What's the point in registering? It doesn't help with troopers because it's against the law to drive in the road anyway. You can't make them street legal (which is retarded) because they are off road. Someone said they register EVERYTHING they get once so it's in the system if it gets stolen.
Thanks for backing me up. It's hard explaining things to out of towers. We are a different breed. I pulled up at the gas station near Baldy the other day, down church, and another dude On a 4 Wheeler was fueling up and putting his shotgun together. Right at the pump. It was awesome. I almost shook his hand. He had a double gun front rack and his ar 15 and shotgun were out plain as day. We Were just lucky nobody got killed! No.
Where do you do your riding? After I get my rig together we all Gotta do a meet n greet.
Also, I live in Palmer. My trailer died near Sutton. I drove my Honda all the way back to three bears on Palmer Wasilla on the road. 55 mph no problem. Those big winds right out of town were kind of sketchy though because of the soft suspension.
Your lucky that trooper didn't write you a ticket. I've never had a bad encounter with Wasilla police.
Well, if you read the ordinance for Wasilla, and state law, your machine must be registered and insured in order to ride in the right-of-way. Actually, the way state law reads, if it isn't registered you can't leave your own property. I haven't found Palmer's ordinance yet, but I'm sure it is similar. Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just answering your question. Does any law enforcement in this state enforce this? Nope. If they wanted to be jerks about it they could, though. As for AST vs. WPD vs. PPD, the only agency I've ever received a ticket from was WPD for 43 in 35 over a Memorial Day weekend seat belt enforcement trap on the Seward Meridian about 10 years ago... and he was an ass. Not because he gave me a ticket - I was speeding. It was his attitude that sucked. Oh, and I was wearing my seatbelt. Every encounter I've had with AST or PPD, including AST's wildlife troopers, has been a positive experience. Maybe the WPD officer was just having a bad day. I don't hold it against him or them.
That's a heck of a run from Sutton to Three Bears! I definitely understand doing it, though. I would never leave a machine sitting anywhere. That's just asking for someone to steal it.
Are you talking about the Tesoro on Church and Seldon? Every time I've been there I've seen a couple ATV's, and you always see them on the roadside trails in that area. Honestly, I'd be surprised if they weren't armed
All of my riding lately has been scouting for caribou and moose. I'll be heading up to Eureka this weekend, along with the other half of the state... lol. I didn't win a draw for caribou this year, but a buddy of mine and his son did. I'm tagging along to help out and to look for moose. I'm thinking about wearing Kevlar. It will be a shooting gallery if there's caribou around.
I like the Sutton area for tooling around and going up to Eska Falls, but I haven't done it with the P1K yet. So far this summer I've done Purinton, Belanger and Old Man. Pinochle is a fun trail, but that muddy part through the muskeg before the hill down to Hicks creek can be a bear. Hopefully sometime in early fall I will get up to Eska Falls. Next weekend might be a run out to Zero Lake for moose. I'd also like to ride to Ruby Lake and maybe beyond before the snow flies. Sometime later this year, when the river recedes, I might head out to Knik Glacier.
It would be great to get as many as possible together and do a ride. I'd love to see the look on peoples faces seeing a group of Pioneer's heading out. I'm starting to notice more on the trails and on trailers on the roads.
