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Title pretty much says it. Could be learning to ride a slow wheelie, throwing a good ol whipperdottile, racing in a big or well known race. For me its gotta be the whip. I think it would be the sweetest thing to be able to just throw the bike over and and bring it back. Hopefully safely 
You just can't beat it.
The Shop
Pick up the truck tomorrow.... Been waiting to say this for 12 years, GOING RIDING THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!
#1 problem I never worked on and was my biggest enemy was holding my breath. Arm pump by lap 3.
#2 problem was tweaking my bikes to the point of having such a narrow powerband it was useless to anybody besides only your fastest professional (and scary at times for an amateur).
#3 assuming my fitness (which was good) was good enough.
#4 assuming my riding techniques were spot on.
I guess short version, I wish I had focused on me instead of my bike and gear. You can have a badass bike with rad gear and still ride like a squid. You can't buy talent or speed.
It is a 8 x 38-40km per lap sand race that takes the Pro racers close on 4 hours to complete.
Have completed 5 laps twice, was probably close to being on pace the first time I competed in the full Iron man race but a puncture on lap three cost me a good ten minutes, this year in my second attempt at the full race I came in way to unfit, not training or limited riding leading up, the final two laps were torture.
My number one goal for riding next year is to get six laps completed, only get lapped twice! Just for the record less than 20 riders out of over 200 that start the iron man class have finished on the lead lap in the past two years.
Last year the last rider to finish on the lead lap was none other than Ben Townley in his first attempt.
I've never broken a bone in my life and every time I leave the track in one piece, I'm feeling pretty good. My weakness is going race speed for an entire race. We race 1 hour and one lap 4-5 mile races.
Pit Row
At 50, this old boy is over hucking big gaps. I'd love to be able to shred through corners, though.
That, and what jeffro503 said.
But yeah, throwing a fat whip off a big jump would be up there on my "Wish I could do" list.
Golf course.
Just ride every day, every week, every Year,.... If i could accomplish that in my life, that would be my Dream (and im working hard that it becomes reality!)
But my first Goal is better cornering and getting a clean riding style
The worst part is that you can't enjoy it too much because you have to get out of there pretty quickly before any cops show up. I figured it would be better to leave before they show up than when they show up.
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