I help put on both the enduro and the Dual Sport in Byron. Both events are good for beginners. The enduro will be a little longer than the dual sport and have a couple of tighter sections of trail than the Dual Sport.
The enduro will be around 55-60 miles long with fields in between the woods sections. We also run the whole enduro at 18mph, so slower riders have a better chance of not houring out. I feel it is a good beginer enduro do to the woods sections are short, then there is usaully fields following the woods to rest in, and the slow speed average.
Layton has good questions about what type of bike you have and where you live. You need lights mounted on your bike to ride our event, can't have a MX bike with just a number plate. Almost all District 17 Enduros are this way. If you live close to Byron, then you could come see what an enduro is all about and give us a hand, we need it this year. I could stick you with a couple of guys that would give you all the info you ever wanted about an enduro.
In District 17 (IL) we have a trailrider class, this is for first year enduro riders. You can ride any cc bike and there are no age restrictions. You will have to be an AMA member, and a District 17 member, both of which you can sign up for the day of the race.
As for the Dual Sport, it will be the same as previous Poker Runs, must have lights mounted, the rest is up to you. We sanctioned it as a Dual Sport because we can have non-AMA members ride. We will have road sections or arrows around all technical stuff in case some true Dual Sports show up.
I will post more on both events in the next couple of weeks. you can also email the club at
forestcityriders@hotmail.com, I can send you a flyer on both events if wanted too.
CoolKTM, where are you located, do we know each other?