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Mammoth Motocross Vet Weekend.

I was entered in the Sandbagger class (Jr) and I had the best weekend for bad starts. You couldn't have done any better then I. I went 4 for 4 for crappy cement starts. Yeah I was too cautious. I was more concerend with getting home and work on Monday (which I was late to...) then a five inch wooden trophy. More practice, I should be good.

Aside from that I put in 20 great laps around the mile long track. Enjoyed the constant watering, loam and gravel (which has now developed since they are no longer to add topsoil.) Took a baseball size stone to my neck in my first heat on Sunday. It's amazing how when the adrenaline is racing, you don't really feel it. The staff did an excellent job at running motos, getting the track groomed each night, making sure everyone got a parking spot. Fortunately I couldn't tell you how good the medics were, since most of them are friends I will just say they are good.

The pro race was unreal. The gossip was Ryno was talking smack about MC. I don't know if this was true or not but McGrath held a School on how to ride motocross both days. Star pupils were Ryan Hughes, Dowd and Ty Davis. All of them tried to keep Jeremy honest but it didn't last too long. A typical moto for McGrath was; turn the throttle at the starting line, burp it at the finish line, rinse and repeat 10 times over. If Ryan was talking smack it was quelled quickly buy the shower of roost MC was throwing off his tires.

Early mornings, late nights, sleep deprivation, cement starts and sandbaggers only mean one thing.
One hell of a great time.

Boot to the head

Forever on the boot search last weekend I got to see first hand two new boots. One I was really excited to see was the Scott Genius. While a neat looking boot, perhaps the name was set a we bit high. I'm sure the people at Scott know what's up with the boot now, and the next version should be good. But if you have tried them, the toe box is HUGE. Little too big to be shifting a motocross bike with. Meanwhile on the large toe box subject, the Carmichael Berik boot. Who let this boot leave the factory. ONE ride from my friend on stock foot pegs and the left boot sole has a hole in it. You can get the Brick on eBay for a hundred and a half, don't expect them to be the greatest MX boot. The name is where the greatness seems to have left it. The neat part about the scots is the sensitive areas on the boot. For positive feeling on the shifter and brake. As for the toe box, a new shift lever will solve the problem, but that's $50 more added to the $500 boots.

The boot companies gotta realize fashion needs to follow function, not the other way around. I am very happy with my Oxtar boots and the old Alpinestars, These companies figured it out right.

She’s like a old girlfriend

Today I had a fight. A tear down all full on brawl with the woman. Ok the Other woman. The bike. I hate you! I love you, take me back. No I hate you! The track hasn’t seen moisture since summer rains. And that was back in July. The dirt is super slick, slity and hard underneath. All the suspension settings I was using back in July are useless now. So back to messing with the suspension. This is a task  I don’t enjoy. So there I am screaming at my bike. Five laps later, new settings. I hate those even more! Five more laps. I don’t know if the bike is better or just fatigue? I’m not calling her until Monday, let her figure this all out and get back to me!

Oldschool expression session

Went to the local track for a fun ride, did some laps then I was working on turning speed. Just practicing getting the bike into the rut looking forward then accelerating. For many of you this is easy. For me I am having a breakthrough. I am stoked about riding. Like 24 hours a day stoked. So there I am slotting these three bermed up turns. Various obstales between the three soon a YZ 125 jumps in, then a few minutes later a thumper, then an XR 400, then some kids on trail bikes. An impromptu session for 30 minutes no one did anything but run these turns. I don’t remember who stopped but smiles were all around.

Rolling the bike into the garage looking up at the setting sun over the Sierra. Today was a great day!

Speed is relative.

Speed is relative. I am coming to understand that with Motocross. Each week I go out to ride just like you and soak in the fun. Some weekends it’s a race some it is just a ride. When you ride the same track all the time you play little games with yourself. For me, that game is attached to my wrist. A cheap $6 digital watch with a stopwatch which I time my rides. How many laps can I do in 10 minutes, 20 minutes. Can I ride for a full 30? The last race I was at, I got to ride with some of the really fast guys. Following their lines and trying to mimic them. After the ride I approached them and asked a question or two. What I came away from the lesson was, look Further down the turn. I was looking ahead, just not far enough.

Now back at the local track I gave it a go. Wow. The set up is this. Our local track is comprised of multiple tracks laid on top of one another. Being that there is only myself or a friend on the track we never run into each other. Not saying it isn’t possible. Just rare. In one corner is a big SX style bowl turn that I have been hitting faster and faster. Out of this turn is whoops and a big single. The looking forward trick shot me out of the turn like a bullet. I was a full gear higher and accelerating to then next gear. Before I knew it I was launching off the single and overshooting the next turn. I took a boot size measurement of where I landed at the end of the ride. A full 12 feet further. By the end of the day I had adapted to the further launch and made the turn. In fact it put me a gear higher for the next set of whoops.

What I love about MX is even on the same track, if you challenge yourself you always go home with that Hero feeling. You are better today then you were yesterday.

A love lost.

Well she’s gone. I feel vacant. I hate to admit it but I’m actually sad that I sold that bike.
Sometimes we have to do things we don’t want to, and selling the Lil’ One Fiddy was something I didn’t want to do. I have to say I had more fun on the 150 then I have ever had on any other bike. I mean Smiles to the mile. Riding it is full hero riding. The throttle is tapped and you are pushing it through everything you can. Why did I sell it? To catch up on past bills. Every now and again we over commit ourselves and I did just that. I really feel good paying the bills but my garage is so much more empty.

The bonus is, my neighbor whom I got him into the whole 150 thing, bought one and now he wants to sell me his, financed. We will see how that goes. Maybe a 150R?

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  sassymxchic Posted:

  5/5/2008 4:26 AM

  Going very well thanks! How's everything your way?
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  joseph420 Posted:

  3/14/2008 5:26 PM

  hey what up bro!
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  RonnyJackson633 Posted:

  1/19/2008 1:16 PM

  thanks for the add!
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  MOTOVIXEN Posted:

  11/27/2006 1:28 PM

  Hey Tiki, hope your turkey day was good! I better find out about that nail cuz i could have sworn that my femur got screwed Anyway, thanks for the props on the bike and rims. if you want any rims or chains just hit me up anytime, thanks and have a great day!
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  TOE Posted:

  11/10/2006 10:39 AM

  Tiki, Since you asked permission...sure, you can use my laptop to check your myspace page .. haha
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  ThePipe Posted:

  10/18/2006 9:10 AM

  Get that Damn RM125 running! Now
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  Camp332 Posted:

  9/27/2006 4:51 AM

  Tiki puts the hammer down on web design and moto. All though his tech support on my photo posting here at vital was less than stellar!
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  Mrs. AmateurMX Posted:

  9/5/2006 4:28 PM

  Hi Tiki~
  
  Sherri
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  dirtbunny Posted:

  8/23/2006 9:48 PM

  Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!