BOLT Posted November 8, 2005 Report Posted November 8, 2005 Hungry Valley (Gorman) is up soon... This will probably be the last run to Hungry Valley for me until March so I hope we can get a few of you couch potatoes to join us on this one... Some of us will be there Friday through Sunday but feel free to come for the weekend of even just a day ride... We leave camp for the first full group ride Saturday at 10:00 AM... We will also be doing an afternoon ride and an evening ride... We will be in Circle Canyon Camp Ground... Look for the RIDERS sign... Details posted on RIDERS as always... Quote
BOLT Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) Are you guys telling me out of 8,450 members no one actually rides their quads in Gorman...? Is this site just internet chat and Sand Drags...? or do people actually get out and go riding...? Regards... Jeff Edited November 20, 2005 by BOLT Quote
sheecandy Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 man id go but i dont even own a set of knobbys Quote
Blue Duece Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 Are you guys telling me out of 8,450 members no one actually rides their quads in Gorman...? Is this site just internet chat and Sand Drags...? or do people actually get out and go riding...? Regards... Jeff 439097[/snapback] ive ridden the shit out of gorman for 25 years.........interstate 5 at the gorman exit go west.......loaded with fucking rangers make sure you have a green sticker and a spark arrestor.....some nice climbs...love those rolling hills to the east, a great place to ride Quote
BOLT Posted November 22, 2005 Author Report Posted November 22, 2005 Wow... you need some knobbys... Sand is only half the fun... I love Gorman... Hope some of you guys will give it a try... Quote
BOLT Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Posted November 29, 2005 Hi gang: I'm trying to get a head count on non registred RIDERS that will be meeting us for this trip... Please let me know how many you have coming... Bike or Quad... and if you need room to camp or a Toy Hauler... or just day trippin it... Thanks peeps... Jeff Quote
Wallrat Posted November 29, 2005 Report Posted November 29, 2005 Too many Rangers at Gorman. I'd have to knock some mods off just so that I could ride there. Usually if I'm gonna ride dirt its at texas cny, el mirage (also lots of rangers), stoddard, etc... Quote
BOLT Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Posted November 29, 2005 (edited) Not sure what kind of MODS you think you would have to remove to ride there? All the Rangers care about at Gorman is that you have a spark arrestor... They check at the gate and thats the end of it... I always arrive on Friday so the gate is open and no Rangers till Saturday to even check... If they stop you for being an ass they may check you for noise or check to see if you have an illegal green sticker... If you are not racing through the campgrounds without a helmet they don't care what you do... I even rode up to them last trip and asked if they would sound check my XR... It was 101db when the legal limit is 96db... They said "Thanks for caring about the noise issue. We don't randomly check like other areas because we don't have residents to put pressure on us here. Have a nice weekend and enjoy your ride !" Another time I was ripping up a big hill and using the lip as a berm pulling a brodie and ripping back down... my friends thought I was nuts... I was on fire tearing it up... I saw a Ranger parked off to the side and thought he was going to give me shit for something cause it sat there the whole time I was on the hill... To get it over with I came down and rode over to him and asked if he was waiting to nail me for something... He said "God NO ! I was just watching... Never seen anyone do that before !" Another time I pulled a power slide coming into my camp on the 15 MPH access road and threw some rocks my neighbors way... I didn't realize one of the guys on a bike was actually a Ranger talking to them about racing through camp earlier... He was one of the two Ranger Riders that work the weekend. He came over, checked my Banshee serial number to make sure I had a legal green sticker... Chewed my ass about the slide and my speed... I was super respectful and kissed his ass and apologized. He walked off NO TICKET ! I like a lot of Rangers as long as they are cool like the guys and gals at Gorman... and since all but two of them are in trucks you will never see them on the trails anyway... They just drive around the campgrounds... Bottom line is DON'T BE AN ASS and you will NEVER have an issue with a Ranger at Gorman... I guess it's like law enforcement in general... Some people have issues with cops every where they go... some of us don't... But in Gorman you don't get random harassment ! Can you tell I like the place...? LOL Edited November 29, 2005 by BOLT Quote
jlh Posted November 29, 2005 Report Posted November 29, 2005 I ride out there as well. I love that place On Power line rd you can realy open it up. I love it Quote
BOLT Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Posted November 30, 2005 Not many shees out there these days... all 450s... Which makes it all that more fun to blow by them... Everyone that buys a 450 thumper thinks they are the fastest bikes... and when I blow by on my stock, piped, jetted, old school shee they just can't believe it... Makes me laugh everytime... People just don't understand what a Banshee is unless they own one and know how to ride a 2 stroke... Quote
Blue Duece Posted November 30, 2005 Report Posted November 30, 2005 Not sure what kind of MODS you think you would have to remove to ride there? All the Rangers care about at Gorman is that you have a spark arrestor... LOL 442932[/snapback] and a valid regestration........otherwise adios amigo Quote
BOLT Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Posted November 30, 2005 and a valid regestration........otherwise adios amigo 443062[/snapback] Well YES... It is California... That kinda goes without saying... I guess I should have stated that this trip is not for out laws, wife beaters or criminals on the loose... LOL Quote
Blue Duece Posted November 30, 2005 Report Posted November 30, 2005 Well YES... It is California... That kinda goes without saying... I guess I should have stated that this trip is not for out laws, wife beaters or criminals on the loose... LOL 443067[/snapback] or at this time of year any SOB that has an 03 or later with a red sticker is pretty much fucked........screw all that come out to honda valley in the high desert much better riding and no rangers,............ Quote
BOLT Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) or at this time of year any SOB that has an 03 or later with a red sticker is pretty much fucked........screw all that come out to honda valley in the high desert much better riding and no rangers,............ 443076[/snapback] NO... This is riding season... RED sticker starts in early October everywhere... Maybe if you weren't riding a stolen, unregistered bike you would know that... Ha Ha Ha Ha... I think you should come with us cause I don't think it sounds like you know Gorman well by your thoughts on the place... Pack it up and meet us there... unless you don't have a RED or GREEN sticker... PS - I will check into Honda Valley... Thanks for the tip ! Edited November 30, 2005 by BOLT Quote
Blue Duece Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 NO... This is riding season... RED sticker starts in early October everywhere... Maybe if you weren't riding a stolen, unregistered bike you would know that... Ha Ha Ha Ha... I think you should come with us cause I don't think it sounds like you know Gorman well by your thoughts on the place... Pack it up and meet us there... unless you don't have a RED or GREEN sticker... PS - I will check into Honda Valley... Thanks for the tip ! 443132[/snapback] now why the fuck would i pack up my bike, to come out to gorman when i own a 160 acres at the top of the cajon pass, i can ride to honda valley, wrightwood and big bear from my fuckin driveway, lucerne valley is about 10 minutes from my pad, and dumonts about 45 minutes, all 3 of my banshees are legal my 450 is legal my CR's are legal, even my kids XR's are bought and paid for...ive been going to gorman since 1968, probally long before you were in your daddy's nuts.........you go ahead and pack your shit up an sit in that LA traffic, ill kick my shee over in my garage after several beers and blast out into about 4 million acres of the california desert.....maybe ill hit elmarage while im out toolin around...... Quote
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