| Building dirt bike tracks is not as uncommon as you | | | | Step 3 - Get the necessary permits and consent |
| might imagine. Lots of folks do it. It allows them a | | | | First on the list should be obtaining consent from any |
| chance to improve and perfect their racing and | | | | neighbors in the area. If you do not have approval |
| jumping skills without being in the spotlight at busier | | | | there is certainly no use in going any further. Some of |
| public tracks. The easiest and most common sort of | | | | your neighbors may not be quite as agreeable as |
| track to build is a Motocross course. It is simply a | | | | others and you do not want to spend your energy and |
| matter of observing the lay of the land, noticing where | | | | money for a project that may later be closed down |
| the mounds and elevations are, and incorporating the | | | | by the area authorities. Once you get their approval |
| native contours of the acreage into the look of the | | | | you will want to obtain any permits that may be |
| track. Of course, the more elevation differences, | | | | needed in addition to making sure you will not be |
| slopes, and mounds you have on the property the | | | | breaking any local laws. |
| better your dirt bike track will be. | | | | Step 4 - Determine the cost of creating your dirt bike |
| Depending on the total amount of acreage you have | | | | track |
| access to, you might only be able to build a couple of | | | | One more matter will be the cost. If you have several |
| jumps and a berm or two. But, it is not necessary to | | | | acres at your disposal it could cost a few thousand |
| have acres and acres of land; you can still build a little | | | | dollars to rent the Bobcat and pay for gasoline and |
| practice track on a half acre plot or less. Without | | | | additional equipment. Determine the whole cost before |
| having access to more property you will be limited to | | | | spending one dollar and make sure it is affordable to |
| making a circular or horseshoe-shaped track, but it can | | | | you. When you have the necessary authorization, |
| still be fun and educational. Five acres of land is good | | | | permits, and money it is time to rent the equipment and |
| and will enable you to design it almost any manner that | | | | begin creating the track. |
| you can imagine. | | | | Step 5 - Incorporate safety into your design |
| Step 1 - Keep the native contour of the property in | | | | When creating a dirt bike track safety should be the |
| mind when creating your design | | | | number one concern. Riding dirt bike motorcycles is not |
| Riding your dirt bike around the property, using the | | | | the safest sport on the planet, so position your jumps |
| native lay of the land, is your 1st step. This will let you | | | | in open locations and not around massive trees and |
| know where the natural flow of the track takes you. | | | | rocks. But, any rocks or trees that may possibly come |
| Let the property be your guide on how the track | | | | into play should have old mattresses, hay bales, or |
| should be laid out. Use some existing mounds as jumps | | | | rubber tires as protective barriers. These cushions can |
| and the bottom of others as berms. Observe where | | | | thwart injury. It is also a good idea to implement these |
| the elevation changes are and how they can be used | | | | protecting barriers around soft berms in view of the |
| to your advantage. | | | | fact that these can be places where possible loss of |
| Step 2 - Planning ahead is a must | | | | control can occur. |
| Your objective should be to include the native terrain | | | | Step 6 - Start making the track |
| into the look of the track. Keep this in mind as you are | | | | The actual track building process can take anywhere |
| riding around the acreage. Furthermore, you will want | | | | from one or two days up to one week or more |
| to consider a few other crucial things. Drainage is one | | | | dependent upon the dimensions of the property. Utilize |
| of the primary considerations. Low lying places can | | | | the Bobcat to first layout the general course of the |
| become little lakes or muddy swamps during wet | | | | entire track, remembering to make slight angles in the |
| weather conditions. It is best when you can steer clear | | | | trails for water drainage. When the entire track has |
| of these impending mud holes while designing your dirt | | | | been laid out it is time to start making individual jumps |
| bike track since it will enable you to be able to ride | | | | and berms. Use the Bobcat to grade mounds to your |
| more often and require less track maintenance. Plus, all | | | | skill level and do not build jumps higher than you feel |
| riding paths should be at a slight angle, just enough to | | | | safe with. Within a few days you will be having the |
| enable the water to drain off swiftly, which will keep | | | | time of your life while improving your racing proficiency |
| the track drier. | | | | at the same time. |