ATV Florida Forum

well to make a long story short, jrpro kevvoo and i all rode out at macs and the water was deep.  after sinking my bike to get water in the oil i got un lazy and re ran my snorkles to make them work.  bike is almost 100% waterproof now and everything cost under $50

I thought I was going to open this topic and see a ATV mutated into an airboat :D

You guys went down the boatramp? WOW..Just rode there last night, but did it on the AWESOME east side. ;)

jackl was the east side worth the risk?I think im going to go on a 4x4 next weekend or the one after that

I can verify, matt's bike is definetly airboat status.  He was keeping up with the big bores up until he got water in the airbox. 

We ran his snorkels, everything works great, so he should be able to go everywhere we go now.  I'm not snorkeled, but my factory snorkels are very high in the plastics (I can go up to about my front rack safely.

I would not consider doing it on the weekend during the day, I don't know the penalty so I can't really say if it is worth the risk.

FWC says, 'We will take your bike and you will be arrested for tresspassing'.  They advised us not to cross the street and gave us that warning.  It's not worth the risk at all.

I can't imagine them keeping the bike or even giving much more than a TP ticket, but I wouldn't risk it based on what anyone says (including me) on these forums!! I have been hitting it for as long as I can remember, and like always..how you treat the officer plays a BIG part in what may happen.
When people start pulling wheelstands up and down Krome it does get very hot there and a place to avoid for sure, and those tools from the track will call if they know you are back there.

Real shame so many people will never see this except in pictures. It was one of my favorite spots before they closed it..

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^^^that sucks there are really good trails on the south side of the street

Yea, how you treat the officer is all of it. 

At first the officer that talked to us was kinda 'militant', but after a minute he realized we were just a bunch of good ole boys getting dirty and he lightened up real quick.  He told us he cuaght some 'stupid kids' doing wheelstands up on krome and they were trying to cross the street.  It is totally dependent on how you treat the officer.

We were at HL when it was closed, we were riding east of the closed signs and the officer came up to us and stopped us.  he was pretty rude at first, but after a minute he was telling us stories and showing us his 'tools of the trade' and BS'ing with us.  He just wanted to make sure we didn't do anything illigal.  He was telling us times of the day they patrol areas and stuff...pretty nice!!! 

My experience with FWC has all been positive, I never ever have had a problem with them.  Even on the boat (holiday park) they are so cool.  I even had a weapon on me and the officer was just like, 'Oh cool, do you shoot a lot?'.  Haha, it's just kind of funny how your demeanor plays a HUGE role in what happens.

Same ont he street with tickets...it's all your demeanor.  I have pulled people doing 30+over and not given them tickets (police internship) and at the same token I have pulled for blinkers and got felony arrests for certain things on them.  Just funny how it works.

hey matt can u post pics of ur bike snorkled and how ya did it thanx

It really isn't funny, more pathetic IMO. Heck, one time I got pulled over speeding over the turnpike bridges on McNab road and the very nice female BSO let me go with a warning, BUT ended up taking my very rude passenger with a major attitude against police to jail for obstruction. I couldn't believe it, no warrants or anything else. I will never understand why people want to antagonise someone who can ruin your day so bad...


I'd like to see that as well, even if it puts this thread back on topic...haha

i would love to post pics of it snorkled but i dont now how  :(   it is very very easy tho, all u need is spa hose lil bit of pvc and lil bit of time and wa bam its done  if u live local i wont mind if u wanna hook up we build it for u then we ride all three stacks come up in the front, i did not do it like everything esle with the tranny and motor out the back. how are those lifts you got?  i had perfeix ones and the  put a bad angle on my rear u joint and it broke my rear end off yours do the same thing? let me no i want 29.5 now

4x4matt..how did you seal all the joints on the PVC ?

Maybe i can have you take a look at my Kawasaki that has snorkels.. ( done by previous owner, and not sure if they are done correct )

tony

silicone, and pvc glue duct tape and zip ties and a lil beer that spilt when i was putting it together

BTW, I was the mastermind behind this project and another bike (Brute Force 750).  They both came out great!

I have 12hrs into the brute (it's pure perfection except for a missed glue spot) and about 2hrs into the eiger.  They both look great, we'll have to see how they perform now.

The brute is down for the count, his winch controller got wet and started drawing .04V (shorted out) and we think it has killed it's 2nd battery.  I think we fixed the problem, but I can't really tell right now.

the only problem i have with my kawasaki is that you must remove the pvc to gain access to my spark plug.. any ideas on how to avoid this ?

4x4Matt, where r u located at ? Maybe you can take a look at my bike and see if it is done the right way..

Tony

broward county but i do ride 157 and 8th street and macks fish camp alot

no more 8th street bubba

why not?