Title: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Keeter on December 27, 2006, 09:55:15 PM Two of us are putting together a ride for this Friday the 29th at Big Cypress. We will be stopping at the Ranger station to get a new sticker Friday morning. There are dry trails and some water areas maybe some mud??. We will start out at around 9:30am and ride all day into the night. Who is in? I can help with the details. PM me.
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Thrumud on December 27, 2006, 10:16:46 PM I would love to go but still in the rejetting process with my Rincon.
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: ScooterB on December 28, 2006, 04:41:42 PM I would love to go but still in the rejetting process with my Rincon. Dont start that bike in your driveway ::) Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: r6realtor on January 02, 2007, 07:20:49 PM I would love to go but what is the deal with the tire width? I have a rhino and I just bought my dad and ozark, they say you to have 7" in front and 9" in the back, on the actual ground is were they measure, those are wide tires!
any suggestions Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Keeter on January 04, 2007, 02:12:01 PM I had no problem with a set of 25.11.12 25.9.12
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: wilburz on January 04, 2007, 02:39:41 PM I would love to go but what is the deal with the tire width? I have a rhino and I just bought my dad and ozark, they say you to have 7" in front and 9" in the back, on the actual ground is were they measure, those are wide tires! any suggestions Ozark's come stock with 7 inch wide tires in front and 10 inch wide tires in back. ??? Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: r6realtor on January 04, 2007, 10:17:17 PM I would love to go but what is the deal with the tire width? I have a rhino and I just bought my dad and ozark, they say you to have 7" in front and 9" in the back, on the actual ground is were they measure, those are wide tires! any suggestions Ozark's come stock with 7 inch wide tires in front and 10 inch wide tires in back. ??? Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Anoriginal on February 01, 2007, 08:34:18 AM This post is a little late now, but......Rhino's are not allowed in the Big Cypress unless previously inspected and tagged. No more will be inspected until the rules are modified.
Also, riding is prohibited after 10pm. and the spped limit is 15mph. Hope you guys had a good time. Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Weekend_Warrior on February 01, 2007, 09:29:53 PM Rhinos not allowed. That doesnt make sense since you can register buggies and trucks. We are planning on going to the Seafood Festival and were going to stop at the ranger station to get inspected. I better call before I go.
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Anoriginal on February 02, 2007, 09:28:34 AM Rhinos not allowed. That doesnt make sense since you can register buggies and trucks. We are planning on going to the Seafood Festival and were going to stop at the ranger station to get inspected. I better call before I go. Call if you like, but I'm telling you, they will not inspect it. Be careful who you talk to and be sure to make sure they totally understand what you are talking about. Otherwise, you'll take the trip with your Rhino for nothing. If they tell you they'll inspect it, they do not understand what you're talking about. I totally agree that it doesn't make sense. However, it's true. I just went through it with the Park Service about 3 months ago. The current ORV plan does not provide for side by sides. Because they are niether classified as an ATV nor Buggy and titled as a side by side, they cannot inspect and tag them. If they did so, it would provide yet another opportunity for idiots in the Sierra Club and similar organizations to once again sue the NPS over the ORV plan. This would be bad for all of us and potentially have negative impacts on the future of ORV use not only in Big Cypress, but in other ORV friendly areas. The Park Service and rangers currently on staff at Big Cypress are all for proper ORV use and have no problems with the Rhino type vehicles. They are just being careful and will eventually be able to inspect and tag the Rhinos. Just be patient and it'll happen. Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: lswjth2 on February 02, 2007, 11:46:11 AM Remember to go, be safe, have a good time and respect all rules and regulations and this includes trespassing on camps. There's been a lot of noise lately coming from the NPS about atv's being drunk, speeding, going off trails etc. If we keep doing this, bye bye big cypress. Also remember this is not an ATV park, it's an National preserve. Everyone is looking at OHV use out there....Have a great time
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Anoriginal on February 05, 2007, 10:12:36 AM Remember to go, be safe, have a good time and respect all rules and regulations and this includes trespassing on camps. There's been a lot of noise lately coming from the NPS about atv's being drunk, speeding, going off trails etc. If we keep doing this, bye bye big cypress. Also remember this is not an ATV park, it's an National preserve. Everyone is looking at OHV use out there....Have a great time He is absolutely right!!! The single biggest complaint in the Big Cypress is ATVs and their owners. Trespassing, speeding, drinking, lack of inspection, no ORV license, theft and vandalism are the big ones. If we lose it, we'll have ourselves to thank. Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Weekend_Warrior on February 05, 2007, 03:25:20 PM They must have changed their mind because I had no problems registering my Rhino this weekend. I guess the morale of the story is don't believe everything you read on the internet.
Title: Re: Big Cypress Ride 29th Post by: Anoriginal on February 05, 2007, 04:19:38 PM They must have changed their mind because I had no problems registering my Rhino this weekend. I guess the morale of the story is don't believe everything you read on the internet. I am amazed. Hopefully that means they got the rules changed. Otherwise you'll be getting a letter in June or so when they audit the ORV permits, that tells you they made the mistake. Glad you got it. That's good news. |