Any Windrock/Coal Creek riders here?

[bigblockbanshee]

I've been riding Windrock, aka Coal Creek OHV Area, since '04 and other than the local private trails it has pretty much been my "ol' faithful" stomping grounds. On most of the said local trails if you get caught you're pretty much "done" if you get the drift so I hit Windrock as much as possible. Just wondering if any of you 'shee riders ever go up that way. I'm sure a lot of people know about it but if you don't here's a link to the club website > http://www.windrockatv2.com/phpBB3/index.php <, and the area site > http://www.coalcreekohv.com/ <. Absolutely awesome place to ride although I've only had my old Sportsman 700 up there (quite a bit) and my cousin's 700 Raptor up there once, never a Banshee. So to say the least I'm completely thrilled about getting to go back for the first time in years. Last I checked it was 76,000+ acres and over 250 miles of trails of every level of riding experience. I haven't been back since they've added the new camping facilities and such. We're planning on going pretty soon so hit me up if you're interested. Chris

[Thack82]

I've been riding Windrock, aka Coal Creek OHV Area, since '04 and other than the local private trails it has pretty much been my "ol' faithful" stomping grounds. On most of the said local trails if you get caught you're pretty much "done" if you get the drift so I hit Windrock as much as possible. Just wondering if any of you 'shee riders ever go up that way. I'm sure a lot of people know about it but if you don't here's a link to the club website > http://www.windrocka...hpBB3/index.php <, and the area site > http://www.coalcreekohv.com/ <. Absolutely awesome place to ride although I've only had my old Sportsman 700 up there (quite a bit) and my cousin's 700 Raptor up there once, never a Banshee. So to say the least I'm completely thrilled about getting to go back for the first time in years. Last I checked it was 76,000+ acres and over 250 miles of trails of every level of riding experience. I haven't been back since they've added the new camping facilities and such. We're planning on going pretty soon so hit me up if you're interested. Chris

 

I hope you have better luck than I did last week. My Banshee absolutely hated the elevation. My bike is set up for 700ft above sea level, as soon as I fired it up I could tell it didn't like the atmosphere. I pulled the plugs after a short ride and they looked a little dry and brown so I jetted it up some. It helped some but it got hot the higher up the mountain I went, and the trails were washed out bad. If your going to ride a banshee at wind rock here are the mods you need.

 

Power Valve Set Up.

Low Gearing 12/42 or 13/42 at most

Heavy Duty Wheels with Bend rings.

Good Tires

Full Body Skids (a arms, belly swing arm)

Soft Suspension.

+3 a arms

Bigger Radiator, In-Line Coolers, Billet Water Pump, Cool Head, and good coolant

*Make sure your carbs are set for higher elevations

 

I had everything but the lower gearing and Power Valves and it was still absolute Hell trying to go up trails like #12, #10, and #17.