Expanding my horizons

[typeone]

Why yes, yes it was.

i remember that day. pretty sure i rolled by, motor off. chick was a douche.

[rolker]

If you think that little didy is fun come take my WR450 out you will sell it soon after.......

Actually, I did test a DRZ400 as well, not sure how it compares to a 450, but it certainly had more power available to me than the 250. I did notice that the 250 was more sensitive to which gear I was in, but that's something I'm used to dealing with anyway!

I guess I'm just the oddball that likes to get the most out of the least amount of cc's.

[rolker]

How are you supposed to handle passing horses that are going in the same direction? Once I came upon a few horses on an access road. I pulled way over, and idled by making sure the horses looked composed. Everything went fine until one of the horseback riders followed us to the car and berated me/us for like 20 minutes. We finally had to just drive off with her still spitting insults.

But you can't always STOP and sit there.

Good question, Bubs and I had the option to turn around which we did, but that's not always practical. So what should be the proper protocol for passing a horse in a way that leaves everyone happy?

[ZX-12R]

How are you supposed to handle passing horses that are going in the same direction?

The MA law doesn't cover off-road scenarios but is certainly reasonable for an off-road encounter.

Section 14. Every person operating a motor vehicle shall bring the vehicle and the motor propelling it immediately to a stop when approaching a cow, horse or other draft animal being led, ridden or driven, if such animal appears to be frightened and if the person in charge thereof shall signal so to do; and, if traveling in the opposite direction to that in which such animal is proceeding, said vehicle shall remain stationary so long as may be reasonable to allow such animal to pass; or, if traveling in the same direction, the person operating shall use reasonable caution in thereafter passing such animal.

Pretty much if the animal appears to be in distress and the rider signals to stop, you have to. If the animal appears to be fine but the rider is being a douche and not letting you by, pass using reasonable caution.

[ZX-12R]

NH laws are similar:

NH RSA 265:104 Approaching Horses. – Every person having control or charge of a vehicle shall, whenever upon any way and approaching any horse, drive, manage, and control such vehicle in such a manner as to exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the frightening of such horse, and to insure the safety and protection of any person riding or driving the same.

They make no distinction between same or opposite direction approaches, you just have to take every reasonable precaution to prevent frightening the horse. Being stuck behind a horse indefinitely because a rider doesn't want you to pass when the horse seems fine otherwise doesn't seem like a reasonable precaution to me, but I'm not a lawyer.

[rolker]

Thanks for that info! I googled for some NH info this is what I found on NH's State Park page on trail etiquette, under the OHRVer's section: http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/...etiquette.aspx

• When passing a horseback rider or musher, alert the rider to your presence by calmly calling out you wish to pass. The horseback rider or musher should pull the horse or dogs over. If the rider has the horse under control, proceed on. If not, allow the rider to move the horse or dogs to a safe spot on the trail and then proceed.

[nhbubba]

Will you look at this thread.. getting all educational and constructive. What happened to you people?!

...ice wheels...

You're right. You need THREE sets of wheels .. for thorough training.

Do you know Roland? LOL

+1... +1 bigtime.

[Kurlon]

I could let Roland try my 250, my nice, polite, mild mannered 250...

[Paul_E_D]

You guys watched the video, right? Roland doesn't need any more power any time soon.

[rolker]

You guys watched the video, right? Roland doesn't need any more power any time soon.

WTF do you mean by that??? That I'll just hurt myself with more power?

[Paul_E_D]

Well, in a word, yes! Lol. No offense Roland. I'm not ready for either the 450 or the 2t 250.

[typeone]

stay with it. i'm one of those 'oddballs' too. smaller = betterer off-road (but get real tires and jet & gear perfectly)

[typeone]

Well, in a word, yes! Lol. No offense Roland. I'm not ready for either the 450 or the 2t 250.

i'm -THIS- close to bumping back to 250 2T (Beta, baby). you can doo eet but i'm back in da wood.

[Kurlon]

I dunno, the Ossa Explorer looks pretty hawt to me.

[typeone]

def hot, but too focused (for my tastes)

[rolker]

Well, in a word, yes! Lol. No offense Roland. I'm not ready for either the 450 or the 2t 250.

Oh I know that a 250 4T is plenty for me. In fact, my first time on a dirt bike was on a built 250 2T on the ice! That was a bit overkill for me... but I did have loads of fun on it!

[breakdirt916]

Sheez...you guys wanna do battle over smallest cc and fun?

Don't make me come down there...

But no...250 2 strokes are a bit much...what I want isa 144 or woodsy 200 like the exc or kdx