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Costa Rica Unbound! Getting dirty in Central America!
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<blockquote data-quote="NitroRoo" data-source="post: 77258" data-attributes="member: 908"><p>Dave, you sound like an experienced rider who has had some bad experiences with your local area becoming more and more restricted to riding. Have you spent much time in Central or South America? I've spent a lot of time in Mexico, some in Bolivia, and lived in Venezuela for 4 years. Concerns about having your riding privileges or trails taken away in these countries are virtually non-existent.</p><p></p><p>I can appreciate the concern for not upsetting the locals. We had 4 guides with us throughout these rides who were local to the area, and knew a lot of the people in the towns we stopped in. We were more or less "following the leader" here (when in Rome...) I may have been traveling 30-40 mph past some houses, but I was careful not to splash or roost anyone that I passed. Once again every time we stopped the locals were very friendly and interested in what we were doing. I did not see one person that looked like they were upset with us being there.</p><p></p><p>You say </p><p>but yet... <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/confused.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>This mud was knee deep and was at the end of the ride. I was exhausted. Only two of us in our group attempted this one, the rest went around on a bypass and were waiting. Not wanting to get stuck again and hold the group up further, yes the sweep rider rode it up the hill for me<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/busted.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":busted:" title="Busted :busted:" data-shortname=":busted:" /></p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>If you've never ridden in this type of clay/mud you have no idea how little traction there is. Note that the back tire is nearly buried here. I had a hard time <em>walking</em> up this "road," yet you seem to think this would be a boring Sunday ride.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Since not everyone is going to have the chance to watch the full videos, here is the "near head on" Dave is referring to <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/loco.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":loco:" title="Loco :loco:" data-shortname=":loco:" /></p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Obviously well back into my lane in a passing zone with plenty of room to spare. I added the top speed comment purely for entertainment value - if you don't like it that's ok, others will.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or if you misunderstood me. I was not in the Polaris, I was just explaining that several of the trails were too narrow for it to fit through. I rode all of the sections that were available to us to ride, didn't skip any of it. I'm not sure what YOUR definition of trails is, but these are all from the day 1 video:</p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>This obviously wasn't 6" singletrack, but I'd still call them trails... </p><p> </p><p> Care to re-evaluate that statement?</p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have never been to Randsburg or Baja, but I have met Malcom, great guy! Again I respect where you are coming from, but my videos are from Central America, not California (and it's common sEnse<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/poke.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":poke:" title="Poke :poke:" data-shortname=":poke:" />). If I ever come ride in your area, I'll be sure to follow the laws of the land <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NitroRoo, post: 77258, member: 908"] Dave, you sound like an experienced rider who has had some bad experiences with your local area becoming more and more restricted to riding. Have you spent much time in Central or South America? I've spent a lot of time in Mexico, some in Bolivia, and lived in Venezuela for 4 years. Concerns about having your riding privileges or trails taken away in these countries are virtually non-existent. I can appreciate the concern for not upsetting the locals. We had 4 guides with us throughout these rides who were local to the area, and knew a lot of the people in the towns we stopped in. We were more or less "following the leader" here (when in Rome...) I may have been traveling 30-40 mph past some houses, but I was careful not to splash or roost anyone that I passed. Once again every time we stopped the locals were very friendly and interested in what we were doing. I did not see one person that looked like they were upset with us being there. You say but yet... :confused: This mud was knee deep and was at the end of the ride. I was exhausted. Only two of us in our group attempted this one, the rest went around on a bypass and were waiting. Not wanting to get stuck again and hold the group up further, yes the sweep rider rode it up the hill for me:busted: [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road8.jpg[/IMG] If you've never ridden in this type of clay/mud you have no idea how little traction there is. Note that the back tire is nearly buried here. I had a hard time [I]walking[/I] up this "road," yet you seem to think this would be a boring Sunday ride. Since not everyone is going to have the chance to watch the full videos, here is the "near head on" Dave is referring to :loco: [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road3.jpg[/IMG] Obviously well back into my lane in a passing zone with plenty of room to spare. I added the top speed comment purely for entertainment value - if you don't like it that's ok, others will. I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or if you misunderstood me. I was not in the Polaris, I was just explaining that several of the trails were too narrow for it to fit through. I rode all of the sections that were available to us to ride, didn't skip any of it. I'm not sure what YOUR definition of trails is, but these are all from the day 1 video: [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road4.jpg[/IMG] This obviously wasn't 6" singletrack, but I'd still call them trails... Care to re-evaluate that statement? [IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/road7.jpg[/IMG] I have never been to Randsburg or Baja, but I have met Malcom, great guy! Again I respect where you are coming from, but my videos are from Central America, not California (and it's common sEnse:poke:). If I ever come ride in your area, I'll be sure to follow the laws of the land :thumb: [/QUOTE]
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