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Hi there, from Western Australia, when Covid hit I was going stir crazy, so I decided I needed a small track at home. I lease my property so I needed to keep the project to a small area. (The track is just under an acre).
I started off with 4 short lanes that then over time has gone to 6 x 100 metre lanes plus the 2 ends so roughly 700 meters. Being in lanes I used the dirt in-between lanes to create drainage but also to use on the obstacles.
I dug a dam at one end for irrigation and to use the dirt for the track. Its big enough for 2 lines and has 20 jumps per lap which is around 1.02 min lap time. Because its all close together I’m able to run 10 or so large sprinklers that cover most of it.
I have a Stark for this track which works out well, in 1 charge I can do an hour which is about 50 laps which by the end I’m rooted!, I don’t disturb any neighbours and in summer I water the night before then ride early 6.00 to 8.00am before it gets too hot.
With this type of track even with a petrol bike, because it’s not high speeds and you’re jumping a lot the noise level isn’t too loud. This could be a different option for you.
Yup, this right here...knew a guy that had unlimited resourses, built a track on his property. A few neighbors complained and he went opposite direction and said fuck off to all. Town shut him down shortly after.
Get a stark and do whatever you want anytime you want. Judging by your property, you can probably afford to have 2 bikes, respectfully. Ride the stark at home and your preferred bike everywhere else!
These are beautiful, especially for a backyard track. Well done man
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Thanks, I agree, I wasnt gonna do much at first besides maybe a Daytona like turn set up in the trees or some woods trails with some small jumps, turns in it. I need to ride one, hear nothing but good things though.
Thank you for the encouraging post, track looks awesome.
That track is perfect setup. Thank you for the encouragement, does sound like a electric bike is in my future.
I'm on 17 acres. One neighboring property is a cabin, the last dude was the kind of PA deer hunter that showed up Friday at 4pm to run to his stand.
He blew up on me one day about the bikes during archery season - lectured me on and on about the deer being scared off. It was comedy gold, considering how often I have to roll a warm up lap slow to clear them off the track.
Promptly told him to pound sand, and he sold his cabin to a cool dude. Win-win.
This is an awesome setup - about how many tri-axles per obstacle?
This looks awesome. How many acres is it on? Thank you for the encouragement!
Sounds like the plan. Thanks man, I'm 41, took me awhile to get here, 2nd career and wife also makes decent money but we work hard.
This is what I had in mind, maybe rhythm section in the middle and a table on one side of the track and double on the other, nothing crazy. Its gorgeous man. Love it.
My track is 1/2 mile in length. Covers 3 acres now. I have 6.5 acres with my house on my NC property. I have had a LOT of trees cut and then stumps removed. Finally have it laid out, with some bigger jumps now too. I have had 20 15 ton loads of dirt brought in over the last few years to build it all. Table tops take a lot of dirt!! I maintain it with a JD 325G , ripper and a rotovator.
Good lord man. You are an artist!
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We get up, and go hunt in the morning. Then have lunch, and spin a few woods laps, then hunt the evening.
The deer are used to the bikes, and unless you happen to jump one, they don't give 2 shit about them.
I’d say about 4-6 for most of my jumps - a bit more for the long step-on/step-off.
It’s stretched out across 2-3 acres I guess. Started out really small and added a new section each year for about 3 years to get to what it is now. Had some parts of the land cleared by a forestry mulcher, other parts I just bush hogged and found the path of least resistance through the trees. Definitely helps to have lots of shade to keep it from getting too dry & dusty. Like I said, upkeep is minimal and very easy. Building it wasn’t difficult either. Before I moved to this piece of land I had never been on a tractor in my life. Learned as I went, and while it took some time, building it was one of the most fun and rewarding things I’ve ever done. Working on it is never a chore.
I’m in Folsom, La. if you ever want to make a road trip and check it out for some ideas.
Thanks! A lot of people can’t believe I did all that without a dozer or skid steer.😆
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This is all that was needed to build & maintain the track (aside from land clearing). The bigger obstacles take about 2 days to build.
My little track is on under 3 acres., I been playing on it since the 80's and has been changed hundreds of times. Started out with a trail , to hand dug jumps to , getting a tractor and even a dozer. Equipment don't cost all that much if you are handy with tools + you learn alot on how to repair them. I have had dozens of riders at a time to just me, some times every day some times once a month. I have a couple neighbors within a few hundred yards and no one has ever complained. We also shoot guns and blow shit up too. A while back I was at the gas station and I ran into one neighbor and he asked if I still lived here as he has not heard anything for for a while. I said, I still live there and still ride, he just never heard it. My closest neighbor 800 feet or so, told me once. he almost never hears us. It's not like you riding a bike is a big deal, most people don't care, my neighbors like to wood work, and I can hear there wood working tools running all the time. I could care less.just as they could care less what I do.
Here is a quick vid of my little track.
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Good excuse to buy a Stark lol
Here mine its on about 2 acres maybe little less, this was this spring, redid it while ago new layout, I try to change it twice year but also dont have equipment here full time.
That's a good price for the clay. As I stated before I paid $250 for a full dump truck load and that was about 16 yards (at least that is what I was told).
I believe that man! Stark eliminates every speed bump with all of this.
There's a lot of good advice in this thread, especially about stump removal. It's a tough chore to say the least, but it's easier to remove a tree than to fix a spine. Regarding bikes: myself, I've found the CRF110/KLX110 bikes to be just too small, I feel like a circus bear on a tricycle when I ride one. Then again, I think your lot is too small to feel "normal" on a full-size bike as well, as race bikes cover ground so quickly you'd be at the next corner a half-second after you exited the last one. My advice would be to go with a 19"/16" wheel-size bike - and I'd make it an electric one too. You could then tune the power to the track so it suits it perfectly, and the bikes are big enough to "feel" like a normal bike. I've changed my own track to this setup, and I've never looked back. It's so fun and so easy, and if ONE friend comes by - it's a race. That 'one friend' could end up being your daughter, and what a great time that would be. Good luck and enjoy!
I'm impressed. I have a BX2380 which is quite a bit smaller than yours, regardless I still understand how much time it would have taken without a skiddy. It would be helpful to have loose dirt brought in. I just scrape 3-4 inches deep about 10-20 feet back from the jumps and landings to pile up my dirt. This works ok, but it's not great. You get clumps of top sod which is much better once it dies and breaks down to dirt. I mostly have jumps for a pit bike and not full size bikes.
Wow, some artists in here with tractors. I have 150ac in Vermont with an 8 mile woods loop on it, but I've always wanted to throw a small moto track in somewhere. I would need some dynamite though considering the ledge.
Another option is to build your electric bike with a roller. That is what I did and it's surprisingly pretty fun. Found a CRF450 frame and hacked it up, put an electric kit in it. Even my hardcore Moto buddies are like "man this thing actually rips". It's not a Stark killer. Sometimes I'll hop on it and ride the perimeter of the property and get my dogs to run along with me while my toddler rides on my lap. The neighbors know nothing. Or get home from work and go do some wheelies and burn off some energy for 20-30 minutes then go back to husband and dad duties. Unfortunately, my 350 is just too loud for the yard so the electric is nice alternative.
I gotta ask why you created the thread asking about it in the first place, if its a case of you just doing it no matter what. I had the same reaction as many, but i'm not going to rain on your parade without knowing what your community dynamics are. I have 20 acres in solid forest and there is no way it would fly here. neighbors are on 20 acres as well and I back on to crown land. I have had messages from neighbors for riding my bike for an hour once every couple weeks. Just my experience. Very well could be different for you. I don't think it would be a bad idea to get the neighbors blessing before hacking up the land though, or be prepared to go and buy an electric bike immediately after the first complaint. Once there is a couple complaints and the neighbors aren't happy, they will complain every time the wind blows your wind chimes. Besides the noise stuff, and I mean no offense by this, but 4 acres is just not a big enough plot imo. I have told myself if I want a moto track, the minimum is 50 acres and a good neighbor set up. Best of luck whatever you decide, moto track out the back door is definitely a dream!
Land is different in different places.
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In more rural areas in more free states, the idea of anyone having a say what you do on 20 acres can be downright absurd.
Saying 50 acres needed for a backyard track is lunacy, that's a pretty huge swath once opened up.
This is Breezewood Proving Grounds (local to me)
Pro track, intermediate track, kids track. Owner's home, cabins, camper parking, large paved lots, pro shop, dining hall, multiple pavilions and restroom facilities, stands, a fairly large swimming lake with small beach and waterslide: 42 acres.
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