Any 50+ yr olds here?

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plynn41 10/15/2012 7:26pm
10/15/2012 7:26pm
I'm actually looking forward to turning 50 next March so I can race the 50+ class!
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ballinger19 10/16/2012 2:52am
10/16/2012 2:52am
You will be the new young fast guy.
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PN27416 10/16/2012 4:26am
10/16/2012 4:26am
lumpy790 wrote:
so my old Moto brothers ... I have a question for you. How old is your bike? And do you think a NEW bike would make...
so my old Moto brothers ... I have a question for you.

How old is your bike? And do you think a NEW bike would make you go any quicker?

My bike is 5 year old YZ450F and its my right wrist that limits my speed so..... I do not think a 2013 would make my any quicker

But I must say that 2013 CRF sure does look sweet!
My 2006 450 is good enough to win +50 expert on. Problem is, I'm not.
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Digger29 10/16/2012 7:42am
10/16/2012 7:42am
Digger29 wrote:
Last week on my new 2013 KTM250SX at Central Village CT jumping the 120' triple. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/Diggermx29/29_93012_0670.jpg[/IMG]
Last week on my new 2013 KTM250SX at Central Village CT jumping the 120' triple.
I think a new bike would definitely make you quicker but it all depends on the bike & your level of commitment to going faster. I've had the new KTM for 4 wks now & I've definitely noticed that I've been going faster on it & so has everyone else :-) I love this bike & it is so easy to go fast on. It is way more stable in the really rough stuff than my RM or any of my RMs were & that fact alone allows me at my advanced AARP age to charge just a bit harder down a rough straight & drive harder into the turns now.

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Big 10/16/2012 10:16am
10/16/2012 10:16am
ballinger19 wrote:
You will be the new young fast guy.
Or the new young slow guy. like me,Whistling
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davistld01 10/16/2012 12:13pm
10/16/2012 12:13pm Edited Date/Time 10/16/2012 12:14pm
I'm 54...and although I sure wouldn't say I'm a fast racer any more, I'm still a pretty quick RIDER for my age. Injuries from the past tend to come back to haunt me at this age, and I sure am more conservative than I used to be. I messed with vintage racing awhile, restoring a '74 Husky Mag 250 and (almost) a '73 Penton 125 before getting tired of getting beat up by the lack of suspension travel...which wasn't such a big deal as a youngster as I remember. Nowadays I grunt around on a Honda 450 I bought last year and spend time riding with friends and scaring the crap out of myself on the occasional double or (small) triple jump at my local tracks and riding areas.

Still have a blast...

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