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I went to Piru yesterday, and happened to park next to a few dudes from Dirt Rider. They were really cool, giving me basic pointers that most of you probably learned when you were 6. It was awesome!
I got my first motocross bike when I was 30... which in "motocross years" turns out to equal around 65-70.
Anyone else start into moto late in life?
I got my first motocross bike when I was 30... which in "motocross years" turns out to equal around 65-70.
Anyone else start into moto late in life?
Hopefully soon, I'll be wearing the pants in the relationship; telling my bike what to do.
The Shop
For me, the worst part about starting later in life is sacking up for the bigger jumps... would have been much easier when younger.
Riding's a Blast anyway you look at it.
I've ridden non stop since 1978 and have as much fun now as then.
Not as many injuries for sure, but giving it a red hot go.
Gotta love riding, if anything, I give the kids a giggle and teach them how to pass.
At 24 I got back into it and started racing. I still remember being a lot more excited that first year or two. It was fun to "work up" to jumping 30 foot doubles.
At 36...it's almost like work to go out and ride. lol I get a lot more excited about a rutted up corner, than I do the jumps now.
Pit Row
We still love to get out and ride together a few times a month. I hope he sticks with it until he goes off to college. But if he decides to just drive a car and chase girls when he is 16, I will still ride MX!
Had several times where I was off the bike for work or injury for a year or more in that time. Really sucks. Every time I get jacked up it seems like I'm starting over. And I never seem to get back to where I was (in my mind).
Oh, I'm 42 now, so I guess I was ~30 when I bought the RM 250.
Where do you ride in Lubbock? When I was there, Abilene and Amarillo, there wasn't much. I think it's MX 211 in Idalou? And a track opened up south of Lubbock 10 years ago, never heard if it made it. I know they had one big event after they opened.
I rode the track in Amarillo and 420 in Borger a few times (think 420 is closed).
Really started in Abilene and rode quite a bit there. It's not bad for a night track and a beginner/novice level rider last I was there.
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