Highland Park ADVENTURE RIDE at Hatfield-McCoy!

The response for the October Hatfield-McCoy Adventure Ride in the West Virginia mountains has been excellent, and we have a large group.  That will make it super fun.  All the trails are marked, and we will have good trail maps, so if needed , we can split the large group into smaller groups . Trails range from easy dirt roads to moderate ATV wide trails to difficult singletrack.  None of the trails are overly difficult, so we will ride the three areas that have the highest percentage of singletrack and difficult trails - Dingess Rum, Browning Fork, Indian Ridge.     We will leave Wednesday, Oct 15 at about 10AM from Highland Park. If you live somewhere near our travel route, we can pick you up on the way. We will arrive at our destination just before dark, about 7PM. Ride all day Thurs - Fri - Sat, close to 300 miles worth, and drive back Sunday morning, arriving at Highland Park around 4PM. 

Cost  will be about $475 per person , and will cover all lodging and transportation costs, plus your riding fees/permits.   PLEASE BE AWARE that the price may go up or down slightly due to the final size of our group and how many vehicles and gas we will need.  I will let everyone know the exact cost as soon as I can, but it probably won't vary more than $20-$25 either way.

A $200 deposit will secure your slot.   Your deposit is fully refundable until July 15, at which time the balance will be due, and all money becomes non-refundable, unless you (or I ) can find a person to take your place, which probably will not be too hard to do.  Lodging for a large group is scarce where we are going, and I rented an entire motel, so I need a confirmed list of people by July 15.   Please make deposit checks to Highland Park, and send to:
Highland Park
1501 Culp Lake Rd
Cedartown, GA, 30125

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Food & drinks, or gas/oil for your bike, spare parts needed for your bike, adult beverages .  

ADDITIONAL INFO
1. You don't want to miss any killer riding days or have the wrong clothing with you, or no spares.  Have as many spares as possible for your bike, like levers, foot pegs, cables, clutch plates, whatever you can think of that might wear out or get crashed out .  We will log  close to 3 00 miles while we are there. That's  about the same as 7 Hare Scrambles races. Think of all the parts you typically replace over  7 races. Make sure your bike has a skid plate, bark busters, and radiator guards. You  m ight  need all of them before the  trip is  over.

2. Everyone needs a high quality waterproof enduro jacket and a high quality backpack with hydration system. The backpack will hold spares, trail snacks, camera, etc, and in the warm part of the day, your Enduro jacket.   I can suggest good backpacks and jackets if you do not already have those items. We ather at that time of year can range from sunny and 75 degrees to 35 degrees and raining. Typically we will start out with  cool temperatures in the morning, later you will shed your jacket,  stuff it in your backpack, and then put it back on if we get rain, or if  temps drop late in the day .

3 .  I will bring a well stocked toolbox, but if you know you need tools specific to your bike, like an unusual non-metric allen wrench that fits only your particular bark busters, then make sure you bring those tools with you. They must fit in your gear bag.  If you intend to change your oil while we are there, bring oil with you.  I will have a pan and a container for waste oil.

4 .  The altitudes at H-M are similar to Highland Park, so if your Fall weather jetting is good here, it will be  good there.   Some bikes might require a little carb tweaking, but not much.

5 . Make sure your bike is fully serviced with new tires and new brake pads. Inspect and locktite everything. If your chain/sprockets show  much wear, replace them before you go.  I suggest everyone use an EK 520 SRO chain, which we stock here.  They are great chains, and I will have spare EK chain and master links .

6. Space may be limited, depending on the number of vehicles/people going. We may have to strap gear bags on the trailers between bikes. We might see rain at some point going to or from  West Virginia, so bring extra large heavy duty plastic bags for your gear bag.

SUGGESTED LIST OF GEAR & SPARES
RIDING GEAR
Waterproof Enduro jacket, chest protector, knee braces, elbow guards, 2 riding pants, 3 jerseys, 3 padded seat riding shorts, 2 pairs of gloves, 3 pairs riding socks, 2 goggles, spare anti-fog lenses , maybe thermal under jersey riding shirt s or other warm upper body wear if the weather is looking cold for our trip , boots, and a backpack with hydration bladder.   You will not need a lot of street clothes, as we will be in riding gear all day.  

SPARES
A small problem like a broken shift lever can mess up a perfectly good day of riding, so I suggest everyone bring some spares. Throttle and clutch cables, clutch plates (or put in a new clutch before we leave), outer clutch cover, clutch and brake levers, rear brake and shifter levers, spark plug, two clean and oiled air filters. If you intend to change your oil/oil filter while there, bring oil and filter. Rather than clean and lube up air filters, I suggest you bring two clean and pre-oiled air filters in heavy duty zip lock freezer bags. If someone does break something we do not have a spare for, we will call it in to Highland Park, the part will be sourced  if possible and sent next day air to  us . I will bring some common spares for all bikes – front and rear tubes, spare knobbies, handlebars, bark busters, zip ties, duct tape, EK chain and chain parts, grips, spare nuts and bolts, and a large selection of tools. If you have a  late model KTM, you are in luck – I will have nearly every spare part on hand for late model KTM's, and you won't need to bring much in the way of spares.