Okay, sonny has his ATV...

And now, DADDY has his!  (Well, I pick it up on Saturday!)

It is a Green 2005 Honda Rancher 400 4x4 AT with Black ITP 589s!

Not bad!

Talons

We were up by the day use Hammock area and we saw a girl get her quad STUCK in the mud.  All 4 wheels spinning and her pink outfit getting muddy from the spray!

Daddy came along with the winch to pull her free.  Was pretty cool though!

Talons

Yeah, the gate ranger said that the sand pit is NOT the best place to take young, inexperienced riders because (and these are her words):

"IT's CRAZY IN THERE!"

Talons

Sure!

Hey,

Maybe next time, we can all ride together, you, your son, me and my boy?

That would be pretty sweet!

I don't know what ATV I will be getting but it would be after I get it!

Talons

Talons,
 sam here, we was parked next to ya, nice to meet ya. Had a good time .  I picked up a compass just
 in case  I get turned around the next time I go out. prob see ya there again
sam

That's too funny, Sam.  I brought my Garmin just in case, but because I had to 'watch' and not ride, I didn't really need it.

Did you at least look at the big Sandpit near the entrance?  Man, my boy's jaw dropped open!

Talons

Well, for my 1st time there I had a GREAT time, even if I didn't get to ride.

My friends have some property near that place you mentioned.  Total of about 1,100 acres.

But, it is for hunting.

We get to ride there too.

Anyway, I don't have a problem with the increase.  It looks like it is a real nice place, CROOM, that is!

Talons

$75   they can have there whooped out riding area for that

Well, then, where do you ride?

Talons

We just got back...

My son got to ride his 90.  I had the other two 'little ones' with me, so all I could was 'help' and point.  Didn't even get but 2 pictures.  Phew!  Those two little ones are DEMANDING!

Anyway, we saw someone get pulled over for riding two when his bike was not built for it.  The ranger told him, but the guy was insistant, so he continued to have his wee little one in front of him on the ATV.  He jsut kept riding.

He explained to the Ranger that his site was further north and that he would have to ride back there anyway and that he had been doing this with all of his kids.  The guy had him, his little one in front of him, his wife on her bike and two other kids on their own bikes too! (All ATVs, sorry I seem to use the term interchangably), so he just kept keeping on.

I don't have a helmet yet, so I couldn't even take the 90 out for a 'joy ride'. 

But, the 12 year old seemed to have a GREAT TIME!

I took him to the beginner's areas first as was suggested by the ranger.  Then we went just up the ride to Hammock area.  There is a 'pit' there with a bunch of hills and stuff, and he was worried as was I about the guys who were whooping it up.

I told him he sees those guys, to LEAVE that pit asap.  He did.  He only one small incident where he went airborne by mistake and his helmet's chin strap hurt his chin.  But, still, it was a good time!

I saw a LOT of bigger bikes there, so they weight limit is loose, if at all.  They are raising the price this July to something like $75/year.  But, SO WHAT?  It is a cool place to ride and we didn't even hit the trails or the big sandlot!

Okay, now Daddy needs to get his ATV!

Talons

Thanks!   

No matter which side of the 'aisle' you are on, you have to agree that this it is a WASTE OF OUR MONEY TO DEBATE THIS!

Talons

That helps a lot!  Thanks!

I have another question (me is the nOOb!):
I know they say 'no double riding', but what the x2 ATVs?  I ask this in conjunction with the weight limit question, because those ATVs are about 7 to 8 hundred pounds.

Do people bring those and if so, are they allowed to actually use them with two people as they were designed or not?

See, my friend let us ride his Sportsman 800 x2 '07 model.  NICE ATV!  LOTS OF FUN!

I'm hooked!  So much so, I bought the boy his own ATV.

Now, I am looking for me!

Talons

Hi,

I am new to ATVing and new to this site and will be taking my son to CROOM tomorrow on Saturday.

He has a brand new Polaris Sportsman 90.

I am looking for an ATV for myself, but what I want weighs over the 500 lb. weight limit that appears to be imposed at CROOM.

So, my question is:
Is this 500 lb weight limit enforced or can you bring something like an Arctic Cat 366?

I ask because that particular bike is 'just over' the 500 limit.  I also noticed some people here indicating that they have brough ATVs in the 450cc range.  Those ATVs, when you check the weights, are OVER 500 lbs.

I have been looking like I said, but what I seem to be limited to is a 250cc 2x4 ATV that is under the 500 lb limit for CROOM.  I just don't want to go buy something that I will NOT be allowed to ride there.

Thanks in advance for any answers and comments!
Talons