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ZUKIWORLD Events and Activities Forum => ZUKIWORLD 'ZUKFARI => Topic started by: Jonny Rash on June 03, 2015, 08:04:30 AM
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Who: Anyone with a Suzuki 4WD
What/Where: Exploring trails around the Pike National Forest
When: 29 June-4 July 2015
Why: To have fun!
This is not a formal Zukiworld event, but just an invite to run some trails together.
29 June, Monday
Dakon Road/Long Hollow Road
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=152 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=152)
Rainbow Falls aka Illinois Gulch
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=222 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=222)
Hotel Gulch, Winding Stairs Loop
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=220 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=220)
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=156 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=156)
Tuesday, 30 June
Rule Ridge
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=223 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=223)
Phantom Creek/Signal Butte
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=210 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=210)
Wednesday, 1 July
Day Off
Thursday, 2 July
China Wall
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=61 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=61)
LaSalle Pass
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=468 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=468)
Friday, 3 July
Balanced Rock Road
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=202 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=202)
Mt Herman
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=158 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=158)
Saturday, 4 July
Schubarth Loop
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=155 (http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=155)
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Thank you Jonny.
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Just wanted to say that we had a great trip! We camped north of Woodland park, explored the Cripple Creek, and Canon City areas, and of course, ran a bunch of trials in Pikes National Forest. I wish that we could have run some trails together with other Suzuki enthusiasts, but we still had a lot of fun.
I think we were the only non-ATV/motorcycle out there on the trails! I definitely received a lot of strange looks, as well as a very puzzled look from a new 4-door Jeep owner after I emerged from a steep, and heavily rutted trail, and onto the main roadway. >:D
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I think we were the only non-ATV/motorcycle out there on the trails! I definitely received a lot of strange looks, as well as a very puzzled look from a new 4-door Jeep owner after I emerged from a steep, and heavily rutted trail, and onto the main roadway. >:D
Seems like there really has been a shift in what people are using to get out. The side by sides, quads, and MC are really growing in popularity. I wonder if there are some industry numbers somewhere? Anyway, I was in Idaho a few weeks ago running trails and most of them have shrunk down / grown in to quad size.
-Eric
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I think a large part of the shift is that newer Jeeps and other SUVs are too large (too long and wide) for the old Jeep trails, which were organized around a short and narrow Jeep CJ5 (Samurai) sized vehicle. I can't imagine taking a new Jeep on some of the trails that we covered in Pikes Forest. Many trails contained washed out, rutted sections, that would be nearly impossible for a larger vehicle to negotiate.
As far as the ATV industry, it is still growing. http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/atv-manufacturing.html (http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/atv-manufacturing.html)
Around Oklahoma I see a lot of RZRs and RZR-like SXSs on the trails now. They have grown so much in popularity, I would say that they outnumber the street legal rigs. Of course, many SXSs have lift kits etc, and some are almost the same size of a 4-door Jeep, albeit much lighter. Too expensive for me, and I like to drive my legally drive my rig on the road. I will stick with my old Samurais. 8)