Oak Flat, Arizona -- Trials November 4 - Page 2

broncobowsher · 10-24-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stoneyony

I don't own a open faced helmet.Do you think can get away with a enduro helmet?

Hiking boots, yeah I dont own any of those anymore either.Guess I can always use my steel toed boot's from work.

You think novice would be the class,not begineer. Since I do have some dirt bike experince.

You have dirt bike experience, start Novice.
Begineer is for those who have no offroad bike experience.

Show up early, walk a few sections. See what the lines look like and then decide. Pretty sure you will find Novice just fine.

stoneyony · 10-24-2012, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by broncobowsher

You have dirt bike experience, start Novice.
Begineer is for those who have no offroad bike experience.

Show up early, walk a few sections. See what the lines look like and then decide. Pretty sure you will find Novice just fine.

Thank you. Certainly thinking about giving it a try! So entry is $35 total.

Sorry for the stupid questions.

thegraydog · 10-24-2012, 05:22 PM

The Utahns and I think the New Messicans sign you up free for your first outing. Does CAT do that, Tim?
You'll need an AMA number -- AMRA needs that too, right?

Heck, if they don't offer you a free entry, ask for thegraydog scholarship!

And yes, an enduro helmet won't limit you much. People with recent chinplants wear them....

stoneyony · 10-24-2012, 05:44 PM

Amra does require a AMA membership and I have one.

What is thegraydog scholarship?

motojunky · 10-24-2012, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thegraydog

And yes, an enduro helmet won't limit you much. People with recent chinplants wear them....

I'm 2 years in and I still wear a woods/MX helmet. I took the triple clamp hard to the helmet chin bar during a crash this year. I'd been thinking of getting a trials helmet, but that crash put an end to that line of thought for now.

Dbrown138v · 10-28-2012, 07:56 PM

Is this event happening for sure? I was planning on entering as my first trials event but on the CAT website it says permit pending. It also looks like maybe the website doesn't get updated too often. Just wanted to make sure since I will have to miss the AMRA race to make this one and it would be a bummer if I got there and it wasn't happening. Looks like a fun place to ride! Is this area open to riding when there is not an event?

thegraydog · 10-28-2012, 08:39 PM

Dbrown, we haven't heard any uncertainty about the event. Yep, the website isn't very active, and yep, sometimes the event happens before the permit arrives (!), but this one is a go.

I imagine that "legal" riding access is only during events, because it's USFS, but I have ridden there other times. The rockcrawler roads out to the south, um, you know, I haven't thought about it since TMR went down.

Dbrown138v · 10-29-2012, 07:49 AM

Awesome i will be there.

stoneyony · 10-30-2012, 04:46 PM

I see you need a spark arrestor. Not sure if a stock 02 gas gas 280 has one as it's not stamped on the side like my KTM.

They will rent you a screen and clamp there. Is it any different than using some metal screen material and clamping it on?

thegraydog · 10-30-2012, 05:27 PM

that'd probably work fine.

DerViking · 10-30-2012, 08:06 PM

The usual test is whether it will stop a pencil. You can buy the screen at chainsaw shops sometimes. Dooley, known as Spanish Fly Racing makes a nice little unit that fits most gassers.

caryder · 10-30-2012, 08:46 PM

Several of us practiced there this last weekend. The weather was perfect. As long as you have an RV plate and AZ OHV sticker I don't believe there are any restrictions to riding there at non-event times. You will need some form of spark arrester on anything other than private land.

Chuck

stoneyony · 10-31-2012, 10:59 AM

Thanks. Think I will go with the screen clamped on.

I would check out Spanish fly it was my bike. I plan on checking this one out and seeing how I like it.

brewtus · 10-31-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thegraydog

The New Messicans sign you up free for your first outing.

Yes, we do. First ride with NMTA is free. As the old Honda ad says, "Come ride with us".

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegraydog

Heck, if they don't offer you a free entry, ask for thegraydog scholarship!

I might try that when (not if) I ride a CAT event. You could ask for the Brewtus scholarship at an NMTA event, but you will just be laughed at and charged double.

stoneyony · 10-31-2012, 07:42 PM

Heck, if they don't offer you a free entry, ask for thegraydog scholarship!

Yeah I will have to remember to ask for it also. I may get laughed at and charged double also.

10-30-2012, 08:06 PM	#26
DerViking Shred Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Black Bill Park Oddometer: 184	The usual test is whether it will stop a pencil. You can buy the screen at chainsaw shops sometimes. Dooley, known as Spanish Fly Racing makes a nice little unit that fits most gassers. __________________ ATGATT: When you fall off your motorcycle, you will be wearing what you were when you got on your motorcycle. Dress accordingly.

10-30-2012, 08:46 PM	#27
caryder Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix Oddometer: 177	Several of us practiced there this last weekend. The weather was perfect. As long as you have an RV plate and AZ OHV sticker I don't believe there are any restrictions to riding there at non-event times. You will need some form of spark arrester on anything other than private land. Chuck __________________ Chuck 2012 Honda NC700X 2006 Gas Gas 300 Pro 2003 Kawasaki KDX220R 1976 Yamaha RD400C

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10-24-2012, 05:22 PM	#18
thegraydog ^OP 2 wheels X 6 ways Joined: Aug 2004 Location: the Coconino Oddometer: 432	The Utahns and I think the New Messicans sign you up free for your first outing. Does CAT do that, Tim? You'll need an AMA number -- AMRA needs that too, right? Heck, if they don't offer you a free entry, ask for thegraydog scholarship! And yes, an enduro helmet won't limit you much. People with recent chinplants wear them....

10-24-2012, 05:44 PM	#19
stoneyony Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Green Valley Arizona Oddometer: 20	Amra does require a AMA membership and I have one. What is thegraydog scholarship?

10-28-2012, 07:56 PM	#21
Dbrown138v n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Oddometer: 3	Is this event happening for sure? I was planning on entering as my first trials event but on the CAT website it says permit pending. It also looks like maybe the website doesn't get updated too often. Just wanted to make sure since I will have to miss the AMRA race to make this one and it would be a bummer if I got there and it wasn't happening. Looks like a fun place to ride! Is this area open to riding when there is not an event?

10-28-2012, 08:39 PM	#22
thegraydog ^OP 2 wheels X 6 ways Joined: Aug 2004 Location: the Coconino Oddometer: 432	Dbrown, we haven't heard any uncertainty about the event. Yep, the website isn't very active, and yep, sometimes the event happens before the permit arrives (!), but this one is a go. I imagine that "legal" riding access is only during events, because it's USFS, but I have ridden there other times. The rockcrawler roads out to the south, um, you know, I haven't thought about it since TMR went down.

10-29-2012, 07:49 AM	#23
Dbrown138v n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Oddometer: 3	Awesome i will be there.

10-30-2012, 04:46 PM	#24
stoneyony Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Green Valley Arizona Oddometer: 20	I see you need a spark arrestor. Not sure if a stock 02 gas gas 280 has one as it's not stamped on the side like my KTM. They will rent you a screen and clamp there. Is it any different than using some metal screen material and clamping it on?

10-30-2012, 05:27 PM	#25
thegraydog ^OP 2 wheels X 6 ways Joined: Aug 2004 Location: the Coconino Oddometer: 432	that'd probably work fine.

10-31-2012, 10:59 AM	#28
stoneyony Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Green Valley Arizona Oddometer: 20	Thanks. Think I will go with the screen clamped on. I would check out Spanish fly it was my bike. I plan on checking this one out and seeing how I like it.

10-31-2012, 07:42 PM	#30
stoneyony Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Green Valley Arizona Oddometer: 20	Heck, if they don't offer you a free entry, ask for thegraydog scholarship! Yeah I will have to remember to ask for it also. I may get laughed at and charged double also.