Easy To Repair Torn Up Grass?

[Kinky Gram Gram]

I'm not allowed to ride on my yard because my dad doesn't own the house and doesn't want the grass to get torn up from me riding on it. I'm just wondering if it is easy to fix the lawn if I make deep ruts in it. I was thinking I could just push the dirt back over the ruts and put down grass grow. Would it be as simple as that or no? Thanks.

[mikedabike]

No

[downonmonday]

I tried this as a kid. It works but takes time and moolah. Then I'd just ride again. Tearing up the yard. It's been about 14 years since I've even rode a bike at my parents house/farm land. I still see ruts and the woop section me and my friends built by hand. So much work for little bumps. Hahaha

[dukeisdog]

My bikes tires tear the grass up if I just wheel it through it nevermind actually riding on the grass.

[Hans Schmid]

No

[Kinky Gram Gram]

Ok. Thanks for the responses. Much appreciated. 

[bigduff]

It takes time and re-seeding the lawn. plus if you have made ruts, you need to fill them in and reseed them too.It could take up to a year for the grass to grow back to normal.  Sorry dude, Dad is right this time.  we ride in my yard and I just live with the damage.  I will have a nice lawn when the kids are grown and gone. ?.

[DR.billZ]

Unless you have Bermudagrass, which will spread and cover the rut pretty quickly, don't do it.

Edited August 17, 2015 by DR.billZ

[Still Bill]

Ride on you neighbor's lawn instead.  Wait until they go to church though.  They will be in a good mood when they get home.

 

Or - go to a local golf course at night.  They like it because the knobbies help aerate the grass.

[bdog325]

You can in the winter when there is snow on the ground and the ground is frozen solid. Tons of fun

[coryf89]

You can in the winter when there is snow on the ground and the ground is frozen solid. Tons of fun

a buddy did this once with his truck... was a foot of snow on the ground and he cut across the corner of his neighbors yard in his truck.  deep snow, no big deal.

 

well it did something to the grass because for 2 summers after that there was 2 yellow tire marks on the grass where he rode. 

[bdog325]

a buddy did this once with his truck... was a foot of snow on the ground and he cut across the corner of his neighbors yard in his truck. deep snow, no big deal.

well it did something to the grass because for 2 summers after that there was 2 yellow tire marks on the grass where he rode.

The spring after words, the grass had a bunch of circles and lines from doing donuts and drifting. It grew back with a couple weeks and no permanent damage was done thank goodness.

[spaceboy]

Just cover up your ruts with green paint. No one will ever know.

[M A T R]

It takes time and re-seeding the lawn. plus if you have made ruts, you need to fill them in and reseed them too.It could take up to a year for the grass to grow back to normal. Sorry dude, Dad is right this time. we ride in my yard and I just live with the damage. I will have a nice lawn when the kids are grown and gone. ?.

a year for the grass to grow???! Lol all you have to do kid is fill in the rut and throw some grass seed down. It's not rocket science and if your grass seed takes a year to germinate then something is wrong ( I run a hydro seeder)

[ToadalyCrazyCanadian]

I rent and had to redo my lawn. It wasn't cheap. Buying a little pit bike for the yard is cheaper than repairing the yard.

[The Agitator]

To the OP - I'm sensing from this thread and the power line one you are having a hard time finding a place to ride your dirt bike????

 

I know where Massachusetts and have been as close as Vermont and would think there would be some good dirt biking area's but that's just a guess.

 

Are there limited area's or crazy restriction's???

 

I'm slightly interested ?

[zderekv]

In Mass I'd say the limited areas are a bigger deal than crazy restrictions. We have very few places to legally ride and most are not that big. Otherwise we've got to pay our sales tax and then trail register the bikes every other year ($40/2 yrs). There's no inspections but we're seeing more and more EPs checking for bikes/riders who are not properly registered. We do the right thing and register and cooperate with the officials. It comes with age and makes it easier on everyone in the long run.

[The Agitator]

Ya we JUST starting having to register our bikes and have a plate or sticker for a one time fee of $48. Then if you want to ride on forest service roads or public dirt road's you need personal liability insurance which is about $120 a year. Tracks or private lands no cost's.

 

Just had a friend from California to British Columbia to ride for the first time and he was stoked at the area's we can ride and I tend to forget how much access and freedom we have to dirt bike..

[bdog325]

Ya we JUST starting having to register our bikes and have a plate or sticker for a one time fee of $48. Then if you want to ride on forest service roads or public dirt road's you need personal liability insurance which is about $120 a year. Tracks or private lands no cost's.

Just had a friend from California to British Columbia to ride for the first time and he was stoked at the area's we can ride and I tend to forget how much access and freedom we have to dirt bike..

In Idaho they are wanting you to plate your bike for forest service roads. Most people don't. Though I do believe that you can ride county/city roads with the plate as long as you have a drivers license

[Rooster72]

Just ride in it!! Yep the yard will be toast, been there done that. My son had 3 berms and a 3ft high bike jump with a 45deg landing (that I built for him) ok I hit it on occasion too. I mean what else are you do with the extra wood from the back yard mini ramp?