moto life after cali ?

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any states with good moto? looking at Oregon or Idaho maybe Arizona. I'm burning out on California's hi cost of living , traffic and red tape. looking to get out to something better. but dam we got good moto here! please tell me there are good tracks and racing outside of this place.
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I hear you! Love Cali but it's turning to shit here. What bothers me the most is all the illegal Mexicans! I'm all for coming to this country for a better living, but damn! Just spent a week in North Dakota visiting my brother. Really nice state but cold as hell in the winter. Sorry just had to vent when I seen your thread.
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Been wondering this too. I recently moved to Vegas for school, but mainly a lot of desert riding out here. I was in the same boat as you. California just isn't for college students in their 20's trying to live in their own and the things you mentioned were push factors for me as well.
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Ohio!!! Awesome in spring, summer and fall and in the winter we have a bunch of indoor tracks!
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Oregon is pretty good. Tracks everywhere, and quite a few private tracks once you know a few people. Plus if you're in the Portland metro area, you're not far from the Washington tracks. There is racing year round up here.

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Ummm everybody from Cali and Florida is moving to Texas.....you haven't heard? Smile
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Grew up in So.Calif!

Moved to Houston Tx in 1995.

Still riding moto at 60 years old.

We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive of Downtown Houston!

Depending on the type of work you do, you should be able to fing a good job really quick .

Just need to get used to the humidity.

Check out riobravomx.com, freedom MX.com & 3 plams.

Also check out Houstonmotocross.com for more local info.
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bigmaico wrote:
Grew up in So.Calif! Moved to Houston Tx in 1995. Still riding moto at 60 years old. We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive...
Grew up in So.Calif!

Moved to Houston Tx in 1995.

Still riding moto at 60 years old.

We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive of Downtown Houston!

Depending on the type of work you do, you should be able to fing a good job really quick .

Just need to get used to the humidity.

Check out riobravomx.com, freedom MX.com & 3 plams.

Also check out Houstonmotocross.com for more local info.
You realize you need a 450 and Viagra right? Smile
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bad juju 4/10/2016 1:22pm
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where I live I got milestone, peris, starwest, pala, glen helen, competitive edge all within a 1 hour drive. my favs are pala for ride day on a track, glen helen for sragp and American retrocross stuff sometimes.and comp edge. anything close to that in Oregon? I just wanna put 40hrs at a good job. and moto every weekend till I die pretty much. also I'm huge into kung fu and krav maga. anything close ? I know I'm painting a picture of paradise. but its out there right?
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I'd look around the DFW area, northern Florida, Georgia or South Carolina. SC has low cost of living lots of track and training facilities, moto and off-road racing (3-4 GNCC races within two hours) and there is plenty of jobs in Greenville.
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bigmaico wrote:
Grew up in So.Calif! Moved to Houston Tx in 1995. Still riding moto at 60 years old. We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive...
Grew up in So.Calif!

Moved to Houston Tx in 1995.

Still riding moto at 60 years old.

We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive of Downtown Houston!

Depending on the type of work you do, you should be able to fing a good job really quick .

Just need to get used to the humidity.

Check out riobravomx.com, freedom MX.com & 3 plams.

Also check out Houstonmotocross.com for more local info.
electrician for me. wife works for Kaiser.
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Love AZ! Pretty decent MX tracks but some phenomenal desert riding. Weather is great 9 months out of the year, 6 hours from the ocean, but you still get mountains, low cost of living, low taxes, oh ya - it's in America (unlike CA)!
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bigmaico wrote:
Grew up in So.Calif! Moved to Houston Tx in 1995. Still riding moto at 60 years old. We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive...
Grew up in So.Calif!

Moved to Houston Tx in 1995.

Still riding moto at 60 years old.

We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive of Downtown Houston!

Depending on the type of work you do, you should be able to fing a good job really quick .

Just need to get used to the humidity.

Check out riobravomx.com, freedom MX.com & 3 plams.

Also check out Houstonmotocross.com for more local info.
kkawboy14 wrote:
You realize you need a 450 and Viagra right? Smile
Yup!

Got a KTM 450 Factory Edition, if that doesn't work I can pull out the Maico 490 or the KTM 525!
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Manco 4/10/2016 1:27pm
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Colorado is nice. 300 days of sunshine is the norm. MX scene probably isn't as big as Cali but there are several tracks on the front range between Fort Collins and Pueblo along I25 corridor plus others scattered through the mountains. Trail riding is huge in CO. Lots of trails and some wicked sick single track if you know where to go. Moab, UT is close and has lots of trail options as well.

On the front range the MX tracks are open year round. Even if the snow dumps its only a matter of days till the tracks reopen. Trail riding in the mountains is pretty much early spring through late fall. Snow shuts everything down in the mountains through winter time. Western edge of CO and Moab is most always dry and sunny though.

I would recommend you roll out to CO except with so many people already on their way...

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kkawboy14 wrote:
Ummm everybody from Cali and Florida is moving to Texas.....you haven't heard? Smile
I think manufacturing is moving from cali to texas for sure. Toyota is moving from long beach to plano. idk about others but cali is killing themselves. I want out but don't want to starve.
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bigmaico 4/10/2016 1:33pm
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bigmaico wrote:
Grew up in So.Calif! Moved to Houston Tx in 1995. Still riding moto at 60 years old. We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive...
Grew up in So.Calif!

Moved to Houston Tx in 1995.

Still riding moto at 60 years old.

We have 6 tracks all within a hour drive of Downtown Houston!

Depending on the type of work you do, you should be able to fing a good job really quick .

Just need to get used to the humidity.

Check out riobravomx.com, freedom MX.com & 3 plams.

Also check out Houstonmotocross.com for more local info.
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electrician for me. wife works for Kaiser.
Bad juju,

Got you both covered , Houston has a huge medical center & lots of new Hospitals opening up just north of the woodlands,Tx

2 of my racing buddies are Electricians, one owns his own business & the other works for the city.
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Manco wrote:
Colorado is nice. 300 days of sunshine is the norm. MX scene probably isn't as big as Cali but there are several tracks on the front...
Colorado is nice. 300 days of sunshine is the norm. MX scene probably isn't as big as Cali but there are several tracks on the front range between Fort Collins and Pueblo along I25 corridor plus others scattered through the mountains. Trail riding is huge in CO. Lots of trails and some wicked sick single track if you know where to go. Moab, UT is close and has lots of trail options as well.

On the front range the MX tracks are open year round. Even if the snow dumps its only a matter of days till the tracks reopen. Trail riding in the mountains is pretty much early spring through late fall. Snow shuts everything down in the mountains through winter time. Western edge of CO and Moab is most always dry and sunny though.

I would recommend you roll out to CO except with so many people already on their way...

SHHHHHH! Don't let on about CO!
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bad juju wrote:
where I live I got milestone, peris, starwest, pala, glen helen, competitive edge all within a 1 hour drive. my favs are pala for ride day...
where I live I got milestone, peris, starwest, pala, glen helen, competitive edge all within a 1 hour drive. my favs are pala for ride day on a track, glen helen for sragp and American retrocross stuff sometimes.and comp edge. anything close to that in Oregon? I just wanna put 40hrs at a good job. and moto every weekend till I die pretty much. also I'm huge into kung fu and krav maga. anything close ? I know I'm painting a picture of paradise. but its out there right?
From the Portland area there is PIR, Washougal, Woodland, Mountain View, Albany, Clark County(indoor), and Riverdale. PIR is right in the city, and has racing every Thursday night during spring and summer. Pretty cool to race under lights on a week day 15min from home and work. Woodland has a winter series, so you can literally race all year.
If you extend your drive time to the 2-3 hour range the number of tracks double.
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wasn't Tomac from the rocky mountain state? I've lived in the I.E. my whole life. don't really know anything outside of here, how are these tracks outside of ca? technical? big stuff or more flat? mud holes or concrete? BTW. thanks for everyones input too. really appreciate it, thanks..

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Bigmaico I can carry a pistol too? yes? in califorina soon you will have to wear an orange jumpsuit if you have thoughts of owning a firearm!
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Portland is great for moto. Tracks within 30min-1 hour. Endless trails by the coast and in Hood River.

The only downfall is riding in the winter is tough because of weather. That might be a tough transition from Cali life.
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Jarrod458 wrote:
Ohio!!! Awesome in spring, summer and fall and in the winter we have a bunch of indoor tracks!
Lived in Ohio for two years, with the company I work for. That's where I met my wife. Other than that I would not move back. Also worked in buffalo NY and that's the armpit of America!
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Smooth, what's your favorite? and ride most?
SmoothOperator 4/10/2016 1:56pm
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bad juju wrote:
Smooth, what's your favorite? and ride most?
Mountain View and Washougal are my favorites. Both within an hour from Portland.
I hit Thursday night Moto a few times during the season at PIR too. Mountain View also does Tuesday night practices, so I usually hit a few of those after work.
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CarlinoJoeVideo wrote:
Portland is great for moto. Tracks within 30min-1 hour. Endless trails by the coast and in Hood River. The only downfall is riding in the winter...
Portland is great for moto. Tracks within 30min-1 hour. Endless trails by the coast and in Hood River.

The only downfall is riding in the winter is tough because of weather. That might be a tough transition from Cali life.
O'Mara in the avatar! must be legit. Oregon and Texas are looking good. btw I'm 47 this may, so that's ok if I don't have access to any local sx tracks.
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Smooth, a couple guys I know are moving out of this place to Oregon. Job? income out there is it comparable? or no way?
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bad juju wrote:
Smooth, a couple guys I know are moving out of this place to Oregon. Job? income out there is it comparable? or no way?
Bigmaico, same ?
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bad juju wrote:
Smooth, a couple guys I know are moving out of this place to Oregon. Job? income out there is it comparable? or no way?
I lived in La Cresenta CA for a few years, and when I moved back to Portland, I was making about the same, however, cost of living was considerably less in Oregon. That was 10 years ago. The cost of living has gone up around here, but it's still no where near So. Cal. cost of living.
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Oregon is very nice I live in southern Oregon only 40 miles to Cal . I grew up in the Bay Area. And lived in Florida for almost 20 years . Florida is great for riding year round. But living there I hated. . I can pretty much ride year round in Oregon
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bad juju wrote:
Bigmaico I can carry a pistol too? yes? in califorina soon you will have to wear an orange jumpsuit if you have thoughts of owning a...
Bigmaico I can carry a pistol too? yes? in califorina soon you will have to wear an orange jumpsuit if you have thoughts of owning a firearm!
Bad juju,

Just takes a one day class & a few weeks to process the paper work!

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