ATTACKING LIFE FULL THROTTLE VALLEY RESIDENTS UNWIND ON MOTORBIKES.

Some San Fernando Valley residents are going full throttle to escape the hustle and bustle of city life -- hopping on mean dirt bike machines to tear up dusty mountain and desert tracks.

Eric Denman of West Hills says riding his bike is the perfect opportunity to spend a weekend with his girlfriend and friends riding and camping in Dove Springs, north of Mojave, and enjoying life out in the open desert. For him, it's an escape from city life, which can get him down.

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(color) Eric Denman of West Hills takes a break from riding with his girlfriend Amy at the Glamis Sand Dunes, southeast of the Salton Sea, during a Thanksgiving weekend.

Eric Denman/Special to the Valley News