ATV's banned in S.Fla heres the newspaper article

[mikeftlaud]

This is the front page of our newspaper. This was the last riding area around. They have shut down every other spot. As of July 1'st all we can do is keep them in the garage or travel to one of the "mudhole parks" which do not allow 3 wheelers. Or drive 4 hours to the ocala national forest or Croom ATV Park. The penalty for riding in this 700,000 acre area is $61.00 for the first offense and second time is a $500.00 fine and up to 60 days in jail or both..BEND OVER WHILE THEY STICK IT IN AND BREAK IT OFF. Now the bikes I seldom ride have become the bikes I can't ride. I guess they should go on eBay and use the money to buy a street bike so I can go out on the highway and get killed by some old fart in a Cadilliac.

[Erics350x]

from what i heard, you wont be goin to Ocala either

[LonesomeTriZ]

There are still places to go in Ocala, but they are on the other side of the state. Every time I consider moving back to Florida, something like this reminds me of one of the reasons I left.

[atctim]

ATVers in FLA to need to come together and lobby for some riding areas. That is BS man - totally sux bad. Tree hugging A-Holes need to get a hobby!

[firehart]

You are welcome to out here to Idaho. We have hundreds of miles of trails only 20 miles from my house.

[Dirtcrasher]

What bothers me the most is - what about the kids? Not us adults still trying to be kids, but the actual youth.

WTF do they want them to do at this point? The towns never seem to have enough money for sports, or band, or automotive or any other friggin programs. So, they have Sunday with mom and dad to do something every single kid loves to do - ride ATV's!

It's all a bunch of BS, happens up here too. The day will come that there is little or no riding anywhere and hopefully I'll be dead by then........

Sorry to hear about your situation.......

[SYKO]

ATVers in FLA to need to come together and lobby for some riding areas. That is BS man - totally sux bad. Tree hugging A-Holes need to get a hobby!

they did and it was a terrible mess! what made things worse was the lack of news response to the whole event, and on top of that they were holding a event to promote off road vehicles and I was told I couldnt bring my trike even through the gates! (F! the insurace!) Im from out of state and even was going to make the treck to show my suport, FL can get F'ed for all I care! croom is expensive, ocala is fine and rule crazy and there isnt really anywhere else to ride, unless you want to pick up a rich geriatric b!tch and ride her! cuz thats all FL is becoming!

[Brockey]

Well guys, that suxs. I guess those tree hungers wins another one. Oh and wait, you say what about the kids. Well the government must have some profits off crack because thats the route they are pushing them all too.
Instead of party all the time growing up, I would buy bike parts and gas to go riding.
But I guess the best I could do for my kids is sell my bikes and become a drug dealer so my kids will have the inside scoop. I guess I'll have to discuss in private how much of my profit the government wants.

[LonesomeTriZ]

Yeah I remeber that "big" event. It did nothing.

[SYKO]

fl sucks! you got to pay a million freaking dollars a year to register your machine to ride on near non existant riding areas! GA works out better for me!

[LonesomeTriZ]

GA has its own issues as well. But at least there are not a bunch of liberal yankees moving there making it worse.

[firehart]

Our group of riders in constantly doing volunteer work for the local governments to try to stay on their good side. But it only takes a few
a--holes who litter and tear up stuff to ruin in for everyone.

[scooterroo]

florida sucks, another reason i am glad i moved from there. but new york is just as bad if not worse!!!

[SYKO]

GA has its own issues as well. But at least there are not a bunch of liberal yankees moving there making it worse.

the only problem with GA is the lack of riding areas, most are up in the northern parts of the state, but as you know louis, its getting better down here, we got trike freindly parks to ride in and freindly land owners that let us ride as well, no registering fees for out machines and cheap riding fees where we ride, not to bad in my book.

[Dammit!]

All I can say is, head West young man! Head west!