Hello, I'm hrlyman and I just joined up here at dirtbike.ws, looks like a great site! Just thought I would share a little about myself here. Im 44 and been riding since age 7. Started with PAL (Police Athletic League) in the San Francisco Bay Area in California way back when... (when 2-strokes were the only real dirt bikes around and there was no such thing as commuter traffic) I grew up in and around San Jose area, did some events as a kid with PAL on 50cc up to 90cc bikes and then eventually graduated to 125cc bikes riding alot at Hollister Hills, Clear Creek, Lake Tahoe National Forest areas, Loma Prieta Mountain range and many other places.
I now live in the central valley area around Sacramento, CA which has even more areas for riding including an assortment of OHV parks that I am revisiting with my children who are now starting to ride and am beginning to get back into the groove again myself. I've had everything from a Honda QA50, Gemini 80, Hodaka Ace 100 and a Yamaha YZ125 was my final prize as a kid and young adult. I now ride a 2003 Yamaha YZF450 for fun mostly with possibly some enduro events in my future. I ride with a group of guys here locally and we also take our kids on trips to 'easy places' where they can get more experience also.
Our place of special interest is STONYFORD, CA in the Mendocino National Forest area. You can read more about this and other places I visit at my blog http://dirtbike-cal.blogspot.com
Anyway I hope to be a vital part of dirtbike.ws and hope to share some more stories and maybe ride time with some of you locals. See you on the mountain!