michigan riders check this out

[pit/wood]

I started riding here 3 years ago on an atc200es,had a blaster for 6 months and roached it.I spent all last season on a new 05400ex.I have a fairly well equiped shop so most breakdowns are an easy fix.e.50 acres of closed gravel pit/50 acres fo woods,plus a whole lot more.

[pit/wood]

heres a little more,....soon as I find the disc with pics they will be posted.,.,as of right now we do not have a formal mx track(I dont know how to set it up,come and show me),but I have riddin here for 3 years and put trails up,down,around,through,over,and into everything I can find.I am 46,but the 20somethings had to watch me for half an hour before any would hit my 40 double,and then I had to rake down the lip(to much hang time for them,just right for me)the tallest hill in the pit is about 50" and steeper than most like.the sand hills are about 3/8 of a mile long and 25-40"tall.there are 4 ponds(1 is more like a 4 or 5 acre lake)the floor is about 20 acres total.we have a track in the woods that is pretty fast,we need to put in more passing areas but for now its all subject to change overnight.trail access to several restaraunts,major stores and 2 gas stations(raceing fuel is sold at meijers gas station) I have permission from all businesses to bring our money to them on quads,dirtbikes,golfcarts,snowmobiles...(they like the money we spend).we have special rules that apply to riding in the parking lots. If this sounds like a place you would like,let me know..o yea,we have places to camp,swim,and fish.more later.,.,.,

[witti]

I live about an hour west of Ionia (west olive). My friends and I might be interested in a ride. We dont get into jumping much.

sent pm

[pit/wood]

most of the pit is just a freeriding area.my big problem is that I have never even seen a real quad race track,freestyle,mx or gncc.but I have the desire and the land and equipment to make this place into just what I want .just tell me where to put the topsoil.we have 10 yard loaders in the active pit.

[pit/wood]

if I was up and runnin it would have been a good day to ride,how about it witti.I believe you and a few of your buds are close to me,lets see what you got.be great to make a few calls and round up some riders for the weekend if the weather holds.

[witti]

This weekend wont work for me. I have to work on sat, and have plans on sunday. I have to work every other sat. So we might be able to set something up for next weekend.

[pit/wood]

Works for me.I can call a few friends.sad thing is my machine is torn-down right now.the weather should clear up by then,put your swingarm plates on,there are a few rocks around here:D

[pit/wood]

hard to get it all in just a few pics,but you can see most of it. my little dirt double,50 foot puts you on the frame(well for now it does to me)40 hits the lip.if you cant turn out you go down a steep 30 footer(uphill shot in another pic)

[pit/wood]

you come down the one on the right if you come down too hot on the double and cant turn out (fun to go up)

[pit/wood]

always fun to go up the down hill.better lip.Steve didnt want to kick his 450r over so I dont have any riders in the pics yet.

[BKex]

where is this place? looks like fun

[pit/wood]

we are just off m-66,north of I-96 about 5 miles.which is halfway between lansing and grand rapids.

[pit/wood]

bump

[pit/wood]

another view.That is state land way back there.we can ride on everything between here and there if you have the nads.the pond is our swimmin hole.we ride on that in the winter.

[jsmith2232]

Pit/wood...I live about 1/2 hour from ionia. the pics look awesome, myself and a couple of my riding buddies would love to come out for a day.

[pit/wood]

bring em on boys,you can have the place all to yourselfs.another day of warm weather and what frost we have in the ground will be gone.where are you coming from?

[jsmith2232]

We are from middleville, I do alot of trail riding on my parents 90 acres and silver lake. I've been working on making a mixed video of wheelies, silver lake but I don't have any jumping recorded, it looks like you got a killer spot do fill that in. When it gets nicer out i don't have much time on the computer so I'll be hard to get ahold of so i'll pm you my cell#. give me a call a few days in advance if possible and hopefully we can ride...

[jsmith2232]

I tried to pm you but it said your mail box is full. do you have an alternate box for me to send it to.

[pit/wood]

There,try that.Had to delete some old mess. I guess .I can pm you my cell #.I am here most all of the time.If you are in middleville and you decide to jump in your car and come and check it out,dont.Just bring your truck with your machne in the bed.Or you will be sorry.seen it before.:D. Another pic,Part of the sand hills .Ya gotta watch the water.

[pit/wood]

O yea,forgot to tell ya but you must be 18,or have your parent with you.Gotta have rules.good thing is,you can take your silencers off when you ride here.we dont do it all the time .but some times we run em loud all day.jet em up,and its best to have a reverse megaphone style pipe if you want to run without a silencer. another pic. the pit floor,got a pile of material waitin for a ramp to be built.

[pit/wood]

bump

[jsmith2232]

I'm definitely interested, as soon as this cold weather breaks I'll be giving you a call, and we'll have to do some ridin.

[pit/wood]

Yea this crap sucks,had to run on the generator for 3 days.Too freakin cold to go cut wood.damn heat exchanger in the shop froze and broke.But I got some nice pics.The view out my front door. little pop-up jump on the left,good for about 6 foot of air and fun to play on.

[witti]

We will all have to meet out there some day after it dries up a little.

[pit/wood]

The more riders we have the better.i guess I should mention that the local honda/yamaha dealer has a real nice mx track that is only a year or so old.I can get there by trials also,you just have to ride past the state police post.

[Blood500]

That places looks great ! i havent had the chance to jump on nice jumps like that ever that would be awsome.

[pit/wood]

Thanks blood,believe it or not I have become a little bored with this place in the past.But after spending time readin a boatload of threads and seeing how to hit some of the stuff I have around here,I cant wait for it to thaw out.

[Blood500]

let me know when it gets good by you if you want some more ridding buddies, lata

[pit/wood]

Blood anytime you want to come out and ride, just call.Anytime is a good time to ride.we have all been talking about a night ride/party.I was thinkin we could make a bunch bonfires all over the pit,torch em and ride all night.Heres a pic of the back hills.I believe I am the only one with nuts enough to cross-face the big hill so far.Its a little rough for most.

[pit/wood]

Bump:devil:

[jsmith2232]

This crappy weather gave me time to put together a video of djeurink and I doing some wheelies at my place.
http://www.atvriders.com/videos/videos/newdanandjohn10mb.wmv

[pit/wood]

You dont have enough room to do wheelies dude.we dont ride like that on the roads though.we have a good relationship with the law around here.But we do have a hell of alot of room.there is a road that is not used and was built 2 years ago.its L shaped and the long run is 1\2 mile.Nice banked corner too.its part of the property. Nice video guy,liked the editing.I have never done any of that stuff.

[jsmith2232]

I'd like to get some jumps and some dunes on tape this summer and put together another video next fall with some variety in it. It looks like you got the jumps now all we need is the weather to go along with it.

[Blood500]

i hope to have my new stuff here this week, so i should have my bike ready to go by this weekend, ill let ya know thanks lata

Ryan

[pit/wood]

Gonna be at least 2 weeks before mine is up and runnin.But I dont mind watchin others ride.I can be the camera b#tch.

[Blood500]

haha i would rather just wait for a good weekend where you got ur bike ready to and we can all ride, keep in touch, lata

Ryan

[pit/wood]

Wont be long,boys.lots o mud out there.gonna check the sandhills today. They always dry out first. :D

[Bricktrx]

I live about 2 hours away would love a new place to ride there is a group of about 10 of us that ride together

[pit/wood]

bring your mud gear,Bricktrx. I am still working on my ride,but I can always find something to putt around on. The pit and the sand is the place to ride at this time. Unless you like mud,then the woods are the place. 2 hours is a bit of a ride, When the weather is better there is a camping spot in the woods next to the track. We put some sand down to put tents on and there is a fire pit w/wood. Plenty of room for a trailer.

[jsmith2232]

I'm tearing mine down this weekend to put in a Je 10.8 piston, hotcam stage I and boring it to 416 so i'll be ready to ride in a week or so.

[pit/wood]

I went with a weisco,2mm over at 11.5-1. The work in my combustion chamber actualy lowers my ratio. Should be here tomorrow then its over to daves to get bored. :D

[pit/wood]

Well it seems that we are going to have a bit of a crowd here the weekend of the 17th. I will call John(he,s an ems for the local fire department and he drives the ambulance. on top of that he rides his 660 raptor here also.) looks like we will have more than one camera also. I will keep updating as things change. Get er done jsmith2232,bring your camera.

[pit/wood]

hey bricktrx, let me know what kind of a jump you want . I talked to one of my neighbors, and his son, who rides a blaster,can bring over a piece of equipment while you are here. If you can give me an idea of what you are looking for I can set it up before you get here. I have a few mean step-ups that I would like to try, But it would be nice to have somebody show me the way its done.

Took my first ride this season,on a yfz, had to get off it because its not mine and if I kept ridin I was gonna start hittin stuff. Looking real tight out there. Not much mud at all. HEY WITTY ,lets roll. Would be real nice to listen to pipes roarin as I am workin on my ride.

[Blood500]

pit/wood, do you know how far you are from Macomb ?

[pit/wood]

I give up! but I can go along with your silly game. Just how far am I from macomb?lol Thats a good question. I can find out though.

[witti]

This sucks, sat was the nicest day of the year and I was sick stuck on the couch.

Other then a little mud this would have been a great weekend for riding.

pit/wood I wont be able to make it next weekend either. My wife reminded me sat is the 18th (my b-day). I guess were doing the family thing on sunday the 19th.

I'll make it out there some day.

[pit/wood]

You could always "take you quad to work to show it off" wink wink. And get home a couple hours late with a smile on your face. That will make her wonder.

once you get out of your sickbed that is

[tooanxiousii]

Pit/wood if you could let me know where this is in detail so I can find it I live just south of Detroit
Thanks

[kawasaki250kid]

hey, pit/wood, whats happening, its scooter, nice forum, i wanted to give my opinon on the place,

ITS A BLAST

im serious, ive been riding in the woods for 3 years and the pit for 2, anyone wanting to come ride this place do it, it is worth it, heck today (sunday) i was out riding, little mudd and a whole lot of fun. hey, i gotta go but ill keep in touch c ya

hey about that trail near my grandpas woods he said he would take care of it with the tractor, its too soft in the field to get back there. see ya next weekend.

[pit/wood]

Scooter boy,whats up. Yea I was thinkin the same thing.way to soft to do it now,unless you 2 boys fixed it by hand with rakes.:devil: Joe the polock wont be plantin it for quit awhile. gonna be in corn this year I think.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by tooanxiousii
Pit/wood if you could let me know where this is in detail so I can find it I live just south of Detroit
Thanks ok ok just be patiant, dont get all upset.jk. hey what you do is head to lansing then go west on I-96. take the Ionia exit and head north about 5 miles. When you get that far I should be expecting you and can guide you the rest of the way. When ya comin over?

[jsmith2232]

Pit/wood I checked my jet kit and it is a dyno jet kit, I will be adding onto my what I have in my sig a 10.8 je, hotcam stage I and k&n powerlid with a power lid and 416 where do you think i should start at for a main jet?

[pit/wood]

I would go with 165,I think that is the biggest in that kit,cant remember but it may have a 170 in it. put that in and be carefull of your float if you are taking the carb off to remove the bowl. some people do it that way,I just tip it to the side and remove the plug myself. You comin over today? gonna snow and mess up this dry ground . better hurry!

[Bricktrx]

Hope this rain stops before sat prob a mud pit out there today

[pit/wood]

I can always find a dry spot to ride. Those sand hills are a blast. They realy tighten up after a rain. If mine was up and runnin I would be out there,its that nice.we have had alot of wind and that realy dries things out around here. Hey bricktrx,what kind of jumps do you want. Got a man to start on them this week.

[Bricktrx]

prob just decent sized table tops for now havent jumped since I broke my wrist prob gonna take it somewhat easy at first

[pit/wood]

I put up my first tabletop last spring. It went from 20' to 30' real quick. Then it became the 40' double. We have been looking at the back-stretch of the track in the woods. I was thinkin about 60' to begin with. Another idea is to make a set of twin table tops in the same spot.

[Capt_ron]

i have been riding in the pit and woods for 2 or 3 years. the pit has changed alot in that time from us first opening new hills ot the point where we ride on just about every inch. it is great i have been up just about every hill on my old warrior and it is even more fun on my new raptor 700R. cant wait for the new table top or tops hehe.

plus i have not riden out there much since i got the 700 moded.

[pit/wood]

capt_ron, Yep, I know him well. Seen him roll down a couple hills around here,wheels up. When you throw in the stuff the rest of his crew does I had to come up with a rule. None of capt_rons crew can ride unless I am warmed up, geared up,ready to go,I dont want to miss a second of it. gonna get pics this year.:D

[Bricktrx]

pit/wood empty your pms

[kawasaki250kid]

hey next time im over there riding im gonna attempt to jump the creek maybe the double. I dont know. I wish my grandpa got a sport quad :( i would do way more stuff.

[pit/wood]

Scooter,listen, if you could get that recon-lookin kawasaki 250 to go fast enough to clear the creek jump then I wanna watch,and i will offer you a free tow back to your grandfathers place just to get a look at his face when he sees what you did to his quad. paitance. Someday you will get a real machine.

[Capt_ron]

scooter i dont think that 250 would make that jump if it were 150lbs lighter and i dont think i would want to try and i tried in a junk dirt bike before the ramp was there hehe

[400exchick]

Looks like you're place will be buzzin with riders this year! :) Make sure to take lots of pics!!

[pit/wood]

You know it girl. this year we might get enough to make a movie with. The best will be posted here.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now all i'm waiting on is the call to pick up my cylinder and shes all goin back together should be today or tomarrow. I think i'm going to start with a 165 main and see how it does with that first.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[jsmith2232]

Can't wait any longer, I got all my parts now so i'm just waiting on the call to pick up my cylinder, it should be today or tomorrow. I think i'm going to try a 165 main and go from there.

[Firecracker]

lol JS ........What exactly were u drinking when u did the last 9 posts? I want some .......:devil:

[pit/wood]

Hes just a post whore is all.lol

[Firecracker]

Gotta love them ........:devil:

[pit/wood]

where you at in mich,firecracker?

[jsmith2232]

I'm at work and they block off the net except on breaks I posted that right when the buzzer went off i don't know what happened but oh well :eek:

[Firecracker]

We are by Clare. Ive been through Ionia plenty of times, use to live in Portland and Grand ledge.

JS we ALL use that exsuse :blah:

[Capt_ron]

forgot to add my sig before now you can all see my ride specs hehe

[pit/wood]

whats up smith,get that top end together? tomorrow is the day.

[jsmith2232]

Nope...My buddy had practice for softball last night :o and wasn't going to be able to help me so I'm going over after work today to get started, I'll post tomorrow morning and let you know how it goes!

[Brad#343]

I'm new on here, pm me when you plan on riding. i live in six lakes.

[pit/wood]

hey brad, I tryied to pm you but it wont work. there will be people here tomorrow. I think you have to make a few posts to get pms,I dont know

[pit/wood]

This is it, could use a bit more kick, but more people will hit her like this. back-bladed the run up so its smooth for tomorrow.

[pit/wood]

40 ' to the stake from the lip,put a tape on it today.

[jsmith2232]

We got it all together tonight. I used a dynojet 165 main, 3.5 turns out on the fuel/air screw, removed the choke but had to leave the 38 pilot in because the honda dealer gave me a 42 that was obviously not the right one (one had internal threads and one had external)

After running a few minutes and letting it idle in the dark the head pipe was glowing, will the 42 pilot take care of that?

when cruising in midrange and punching it it kinda lags a bit, will moving the needle to the 4th notch from the top fix that.

and top end appears to be very nice. But overall i am suprised at how much more throttle response I have.

[Brad#343]

Probaly have to make it out some other time. kinda short on funds$$$ right now and don't have gas to get there. looks like the jumps are pretty bad#$@.

[Bricktrx]

leavin in 15 hope its a nice day weather said 39 and sunny

[pit/wood]

Bricktrx brought a few fellow forum members.Heres blaster boy hittin the double,kicked up a little dirt. My first quad was a blaster,gave me a warm-fuzzy seeing him drag that 2-stroke abuse taker off the trailer. He rode it well. Even took on a hill that the rest wouldnt. On top of that he made it over the creek,didnt see it,but I was told it was a rough landing. must have been pretty sketchy cause when he came across the pit floor after that his fender fell off,bars were pushed foward and from what I heard he was nursin his nuts.

[SLSD400exGUY]

yo!!! heres 400ex cruncher sayin that your place ****in rocks!! i will be back..

[Bricktrx]

Joe thanks again for the invite I had a blast Im to tired to post any picks ill post em tomorrow

[Brock]

Joe ur place fricken rocks! Thanks for letting us come out!

[pit/wood]

glad you guys had fun,so did I. looks like a couple riders comin out tomorrow also. This ones for you, bricktrx. Stevo kickin over the creek.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by SLSD400exGUY
yo!!! heres 400ex cruncher sayin that your place ****in rocks!! i will be back.. Hey guy,I wasnt thinking yesterday when I put the stethascope on your engine to listen to it. I was just lookin at you sig and noticed you have a 440 kit at 12.1. the noise that was a little high-pitched,like a squeek, was most likely your head gasket blown out. I think if you had installed 12mm studs you would have it in your sig. my money is on a blown head gasket. if the cyl head surface is damaged you can have it shaved .010 to clean it up. then you cant go to a stage 2 cam because of clearance problems(unless you want to do a little work on your piston) ooo yea I still have your stock cdi-box. I wont need my rev box untill silver(I have a white bros box I have been wanting to try) so you can just get it to me at silver,which is where I want to compare the two boxes to each other. post up and let me know what you found dude.

[jsmith2232]

I'll be ready next weekend for sure, I bumped up to a 170 yesterday and picked up the needle a notch and the plug seems to be looking good and the headpipes aren't glowing anymore, djeurinks z400 will be in the shop until probably thursday or friday getting a 13.5:1 piston and hotcams in so If he's ready by saturday I might have 3-4 of us on sat or sunday. Those pics look awesome, I'm getting bored of the flat land here looking forward to hittin some of them.

[SLSD400exGUY]

ding ding ding!!! your right it was the head gasket.. im goin to order a new one tomorrow and get a new clutch cable too.. mine was kinda messed up.. but from what everone is talkin about i think we might be back out there on sunday. anyways got **** to do. later

[Brock]

heck yeah we will be out ther sunday for sure i should have the shee running by then so get EMS out there haha no seriously it will be great everyone should come!!!!!
its really nice out there and especially with a Honda/Yamha dealer right down the street comes in handy let me tell you!

[tooanxiousii]

Thanks Pit/woods for having us out there today we all had a great time... Thanks for everything again your a great guy ...
I hope to be able to come out next weekend

[witti]

Sounds like I missed out on a good ride. How many people showed up?

Any more pics?

[jsmith2232]

If the weather holds I got 4 of us for next sunday!!!

[pit/wood]

It was a freakin blast dude,we had 5 from detroit + steve and stacie and a couple local riders. brick is going to post up a vid soon,and I was takin pics(I suck at it now,but give me time.) sunday tooanxious came from detroit with his ridin buddy and his wife(not in that order)
we had a young guy that has been lookin at the place from the road for a year or so. Funny,he stopped and asked if he could ride here,couldnt believe his eyes when he saw the pit. Seems he thought he was "the only one in the county with a sport quad" . Man did he biff it good. didnt see it myself,but stevo came up and told me he rolled it at high -speed and his 400ex rolled about 200 yards and ended up in the big pond.(I highly suggest a teather switch for any riders who are aggressive).He got a bada** roadrash from it. they told me he was imbarrassed(sp ch) so I will track him down and tell him to get his butt back out here and ride,cause it happens to us all if we go fast long enough.

get out here witty,its gonna be hoppin around here this year and all those who are the first people out here will be in on the ground floor. brick has been wanting a steel ramp,so have I so its coming. but we have all kinds of terrain for all kinds of riders here.

bricks bunch of detroit madmen will be here this weekend, if at all possible,as they put it.
tooanxious is going to be here,they are talking about camping out for the wekend. I believe that is what I heard him say.And I am going to get that new kid back here somehow and boost his confidance if I can. and I hope to be runnin by then also.

tooanxious had some jetting issues with his new 440 set-up. didnt have the right size, and It gave us a fit but he had a blast anyhow.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by SLSD400exGUY
ding ding ding!!! your right it was the head gasket.. im goin to order a new one tomorrow and get a new clutch cable too.. mine was kinda messed up.. but from what everone is talkin about i think we might be back out there on sunday. anyways got **** to do. later hey guy,If i were you and I didnt want any headaches down the road I would(and I am in mine) put in a 12mm stud kit. I am also installing a heavy-duty timing chain. they stretch and slap your cyl head. have a good one

[SLSD400exGUY]

ill be sure to get on that.. i thought about it the other day soo thats prolly what ill do.. i ordered the gasket today it will be in tomorrow and what ill keep this for now and ill talk to you about the studs on sunday.. i think thats when we are comin back out.. soo ttyl

[Capt_ron]

i can be there when ever to bad i cant ride .
broke wrist landing double satrday night get a screw in it wednesday.

well there goes my spring

[tooanxiousii]

It looks like I should have my 190 jet for this weekend ... I've been asking around to see if I can get some more people to come out this time ... How do you feel about dirt bikes riding out there??? I have a few friends with them.
I can't say thanks enough for letting us ride out there you have alot of great jumps and hills the woods are alot of fun too with those jumps in the trails my wife like the fact that you can go around the jumps too.. I wanted to say it was great riding with steve and stacy too you are all great people!!

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by Capt_ron
i can be there when ever to bad i cant ride .
broke wrist landing double satrday night get a screw in it wednesday.

well there goes my spring ron, my silver lake buddy. you had better heal dang fast,guess john will have a fast ride opening day huh... ahh from the typing I would say they put you on some "I dont care" medicine

[raptor350-05]

HI Joe Want"sup

[Bricktrx]

Some pics from sat I'm on the trx, Brock is on the z, and Kyle is on the blaster.
http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0228.jpg
http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0229.jpg http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0205.jpg
http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0207.jpg
http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0210.jpg
http://teamcriticalmass.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/DSCN0219.jpg

[raptor350-05]

Pretty cool place to ride. Haven't been there in a long time. need to get out there. Been to long.:(

[Mitch_McComb]

I'm always up for a group ride.
If you really want people to ride with, post those pics on www.michigandirtslingers.com.

There are a lot of people from your area on that site.

[pit/wood]

sounds like a plan Mitch. I am trying to keep this thread up to date and answer any questions promptly as I can. If I start a thread there the exposure is limited. Also it seems as if that site is down alot.
If you want to link to this thread that would be great.

Looks like a crowd on sunday,7 riders from detroit,2-5 local riders so far. the weather is holding so far.

steve and I started on a landing ramp for the steel ramp yesterday. we also found a small topsoil pile that is tall enough to get some good air on. its long enough that we are going to make it look like a table-top that is way to tall.. who knows what will happen?

[SLSD400exGUY]

hey just checkin everythin out.. its thursday night sunday is coming i cant wait!! my quad is up and going.

[Brock]

hell yeah sunday is almost here! i cant wait to get the shee out there. basically a new engine i wantn get that baby out there and see what she gots and hopfully have no problems lol. So Joe you gonna build another jump before we get out there? that 40 footer is a sweet but i know we were talking about a tabletop think its possible before sunday?! i hope so Brick and i will be tearing that **** up like whoa! haha i hope there are alot of other people there.

[pit/wood]

Bring your shovels guys. I started workin on a topsoil pile with the little loader,but we need about 5 guys with shovels to finish it off. I think it will do what we want. My first try at one this tall. so yea Brock,we got something for you to try sunday. dont forget your cup,you coulda used it last saturday.

[Brock]

Haha i know, cup will be at hand the nuts have recoverd tho and i am ready to get out there again and have some fun!

Well i guess we will see you sunday
dont 4get to watch SUPERCROSS saturday night, we will be there :)

[jsmith2232]

Yeah, I think I got it pretty close. It runs great, I still have the 38 pilot in but it starts fine, the 42 came yesterday so if i have a problem i can just switch it, The plug looks a bit dark but not wet and I haven't fouled any plugs but I'll bring my jet kit and have you give her a run and see what you think, I appreciate all your help and it sounds like we'll have 4-5 of us on sunday. What is your address so i can hit mapquest up on directions? Your PM box is full so I'll just post this here...

[pit/wood]

my pm box seems to stay full. should be room for a few in there now, smith.

[pit/wood]

Here ya go boys, nut up to this sunday.

White Boy thinks he owns the ramp.

[pit/wood]

She needs a few more feet in length is all.

[jsmith2232]

Awesome, I have 5 of us for sure for tomarrow, we'll be leaving here around 9:30 ish so we'll be out around 10-10:30

[pit/wood]

lookin good for tomorrow guys. Took my cyl.to dave last night and he had it back to me today, drill and tap for studs,bore it 2mm over,all for 50 bucks. Good thing is he knows what hes doin.
Talked to Dillon today,says he should be able to bring the back- hoe over tommorow,maybe the bobcat also.
man,I cant wait to nut-up at that ramp tomorrow. Got a real good feeling about my first attempt. But I believe brick can hit it first. I know I have said that I am normaly the first one up,down, over or through everything here, it all depends on how it feels tomorrow.
Sometimes its best to let the younger guys go first :devil:

[jsmith2232]

Your place rocks, we all had an awesome time and really appreciate you having us out today, i'll be in cancun for the next 2 weekends so i'll have to wait until the middle of april to get back out and hit the pit and silver.

[Bricktrx]

Joe I hope you heal up fast if there is anything I can do to help let me know

[Mike price]

Hey Joe thanks alot for having us out to your place. It was awsome, had lots of fun. Hope you you get better soon.

[raptor350-05]

so what went wrong this weekend. I heared that joe fliped my buddies qaud. what happened? anybody know?

[firestickracing]

looks like an awesome place to ride. you looking for more people to come out. I have a few buddies that ride. I am working on getting my jetting right on my 250r but i have my350x i can ride now. Anyone know much about jetting I cant get it right?

[monroe goddess]

raptor350-05 Who is this? This is a friend of Joe's. He was on Ron or John's warrior in the woods and he hit the jump in the center and as he hit it, the tie rod(hell if I know!) broke and he nose-dove and was thrown over the handle bars. Steve rushed him to Ionia's ER and Steve, Stacie, Josh and I went to Spectrum with him. He has a compound break on his left arm. He had surgery late Sunday night where they put in a metal plate and screws. He'll be released on Wednesday. Heard it was a nasty spill. Josh and Brendon, from near Detroit, were following him and it was nearly a three quad pileup. His spirits are down but he'll be riding before the season is over.

[SLSD400exGUY]

hey joe had a lot of fun this weekend.. the table top is freakin great i love it!! but i hope ya heal fast and what! but ill talk to you later sometime when you get back.

[kawasaki250kid]

joe hope you get better real soon. sorry i couldnt make it sunday i had alot of stuff to do at home. ill be out next weekend to see you. talk to you later
scooter

[Capt_ron]

joe new it had a bad tie rod end to make it worse that one was over there all winter to be fixed now me and joe are both laid up.

ps. we have a new tie rod coming now so the old one can go on the pole.

[wood/pit]

forgot my password,but I think youn all know who this is
hey people, yeppers,I got too worked up about ridin that I didnt think about that tierod being bad.
Looks like another operation wednesday,should be home that night or thursday.
dont even ask if i will be at silver on the first. I think those of y
ou who know me dont need to ask..

some day they will put internet acsess in the rooms,for nbow I have to go down to the lobby to get online.

Cant wait to get my ride done,now I can take my time and build it the way I realy want.

Thanks to all who came out sunday,If we all work towards it we will have a great place to ride for years to come .

capt-ron.I apoliegize for screwing up and not gettin that thing fixed sooner( you can imagine how much I wish I had repaiured it sooner.. I owe you and your family alot.Thank you

[monroe goddess]

Hey Joe, I hope you're feeling better! I bet you never knew you had a half sister who doesn't know your middle name :p Sorry we couldn't wait until you got out of surgery to see how goofy you acted but they kept telling us a later time and I didn't get up to Big Rapids until 11:30 as it was. Hope to see you at home soon. Now you and Ron can wave to all of your visitors together! Hope all the pretty nurses are keeping you entertained.

[tooanxiousii]

Sorry to here about your crash Joe I hope you get well soon!!!!

[Brock]

Well joe i had a hell of a time breaking in the Shee out there sorry to hear about ur arm, u will recover soon i know it! and im sure gonna see u up at silver!!! heck yeah man.


Brockie

[wood/pit]

well after alot of cussing and threatining to walk out I have accepted the fact that I have to stya in this place this weekend...meaning no silver for me this weekend..a 3rd operation on the 2nd. But I guess that is what it takes to get me to where I am going guys.

I would be very gratefull if some of you could take an hour on the way home to stop in Grand Rapids and visit me on the way home( got some real hot nurses here guys) couple are single and ride quads,but have no place to ride ,and noone to ride with:devil:

[Brock]

yeah joe Brandon and i will see how late we leave there , if not to late we will stop by and visit you!

[jsmith2232]

Hope you get well soon Joe, I'd stop in and see you if i could, I've gotta pack tonight and were taking off to cancun tomorrow for the next week I'll get in touch with you when I get back.

[pit/wood]

Its good to be home,hospitals suck. If it were not for the nurses I would have walked out of that place.
So,who is going to show up this weekend? I may not be able to ride with a 4" plate and 5 screws in my forearm,but that is no reason others cant come and ride. I dont mind watchin and takin pics.
Come on guys,we have a long ways to go if we are gonna be hittin a steel ramp. This just means you will have alot of practice before I am ready to see what I can do with a bit of hangtime. You all saw what I did on that old warrior when I was hittin that new jump. wait till I have my ride runnin,and a good ramp to launch off of.
Lets see some replies, you bunch of wannabe freestylers.. weeeehhhaaa

[Mike price]

hey joe when my buddy john gets back from cancun we will be back out for some more rideing. If everything goes right we will probably have 10 to 15 riders. Hope thats not to many. we are all willing to donate money to help for the cost of upkeep. well glad that your home hope to see you in a couple of weeks

[pit/wood]

its good to be home,but dang I miss all those pretty nurses.
I think we can handle that many riders,we had about 25 the other day. seems like we could have more
comfortably.

this a bit graphic,but its what can happen when you dont make sure your machine is in proper repair. there is a 4" plate under there,with 5 screws.

[pit/wood]

Heres a couple pics from the day I did my faceplant. this is Stacie hittin a little short,but that girl hit the sweet spot a couple times.

[pit/wood]

Josh on his yfz. The lip was gone by the time I took this pic,but he was still gettin pretty decent air.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by firestickracing
looks like an awesome place to ride. you looking for more people to come out. I have a few buddies that ride. I am working on getting my jetting right on my 250r but i have my350x i can ride now. Anyone know much about jetting I cant get it right?

Hey firestick,sorry I did not reply to you sooner. bring your machine out and we will work on your jetting issues . I would rather help you than do it for you,but either way we will get it runnin right. shoot me a pm if you need directions .

[kawasaki250kid]

hey there are a few trails in the pit that need some work, garriots machine is on blocks so instead of riding we will work on the trails.but i figured i would put some more time in working on the trails since your arm is broken. i got to cut wood later today maybe tonight or tomorrow ill come work on them. but gotta go. c ya scooter

[Mike price]

hey joe do you care if we come out rideing today there would be about 5 of us

[pit/wood]

I hope your loaded and ready to go,cause time is wastin,come show me what I,m missin. Anytime is good.

[jsmith2232]

I'm back!!! Cancun was awesome I'll check with everybody to see how next weekend will work and i'll let you know... Nice pic of your arm joe. i'm glad you're back and ready to get back at it...

[pit/wood]

More than ready,Smith, but I am going to wait for the doc to clear me,then I am going to need a bit of practice before I can realy ride. You saw me ride when you where here last time,I need alot of practice to keep up with you boys:D

I believe brendon is comin next weekend.Might be a few others as well.

I plan on going to work in the shop again tomorrow,times a wastin,need to start on the steel ramp soon,got a friend that manages a steel supply warehouse. I can have my rails bent and drop shipped with a phone call. gonna be a good year around here.

[Mike price]

Hey joe was wondering if you care if a couple of dirtbikes came out with us. Probably 3 or 4 of them i told them i didn't know but i would ask you. Sorry I didn't make it out saturday but now that smith is back from cancun we will for sure be out this saturday. Hopefully

[witti]

Off topic

Is anyone interested in flattrack racing? Theres a horseshoe shaped flattrack in clarksville (little west of Ionia) at bobs family raceway. They have car, pilot, and quad clases. Its a good time and doesnt cost much. Last year there was only 6-8 quads that showed up for each race, were trying to get more of a turnout this year.

http://www.bobsfamilyraceway.com/main.htm

[firestickracing]

I think i finally got my jetting pretty close. But i found a leak so i have the motor out right now getting all new seals bearings piston rings being put in. I will let you know when i get it back should be thur or fri. I will have to get some directions on how to get there.

[jsmith2232]

Were planning on being out bright and early saturday morning probably 6-10 of us!!!:D

[pit/wood]

Bring em on smith, lots of room here. should be good weather so far. gimme a call before you get here. One of the big loaders are going to extend the new table-top to about 40'. Its at about 25 now,but the landing is a bit rough.

seeya saturday

[guy310]

Hey, do you allow tent camping if I came out on a weekend? Myself and my daughter (she's 9) would like to come out maybe once the weather gets warmer at night, and ride a little bit. I mostly race but would like to ride somewhere else for a change.

[pit/wood]

yea guy, we have a spot in the woods for campin. It has a fire pit and we put down some sand for tents,softer than the ground that way plus if it does rain you wont get the bottem of your tent wet. If you want you can camp next to the pond,but there are no trees there yet..pm me and let me know when you want to come up.

[guy310]

I will do that. Thanks a lot.

[tooanxiousii]

Hey joe how is your arm doing ?

[pit/wood]

doin good so far,stitches came out yesterday. I told the doc I would not use it for ridin till he cleared me. gotta ride though,very slow with one hand so I dont wreck or reach for the bar with it if something happens. When you comin out again dude?

[tooanxiousii]

I've been so busy with my quad I just put new front razr 2 tires,x-ring chain and sprockets ... I got the carb jetting done it runs great.. I'll try to get out there soon ..I want to check out the new table top you made..

[pit/wood]

Yea I got to hit it a couple times with that old warrior,felt good but I am makin it longer. It was supposed to be done yesterday. may get done today. cant wait to cut the launch ramp out and roll a steel ramp up to it.

:devil:

[jsmith2232]

me on the creekjump
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006037.jpg
me on the tabletop
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006085.jpg
me on the double
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006136.jpg
Mike on the creek jump
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006025.jpg
mike jumping off of a lip
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006207.jpg
Dan doing an endo on his pitbike
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/pitapril152006113.jpg

Thanks again for having us out, your place rocks!!!

[Mike price]

Hey joe thanks again for letting us come out your place is awesome, also thanks for taking our friend to the med center, I talked to him today and hey had to get his jaw wired shut come to find out he did break it. What type of reeds did you say you had for your old blaster, when we come back out I would like to try them out.

[Capt_ron]

Dr. said he may be clearing me to ride again in about 3 weeks.

cant wait to get back out there and show every one what that 700 can do.

good news is that if i can get on restition at work i can make some monny again he cleared me for that to day.

[humblesquirel21]

hey im in michigan and would lovew to ride on your piece it looks/sounds amazing maybe this summer once i finish the rebuild i could bring some of my friends and tear it up with you if you wouldnt mind having us annnd its close enough

ps hope your arm gets better quick or is better i did the same tihng to mine its hard to not ride i had plates in both mones in my left arm with 4 screws in each the kicker is i did it twice once with 6 total screws and then anoter time with longer plates and 8 total screws

edit: we are only like an hour and forty five mins apart from iownia to grand blanc area thats jsut from town to town though

[pit/wood]

Hey squirrel,pm me when you want to come out and I can give you directions. If you are coming that far you may want to camp here for a night,we have a few spots for that.
I am realy looking for some mx and xc racers to show me where to pile dirt to make a track for quads. So if you have some buddys that race bring them along.

[humblesquirel21]

k ill see who i can rangle i ride tracks a bit but im not at all an expert but i know a couple guys that are into moto cross so ill get in touch with them

thanx your place looks amazing its been for ever since ive seen a good hill climb 3 years actualy i moved her to michigan the flate land form the mountains of georgia thanks again

[polaris bob]

Pit, how is the arm healing?

I bet you are just itching to get back out and ride?

I have a few friends that want to check out your place, but we will be coming from the Detroit area. Is it worth it for a day trip or do you recommend that we plan on doing an overnighter.

With your arm all busted up can you still tilt it back for a few cold ones after the riding is done for the day?? LOL

Looking forward to actually getting out to see your place and not just in the pic's! Your place looks to be really cool to ride at!

Later PB

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by humblesquirel21
k ill see who i can rangle i ride tracks a bit but im not at all an expert but i know a couple guys that are into moto cross so ill get in touch with them

thanx your place looks amazing its been for ever since ive seen a good hill climb 3 years actualy i moved her to michigan the flate land form the mountains of georgia thanks again

Yea guy we have few tricky hills here,I cant wait to play follow the leader soon as I heal. The company that leases the active pit is movin dirt for me and he wants to know where to put it . So the sooner I get some ideas on how to build a quad friendly mx track the better. anytime is a good time to ride just pm me and we can set it up

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by polaris bob
Pit, how is the arm healing?

I bet you are just itching to get back out and ride?

I have a few friends that want to check out your place, but we will be coming from the Detroit area. Is it worth it for a day trip or do you recommend that we plan on doing an overnighter.

With your arm all busted up can you still tilt it back for a few cold ones after the riding is done for the day?? LOL

Looking forward to actually getting out to see your place and not just in the pic's! Your place looks to be really cool to ride at!

Later PB

Somehow itchin just doesnt seem to capture how I feel about realy ridin hard again. Soon enough though.

I have more than a few riders from the detroit area,they all want to do an overnight but dont have the time right now. They all make daytrips and are real happy to do that for the time being.

My arm wont keep me from relaxing at the days end, just from ridin,for now.

Stevo dragged my old 200es out of the shed the other day,put the slide and throttle cable back in it along with a new plug and I was stylin on my old big red again,one-handed.

[humblesquirel21]

sounds like a blast i dont knwo if ill be able to climb like i used to when i did it every day ill give it a shot hopefuly you have acouple easy climbs to ramp up on till i get the hang of it again


i jsut put the final coat on my 300's frame so it should be together with in the next 2 weeks and then im out of school shortly after that ill start to organise the ride


anyone under 18 will have a parent with them or else they wont come for the ride but if you have any problems with people under a certain age i will respect any of your wishes in that regaurd. If there are any requirments or rules/regulations that need to be meet ill be sure to enforce them before we arive and while we are there

thank you for the awsome rideing opprritunity

[tooanxiousii]

When do you plan on going to the pit polaris bob???
I mit be able to come with you...

[polaris bob]

Originally posted by pit/wood
Somehow itching just doesn't seem to capture how I feel about really riding hard again. Soon enough though.

I have more than a few riders from the detroit area,they all want to do an overnight but don't have the time right now. They all make day trips and are real happy to do that for the time being.

My arm wont keep me from relaxing at the days end, just from riding,for now.

Stevo dragged my old 200es out of the shed the other day,put the slide and throttle cable back in it along with a new plug and I was stylin on my old big red again,one-handed.

Riding the 200 is better than not riding at all I guess! LOL

Are there driving directions posted somewhere?

Thinking of maybe trying to come out in the next few weekends, depending on the weather. The guys were talking of doing an overnighter either way so it sounds like it could be some fun!

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by humblesquirel21
sounds like a blast i dont knwo if ill be able to climb like i used to when i did it every day ill give it a shot hopefuly you have acouple easy climbs to ramp up on till i get the hang of it again


i jsut put the final coat on my 300's frame so it should be together with in the next 2 weeks and then im out of school shortly after that ill start to organise the ride


anyone under 18 will have a parent with them or else they wont come for the ride but if you have any problems with people under a certain age i will respect any of your wishes in that regaurd. If there are any requirments or rules/regulations that need to be meet ill be sure to enforce them before we arive and while we are there

thank you for the awsome rideing opprritunity

Younger riders are always welcome here,They are one of the reasons I let people ride here.

I got into alot of trouble when I was a kid with a dirtbike,ridin where I should not.

But yea,they all need parents here if they are under 18. In the future I will have an area set up just for the little dudes. If there are some parents that want to ride here they can help me set up a track for the young riders.

an overnight would be more fun than a daytrip. We have lots of firewood here so you dont have to buy or bring it.

I am planning a night party in the pit for some time this summer, I figuire a few well placed bonfires will light the whole place up,should fun for us older riders. nothin says we cant have more than one pit party though.

As far as rules,I dont realy like to have rules but we do have a few. I go over these with new riders as I meet them. As long as we all use our heads and respect each other and the property we will all have fun.

[polaris bob]

Originally posted by tooanxiousii
When do you plan on going to the pit polaris bob???
I mit be able to come with you...

What makes you think I want to ride with you?? LOL You like to crash to much!! LOL

Do you really think your puny little honda can keep up with the mighty Predator???? LOL

[polaris bob]

Originally posted by polaris bob
What makes you think I want to ride with you?? LOL You like to crash to much!! LOL

Do you really think your puny little honda can keep up with the mighty Predator???? LOL

[tooanxiousii]

I wasn't asking you race Bob!!! I see you still have the 4X4...
Do you know who is is yet? By you way my 400 is not setup for racing it's setup for the woods

[polaris bob]

Just having fun with you, that all!! LOL

Thats why I put the LOL at the end of each sentence!!

Call me and we can set up a ride!

Thinking of going there this weekend if the weather is gonna be nice.

[440ex_bullet]

I'll race that Polarajunk with my 450!!!

Looks like i may be flying solo saturday. But i do intend on meeting you guys there Bob.

[polaris bob]

Sounds like a plan!! We will see how much air you can get with your fatazz on your bike!! Baa Haa!!!

[jsmith2232]

If the rain holds off we'll have 3-5 riders out on sunday, Hopefully we'll be able to hook up kill switches on mikes and my quad and maybe put those reeds in the blaster, I'll have my video cam charged and ready:devil:

[polaris bob]

We are going out there on Saturday to check it out. I hope this weather holds out for the weekend!!


Joe, you have a PM!!

[440ex_bullet]

Hey!!!!!! Myself and two buddies would like to check this place out tomorrow.

I sent you a P.M.

Thanks, Bob

[polaris bob]

We should be out there around 11 or so! Looking forward to seeing if this old man can get any decent air! LOL

[440ex_bullet]

we will also be there around 11.

See you there!!!!!!!!

[jsmith2232]

weve got 4-5 of us coming out tomarrow morning, We might have dans brother in law that used to race MX coming out with us to help out on the track:devil:

[pit/wood]

sorry I missed your post smith,been a little busy lately.

But yea,we need a qmx rider so I can put this track together right.
looks like the steel ramp wont be up for another month, but I am reworking the jumps today. the creek jump needs work so the guys can hit the step-up without killin themselves.

Come on you guys nut-up and tell your women you have to ride something besides the mower this weekend. We need some riders out here this weekend.

[jsmith2232]

two of us gotta work a full day today and i'll be on the big lake tomarrow, I'd like to get the guys together for next weekend. mike and i got our kill switches all hooked up yesterday, I think we shoulda hooked it up on jesse's 450, he bunny hopped a log and got thrown and the quad stopped by hitting the only tree for 20 feet of riverbank, seriously, he was with in a foot of drivin' her into the river, I think he'll be puttin one on soon.

[pit/wood]

Dude,I know what he was feelin. Seen mine almost go down a big hill and into the pond when my buddy got bucked off hittin the forty double. It stopped right at top of the hill.

He seems to have all the luck. He needs to take his next paycheck and buy one of those foam-rubber suits, a little hot in the summer but I think he is gonna need it.

I think if you are gonna do any type of freeriding like around here a tether-switch is well worth the 30 or 40 bucks they cost. I see alot of people put all thier money onto go-faster and look-better parts. A tether switch is kinda like insurance to me.

[witti]

pit/wood is your quad back in one piece yet?

[pit/wood]

Nope witti, its still in pieces. Its a good thing though,if it was together I would be ridin it and the doc says no ridin my quad. Good thing my big-red is a three-wheeler.

When you comin out Witti? weekdays are good if you want to slip over here after work some night.

Hey I saw a question you asked in mds, I-96 speedway will be having quad wars this season and they will also be runnin quads on the short track 3 or 4 times this year. check it out cause I am thinking of runnin a couple races there. I know more than a few drivers that race there each week and its a good track to run at.

[murphy54]

it is certain...a really nice place to ride

[witti]

Has anyone raced there before? What are the rules? How big is the track? What tires do you run?


When you comin out Witti?
My friend that wanted to check it out with me just had a 3 lb baby. He's going to busy for a while. So I have to see if I can find someone else to go with me. I will make it some day.

[pit/wood]

Its a big track, I know a few people who race in several classes there. As far as rules here is thier number. I-96 speedway 616-642-0555. The guy that owns it is named mike,I forget his last name,good guy and he has alot going on this year. I left a message asking them to send me info on rules and events for quads. You can call on fridays and get ahold of them,that is race day.

If you want to ride here Witti, I can let you know when we have a bunch of riders if you want. Or I can ride my big-red and show you around. Must be hard losing your ridin buddy for awhile. I Hope that little baby is doin good.

[RideRed06]

Hey couldnt help but see that you have a pretty sweet place to ride Im from Battle Creek Just South Of Ionia And have quite a few buddys that are always looking for somewhere good to ride without being chased by the cop So if your place is still cool to ride at Let me know i would appreciate it thanks man

[pit/wood]

RideRed06 just let me know when you want to ride. Shoot me a pm a couple days ahead so I can give you directions.

A couple guys have been coming up from b.c. for the last 5 weekends,so you may know them. Nate is a pretty aggressive rider that is sportin a new green(kawi)z400. His buddy has a 700r.

[o645oRider]

hey, hows it goin man, ive been folowin your threads for a while now and ive been wantin to get some guys together and see if we could take a trip over to you.

Well, i was just wonderin if there is anyone riding over at your place this weekend, satruday the 20th

Me, and a 3 friends were wondern if you wouldnt mind havin us, we ride kfx400, raptor660, honda400, and a 450r, were pretty mellow riders, just lookin for a good place to ride and have some fun for the day.

Shoot me a holla back and let me know if this weekend is possible.


Thanks alot man

i tried PMn you but your inbox was full


taylor:D

[jsmith2232]

I'm going to try makin it out this saturday, the weather has sucked for the past few weekends, I'm going to try puting a 450r carb in and My razrII's should be here so I'm looking forward to testing out the new goodies. It'll probably be in the evening but I'm getting bored of the same trails here so i'm going to do everything i can to get out there.

[pit/wood]

There ya go,that pm box gets full way too quick.

Saturday is good,so far the weather looks ok,but bring your rain gear you may get a bit wet.

I saw the doc today, he says to come back in 8 weeks to start therapy. Crap its been 7 already. I do understand though.I have a copy of the x-ray being mailed to me. You can plainly see that it is nowhere near healed. You can even see a chip of steel from a cold chisel that went in my hand 25 freakin years ago.

Yo Smith, I have something I think you may want . Are you plannin on a wider axle?

[tooanxiousii]

How is your arm doing Joe? I been thing about coming out there again with my new Quad I sold Jennifers 400ex and got me a new one and it's not a 400!!!!! I want to run that 700 at your house with it

[hontrx265r]

too anxious where are you from, I just pm'd him about this riding area. I'd love to come check it out.

[hontrx265r]

ready to start helping with that track pm me!!

[Capt_ron]

that 700 will not be there this weekend it is going to silver lake since my wrist is finaly good to go hehe. but will probly be there the following sunday.

ps. i just added the accelerator pump mod to my pc III so it is a bit faster.

[tooanxiousii]

Originally posted by Capt_ron
that 700 will not be there this weekend it is going to silver lake since my wrist is finaly good to go hehe. but will probly be there the following sunday.

ps. i just added the accelerator pump mod to my pc III so it is a bit faster.

Will have to hook up soon I want to see how fast my new quad is

[jsmith2232]

Mike gotten his blaster torn to pieces Frame painted and is in the process of putting it back together hopefully it'll be together by next weekend June 17, As soon as it's together well make another trip out, it's been a while. I'm trying to get some of my buddies together to go and sand drag saturday at bobs family raceway on saturday and head out to your place after that, i'll let ya know if were coming.

[Latemodel32]

pit/wood your 1/2 hr away from me i go thru ionia all the time i'm in Montcalm county:D

[pit/wood]

Latemodel,do you run at I-96? I bet you do. If you are lookin for a short cut out of Ionia headed towards the track you just drive past my place and it will save you about 5 miles and 2 stop lights.

[witti]

I checked out pit/woods riding area last weekend on the way to I96 speedway. Looks like a good time.


I'm trying to get some of my buddies together to go and sand drag
Do you plan on going to Bobs saturday for test & tune, or sunday for the races? I will be there on sunday. Anyone else in for some sand drags? bobsfamilyraceway.com

[jsmith2232]

Id like to go both days but I will make it when ever I can, probably sunday though, I have to work saturday morning.

[Latemodel32]

pit/wood actually i don't race at I-96 i try to go there every friday if i get time and watch.What's the short cut.I take M66 south all the way to(I believe its Lake odessa Rd ? The road the track is on just past I-96 & the titty bar LOL):D

[witti]

I was at I96 last saturday to race my quad. It got rained out. The owner Was talking about running quads on friday nights. My friend called them yesterday and told him they are going to start a weekly quad class on june 23.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by Latemodel32
pit/wood actually i don't race at I-96 i try to go there every friday if i get time and watch.What's the short cut.I take M66 south all the way to(I believe its Lake odessa Rd ? The road the track is on just past I-96 & the titty bar LOL):D

The locals call it the shirleys coffe shop.:rolleyes:

You take a right after the river, you end up going past my place and missing all the traffic up by meijers and wal-mart and crossing 96 right by the track. 3 stop signs between the track and Ionia.

[Latemodel32]

OK right by the car dealer ship(Riverside correct) ya i know where your talking.Won't be going there in a couple of week's going camping this weekend and Nascar Next weekend......shirleys coffe shop LOL ya i went there yrs ago with some buddy's all i can say is what a waste (Skank's) LOL Thanks for the direction's

[pit/wood]

"BUMP" There must be alot more places to ride around here than I thought.

[jsmith2232]

Just got the parts in for mikes blaster rebuild, we'll hopefully have it done by the weekend and plan on making it out in the next week or so...

[pit/wood]

yea I was thinkin I hadnt heard from you boys in awhile,hows jessies jaw?

[witti]

pit/wood do you plan on going to I96 on the 23rd? They are starting the quad races on friday nights. We will be there to try it again, hopefully it doesnt get rained out this time.

[pit/wood]

Yep,I can tell you I will be there for sure. I am expecting a couple riders so far on sat.. They may want to come up on friday and go to the races and make a full day of it on saturday,hard to say.

I ran the disc over the track in the woods,buddy is it gonna be tight. With this rain I should be able to run the drag/leveler over it about tuesday. Then all I need is a few machines to pound out the high spots and reshape the berms.

[jsmith2232]

Jesse's jaws doin good, his quads a different story though, he picked up that exhaust system for it and it already blew apart so i think were going to put it all back to stock.

[jsmith2232]

Joe, do you still have those blaster reeds? If youre looking to get rid of them PM me. thanks.

[pit/wood]

Blew apart? whats up with that? What all did you do aloong with the pipe?

[jsmith2232]

It was a GYR-T pipe, header and filter, the guy at chawmutt hills conned him into the gyr-t even though he brought me along to help him out he wouldn't go with the yosh or hmf but I never got to see it personally he brought it back to them with a few choice words, but it sounded like the packing was coming out, I did a search on that pipe on here and have heard alot of similar reports, hes got his stocker back on now. I tried to pm you but your box is full, I'm going to check with the guys tonight and see if they can make it out tomarrow after 5pm for an evening ride. are you going to be around?

[polaris bob]

Joe I sent you a pm!

[yteka99]

Anybody ridden the atlanta trails? Their really wide and smooth, but their sandy. I personally like em, but my uncle and cousin dont cus it gets really dusty when it doesnt rain. I like to ride em on my snomobile better than my quad though.

[jsmith2232]

Well, we didn't make it out last night cuz everybody else in our group took off for silver, I got stuck working. If they get back today i'm gonna try to get them to go tonight but it depends on how they feel.

[400lag]

WOW nice place u have there Pit/wood looks awesome!!!

[pit/wood]

Thanks,400lag. have you been ridin long?

[400lag]

ive been riding about 3 years now. at red bud, silverlake ,badlands and dutch sportspark plus a track that a farmer charges us to use its mostly for bikes. we try new places every year. What about yourself?

[jsmith2232]

Originally posted by 400lag
WOW nice place u have there Pit/wood looks awesome!!!

Yeah, Joe's got an awesome place, I gotta get out there again, it's been too long. I'm about ready to just go out there myself it seems that every weekend my buddies dont have time, what's up with that "quads before broads" I'm going ridin... Is anyone looking at going next saturday afternoon. Let me know and i'll be there.

[400lag]

hey jsmith u got pic of the 416ex?

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by jsmith2232
Yeah, Joe's got an awesome place, I gotta get out there again, it's been too long. I'm about ready to just go out there myself it seems that every weekend my buddies dont have time, what's up with that "quads before broads" I'm going ridin... Is anyone looking at going next saturday afternoon. Let me know and i'll be there. Bring it on Smith, did Jessie get his smile back and find a woman to please?
I should have mine ready in about 3 weeks. Till then the old big red still impresses people. I was talkin to 2 riders tonight,we are going to get together this sat. a.m. and do a couple things around here. we need to pick up rocks from the gravel hills,work on jumps and things of that sort.

let me know if anybody is interested. I think we could find a grill around here,cook up some burgers,,and of course we have to inspect our work by ridin for awhile.

[jsmith2232]

heres some pics of my 416

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/newtireson416ex004.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/newtireson416ex001.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/newtireson416ex002.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/jsmith2232/newtireson416ex003.jpg

[400lag]

nice lookin quad!!1

[BKo]

did the quad racing start up on fridays i would like to come and watch

[witti]

did the quad racing start up on fridays i would like to come and watch

At I-96 speedway?

Yes, it is part of their friday night schedule now. This weekend is quad wars.

[keitht]

new to this site and noticed "places to ride". Me and my buddies ride in Middleville and where ever else we can find room. I have about 23 acres that we cut a track into and are always lookin for other spots. I would love the opp. to check your riding area out with a few of the fellas. Being you are only about 45minutes away its a easy and quick drive. Hope your arm is about healed Joe.

[Capt_ron]

dont know how fast joe will get back with you but i was just over there yesterday and he is doing good. he said he will have his going in about 2or 3 weeks.

[pit/wood]

2 weeks and I will be ridin my machine again,seems like forever since the last time. Good things come to those who wait.

The sub-frame is almost ready. I had to remeasure a 450r grab bar mount ,looks sweet with no battery hangin from it.

The frame should be pced by the end of the week if all goes right. just waitin on a few more parts and it will be in one piece again.

let me know when you want to ride keitht. I am here most of the time during the week. the weekends are hard to tell about. Shoot me a pm and let me know

[upfront]

Joe,

Keitht just told me about your track/gravel pit. That sounds like a riot. We have a few guys that would love to come out and ride! Are you going to be around next Monday night? I would like to start riding on Mon & Weds nights. It's been so hot that I haven't rode in about 6 weeks. I'm getting the itch to get some air under my tires.

I'm coming from Hudsonville. Have you posted directions anywhere? or is there an address that we can look up on mapquest.

Thanks Joe and I look forward to riding with you!

W.F.O.!!!

Thanks,

ryan

[keitht]

Ryan let me know if Joe gets back with you and I will do the same. Whatta think of the pics? Looks like this could be a fun day on the hills!

Talk with ya.


Joe I also PM'd you yesterday, don't know if you go it or not but I left my cell number. Talk with you soon.

[Capt_ron]

let me know when you guys will be there on monday i should be able to come show you around. that way you wont have to follow joes old 200 big red hehe. that thing is still slow no mater how cool them flex bars look on the old gril hehe. that and it joe keeps parking it in the pond it may not be going hehe.

[upfront]

Sounds good. thanks man! I would like to get out there around 5 or 6ish?? Ealier the better!

I appreciate the reply.

Ryan

[keitht]

capt-ron, thanks for getting back to Ryan. We don't have directions to get there outside of I96 to M66 north 5miles. Give me a PM with directions or I can give you my cell number. Thanks a ton man, looking forward to checking it out!!

Keith

[keitht]

Joe, Ron,

Hey guys thanks for letting us take a ride on Monday night. The place was off the hook. We will definetly be back to ride some more. Also, if there is ever a time that you might want to put a work day together let us know.

Thanks again and we will be in touch!

Keith T

[jsmith2232]

I'm taking the next week off to do some fishing in manistee and cheboygan so when I get back i'll be fished out and ready to ride!!!!!!!

[keitht]

jsmith you live in Middleville? I know someone hear said they live in Middleville and I thought it was you and another one of you buddies. If so I live in Middleville off of Robertson Rd. I have about 23 acres we ride on and have just started to build a track. Lets try and hook up sometime.

Good luck fishing man!! When you get back lets try to get a few of us together and we can head out to Joes'.

[pit/wood]

Originally posted by keitht
Good luck fishing man!! When you get back lets try to get a few of us together and we can head out to Joes'.

That would be the weekend of the 26th+27th. Right smith? If so, you better bring your tent because sat.night should be interesting.

I will have my machine dialed in by next wednesday,and I am having a little get together for those who want to help me break in my ride.

Most of you who have ridin here wanted to come back and ride with me when I healed up and had my quad finished.

I have a friend that will be roasting a bit of pig for eats, small fee for the food.

adults only on saturday night. I figuire about 6 bonfires around the pit should light it up real nice. About 2 hours with 2 chainsaws and 5 men and we can have the bonfires ready.

I need to know how many will be here so I can get enough pig and maybe a porta-jon. So far I have 21 confirmed riders,I have room for many more.

Bring your cameras

Sunday I was thinkin we could all make a day trip up to silver lake. leave at 8 am and get there when the gate opens.

post up and let me know so I can call you and get your info.

Its been a real long winter for me and I am more than ready to ride again. Old Bessie has been a blast for the past month or so but I need to go just a bit faster up test hill.

The thought of bustin air over test hill has kept me looking foward . I guess you could say this will be the opening weekend at silver I missed when I broke my arm.

[pit/wood]

I am ridin again, and my machine is runnin great.

Last weekend was a blast, we had about 25 people or so. I rode as much as I could but I had some problems with my front suspension and it was like tryin to ride on grease,but I dailed it in sunday and we hit the dunes on monday.

[upfront]

Looking good joe. It's good to hear that your back on the sadle. Keith and I are going to try to get out there agian in a couple weeks.

Take care and always ride WFO!!!!

later,
Ryan