Olathe Kansas Riders

Yamaha4life913
Edited Date/Time 3/1/2016 1:36pm
anyone thats lives and rides in the olathe kansas or areas around it please let me know ive been riding all my life just moved here a year ago with my mom but i havent found anyone in this city that rides and the nearest areas i know of are at least 45 minutes to an hour away ive been riding out in the country at my house but i really want to find some good terrain to jump on and tracks to practice on and also to have a few riding buddies to ride with!
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Electro21 7/12/2015 5:26pm
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I am from De Soto, KS near Olathe, and haven't lived there for 11 years, but when I did everything was like you said, 45 min to an hour away. Most places where in Missouri. Only place in Kansas if I recall was Dragoon MX Park which was ran by Robbie Skaggs grandparents or parents I believe. Not sure if it still operates, I think it was out by Topeka, but not sure on location.
Yamaha4life913 7/12/2015 5:42pm
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I am from De Soto, KS near Olathe, and haven't lived there for 11 years, but when I did everything was like you said, 45 min...
I am from De Soto, KS near Olathe, and haven't lived there for 11 years, but when I did everything was like you said, 45 min to an hour away. Most places where in Missouri. Only place in Kansas if I recall was Dragoon MX Park which was ran by Robbie Skaggs grandparents or parents I believe. Not sure if it still operates, I think it was out by Topeka, but not sure on location.
i go riding in the de soto and olathe country since im out there at the edge of olathe but ya dragoon is still up and running i headed to knobby hill mx in cosby mo it just sucks there no closer tracks the closet riding area is perry lake
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Gdavid 7/12/2015 6:47pm
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There is a pay place called Carbondale west about 50 miles from you but it is mostly woodsy trails with a small scrambles type track. I'll be heading out there Saturday (weather permitting) and am always looking for someone mature and reliable to ride with. There is also a place up by Topeka called Oakland with trails and random grass tracks. The soil is better there but it's kinda sketchy. My e-mail is geedavid@att.net if you want to talk.

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Electro21 7/12/2015 6:55pm
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Gdavid wrote:
There is a pay place called Carbondale west about 50 miles from you but it is mostly woodsy trails with a small scrambles type track. I'll...
There is a pay place called Carbondale west about 50 miles from you but it is mostly woodsy trails with a small scrambles type track. I'll be heading out there Saturday (weather permitting) and am always looking for someone mature and reliable to ride with. There is also a place up by Topeka called Oakland with trails and random grass tracks. The soil is better there but it's kinda sketchy. My e-mail is geedavid@att.net if you want to talk.
Carbondale was a blast. Do they still have the motorcycle shop there?
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jbracer247 7/12/2015 6:57pm
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I live in Wichita. I thought there was a new track called kc moto or something like that
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Electro21 7/12/2015 6:57pm
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Kingsville, Drexel and Grain Valley MO were the main places we went riding.
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Spooner 7/12/2015 7:23pm
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Yeah look up KC Moto on Facebook. Do you only ride tracks or are you into hare scrambles as well? Also check out Letko, the KTM dealer in Olathe. They are plugged in to the riding scene and can help point you in the right direction.
Yamaha4life913 7/12/2015 7:34pm
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Gdavid wrote:
There is a pay place called Carbondale west about 50 miles from you but it is mostly woodsy trails with a small scrambles type track. I'll...
There is a pay place called Carbondale west about 50 miles from you but it is mostly woodsy trails with a small scrambles type track. I'll be heading out there Saturday (weather permitting) and am always looking for someone mature and reliable to ride with. There is also a place up by Topeka called Oakland with trails and random grass tracks. The soil is better there but it's kinda sketchy. My e-mail is geedavid@att.net if you want to talk.
thats awesome gdavid ill send you a message
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RCB33 7/12/2015 7:35pm
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Highsider wrote:
This is 45 minutes away for you, but I am 3-hours away and plan to check it out soon.

https://www.facebook.com/kcmotocross?fref=ts
Great track its 15 minutes from me, check out Midwest extreme park when you get a chance, they have made a lot of track changes over the past few months, can't wait for it to open again. It's on 5minutes from me snd both are about an hour from you.
Yamaha4life913 7/12/2015 7:36pm
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Yeah look up KC Moto on Facebook. Do you only ride tracks or are you into hare scrambles as well? Also check out Letko, the KTM...
Yeah look up KC Moto on Facebook. Do you only ride tracks or are you into hare scrambles as well? Also check out Letko, the KTM dealer in Olathe. They are plugged in to the riding scene and can help point you in the right direction.
ive looked up kcmoto on fb they dont have weekday practices yet im down for any type of riding and definently hare scrambles
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Spooner 7/12/2015 7:37pm
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Check out FMHSC.com. That's the local hare scramble series. There is a race this weeks about an hour from you. Great organization and you'll meet lots of people that way.
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RCB33 7/12/2015 7:38pm
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Spooner wrote:
Yeah look up KC Moto on Facebook. Do you only ride tracks or are you into hare scrambles as well? Also check out Letko, the KTM...
Yeah look up KC Moto on Facebook. Do you only ride tracks or are you into hare scrambles as well? Also check out Letko, the KTM dealer in Olathe. They are plugged in to the riding scene and can help point you in the right direction.
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ive looked up kcmoto on fb they dont have weekday practices yet im down for any type of riding and definently hare scrambles
If you are interested in hare scramble racing check fmhsc they have a good community of riders and may be of help to you.
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Spooner 7/12/2015 7:41pm
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Yep. I'll be at the race this weekend.
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RCB33 7/12/2015 7:45pm
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Yep. I'll be at the race this weekend.
As will I,racing the 900's on a '01 KDX, hopefully I'll do alright, you racing or spectating?
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Spooner 7/12/2015 7:46pm
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I ride the 700 class.

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RCB33 7/12/2015 7:50pm
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I ride the 700 class.
Well best of luck to you, been waiting for so long to race, hope it don't rain anymore.
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Spooner 7/12/2015 7:52pm
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Thanks, you too! Have you been doing the series? It's been let down after let down with this crap weather.
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RCB33 7/12/2015 7:57pm
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Haven't yet, did last year, had some bad luck with freak deals,not this year though, been following it, have some friends that run all the races so I keep up on it pretty good, this was my first race last year, it's so close that you don't have too much prep for it.
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Spooner 7/12/2015 8:13pm
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Yeah it's nice that most of the races are fairly close. I haven't done the series for about 5 years so I haven't been to most of the locations yet. Just hoping this weekend isn't super rough and rocky. I've had enough of that for a while.
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RCB33 7/12/2015 8:29pm
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It isn't, only one rock section but it's kind of gnarly, like I said best of luck,
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Electro21 7/12/2015 9:05pm
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Hot mom pic?


Don't go breaking her heart and make me drive to Kansas to hunt you down....
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plowboy 7/12/2015 9:10pm
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pretty slim pickin's in kansas. The laws are not friendly.
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HazemG 7/12/2015 10:18pm
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Spooner wrote:
Check out FMHSC.com. That's the local hare scramble series. There is a race this weeks about an hour from you. Great organization and you'll meet lots...
Check out FMHSC.com. That's the local hare scramble series. There is a race this weeks about an hour from you. Great organization and you'll meet lots of people that way.
Spooner any update on heartland park that you're aware of?
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Spooner 7/13/2015 5:13am
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Nope, just trying to find a buyer I believe. What a waste of a great facility.
Yamaha4life913 7/13/2015 6:36am
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I thought the laws were lenient but I didn't know they weren't I just wish I knew people with private land to ride on
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crusher773 7/13/2015 9:03am
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We just moved from about 20 minutes from Olathe about 4 months ago. Kingsville and Merwin are good but Merwin isn't open much anymore. GV is not much of a prep usually. The track at knobby hill is alright but the people running it are total Dbags. You don't have a lot of choices around for moto. I didn't go to KCMOTO before we left. It was just getting going and it was too expensive for practice for me.

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