Less Sound Equals More Ground
"I was fortunate to be able to test the dB Snorkel on my KTM 200EXC fitted with the stock exhaust/muffler. The dB Snorkel is a unique, well designed, quality product that really works. It is amazingly quiet and I do not sense a loss of power. This thing is no joke at only 1.8 lbs and a reduction of 4 to 9 db. Less sound means more ground. We are routinely loosing our riding areas in the Colorado Rocky Mountains due to the honest complaint of excessive noise. It is time to step up to the plate and make a difference by eliminating noisy dirt bikes. Do your part by significantly reducing the sound of your dirt bike. The dB Snorkel is a very effective device for 2-stroke off-road bikes. It is well worth the $85.” Visit the site http://www.thedbsnorkel.com/index.php
Tom Thomas
Telluride Chapter
ONE BUSY SUMMER
Gary Wilkinson
I hope this newsletter finds all of you looking back on a great summer and looking forward to the fall and winter riding seasons. Here in Colorado we have had our first real snowstorm and, along with the fall colors, it makes for some magnificent sights. We apologize for not keeping in better touch with you this summer and want to bring you up to speed on what has been going on. As our membership closes in on 400, we are more committed than ever to continue working to support responsible OHV use....More
THE GOODS ON THE WOODS
Don Short
It has been a busy year for projects and keeping up with the various travel management issues through out the San Juan National Forest. I know that many SJTR members have spent a lot of time going to meetings, preparing documents and keeping an eye on what may be the next issue. We have worked with other organizations on their projects and they, in turn, are helping us with ours. Here’s an update on what I’ve been involved with lately: More
FARMINGTON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PLAN UPDATE
Bob Hormell
Hello all you Adventure Riders! The club continues work on the trail inventories for the suggested travel management plan for the Farmington BLM office. At this point, we will be asking for inclusion of approximately 241 OHV trail miles. The 17 trails listed below have been GPSed on the following topological maps and have been submitted to the Farmington BLM office for inclusion in the Resource Management plan. More
OHV Recreation on Public Lands in SW Colorado
A commentary by Dale Hoover
Recently there has been much public outcry against OHV recreation on public land. Radically minded opponents to OHV recreation consistently cite the random, high profile, but nonetheless regrettable acts of illegal and senseless damage caused by OHVers as reason to eliminate OHVs from public land. Arguments for eliminating OHVs are often rife with personal bias and prejudice, which, by definition turns a blind eye toward the overarching issues and facts. The result is a series of highly emotional, often inaccurate or irrelevant sound bites that only serve to rile emotions and mislead the community as a whole, rather than solve the core problems. Here are a few facts worthy of consideration in this debate: More
Forest Service Updates ATV Rules
By Dale Rodebaugh
| Herald Staff Writer
The U.S. Forest Service's final rules governing off-highway vehicles in national forests rely heavily on shared planning of consistent regulations by forest officials, environmentalists, the public and off-highway vehicle users.
"Our goal is to improve opportunities for off-highway vehicles and assure the best care of the land," Forest Service chief Dale Bosworth told reporters Wednesday in a national telephone news conference. "We support this recreational use, but it needs to be carefully managed to benefit future generations." More
