North Florida Riders

[mark38090]

If you guys rise in Osceola natl forest make sure you have the registration stickers on your bike. $175 ticket per machine without it. We went today, 10 of us, and after my wife dislocated her knee and a trip to the ER, we went back to get the bikes when the rangers got us. Wrote me a $550 ticket for a ditch being tore up even though they didn't see us do it, then told us about those reg stickers. They are $37 a year and required anytime you take your bike on public land in Florida now.

[SYKO]

sucks to live in fl now... you guys pay all kinds of registration permits etc etc etc... and your loosing all your riding areas now... holy lands Ocala heard Osceola is on the list and a few more...... pretty soon there wont be but croom and the motoplex to ride.

[i58829]

Man sounds like it wont be worth the trip for me to go up there. I'd like to just get out and ride for a weekend when i can get some free time. It seems i'd be better off taking my machine up north, theres a lot of land and legal riding areas up in Pa...

[Billy Golightly]

Ahhh welcome to the new Florida! Land of yuppies, tree huggers, and do-gooders that are a bunch of idiots!

[oldsking86]

Yea for serious! It's ridiculous the crap we have to put up with to be able to ride.. I don't even waste my gas to trailer my bike to the Ocala forest anymore and I haven't had the time to hit Osceola but I guess that's a no now

They closed a pretty good local riding area around here too, dumb idiots and riding like amatures just ruin everything!!

[mark38090]

Well I also got a ticket for $550 the same day for a ditch that was spun up, thing was, I had taken my wife to the hospital b/c she had dislocated her knee earlier in the day on a different trail. We got back to get the bikes and I got the ticket b/c my YTM had the most mud on it. I'm going to court on this one!!!

But on a lighter note... Found out the YTM floats with no one on it... Lots of water up there.

[fla 2-stroke]

welcome to the new florida.south ocala and the 5a area of mims/scottsmore is still open for now.The last ticket I received in ocala I went to court with pics and a good plan and the judge dismissed it.who got you the feds or the state wildlife boys.good luck with fighting it.

[SYKO]

hey curt when do you want to come up again? in may when they have the cookout? ( I need to find out when for sure) we need to get a crew up here that weekend for sure!

[Dirtcrasher]

Welcome to the good ol USA.....

It's not just Florida, it's here and everywhere. Up here, they don't want us riding - PERIOD. There are virtually no trails in MASS that an ATV is allowed on and of course the power lines and RR are not allowed. But, I have been riding around here for 20 years and only bagged once years ago by the EP's.

They would obviously prefer the kids stay indoors and play video games, because the towns/cities have no money for athletic sports either. And, there are no legal riding areas for the kids. So we might as well encourage them to sniff paint, take pills and work there way up to other recreational sources that are available to the public.

I LOVE THE GOOD OLE USA!! :D

[fla 2-stroke]

find out the date of the cookout,we will be up for sure.I have never been this busy at work and plan on using all 6 weeks of my vacation this summer.If florida does not want my atv dollars I will go ride the states that do.

[SYKO]

cool.... ive been itchin for a big group ride, right now the water is up at sandhills so there is limited riding for sure but by may im sure it will have receded quite a bit, and I will post a new thread on a ride and let you know when I find out about the cook out.

[mark38090]

welcome to the new florida.south ocala and the 5a area of mims/scottsmore is still open for now.The last ticket I received in ocala I went to court with pics and a good plan and the judge dismissed it.who got you the feds or the state wildlife boys.good luck with fighting it.

Federal guys got me...

[mark38090]

Went to court and beat the $550 ticket this week... Just explained my side and it was thrown out.

[SYKO]

I just read this on atv florida! good deal man! gald you got out of it! I think curt ran into some more trouble again in ocala? dunno cant remember....