moving to florida

FGO450r · January 19, 2009, 11:35:04 PM

me and my wife are moving from oregon to florida, i have a trx450r and ride a lot of dirt trails and dunes. where are some good spots to ride in florida and am i gonna be dissapointed? i'm used to steep hill climbs, technical trails and some of the tallest dunes in the country.

kawasakimojaverider · January 20, 2009, 12:10:15 AM

theres lost of places to ride over here if you like to drive awhile to get to them

sbripple · January 20, 2009, 06:05:20 AM

forget hills and dunes get ready for mud sand and washboard trails.

bseckel · January 20, 2009, 06:30:54 AM

What they say about th trails is correct. but the drive deppends on where you are moving to. What part of florida will you be living?

Kaw3604x4 Princess · January 20, 2009, 07:20:57 AM

You will be disappointed. You will have less than 1/5 of riding areas compared to what you had in Oregon. The people are for the most part great, and the riding areas we have are sandy, dusty, muddy, and flat. But we still have a good time.

miker · January 20, 2009, 07:32:10 AM

Dude, are you kidding me?

Riding in Fl stinks. Yes, we make the best of it, but it does really stink. How are the people? Well, everything south of Palm Beach sucks. The schools, well, they suck too. The weather, it's ok if you like to sweat. I've been here 20 years now and every day I wish I never made the move. Just my opinion, but if you have any sort of brain at all, you'll probably agree once you spend some time here.

TRX450R_Racer · January 20, 2009, 08:02:48 AM

What part of FL are you moving to? The terrain and amount of areas there is to ride depends on where in the state you go.

Also check out www.ssqsa.com and www.floridatrailriders.org

Mudneck · January 20, 2009, 08:26:14 AM

I think you should take up diving

Riding here,Its that good

686RAPTOR · January 20, 2009, 10:05:56 AM

Quote from: miker on January 20, 2009, 07:32:10 AM
Dude, are you kidding me? Riding in Fl stinks. Yes, we make the best of it, but it does really stink. How are the people? Well, everything south of Palm Beach sucks. The schools, well, they suck too. The weather, it's ok if you like to sweat. I've been here 20 years now and every day I wish I never made the move. Just my opinion, but if you have any sort of brain at all, you'll probably agree once you spend some time here.

Why dont you go back to where you came from?

mrbones · January 20, 2009, 10:14:34 AM

Welcome to Florida and welcome to the site. Check out our Where to Ride page for some riding areas.

http://www.atvflorida.com/where.php

TNTaylor · January 20, 2009, 11:30:44 AM

Quote from: 686RAPTOR on January 20, 2009, 10:05:56 AM
Quote from: miker on January 20, 2009, 07:32:10 AM
Dude, are you kidding me? Riding in Fl stinks. Yes, we make the best of it, but it does really stink. How are the people? Well, everything south of Palm Beach sucks. The schools, well, they suck too. The weather, it's ok if you like to sweat. I've been here 20 years now and every day I wish I never made the move. Just my opinion, but if you have any sort of brain at all, you'll probably agree once you spend some time here.

Why dont you go back to where you came from?

I moved here 11 years ago from the midwest and live south of Palm Beach in Homestead and I love it here. The riding areas in south FL are almost nonexistant but if you get to know other riders, there are some places available and we always have a good time in the mud.

shogun323 · January 20, 2009, 12:27:28 PM

Welcome to the site!!! As Bones mentioned there is a well detailed page titled where to ride that gives a good outline of what is available here in the state.

yfz450runner · January 20, 2009, 12:49:37 PM

Be smart and dont move to florida. The job market sucks. The housing market is 2nd worst in the country and all of our riding areas are slowly being taken away from us. Go anywhere but florida and maybee california. Good luck to you!!!

bseckel · January 20, 2009, 03:28:43 PM

Quote from: miker on January 20, 2009, 07:32:10 AM
Dude, are you kidding me? Riding in Fl stinks. Yes, we make the best of it, but it does really stink. How are the people? Well, everything south of Palm Beach sucks. The schools, well, they suck too. The weather, it's ok if you like to sweat. I've been here 20 years now and every day I wish I never made the move. Just my opinion, but if you have any sort of brain at all, you'll probably agree once you spend some time here.

Well I see some people who do not know how good they have it here compared to other places. I moved here from Long Island N.Y. and everywhere up there is illigal to ride. you have to pay about 1000 a year to be a member of a track to ride somewhere legally or risk getting the bike impounded everytime you ride. So compared to where I came fom I love it down here for riding and racing.

quadguy33 · January 20, 2009, 03:54:59 PM

i don't understand how some people can hate it here as much as they say and still stay here something is keeping them here. i know if i hated it here as much as some of you say i would LEAVE.

and sorry to the person who started this post for all garbage and posts that don't answer your question, but there isn't a lot of places to ride here. (depending on where you live)

Keeter · January 20, 2009, 09:05:30 PM

Quote from: Kaw3604x4 Princess on January 20, 2009, 07:20:57 AM
You will be disappointed. You will have less than 1/5 of riding areas compared to what you had in Oregon. The people are for the most part great, and the riding areas we have are sandy, dusty, muddy, and flat. But we still have a good time.

Well said Jen. Right on target.

FGO450r · January 21, 2009, 12:12:29 AM

thanks for all the input everybody, we'll be moving to the pensacola area, that's where most of my wife's family lives.

bseckel · January 21, 2009, 06:10:01 AM

Well I suggest checking out the Florida Motoplex then. Its located in Madison. The owner Paul is a really nice guy and I have a great time every trip I make to the plex. More info can be had here.
http://www.floridaatv.com

garym · January 21, 2009, 07:37:39 PM

They don't call us flatlanders for nothing...I am from Connecticut and think this place rocks compared to where I came from...Panhandle is cool for riding especially that georgia is only 30 miles away

backinsaddle · January 21, 2009, 09:45:32 PM

the panhandle of florida is a different story than the rest of the state. not only do you have a new facility down the road (motoplex), you're also much closer than most of us to some great out of state riding in Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolina and Virginias :ThumbsUp.gif

kawasakimojaverider · January 21, 2009, 10:10:39 PM

i dont know why but i like living in florida i moved to nc for a year and hated every day of it

4fittyr · January 21, 2009, 11:03:11 PM

anytime you can feel and uses the 450r power is a great thing roost on my friend fellow throttle jockey

mrbones · January 22, 2009, 01:30:50 PM

Florida is a great place to ride. Winter is the best riding season!

moving to florida

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