No, I am not asking for a date! I am a lady myself! Just looking for fellow females who would like to ride together sometime! I am new to all this, but so far really enjoy it! I live by Hobby Airport in Houston. I recently got a 2008 Honda Rancher 420 4x4, I call her "Big Black Bertha"! I have been practicing next door in my 1/2 acre horse yard. I have not been to any parks yet, working on that! Trying to get all the gear I need, so far I have a helmet and gloves, its a start. Wondering what else is really needed??

  Anyway, I got kids.. a 5 and an 8 yr old, girls, who enjoy riding as well. We got the 8 yr old a 110cc China made one. It has been serving us well so far (ridding a LOT in the month we have had it so far). The 5 yr old doesn't like doing the thumb trottle very long, wears out fast, so we do not have one for her yet. I have been doubling her with me on the Rancher. Don't know what else to do! Hubby just got a Kawasaki 300cc KXL dirt bike, I call it the Green Machine! He is learning how to handle it. He has been riding dirt bikes since he was a pee wee. He also is going to sell his Honda Elsinore '74 as soon he he gets the title from the previous owner. That thing is just WAY too loud to be around on the trails!

  Iam hoping this family can have some safe, clean fun on these bikes! A good family thing to do together, we really have nothing else at the moment, other than camping (why not throw in the ATVs?). I am also a horse prson. I have had horses since I was 14. I recently gave up the riding horses and got Miniature Horses. I have 3 and they are trained to pull carts. So I drive minis too! They are great fun for the kids too.

  I am looking for places to ride near Houston that are family/kid friendly with beginner trails/tracks for us to learn on... any ideas? I would also like to see if there is a group of ladies who would like to get togethr to ride off and on? I belong to a couple horse groups that are women only, and we have a ball! Would be nice to do that with the ATVs too! I saw a group advertised as the Mud Galore ATV Group, founded by women around here, but when you click on the name, no website! Are they no longer around?..or..? Maybe if there are any women out here who are interested in doing such a group, let me know? Maybe we can start one?

Alright, I have said enough! I am happy to be here and look forward to learning about this strange new world of ATVs!!

Happy Trails!

Jen

Sounds like my wife and I we used to train and rodeo but have traded all that for ATVs and motorcycles. Our son is grown but you can find some of my post with pics and see the wife and her little dog. We ride the forest, General Sam's, Soggy Bottom and go to the mountains. She rides a Rancher 400 AT.

Yeah, not so many vet bills with cycles, just parts! ..and they can all stay in a garage, not have to have so much land, be feed every day, and parts are replacable on bikes, not horses! Much easier I admit! But I do love animals, can't get love back from a bike!

How is General Sam's? Is it good for beginners? I would like to find something without a lot of hills, scarey drops! What si the terrain like there?\Thanks, Jen

As dry as it is General Sams will be a dust bowl but not too bad for beginners.  Natl forest in Huntsville is pretty much just flat trails.  Soggy Bottoms out of Bryan has about 1100 acres mostly flat with some good trails to ride.  Cherokee Cycle park out of Milano is very family oriented.  Wife and I are leaving July 3rd for Colorado riding for 2 weeks.  She enjoys riding but I doubt she would go without me.