Do any of you Aussie riders have any tips for places to ride around Sydney? My bike's not rego'd. Somewhere legal would be good, but some tips on good fire trails or state forests would also be good. Are there any ride parks in areas like Penrith? Thanks
There is heaps of riding all around Sydney, But you need Rego for all of it. You get caught & its about a $2500.00 fine. Closet Park is in Windsor, but its more for kids & Pit Bikes. Closest after that would be Lochmarree or Binacrombie which is Goulbourne way
Check out this DBW Forum thread on dirt bike parks in Aus: http://www.dirtbikeworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=71903 In NSW you need a road registered bike to ride in state forests and things. The only place you can legally ride unregistered bikes is these parks and on private land (with consent) unfortunately. I have found riding around The Letter A (Olney State Forest) to be very good with an awesome mix of fire trails, nice technical single track, hill climbs, etc. and it's only an hour or so North of Sydney.
Louee station at Lou near Mudgee is a top location 12000 acres with 2 MX tracks a 20 km circuit around the property with ST coming of the circuit that is graded like a ski run ie blue, red, black. If you ride in the Clarence/Zig Zag railway area drive well into the forest and park. You will probably not get booked.
Careful with Louee if plan on doing the trails. It is VERY rocky there, and the trails are not maintained so are pretty whooped out in sections. I would advise using hard rubber tyres and ultra heavy duty tubes if I were going to ride there again.
