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It would be a blast to select the sound depending on your mood, maybe top fuel dragster one ride, Briggs & Stratton the next ( including a nice backfire every time you chopped the rheostat ).
Then add fake motor noises . And fill the parking lot of the urban mx track with 50 cheapo Harbor Freight 102db gas burning generators.
https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/washington-county-va-supervisors-puz…
This goes to show how hard it was, even ten years ago, to ride dirt bikes - let alone raise a future motocross champion - if you live in a relatively population dense region of the country like Zach or me. And these trends are far from reversing.
Ebikes are a great solution for people who want to enjoy or practice riding but don't have the luxury of being miles away from civilization to do so. Are they perfect? No. But it's a work in progress that's well worth continuing work on.
Washington County, Va., supervisors puzzle over how to handle motorcycle track complaints
Debra Mccown Oct 28, 2009
ABINGDON, Va. – The Washington County Board of Supervisors discussed noise ordinances, zoning and business permits Tuesday in trying to resolve conflict over a motorcycle racing track on Providence Road.
A group of residents was present at the start of the meeting, and two spoke during public comment about the track, which they said has been disturbing their rural peace for seven years.
At the end of the meeting, long after the residents left, the supervisors discussed the issue for an hour before voting 7-0 to direct County Attorney Lucy Phillips to report back to the board on the best legal avenue to pursue.
“You cannot take agricultural land and do this, and I don’t know how this has been allowed to happen,” said Supervisor Paul Price, who raised the issue at a previous meeting and noted Tuesday that motorcross is not a permitted use in agricultural zones.
"They’re using this as a commercial training ground,” Price said. “It has three different motorcross training facilities ... and they just can’t do that with all these people around and the church out here.”
He said such a facility could exist where the topography would prevent the noise from going anywhere but up.
“I think this is a serious problem for the people that live there,” Supervisor Dulcie Mumpower said. “We’ve got to find a way that we can give those people some relief.”
Phillips said she is attending a conference this week that includes a seminar noise ordinances, and the board voted to await her recommendation on how to proceed following that conference.
Everybody on the board struggles with landowners’ rights,” Supervisor Jack McCrady said, “but it’s quite obvious there’s a major problem here.”
Roxanne Holloway, who said her family’s property adjoins the track, told the board that her husband and son work the night shift and need to sleep during the day – but can’t because of the noise.
“I’m not exaggerating when I tell you it’s like being at a NASCAR event even when it’s only one or two riders,” Holloway said. “There’s no way to go outside and enjoy a barbecue or just sit on the porch and have any kind of enjoyment.”
She said horses in the community are too traumatized by the noise to breed, babies are unable to nap, church services and funerals have been disrupted and homes have lost value because as many as 20 motorcycles are regularly running on the track.
“We want our peace and our land value back,” Holloway said, “and we think the county should enforce the codes they have set.”
Mark Osborne, who owns the property, said it’s not the first time neighbors have complained, but he’s already been to court with them and the court took no action against him.
“My son is a professional athlete,” Osborne said. “He uses that track as a tool to train and become a professional.”
On Oct. 19 the Bristol Herald Courier featured another professional motorcross competitor who uses the track, a native of Washington state who, the newspaper reported, stays in a motorhome and undergoes a five-day weekly training regimen.
Osborne said another neighbor – one of several who like what he’s doing with his property – warned him about Tuesday’s meeting.
I’ve tried to be a good neighbor,” Osborne said. “I don’t know what else to say to make everybody happy. I think as a taxpayer we have a right there ourselves, and if there’s anything we can do to ease the pain of anybody I’m willing to do that.”
Kimberly Osborne, his wife, said the track is used just a small percentage of the time – and no one is riding during church.
Another neighbor who spoke at the meeting, Mike Overstreet, said the noise is “unbearable.”
“When they ride my property is worthless,” he said. “When they’re not riding, it’s paradise.”
Thats wild , they must have won that battle , because thats now still a training facility right.
The osbournes dont own it anymore right ?
Pit Row
When I want to go ride MX: Husqvarna TC250 two stroke
When I want to go on long adventures: KTM 525 EXC with mega tank
When I want to go fast: Yamaha R1 street/track bike
When I want to cruise to the bike night: my project Honda Hawk
When I want to get slideways: the supermoto comes out
and when I want to rip the yard lap at the house, or ride any offroad under 35 miles: the Alta is the go to pick. Like today, putting in a bitchin' offroad ride, exploring new trails, getting lost a bit, and generally having a blast. Did 35 miles and was out in the hills for about 3.5 - 4 hours (did I mention we got lost finding new trails a bit?) Ran into 8 other gas powered riders, they were all jazzed on seeing the electric out there.
Electrics will be part of our riding future. If you want one, and it fits one of your usage scenarios, BUY ONE. If you don't want one, then don't, but don't be a dick about it. Bikes are bikes and we need more people riding than less.
Makes sense to me, just like an electric bike can if it's done right.
Anyways, I think we can agree there is a similar vibe that makes people irrationally not like the Ridgeline (at least as much as they should) and e-bikes.
I agree that it's not ideal to be able to only ride for 30 minutes between charges. There will always be a tradeoff between power/weight/battery life, where combustion doesn't have that issue.
However, in the northeast, it would be pretty great to ride indoors in a heated / enclosed environment in the winter, and e-bikes make venting a non-issue. Or indoors in the summer when its 3-10 Celsius hotter in a few years...
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