Posts
27442
Joined
7/22/2007
Location
St Helens, OR
US
Edited Date/Time
1/26/2012 6:35am
A lot of you know I took 5 years of from riding from a really bad wreck i had in June 05'. I spent a lot of time in the hospital and didn't ever think i would ride a bike again.
This past august , i got the bug again and bought a new bike. Long story short.....I rode until i was getting into race condition....pushed my limits and took a couple spills. this past 6 weeks has been hell on me at my construction work , so i decided to sell the bike and quit riding.
Well.....that was depressing enough , but then it became even more depressing when I placed the ad for the bike! and NOW.....I have a guy buying it from me tomorrow morning that is driving all the way up here from California ( he is driving as I write this )
Jesus Christ.....30 years of riding bikes , and I actually think this is it for me....OVER , DONE......Stick a fucking fork in it!
This is no joke.....but i am seriously going into a bad depression tonight! I "Know" deep down inside I'm doing the right thing , but for some reason it's bothering me really bad right now.
Now what the hell do i do? I love riding so much , but for some reason can't stop riding the way i want to....and I keep getting banged up.
This past august , i got the bug again and bought a new bike. Long story short.....I rode until i was getting into race condition....pushed my limits and took a couple spills. this past 6 weeks has been hell on me at my construction work , so i decided to sell the bike and quit riding.
Well.....that was depressing enough , but then it became even more depressing when I placed the ad for the bike! and NOW.....I have a guy buying it from me tomorrow morning that is driving all the way up here from California ( he is driving as I write this )
Jesus Christ.....30 years of riding bikes , and I actually think this is it for me....OVER , DONE......Stick a fucking fork in it!
This is no joke.....but i am seriously going into a bad depression tonight! I "Know" deep down inside I'm doing the right thing , but for some reason it's bothering me really bad right now.
Now what the hell do i do? I love riding so much , but for some reason can't stop riding the way i want to....and I keep getting banged up.
I have no idea what you would do if you stopped riding all together. Can't you do some off road riding/trail riding or something?
Buy an off road bike or a vintage/evo bike.
Tim
The Shop
Selling a bike and saying your done is a far cry from being done.
It's not reality, it is a phase of life.
Life was empty. Stopped working out. Started drinking. Put the family, girl, and career first. My life went to hell in a hurry. I would take the pain of the injuries over the pain I felt for those 4 years.
Now the girl is gone, the kids are in college, and the job is bankrupt.
Out of depression/mid life crisis I started riding/racing again last year and never loved it more. Life is short. Career and people come and go. Motocross is the only constant for me.
If you do give it up PLEASE tell us the nirvana you found to replace the sights, sounds, smells, attitude, and sense of accomplishment that moto provides.
And if (when) you never find that nirvana always know you can change your mind and come back.
Nothing is forever. Nothing.
Even the pros go through it(remember there retirement announcements?-those guys get emotional)
Look at that pic up there of me...and I know you have some killer offroading there in OR too.
Go get yourself a good, serious trail machine and hit the single track! If you don't know already, that stuff will teach one how to ride...
I'm 53 and still dig the chit out of it. Word of caution though... It's harder than you think to emulate Shane Watts and that ground gets harder with every passing year!
In the blood now so to give up would be soul destroying for me
Opened door in my new country that would never have opened without it.
Gives me a reason to stay in shape, when others are getting huge.
Nah
Pit Row
Shit I'm almost 50, In the last week, I dislocated my shoulder, broke my pinky, and got a HUGE hematoma on my leg from crashing my brains out at Pala yesterday, but Im going riding tomorrow even though right now I feel like I went 12 rounds with Tyson in his prime, and I cant even load my own bike it hurts so bad.
My family thinks I'm crazy and stupid, but somehow when I get on that bike and hit that first corner all the pain just goes away. because I love riding so much. The only way I'm giving up riding is when I'm dead, and maybe a little bit after that.
Just ride for the fun of it, like when you were a kid.
For example, travel and ride through different countries on a dual sport. You can do it alone or with friends or groups. It's fun and interesting. Get out and see the world. There's lots you can still go out and do on a dirt bike without risking your fucking neck. It doesn't have to be depressing.
Get a vintage scoot - you've seen a pic of mine. Try to find the same bike you started on way back when. That way when you're not riding, there'll always be some tinkering to do, and there should be some interest in doing that if you can find that connection to the early years.
And get a cheap dual sport. I got a new 09 KLX250 this past summer. I haven't had a chance to put a lot of miles & time on it yet, but I can hop on it at any time and be in the woods & trails in minutes. Hell, I live in the woods so going anywhere on it is huge scooter-therapy. Yes, even with this bike having a severe shortage of horsepower. Side benefits are I can get my kids out on the trails with me some of those times, and I can go anywhere with it since it's plated.
It's not the end of the world man!
Post a reply to: Knowing when it's your time....freaking depressing!