never hurts to ask

[bickel76]

i dont know about anyone else, but in the past there werent any places to ride that were nearby. plus, the closest place charges 15 bucks and is only open on the weekend. anyway, a while back a neighbor and his friend stopped by and asked if i wanted to go riding. they showed me of this place less than 2 miles away. i went riding with them once and broke my collar bone. i was down for the count for a long time but once i healed, my brother and i went back up to the spot about a week ago. on our ride back home, my brother looked behind him and saw a cop coming over a hill just as we were going over a hill also. we pulled over and the cop must have turned. anyway, the next day we wanted to ride again but didnt want to ride the quads on the streets. there was a small plant nursery near the trailhead and we called them to see if we could park the trailer there while we rode. the lady said that all that property belongs to this guy and he has the police monitoring it. we called up the owner and told him what was going on. he was super nice and said that he does have the police working with him, but if we wait about two weeks we would be more than welcome to ride there. he said that no one has ever asked him if they could ride there and he was concerned about liability issues. we told him that i broke my collar bone there and he never heard from us. we created a liability contract that will be signed and notorized.

sorry for such a long story, but bottom line is that of course some people will still say no, it never hurts to ask if you can ride on their property.

 

[pelphrey]

Which is probably why this guy was nice enough to give you a chance in 2 weeks. Very nice way to set an example...

 

[2xtreme]

Which is probably why this guy was nice enough to give you a chance in 2 weeks. Very nice way to set an example...

EXACTLY!

+1 to you 20Warrior

 

[imtarnished]

Agree'd. Not only does our sport overall need more of this going on. But more people in the non riding public able to understand our situation with minimal riding places, and try to help in any way they can. I'm sure you thanked him quite a bit, But it's still probably not enough...
agree'd on the +1 also
~Bill

 

[deadaim]

+1 from me.. Im part of two local ATV clubs and its the idiots that tear **** up and dont ask permission around here thats messing it up from us in the last year 5 of the well traveled trials in my area have all been shut down by people wont dont play by the rules...

 

[bickel76]

the whole liability contract is something that we decided to do just to help ease his mind. the main reason he wants us to wait two weeks is because he wants the word to get out that he doesnt want people riding on his property. i'm shocked that he gave us the ok just from a phone call. he is building a subdivision right in front of the area and i'm guessing if anyone else would just take the time to ask who owns the property and give him a call, he would probably let them ride too. i appreciate all the +'s. i just thought i would share my experience and like i said, it never hurts to ask, even if the property is posted. you might be suprised with the results.

 

[warriorguy5]

thats the way to do. is it a good ridding spot? +1

 

[bickel76]

it is a GREAT riding spot. we rode for 2-3 hours and never went on the same trail twice. we did get stuck right off the bat and probably spent 30 minutes trying to get 2 2wd quads out of the mud without a tow rope. since neither of us were very familiar with the place, we did back track on each trail and then pick another one. my favorite part was this area that is probably 4-5 acres that has a mx feel to it. there are some natural jumps, berms etc. i have no idea how much land he has, but being that it is only about 2 miles away it is more than enough to be able to get out and have fun for free.

 

[2xtreme]

...is it a good ridding spot?

Nowadays (almost) any spot that you can ride legally qualifies as a good riding spot.

 

[kreed5821]

Thumbs up for asking! I'll let you in on something; my Grandpa has never told anyone that they couldn't hunt on his land and four wheelers are the same way. He really don't care if anyone asks but it is just because he will tell anyone that everyone is welcome. It still sits better with me if they just stop by the house and ask. It's a common courtesy, but my Grandpa couldn't tell you who has asked and who has not...lol.

He is the exception rather than the rule. The people who ride without asking are the ones that give us all a bad name. Sorta like dirty cops. One bad one will leave a bad impression on more people than 12 good ones can leave a good impression on. (Hope that made sense...lol)