By Chris on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Wondering if I should go to the humphrey ride or not. What's it like? Are the trails nice to ride on? Anyone been there?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

chris, its a blast and it don't get beter than humphrey, the trail last july and this past april was 26 miles long and its got all the terrain you can think of!mud, ruts, hills, little stumps,s-turns between trees,bigger hills,some you climb and others you must decend,yah thers more mudd and yet bigger hills to climb and decend, then thers corners to take while climbing and decending, by now your tired and hungrey and you ask sombody on the trail how far till the check point and thay laghf at yah and say "shit you aint half way ther yet," yup more hills with rocks on them no yet,nice strait aways to go fast on but don't do it! thers big ruts and dunes to controle water you might not see at speed, take it from my kidneys heh heh,be shure you do your maintenance now as it's a long ride, you and 250 other registerd riders riding in an orderly fashon threw heaven n hell, i loved it!
i tore my max up on the night ride and took the 5 wheeler into the mountin the day of the dice run anyhow, i was tryin to video the ride, humphrey was too tough for the video equipment but i got the 5wheeler threw the 26 miles(4 wheeler threw the last 1/2 mile)im hooked and you will be too!
i sell video's from events i go too but till now id have too say the best video coverage of humphrey you can get is done by john schwab,
IM NOT CERTIN WHAT HIS VIDEO GO'S FOR AT THIS TIME BUT I BELEAVE ITS IN THE NAYBORHOOD OF $15.00
DONT TELL HIM BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH TWICE THAT!
he is a member of the fire department i beleave and he has videod the first three years events.
some day mine will be as good or better but he realy knows how to cover the event, im still strugling with old recorders and duct tape.LOL
SO IF YOU NEED TOO SEE WHAT YOUR GETING INTO BEFORE YOU DRIVE 500 MILES THERE CALL JOHN AT
1-716-965-2960 TELL HIM THE LAST IDEOT TOO LEAVE LAST JULY AND IN APRIL ALSO SENT YOU !!!

By George on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hey Dave,

Is there anywhere to place fuel or buy some along the trail? I'm not crazy about carrying fuel with me during the ride. If they sell fuel at one end, do they sell pre-mix for the two strokes?

I figured on bringing a tool box with me and some spare chain and sprokets and Attex does not bound with storage space.

Does anyone know if Richard Clark will be going?


Thanks,
George

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

GEORGE, LOT'S OF PEOPLE TOOK GAS WITH THEM IN LITTLE GAS CANS, YOU WILL PROBLY WANT A BIG GAS CAN AT YOUR CAR TO FILL UP FROM DURING THE WEEKEND AS GAS STATIONS ARE A BIT OF A DRIVE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT(NEXT TOWN OVER)A 440CC TWO STROKE WILL USE ALL 5 GALONES IN THE TANK ON THE TRAIL, MY TANK DOSENT HOLD ENOPHE,NOT IF IM FOLLOWING FOUR STROKES AT LEAST, IF IM GOING ALONG AT A GOOD CLIP I CAN GET BETTER GAS MILAGE,
BEST FIGURE A WAY TO CARRIE MORE,ONE WAY IS TO TEAM UP WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TRIP THREW THE TRAIL, SOMBODY WITHOUT A PASENGER OR SOMBODY WITH LOT'S OF CARGO SPACE MIGHT CARRIE YOUR GAS OR TOOLS FOR YOU,ALSO DONT FORGET A COOLER FOR SNAKS ECT.. THE RIDE AVERAGES ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURES DEPENDING ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS, WHO BRAKES DOWN IN FROUNT OF YOU, HOW LONG YOU STOP TO SNACK OR REST YOUR THROTLE HAND, LOL! !
RICHARD CLARK IS A PRITY BUISSY GUY AND IT'S A REAL LONG HAUL TO HUMPHREY FROM HIS EREA,I DON'T EXPECT HIM,

By Chris on Unrecorded Date: Edit

What's the course like? My Max hasn't had enough hours on it for burn in yet, so I can't work it too hard yet. How aggressive is it?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

CHRIS, YOU CAN BRING IT TO THE EVENT AND USE IT FOR THE TIMED EVENTS, LITTLE OBSTICLE CORSE AND BARREL RACE , THAT SORT OF STUFF, THE DICE RUN THREW THE 26 MILES YOU CAN RIDE WITH SOMBODY WHO WOULD LIKE A PASENGER JUST TO GET A FEAL FOR THE TRAIL THIS YEAR AND TAKE YOURS IN NEXT YEAR WHEN IT'S BROKEN IN, HOWEVER THIS PAST APRIL I WENT WITH SOMEONE WHO'S MAX IV WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD AND WE DID THE CORSE THREE TIMES! WE WENT SAT, SAT NIGHT, & SUNDAY
i tryed to describ it in the above post, well people bring there kids along, in fact alot of kids are doing the driveing so its not as bad as you might worrie about.
(GET OUT THERE AND RIDE THE THING SO IT'L BE READY :o)

By Ford on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I'd like to attend the Humphrey ride for the first time this year with my brother-in-law and 3 children. Is there room at the fire house for a 36ft. motorhome?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

MR Ford, you can bring as many 36' motor homes as you like,
lot's of camping room at the fire house.
however the roads aproching humphrey's fire house are steep & tall,
use low,low gears ,
i had to run my heater fan also in my caravan going up them hills.
the way i come in from anyway, maby someone can sugest an easyer route,

By victhedog on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have a friend who rides a quad can he bring it to the ride or are they banned?


Brian

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

mr ford and brian,(victhedog)
ramona griffin might be able too help you with your questions as she is in on the planing of this event, her e-dress is :. ribitrdr@earthlink.net

By Lookin on Unrecorded Date: Edit

So, what's the ride like? I love trail riding but I'm not into seeing how extreme I can push my Max, or seeing how much mud I can fling. What are the people like? Everybody pretty fun and friendly?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

looking,it's a trail ride, a long trail ride, well it's a chalenging one alright but you can go around most of the mud if you like, i by - past the mud after i lost one axle drive tube.
(i wanted to get home)
the people are the best part, it is a famly event as i wrote earlyer, so it's not as extream as you might worrie about, picture 100 machines traveling single file threw the woods packed with children, how bad can it be? well no ordenary event can draw folks from 1000's of miles away like humphrey, it even gets some people from france!

By ribitrdr on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Do you need AATV videos to pass away these cold winter nights? I have them! Titles available are:
Humphrey Jamboree 98 52 Min.
Humphrey Jamboree 99 2:07 in length
Humphrey Jamboree 00 3:38 in length
Ribits Riders Halloween 2000 Ride 38 min.

See Dave Bergers entry of 6/25/01 for his glowing review of my videos. Thanks Dave!

All tapes are $16 send check to:
John Schwab
11003 Bennett State Rd
Forestville New York 14062

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

yes i have all johns jamboree vid's threw 2000
and have had the opertunity too enjoy that halloween 2000 video too!
i highly recomend them,
i understand john's going to retern too videoing the events beginning in 2002,
this is great news, i did not get the chance too participat in the barrel racing or obsticle corse this year(2001)
so next year with both of us videoing i'll be able too put away the camera somtimes to get a bite too eat and also take a few trips threw the barrels and obsticle coars too!

IF YOU WANT TOO COMPLEET YOUR JAMBOREE COLECTION
i have the Humphrey Jamboree 01,aprox4hrs lenth
and also 2001's Halloween ride @ 1 hr in lenth.
in adition a september video from humphrey,
and some from Pete Cagles rides in NJ.
ONE FROM JAN.2000 1HR
ONE FROM APRIL 2000 1HR45MIN
AND AN APRIL 2001 APROX 2HRS
AT THIS TIME ALL MINE ARE $15.00
WITCH INCLUDES SHIPING TOO MOST PLACES IN THE USA,
OUTSIDE THE USA CAN BE A LITTLE MORE DEPENDING ON YOUR ADDRESS
TOO ORDER OR FOR MORE INFO JUST E-MAIL:
DAVIDRRRD@YAHOO.COM
AND ONE FINAL NOTE, PLEASE FEAL FREE TOO SHARE YOUR COLECTION WITH ALL YOUR FREINDS AND NAYBORS AS I HAVE FOUND THEY HAVE ENTICED SOME TO MAKE VEHICLE PURCHESES AND RESTORE THERE OLD VEHICLES AND ALSO TO TRAVEL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS TOO!
YOU MAY WELL FIND YOURSELF WITH MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR EREA TOO RIDE AMPHIBIONS WITH!