ATV Florida Forum

Hello all!

I am moving to Fort Myers area from Phoenix. I will be there in April, and my wife and 3 teenagers will be there in July.  My riding preferences are:

1. Sand Dunes
2. Sand Hills
3. Sand Flats
4. Dirty Sand
5. Sandy Dirt
6. Dirt Trails
7. Mud Trails
8. At this point anything goes.
9. I live to ride... period...

We are as a family avid Glamis Duners, and trail riders, but are willing to try anything once.

I just want to introduce myself, and look to get out there and meet some of you folks to go riding with. I'll post some bike pics in the photo gallery.

Scott

2001 Shee
2001 Blaster
1989 Blaster
1985 LT230 QuadSport (4stroker)
1985 200x 3 wheeler

Well Florida aint got nothing compared to the west coast. But we have a lot of MX tracks, and few places to play in the mud. Might want to sell those paddle tires. :(

either way you like it we are always glad to have someone new in the ATV family. WELCOME TO FLORIDA !

dont do it.
you'll regret it man.
besides phoenix has the hottest real estate market now.
BUY BUY BUY!

so many trying to get in and i wish icould get out.



YamaCrackShee, welcome to the site and welcome to florida. your gonna love it hear. not much riding areas but you cant beat the weather. ;D

the above is correct, sell them paddle tires you won't need them at all here except for drag racing.

plenty of trail riding in Ocala National Forest, but as far as dunes go,,,,good luck finding them.

Id@

No Dunes in FL :no

FL just got MX tracks and Trails 8)


Welcome to FLORIDA ;)

and whooops everywhere we have surgar sand ::)

How old are the teens? Female...Male? You get the point lol :P

Don't think he would tell you if they where girls if he sees your avatar and your sig ;)


Welcome!

go back there!

while you still can ;-)

Id@

Well if you havn't heard, the market went to S$&T in the last few months. Went from Sellers market with an inventory of 6000 houses to 20K buyers. Now role reversed 30k houses with 6k buyers.  Now sell a house--->take a loss. I am having a hell of a time selling, even with discount and I live on a lake, that's right a Lake home in one of the nicest suburbs (Chandler) 15min from Sky Harbor, and Downtown Phoenix. Trust me, Phoenix is no Gem. Plus do you realize how hot it gets here. Ever hear the joke "it's a dry heat"? People are being sarcastic JULY and AUGUST 105 to 110 deg with major humidity. Burn your tail end like a cat jumped into a BBQ.

Lets not get into the depressed JOB MARKET. I have 15years experience plus a Degree in Information Technology, and don't get calls. Everyone moved here, and now they pay much less, and the market is flooded.

I'M OUTTA HERE See you in April!!!!

Scott

Your gunna hate florida.

2nd that. go north or stay west. florida sucks

Why does Florida Suck?

I am going back to work as a Project Manager for a large contractor.

I don't understand what all the hub-bub is about?

Trust Me when I say Phoenix Sucks A$$. The only plus for me, is I am 4 1/2 hours from Glamis. It gets so hot here, you cannot even touch your steering wheel. I guess it is all realitive to where you have been. I am sick of the desert, and need some green, and grass in my life.



 

we have to fight for places to ride here and your 4 1/2 hours  from heaven.

good point! :(

if your moving here for a job then thats great! but if your moving here for atv riding  you better get a MX quad ;)

If Florida sucks then why are all of you people still here. You can move just like everyone else. I would not live anywhere but here. Get off of it or get out of it.

I appreciate all of your input.

Here are some other interesting facts about Phoenix. I have to drive 1 to 1 1/2 hours just to get to riding areas that are overcrowded with a bunch of careless a-holes who trash the area, are loud, obnoxious, and rude towards others. You also have these riding choices.. Desert, and then Desert, and then oh yea Desert. Also our comfort zone riding season only lasts from November to the end of March. Other than that it is way too hot to ride for more than a hour without overheating yourself or your machine. I am not real fond of the desert after spending 6 hours in the emergency room to pull the cactus out of my 14yo sons butt, side, arms and back. My wife had a rollover spill and got punctured nicely on her leg. It is really like running the gauntlet when riding here.

Glamis is another story, it is my mecca. I'll be there for 5 days next week. We call it Mother G for a reason. Glamis is the most incredible riding on the plant. It usually only takes one trip to get hooked. My screenname says it all.

Here are the ingredients for Glamis.   Banshee+Sand Dunes+ JagerBombers+some place to sleep+some food once in a while.

I will miss them, but will only be in florida for 2years. I am moving to Texas after that. There is Little Sahara in Ok that will quench my thirst.

Scott

What part of Florida are you moving to?

My office is off Alico Rd. We'll move somewhere in the area. I was wondering if you folks could clue me in to what area has the best high schools. I'll have 2 in High School soon, and one 8th grader.

I think your kids will be going to estero highschool. You'rre only like 30 minutes from me. The only bad thing is I think you're kinda close to the airport. :-X

I am willing to move within an hour of my office. I just want the best area to live in for them. any ideas?

Like Yunt2ride Say's .... Don't like it ? ..  MOVE AWAY !!!
Born Here,Live Here,Work Here,Play Here..... This is the BEST State !!!!
oh yeah ......  Welcome to the Board !!!

Welcome!

I love it here! Great place to live and lots of $$ to be made. Besides, Florida is home to one of the legends in ATV history...YAMAHONDAMAN.

My dad also works on alico road. I say you move to Naples, golden gate estates particulary. Golden gate has a lot of atv riders, motor heads, etc... Just on my street alone there is like 10 house filled with dirt bikes and quads. The schools arent to bad, just stay away from Lely highschool, Immokalle high school, and golden gate highshcool. ;)

I have to say this is the best place to live. You just have to find places to ride. Stay on this board and you will learn where to go.

Welcome to Florida. How bout we trade houses 6 months out of the year so I can get a chance to ride some killer dunes.   ;) Florida is flat that's for sure.  If I were you I'd move somewhere in North FL. Nothing against any peeps down south but it seems to be more places to ride up there. Especially with all those 2 strokers.  ;) But I will say we have the best beaches in the country. -Mark

I know exactly how you feel about the desert.  I am a native of bordering New Mexico, and you can have the dust and tumbleweeds.  I had my wife out there, and she says everything there is brown and dead, even the houses are dirt brown.  :B

I have lived in the cold too.  In the middle of an Indiana winter, you have to go scrape off your cars every morning and shovel out of the snow.  Then the pipes freeze up in the house and spew water everywhere when they thaw out.  In 1979, we were stuck inside for a whole week due to 4 feet of snow.  Then in summer, it's hotter and just as humid as Florida.  You can have all that.

I love living here in Florida, where else can you be outside all year round and be within a few minutes of the Beach, or go to the big city, or go camping, have a boat all year round, whatever you want to do.  No state income tax here either.

For those of you who hate it here, no one is keeping you here, but for me I'm staying, and there are places to ride, you just gotta go find them, that's part of the adventure.

Welcome to our site, let us know when you get here and we can have a group ride to show you our beautiful state.  And this is the best ATV site in the state too! :ThumbsUp.gif

Thanks all,

I'll be on the board lurking, checking things out.

I am still not sure if I am going to bring my bike out with me, or wait until my family come as I have no where to store it for right now..

Scott

i retract my previous comment.(was just venting/bad day i guess :-\)
your gonna love florida. it is an awesome place to live.
i understand about your concerns for schooling. i think about moving all the time but then i start to wonder what schools are my kids gonna go to. its tough. your always second guessing yourself(at least i do)

maybe we'll meet up at a group ride some day.

gery

Don't listen to gery. He's just a commie bastid!  ;D ;) jfwy.  I love the fact that our winter is only 30-40 degrees.  8)  -Mark

My dad hasn't retired yet. Once that happens, here we come North Carolina! It sucks trying to find places to ride. :( We'll be going up in a couple of months for a bit of riding and we might look for some land. And Old_School, what you talking about?! It gets to 50 on the coldest nights and 70 during the day!

I know what you mean, florida is what you make it. It will get real hot and humid here, there is alot of politics here and of course snow birds also. heck you found one good place that was us here so it cant be all that bad. welcome to the site

one bright spot for riding and living in florida is that we have trees and water holes to play in . So come on down and ride in the shade for awhile and decide for yourself .

its better here the az but when i have the money i'm gone. pa, colorado,wv, nc  are so much better weather and riding wise.

Born Here,Live Here,Work Here,Play Here..... This is the Worst State for an atv owner!  nuthing but whoops.   ;D

moved here from KC 1 1/2yr ago and love it!! i miss riding in the mark twain nat. forest and giving up my Chiefs season tickets. ive rode at little sahara (waynoka)a few times its great as long as it hasnt rained..the sand turns into concrete. they have some great riding areas around here on the west coast  mostly illegal but fun.the beaches are awsome and the gulf is great on jetskis..all and all the best move ive ever made