[Florence] - ATV Riders Forums - Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Polaris, CanAm, Arctic Cat, Kymco ATVs

Pages:1

Florence
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)

Posted by: mikeminyard

Anyone been to Florence lately? I am going the last weekend in Feb and was wondering what to expect as far as the condition of the sand goes?

Posted by: 400EX QUADER

lots of quicksand, witches eyes and finky looking dunes. be aware!!

Posted by: mikeminyard

So pretty much the same as always lol. What about drop offs? Are they worse than normal? Last time I was there was September. Thanks.

Posted by: 400EX QUADER

dude it's 10x worse than usual... yes theres dropoff's and alot of other dangerous things. Just go, have a good time and be careful.

Posted by: 440EXjay

I just got back and the weather was awesome. The dunes on the other hand were very unusually soft and choppy. It made for some fun and fatigueing ridin'. Lots of like holes everywhere. I caught one at about 50mph and got tossed about 50ft. I was fine but my quad now needs a new steering stem, bars, clutch lever, brake line, sub frame, and grab bar. Limped it back to camp and got my other quad and proceeded to have a good time.

So in my ramblings, what i'm saying is you can always have a good time there. As 400EX Quader said "have a good time and be careful"

Posted by: 400EX QUADER

sounded like a sweet trip. sorry about ur bike... I'll at sandlake for the march 25th weekend like thurs-sun. wanna meet-up? lemme know. and the dunes arent as bad I heard as a few weeks ago. sweet weekend to ride.
thanx

Posted by: 440EXjay

Pic of damage.....

Posted by: 400EX QUADER

wow that sux!

Posted by: mikeminyard

Man, that sucks. At least you had a spare to ride.

Well, we went and the riding wasn't that good. There really weren't even the jumps that Florence is known for. Everything was smooth as could be. Just goes to show how quickly the sand can change and why we always need to be aware of what is coming up next.