Back in the 60's, and early 70's, numerous cavers had dirt-bikes and used them in the backcountry.
I am not sure if it fell out of popularity, or that other types of off-road vehicles became more practical. Get ready for the next generation of off-road fun: https://youtu.be/yyleR3f1VV8 I hope I live long enough to ride one of these off-road in a scenic place. D.L. P.S. My 2-wheel priority however, is to someday fix my big scooter ( 0.638 liter gas engine ). One of my many setbacks in life ( way to many to list ), was parking it in the garage and forgetting about it. That was over 10 years ago. I only went on one road-trip to Del-Rio and back to Houston, but got up to 100 mph once. I was disappointed that it only got 52 mpg, and my Honda Fit at the time was getting 39 mpg. Had gas prices kept going up in 2008 like they appeared to be going, I could have justified the high cost of the maintenance. But at the time, my back was killing me, and riding the bike seemed to aggravate it. My back has not bothered me in about 2 years, but my left knee and left ankle are in excruciating pain ( from a 1982 A&M Bonfire injury ). I did put nearly 1,000 miles on it in Houston insane traffic and accidentally laid it down once and fell off of it once ( leaving the slope of the driveway ). I found riding a two-wheeler in or near Harris County, especially near Houston, to be very miserable experience. http://www.suzukimotorcycles.com.au/range/road/scooter/burgman-650/features
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