New Member out of North Carolina

[F150Motocrosser]

Greetings everybody.. New member here! My name is Blake Steffy and I ride/race a KTM 125 here in North Carolina. My home is in Charlotte but I'm a fulltime college student across the state on the coast here at UNC-Wilmington.

I'm a very active poster over on FordTruckWorld.com. I've met some awsome people through there, and I'm hoping to do the same here.

Here are some photos of me, my bikes, and my other money pit: my truck

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[laxleo25]

o cool you live in NC. I am moving there in June. Do you know of any good offroading places?

 

[rossgo]

hey my names rossgo from wales have u ever heard of a shop in tennesee called pro- flo ive just been waitning a 2 weeks or more and wondering if its a reall shop or not!!! see you have a rmx great bike when you have rm head gasket and fmf gnarly and power core silencer!!!! and boysen reed valves i have one !!! or email me at igotmine81@yahoo.co.uk cheers but!!

 

[F150Motocrosser]

Laxleo - Yes, three are many great tracks, as well as National Forests with trails throughout the state. Which part are you moving to???

Rossgo - No, I am not framilier with that shop? And that bike in the background is actually a dressed up 93 DR 250 :P fooled ya!

 

[Tony Eeds]

Welcome to the site :cool:

Thanks for setting up your User CP and updated information relating to your location. Grab a spot on the couch and tell us a bit about yourself.

Check out the Southern Spodes forum for opportunities to hook up with fellow DRNers.

Again, welcome to the site and shout if you have any questions!

 

[High Lord Gomer]

Hey, I know that guy! He took me out during a race one time!

J/K....I haven't raced in almost a year.

You need to hook up and ride with JBoomer, who is now out that way.

 

[xsnrg]

Hey Blake, I'm in Durham, but get down toward Wilmington often for business. What year are you in at UNCW and what are you studying down there (besides beachwear and MX)?

 

[F150Motocrosser]

XSNRG - I'm actually an International Business major here. I'm in my senior year now, but I'll graduate December 2006. Can't wait! My home/parents/bikes are back in Charlotte, so that's where I'd really call "home"

You ever ride any of the NC Nat'l Forests? My dad's been wanting to check some out

 

[xsnrg]

Yes, we've ridden Uwharrie which is the closest to Charlotte. It is an OK place to ride, but of the places we go, it is my least favorite because it is mostly truck/jeep roads and EXTREMELY rocky. I think by far the best public place to ride in NC is Brown Mountain OHV area which is near Morgantown, NC (it's worth the trip up there). They have great trails, great terrain, well marked...and it is ATV/bikes only with some single track. My favorite place is a private place that is close to Brown Mtn called Brushy Mountain. The terrain and trails are very similare to Brown Mountain, but there is more single track, the trails are one-directional (so no oncoming quad traffic to worry about), and they are well marked. You've got to pay for a membership there, but again, I've heard it is worth it.

Nearer to you, I've been hearing about, but never been to, a place called Buckleberry's which apparently has a track, but also has about 1,000 acres for free-riding including a drag strip and a pit of some sort. I've met people who have gone there camping/riding for a weekend.

My advice for the first time out...take your dad to Brown Mountain or check out Brushy Mountain...maybe they'll let you try it out for a day for a one time fee to decide if you want a membership.

http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreation/brown_mountain_orv.pdf

http://www.bmmspark.com/

PM me or email me your number and I'll look you up next time I'm coming your way.

 

[F150Motocrosser]

Thanks for the advice. We've been wanting to check out both of those places for like the past 3 years. We did make it out to Uwharrie for the first time a couple of months ago. Phew, rocky is right! lol.. There werent many jeeps there when we went (thankfully) we were SCREAMIN through the easy trails, but the advanced trials were just the rockiest terrain I've ever ridden in. Taking the Daniel trail was a bad idea.. lol

 

[xsnrg]

You'll really like Brown and Bushy. And I now think it a crime to live in NC and not make at least an annual multi-day pilgrimage to the WV Hatfield-McCoy trails.

 

[laxleo25]

I am moving to Burlington. there is a new development that i am moving into its like 2 phases but they wont start the second phase for a while so i am going to ride in there.