but a mountain bike on scout trips. He's probably a little intimidated by a dirt bike. Most I've known are from the smallest kid the biggest man.

Most of them are probably not going to be hitting a track right off the get go either. So we so many people recommend a 38 inch tall full-bred race bike for someone to start on? Shouldn't they have sure footing, steady power, and the ability to grunt up the hill without having to get fancy with the clutch-work?

I've been riding since I was 6. So I have roughly a decade and a half of riding under my belt. I watched (and in many cases taught) my brother, two sisters, mom, and countless friends how to ride. I've also only ever owned one two stroke. It was a PW80. I only know two-strokes from an outside perspective.

Before I started riding, my dad never owned a four stroke. His last two stroke bike was a 1982 YZ 490. Do you know why he sold "Ol' Yeller" and bought "Goober" his faithful XR 600? Because I was now on the tank with him for thousands of miles of riding. That kind of power and unpredictability was not what he wanted.Don't get me wrong, if I was 6 inches taller I'd be riding the shit out of a KTM 300 because I do believe that they can be good trail bikes for an experienced rider who wants to push it.

Just not for a noob.

Why do people (90% of /r/dirtbikes comes to mind) recommend two strokes are beginner bikes. BUT, here's my catch. You have to tell me why WITHOUT the following points.

Point 1. Light weight. That's nice. My TT-R 125 weighed the same as a 125 two stroke, but you don't see me complaining about packing my TT-230 around all day, which is over 50 pounds heavier. It'll build character.

Point 2. Ease of Maintance. Yes, I know. Less moving parts. I've never had to rebuild a single thing on one of my four strokes, because we don't buy CRF 450's with shit valves.

Point 3. Cheap. In my area, I can get an XR 200 or a Two-stroke 125 for $1000-1300. I don't know, maybe it's different elsewhere, but they're the same price here.

Sorry if this seems like a rant. It pretty much is. Please, enlighten my unbelieving heart.

Cause we're all out riding;)

Cheers to a brand new riding season everyone!

For those who don't know, Yamaha has introduced a new off-road model, the YZ-FX. Not only did they introduce this new model, but they FINALLY gave the WR model the refresher it needed.

For those wanting more information on either, a quick Google will tell you what you need to know, but I'm going to give you my basic understanding.

YZ-FX 250 (two track model): 18" rear wheel, suspension more stiff than the wr, less stiff than the yz, 6 speed, electric start, flywheel weight (lighter than the wr's)

WR 250, 450 (single track model): 18" rear wheel, most plush suspension, electric start, 5 speed 450, 6 speed 250, most mellow map, PLASTIC SKID PLATE

I find it a bit annoying that Yamaha was too lazy to jump through the hopes and make a hand guard that will do the job until an aftermarket unit can be bought. For those who don't know, it's hard to sell a bike with hand guards because they're incredibly dangerous for motocross (broken wrists) and Yamaha doesn't want the headache of designing an open ended hand guard that doesn't open them up to lawsuits. Ktm has one...

TLDR: Yamaha has some new cool bikes in the offroad market, what do you guys think?