your backyard trials setups?

want to create a little more trial fun in my yard
and need some input

found someone willing to trade my XR350 for hardscape
now I need a plan
so please show me your setup

I have a hill behind my house that works well. I have cut down a bunch of those pesky GA pines that are in my yard and they can make good obstacles I used spikes/PVC pipe to hold them in place. It is good training for any kind of riding.
Cheers,
Doug

I have some, um . . ., introductory level replicas of the obstacles you will see in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pja9Y7JIJBg

Here's my little backyard set-up.

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This video was taken over at HighFive's house. He's got this stepped wall you can see in the video, a couple spools, a couple dirt mounds, and a few large logs to play on.

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let em rephrase
I have a - for downtown - fairly roomy backyard
with some little ravines and lot's of trees

I need ideas for some rock shapes/placements
to get the most use out of them

Some pics of our winter indoor setup.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/washburnsurfer/sets/72157601970796606/

And some videos.
http://ca.video.yahoo.com/search/?p=washburnsurfer

Had two loads of rocks delivered, Used my Durmax to position a couple of them.




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Try to find some railroad ties or old trees, they are great to practice on, Any old junk can be fun.
I know of one fellow who just made mounds of dirt, covered them with chicken wire and then cement, he made some real cool stuff to play on.
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Got plenty of room in my backyard, put this lot together first












Then we go down the creek but that wasn't the question was it










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BT

circa 1991

circa 2009

Noice!

Boy, some great stuff in this thread. Making my head think about more stuff in my back yard. Thanks folks!

what a cheapskate!

I've got one. I listen to the cops all the time.

some sweet pics. i would really like a couple of truck loads of big rocks! i have some tractor tires, loader tires, logs, pallets and blocks. i'll try to get some pics. glad to see the trials forum getting some mileage.

I was hoping this thread would pick up steam. How about more pics of trials obstacles. I've got a good sized back yard and would like to build a couple of features that don't stand out but are worth the effort.

This thread shows some of the obstacles I made using wood scraps and haybales.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=467137

You can challenge yourself until you're a sweaty mess with some very simple obstacles. Invite your friends over and the competition can get downright fun!

Nice Putts, It would be better if you replaced those cones with old beer kegs. Oh by the way you scorred a 1 in that section. Can't put you foot down when crossing a log.

Awesome! Thank you.