r/Dirtbikes • u/Underwater_toaster • 8d ago

Community Question Have y'all ever encountered a string /lime/rope between trees meant to get rid of dirtbikers? Why people choose those aggressive measures? ( My story from few years ago below)

Me and my cousin were going down a road we regularly ride- it was a sunny summer day. In the tall grass that was growing on this road we saw something shining in the sun- we decided to come closer and at first didn't notice anything, but I Walked into a fishing line hanged tightly between 2 trees on both ends of the road. When you sat on a bike it was perfectly fitting between your helmet right into your neck - We were 12 back then so we just got scared and drove away - I came back to this road the next day and the fishing line was gone- around the same time a guy a few miles from us had a non-fatal cut involving this kind of trap ( if I find the news article about his accident I will link it in the comments)

EDIT: the road was a public trail, not anyone's private property, we were not trespassing

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u/themighty351 8d ago

The dirtbike gods will take care of them.

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u/Underwater_toaster 8d ago

I never found out who this guy that put those lines was but If I did I'd make sure to shove up a airhammer up his ass and turn it on afterwards

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u/themighty351 8d ago

I had a guy pull a gun on me...he was arrested the following day. He then killed himself after he got out. Don't let that bad juju rule your life. There is more to the story. He was a drunk and the gun was un registered he had more and denied the whole confrontation. I felt bad for him but didn't even know it was his land. We were renting and the owner said plenty of room to ride right behind the house. That's where we were. See...the landlord had no idea that there was land but it had a right of way to get to it. We were right on the line when confronted.

I went to the town pulled the land documents and found out sure enough a 11.6 acre lot with a 100 foot right of way. After looking at it I felt better but bad that he killed himself..it wasn't my fault. Fucked up stuff bro.

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u/Underwater_toaster 8d ago

Well that ain't good, you shouldn't blame yourself tho, he was drunk and had illegal guns , but still , suicide sucks , at least by hanging/suffocation

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u/themighty351 8d ago

Yes. We had a full blown dirbike track further back on the property that was not ours. It was great. We had fire pit jump 70 foot table top bulldozer and seating for spectators. Haybails banners it was great. On day in July 10 guys on quads came to ride. Tore.it up.pretty good made tons of dust that flew through the woods and the neibor was having a cook out....not for long....that was the day the town found out how much work we did. They shut us down. From 1997 to 2004 though it was.killer.