Looking for riders in the NePA area

[Tobias]

Anyone in here live/ride in the hazleton eckley area of PA?

[1BadRubicon]

I'm a little more Northeast of you in Pike County, and having a hard time finding places to ride. Paragon gets old, and it's a two hour ride.

[Tobias]

Theres a lot more and better riding outside of paragon (which paragon is currently closed due to the installation of an airport :ermm: ), i live in the freeland/eckly area accually, u can contact me, and i can show u around somtime.

[peppygozinya]

I live in McAdoo and we ride in Freeland / Eckley quite often. I agree, there is MUCH better riding outside of Paragon.

Rick

[paltr]

I live in Hershey and ride Tower City and R. creek. I rode Blackwood years ago. Is it closed? Where else do you ride? I am familliar with the area around Frackville/Tower City. We ride almost every weekend (LT-R, 450r's and YFZ). I just bought a 2006 30' Fleetwood trailer to go to places such as Hat./McCoy and Somerset for the Quadfest!

[Barrymaxx]

I ride freeland all the time. If anyones going up, shoot me a pm. I want to try a trip to treverton this summer.

[Tobias]

I dont travel much at all to ride,(no trailer) but if you guys come up this way, hit me up also. I have a 96 banshee w/gradon intake, and a 95 kodiak w/ lift, and 589's, so im up for any kind of ridin.

[Crazy Diamond]

PARAGON is open. It is not closed! www.paragonap.com Check it out.

[peppygozinya]

Yeah, Paragon is open on the weekends for now. We also ride almost every Sunday (TRX450R, LT-R 450). I was really hoping to ride on Sunday 03/18 but not if we get the snow they are calling for.

Rick

[Tobias]

Yea, PARAGON is currently lookin for land in the area to put the park on,. It does look like we're gettin that snow...:ermm:, but it is supposed to warm up the next week again....Hopefully.

[Crazy Diamond]

We got around 14 inches here! Went out last night 2 sports and 2 4 wheels drives. Powdery snow is the best for siding in. We rode from 6:30 until 1 a.m. It is so awesome to be able to rip around and not get stuck in this stuff. It is probably right next to riding in the sand! I guess! LOL But we had a blast. Get a good set of mud type tires and get rolling. Sports can go anywhere in it!

[Tobias]

We got about 14" also, its supposed to be near 60° by the weekend tho. I'm ready for spring now!

[peppygozinya]

How did you get around in this with a sport quad? We tried going out on Fri. night but got stuck every couple feet. What brand and size tires are you running? I was running 20" Kenda Knarlys.

Rick

[Crazy Diamond]

In PA I found to drop a tooth on the front sprocket and go to 23 inch tires on the front and 22 inch on the back! Clearance is everything! I have 12 sets of rear tires on rims. "I have a bad tire addiction!" LOL I had 22 inch Super Swamper TSL ATV tires on Friday night. My friend had a Raptor with 22 inch Gators and there worked fine too! The snow was like powder here. The best for riding in with a sport if ya asked me. We were blasting thru 4 foot drifts without a problem! It also helps that I have been riding 2 wheel drive quads since 85!

[peppygozinya]

23" front and 22" rear would definately help. This is the first snow of this year that we couldn't ride in so I don't think I will get dedicated snow tires.

Rick

[WickedQuad]

I'm riding the old railroad beds on Big Lick Mountain in Dauphin County.

Talk about mad trails lol.....vibration city

Headed to Tower City to join Trail Riders

Rausch Creek is open and I hear there is a place in Pine Grove

[Crazy Diamond]

I also use all of those tires for coal hills. They climb good too!

[wantablaster]

Im In scranton and theres alot of nice coal hills and trails I ride at.
Diamond you ever ride down the 800? Its in wilkes barre i was there once a couple moonths ago and should be going back down soon if the weather stays nice.

["THE ShoP"]

Originally posted by wantablaster
Im In scranton and theres alot of nice coal hills and trails I ride at.
Diamond you ever ride down the 800? Its in wilkes barre i was there once a couple moonths ago and should be going back down soon if the weather stays nice.

the 800 is rite by my house its in Hughestown if thats what your refering to

this look like what your talking about?
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/JoeSaitta/Dec23_0003.jpg

[Yellow1]

How about Ashland, the coal mines. I go there almost every weekend. Anyone ride there? 300+ miles of trails........

[Barrymaxx]

All my freinds go to ashland. Once my 400 is running, ill be up there almost twice a month in the summer if all goes well.


I ride anywhere theres coal.

[WickedQuad]

Dont know about riding down that 800 lol

Is Ashland between Frackville and Mt Carmel??

If so I need a damn truck so I can join you guys :D

[Yellow1]

I think so.....I get off on exit 124B off Rt 81.....I know I see Frackville signs....can't remember where....Barrymax is right....the coal is the way to go. The riding there is kick ***! We were there yesterday and talk about muddy, muddy!!!

[WickedQuad]

Ahh thats cool

I have the coal mines in my backyard

Heres some pics from a ride I took yesterday...most of the mountains dry now

http://www.mediaviper.com

Let me know what you think!

[Yellow1]

Wicked, have you ever ridden where we go? If not PM me and we'll meet up one weekend.....sick riding.
The coal turns your white machine BLACK. Very tough to clean, the dirtier the better, means you rode hard!

[WickedQuad]

No I havent been up to Ashland or many other places.

This is more of a new bug to replace the drag racing bug...actually the ATVs are more fun. but I won't admit that unless tortured.

I don't have a truck to haul things yet... but when I do and perhaps when I get something with a bit more horsepower I'll catch up.

Not sure you want to wait on a 250 lol

[Yellow1]

When we ride, no one gets left behind and if there are slower people in the group we all respect that....trust me, there are all types of riders I ride with. There are younger kids who ride fast, older guys who ride slow and everything in between. Let me know if you want to make the trek.....the more riders the better. On our New Years ride we had about 35 machines.....broad range of machines and skills.

[WickedQuad]

Originally posted by Yellow1
When we ride, no one gets left behind and if there are slower people in the group we all respect that....trust me, there are all types of riders I ride with. There are younger kids who ride fast, older guys who ride slow and everything in between. Let me know if you want to make the trek.....the more riders the better. On our New Years ride we had about 35 machines.....broad range of machines and skills.

Hey that sounds like a great time....I can imagine the sight lol

When I think of all the money I spent recently on my SS and how many quads I could have bought my stomach hurts....

I'll be around....thanks

[Crazy Diamond]

wantablaster-Yes. I've been down the 800. But is the pic from "The ShoP" the 800 or is the the hills by the 8th St. Bridge?? Anyway, I've been to both and that one in H-Town is huge and the last time I was there it didn't looked conquered from the side in the picture yet!
"The ShoP"-What kind of machine are you riding? I may have seen you around.
Yellow1-Just to let ya know I'm an old guy who rides fast who rides with a bunch of young guys that ride slow and everything in between! LOL

["THE ShoP"]

Crazy Diamond that pic is of the 800 in hughestown,an yea we've made a couple of new hills on it.there some of the baddest I've ever seen!!also made one on the backside witch is a bi**h to make...an I know the hills by the 8th st bridge thats the jenkins coalbanks there long but not as steep an heres a pic of my money pit is a lightly moded 400

[WickedQuad]

Damn thats a crazy a** hill

Need pics of one of you riding down!!!

Here is a video I shot on the mountain out back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=186rtv_e5a4

[Barrymaxx]

The top pic is from virginia, and the rest are from jim thorpe
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[Barrymaxx]

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[Barrymaxx]

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Theres the last of em. Those are from freeland. Sorry you have to click the links to see them

[WickedQuad]

A fricking tractor trailer to haul quads???

I need a truck badly lol

[Crazy Diamond]

Hey "THE ShoP" the pic of your ride didn't show up! You ever ride during the week?

["THE ShoP"]

opps sorry about that I forgot to even put the link in haha..well here it is.an yea I tyr to ride every day I'm out by 3 just about everyday

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/JoeSaitta/Image10.jpg

[Barrymaxx]

Hey shop, where did you get the quote in your sig? j/w:cool: :D

[Crazy Diamond]

Where do you ride everyday? I might head out on Monday after work! 5 ish!!!

["THE ShoP"]

lol..Barrymaxx I like yours better


an crazy diamond I'm usualy around the 800 or at the jenkins coalhills

[Eviltanker]

Hey all, Just up at Tremont this past wednesday. If you guys (and girls) go, Have a GOOD swinger skid. Alot of washout and big rocks on the trails. Still a blast though.

[wantablaster]

The Shop - yes that is the place im talking about and Ive stood right where you took that picture, didnt climb the hill on the 300 came up from behind where you took the picture, hopefully Ill be going back down again soon its about a 45minute ride maybe longer ride from my cousins house in hamlin where my quad stays if we dont stop thats taking the railroad tracks most of the way.

["THE ShoP"]

Originally posted by wantablaster
The Shop - yes that is the place im talking about and Ive stood right where you took that picture, didnt climb the hill on the 300 came up from behind where you took the picture, hopefully Ill be going back down again soon its about a 45minute ride maybe longer ride from my cousins house in hamlin where my quad stays if we dont stop thats taking the railroad tracks most of the way.

well when an if you come down PM me the day befor an let me know an we'll hook up

[Crazy Diamond]

Any other people from NEPA! I know I see alot of Quads when I hit the trail. Somebody has to come on here!

[Eviltanker]

W-B, My Pop has a place outside of Tobyhanna.

[Crazy Diamond]

And where can you ride from???

[Tobias]

Originally posted by Crazy Diamond
Any other people from NEPA! I know I see alot of Quads when I hit the trail. Somebody has to come on here!

I was thinking the same thing...

[TargetBow]

I'm from the Grantville area close to Hershey, Pa:

I have rode at the following places:

Minersville Area = About 35 minites away
Trevorton Area = About 50 minites away
The above 2 are on Reading Anthracites Land

Tower City = About 20 minites away

[Eviltanker]

I ride all over the state My pops place is outside of Tobyhanna. I got a place in Virginville (no laughing). I ride at Delaware watergap and down by Pocono raceway mostly.

[Crazy Diamond]

Where do you ride by Pocono Raceway? I'm like 20 minutes from there.

[Barrymaxx]

Theres a state gameland trails there. Just down the road from poconoe I beleive. Trails are ok, but rocky. Can be fun for a day.

[Eviltanker]

The park is called Dixon Miller. It's 1 mile south of Pocono raceway. I go there cuz my wife likes to ride there. It is rocky till you get up on the fire roads though.

[400ftm]

hey i'm in the palmerton area

[Tobias]

Originally posted by 400ftm
hey i'm in the palmerton area


cool! Can you get atop that mountain with the tunnel through it?

[400ftm]

cool! Can you get atop that mountain with the tunnel through it?

not that i know of

[Thomas 5969]

four seasons is an amaizing campground with 20+ miles of well kept trails with 2 swimming pools(indoor and out) a fishing lake jsut stocked with 300 trout, and motocross track, and mud drags!

www.campfourseasonsresort.com

Also Hat./McCoy is amaizing, over 600 miles of trails and i rode every one!

www.trailsheaven.com