Vet rider Envy!

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Tracktor 1/16/2015 1:22pm
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No bike pics but I have this in my "backyard". Again, my kids get to enjoy it more than me........







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Titan1 wrote:
I'm a vet rider (I consider 30 years old and up Vet)...and I have it pretty darn good. Maybe not as much time to ride as...
I'm a vet rider (I consider 30 years old and up Vet)...and I have it pretty darn good. Maybe not as much time to ride as I'd like (with 4 kids, a full time job, etc.) but its nice to be able to afford to do what I want and race when I want and fix my bike when it breaks, etc.

And I'm not so old that I'm getting slower (I feel faster now than ever), and I'm not so old that I can't get out of bed in the morning (I'm 34)...so I'm in a pretty good spot.

I appreciate your Envy! LOL

Titan1, you are right where I was...about 20 years ago! Smile I felt that in my early 30's I was at my peak as far as riding skills/physical abilities go, so enjoy! I am definetly getting slower, with more aches and pains (some due to the Army) but it is great to be able to afford neat stuff and be able to take care of it.

Moens_Andy 1/16/2015 2:12pm
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CRF505 wrote:
Agreed Johnboy. I began reading this thread and thought, "wow, that's a good observation and a nice thing to say by Sixeightone, what a respectful young...
Agreed Johnboy. I began reading this thread and thought, "wow, that's a good observation and a nice thing to say by Sixeightone, what a respectful young lad". I expected to see photos of dialed bikes, cars, garages, and houses posted by the vet riders you mention. But instead, I'm seeing a bunch of uptight "douches" (as you call them) wagging there finger at you and giving you a lecture like the old man across the street. Sheeeesh! Lighten up people, especially you grumpy old vet riders.

Oh, and since I'm technically a vet rider and have some cool stuff (I think), here's a few pics to get this thread going in the right direction...













Very nice house and truck,
but as a professional painter i do advice you to get 1layer of primer and a finish coat of water based paint on your drywalls because they do ware out faster unprotected.

I just wish i had a job in USA it seems that if you work hard you actually earn some money. I average 65 hours a week year round with no vacation at all and i don't have shit to show for it
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Titan1 1/16/2015 2:17pm
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Moens_Andy wrote:
Very nice house and truck, but as a professional painter i do advice you to get 1layer of primer and a finish coat of water based...
Very nice house and truck,
but as a professional painter i do advice you to get 1layer of primer and a finish coat of water based paint on your drywalls because they do ware out faster unprotected.

I just wish i had a job in USA it seems that if you work hard you actually earn some money. I average 65 hours a week year round with no vacation at all and i don't have shit to show for it
On your 2nd paragraph, our government is quickly trying to change that. So we'll all eventually be in the same boat.

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mgifracing 1/16/2015 2:22pm
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Moens_Andy wrote:
Very nice house and truck, but as a professional painter i do advice you to get 1layer of primer and a finish coat of water based...
Very nice house and truck,
but as a professional painter i do advice you to get 1layer of primer and a finish coat of water based paint on your drywalls because they do ware out faster unprotected.

I just wish i had a job in USA it seems that if you work hard you actually earn some money. I average 65 hours a week year round with no vacation at all and i don't have shit to show for it
It's not like that everywhere in the USA Andy. Most of us can barely afford lunch after the bills are paid.
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Walter 1/16/2015 2:26pm
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I see some of the same things in bicycle racing. Roll up to the starting line for the Masters races and the bikes are all state of the art. Some of the younger lads whine loudly about "those old guys" with the cool stuff and "they are slower than me...I deserve the good stuff, not them."

I guess they missed the part about staying in school, working hard in grad school, and lots of years spent building a career (and many missed races along the way) .

If you earned it, you get to have it. Your speed just doesn't matter.
Moens_Andy 1/16/2015 2:46pm
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It's not like that everywhere in the USA Andy. Most of us can barely afford lunch after the bills are paid.
I don't know really. But i do Love your country i like the fact that you have some kind of freedom. If we go out and work our asses off we get punished for some kind of crazy law that says every dollar you make you must automatically give 50cent to the government.
With the 50 cent left you have to pay your taxes 21% and all the rest you can use for yourself your rent or mortgage food bills kids an all that shit.

Ok i do admit we have one of the best healthcare programs worldwide, and safety nets incase you get fired and stuff like that.
but i would gladly give up that stuff if that meant the working class men would actually earn some money
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I'm 32 with more goodies than talent but I do use my stuff at a pretty good level and often. Hence my A kit on my 2 stroke thread. lol
UpTiTe 1/16/2015 3:22pm
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UpTiTe wrote:
You want "sick" or "sweet" stuff? The first thing you need to do is stop using those words because nobody will take you serious talking like...
You want "sick" or "sweet" stuff? The first thing you need to do is stop using those words because nobody will take you serious talking like that. Then you ho get you an education, get started at a good job and work your ass off and in a few years you'll EARN nice stuff.
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I say "sick" and "sweet" and I'm taken pretty seriously at work and paid pretty damn well to do what I do. Granted, I don't say...
I say "sick" and "sweet" and I'm taken pretty seriously at work and paid pretty damn well to do what I do.

Granted, I don't say sick or sweet in the office, but that's a pretty sweeping judgement, UpTiTe.
I'm not judging at all, the best advice I got was "if you want to be taken seriously, you need to talk and act seriously."

Money and blingy products wont ever make you happy, enjoying what you have will. I have been a workaholic since I was a teen and always did what ever it took to be better, this year I realized that knowing my family better is better then any bling.

Sorry I came off like a dick, it was not my intentions.
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Most of my riding buddies are DINKs - Dual Income, No Kids. I'm a SITCOM: Single Income, Three Children, Outrageous Mortgage.

And it ain't the money that curtails the riding; it's time-management. I've got a CRF250, a DR650, and Multistrada in the garage, and I spend more time looking at them than riding! Damn kids!
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Grieby54 1/16/2015 4:30pm
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UpTiTe wrote:
I'm not judging at all, the best advice I got was "if you want to be taken seriously, you need to talk and act seriously." Money...
I'm not judging at all, the best advice I got was "if you want to be taken seriously, you need to talk and act seriously."

Money and blingy products wont ever make you happy, enjoying what you have will. I have been a workaholic since I was a teen and always did what ever it took to be better, this year I realized that knowing my family better is better then any bling.

Sorry I came off like a dick, it was not my intentions.
"I realized that knowing my family better is better than any bling."

Amen to that, my friend. It takes too many people too long to learn that one.
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My boss use to pay me not to get hurt. Seems I had an occasional crash problem. Finally took me off the bike for good with a career ender swap in 04 that my friend couldn't believe I even lived through. I was pissed too cause I had just turned 40 and was practicing up for the old timers at Washougal and was fast as ever. Still have DR-350 irrigation bike, but c'mon, new shoulder isn't sufficiently healed to see if I can even ride it yet.
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Bumper sticker said,
Don't worry about what I'm doing, Just worry about what you are NOT doing. Tongue
or Don't worry about what I have, just worry about what you DON'T have. Woohoo (yet)
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I'm 38......so I'm one of them there vet riders. When I was in my early to mid/late 20's I was pretty scared about the future and if I would be able to afford a decent lifestyle. Somehow it all worked out and I'm able to enjoy the things I want, new bikes, 20+ set's of riding gear in the garage, extra Tech 10's just laying around, toy haulers, all that shit. It wasn't easy but if you work hard and try not to fuck off to much, you should be ok. I ride more now than I ever have, but I can barely walk and instead of cereal for breakfast I just pour milk over a bowl of Ibuprofen, Vicodin's and some muscle relaxers.
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Torco1 wrote:
I'm 38......so I'm one of them there vet riders. When I was in my early to mid/late 20's I was pretty scared about the future and...
I'm 38......so I'm one of them there vet riders. When I was in my early to mid/late 20's I was pretty scared about the future and if I would be able to afford a decent lifestyle. Somehow it all worked out and I'm able to enjoy the things I want, new bikes, 20+ set's of riding gear in the garage, extra Tech 10's just laying around, toy haulers, all that shit. It wasn't easy but if you work hard and try not to fuck off to much, you should be ok. I ride more now than I ever have, but I can barely walk and instead of cereal for breakfast I just pour milk over a bowl of Ibuprofen, Vicodin's and some muscle relaxers.
You need to stay off the ground. Shit hurts more nowadays. That's why I race the old-guy races on the safer tracks.
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bonseff 1/16/2015 7:11pm
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Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that to us.

Your job is working up the technique and courage to hit that huge double or triple that is keeping you up at night. Always remember any pro could hop on your current bike today and show you how its done. A megabomb isn't gonna be your magic bullet. Make the best with what you got.
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bonseff wrote:
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that...
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that to us.

Your job is working up the technique and courage to hit that huge double or triple that is keeping you up at night. Always remember any pro could hop on your current bike today and show you how its done. A megabomb isn't gonna be your magic bullet. Make the best with what you got.
Great advice.
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Yea at 49 i love racing my 300sx, but my body tells we other wise, my hip left hip is not coping that well , the only good thing is it does not hurt while i am riding.

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bonseff wrote:
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that...
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that to us.

Your job is working up the technique and courage to hit that huge double or triple that is keeping you up at night. Always remember any pro could hop on your current bike today and show you how its done. A megabomb isn't gonna be your magic bullet. Make the best with what you got.
Grieby54 wrote:
Great advice.
Thats what i tell my son, he does not need all the bling that i have on my bike, just get out a ride as much as you can..
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TeamGreen wrote:
You need to stay off the ground. Shit hurts more nowadays. That's why I race the old-guy races on the safer tracks.
The ground and me play this neat little game every time I ride. I try to stay off of him and he tries to kill me, Mr. Ground usually wins.
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bonseff 1/16/2015 8:01pm
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Guarantee all the old schoolers with all the bells n whistles would trade it in to be young, broke and fearless.

WORK ON YOUR CORNER SPEED, YOUNG MAN!
*SHAKES T-HANDLE AT THE SUN
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TeamGreen wrote:
You need to stay off the ground. Shit hurts more nowadays. That's why I race the old-guy races on the safer tracks.
Torco1 wrote:
The ground and me play this neat little game every time I ride. I try to stay off of him and he tries to kill me...
The ground and me play this neat little game every time I ride. I try to stay off of him and he tries to kill me, Mr. Ground usually wins.
Change it up to mother Earth. Maybe she'll be more rewarding in your future flights of fearlessness?
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Sixeightone wrote:
I feel like being a vet rider entitles you to have some sweet stuff!! Most of the vet riders I've seen post lately have been posting...
I feel like being a vet rider entitles you to have some sweet stuff!! Most of the vet riders I've seen post lately have been posting sweet garage pictures.. Sweet vehicles they own.. And their sick bikes that don't have any dirt on them. I feel like I'm not yet into my glory days yet but Jeez, I can't wait to have sick stuff!! Vet rider lifestyle is the lifestyle for me!!

Johnboy
I think I can relate to what the OP is saying, in a few months I'l be 50 and my latest bike is a 2013 crf 450 with a lot of cool parts and I couldn't win a D race! lol So what, after raising five kids, working the same job for 28 years, I figure i've earned the right to build my dream bikes! I went through a period where I bought a new truck every two years and I've had some cool ass cars and boats as well.
But moto is where my heart is so I sold all my old cars, trucks, etc. I drive a really clean 2000 Silverado, live in a 4bdrm, 3 bath 3000sqft house in a very nice neighborhood and spend my play money and spare time building dream bikes for myself. Some of them I race and some I don't but I absolutely enjoy taking them apart and putting them back together better than new.
So thanks Johnboy! I go race and come home and play with my grandkids! pretty damn cool!

















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AZ35 1/16/2015 8:17pm
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LoudLove wrote:
Most of my riding buddies are DINKs - Dual Income, No Kids. I'm a SITCOM: Single Income, Three Children, Outrageous Mortgage. And it ain't the money...
Most of my riding buddies are DINKs - Dual Income, No Kids. I'm a SITCOM: Single Income, Three Children, Outrageous Mortgage.

And it ain't the money that curtails the riding; it's time-management. I've got a CRF250, a DR650, and Multistrada in the garage, and I spend more time looking at them than riding! Damn kids!
Laughing Laughing

SITCOM... that is classic. And it fits me perfectly as well!

And I agree, plenty of toys to look at but time to play with- seldom...Sad
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The third page on this thread is full of win! That's what I'm jealous of. All the guys that put in the work and just have fun! You guys aren't forcing your kids to be the next James Carmichael, Or Ricky stewart!! This brings back the excitement of the sport, yes you need money, But to take care of your life and be on a good path and still have some money to go ride on the weekends with your friends seems like that's where my dream is headed!! This thread just shows that it is possible!!
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TeamGreen 1/17/2015 7:43am
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TeamGreen wrote:
You need to stay off the ground. Shit hurts more nowadays. That's why I race the old-guy races on the safer tracks.
Torco1 wrote:
The ground and me play this neat little game every time I ride. I try to stay off of him and he tries to kill me...
The ground and me play this neat little game every time I ride. I try to stay off of him and he tries to kill me, Mr. Ground usually wins.
wildbill wrote:
Change it up to mother Earth. Maybe she'll be more rewarding in your future flights of fearlessness?
Mother Earth has a Son. His name is Gravity. He's part of the problem, too.
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bonseff wrote:
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that...
Don't envy vets, we're reliving your today. Spend your cash on tanks of gas, lessons and suspension, not rims, pipes, ignition and clutch covers... Leave that to us.

Your job is working up the technique and courage to hit that huge double or triple that is keeping you up at night. Always remember any pro could hop on your current bike today and show you how its done. A megabomb isn't gonna be your magic bullet. Make the best with what you got.
Exactly!
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jasonward73 1/17/2015 9:54am
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I was totally you in my early 20's. Couldn't afford to get suspension serviced/tuned or even a cool graphics kit.

At 41, things are much different. Wife, daughter, fucking killer house, brand new Supercharged Range Rover, and have a Tesla being built for the wife. Not to mention my KTM 450XC-F. Tuned suspension, Rekluse, and an assortment of unnecessary but cool stuff. All purchase from my local dealer and all service done by them. I do my part for the economy trust me. Not really here to brag but want you to know if you make the right connections in life and get the necessary education/experience things can, and most likely will, work out for you. It took me until about my early 30s to get serious and things really came together. Is it always easy, NO. You will sacrifice time from riding to earn some extra money and spend time with your family. I pass on ride days and races about as much as I do them. Wouldn't trade it for the world.

It takes about 200k seat miles each year to keep this all going.... Putting JT$ too shame. This doesn't even count my Southwest and USAirway miles.



And I will take issue with the bike always being clean. That shit ain't easy. It takes hard work too.







Nearly need to disassemble the whole bike to get her clean again....



CLEAN!




And when it's all done and time to relax I kick back here...




Ok, so maybe I am bragging just a bit. We do give generously to our church so I am not a totally greedy bastard.



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mark_swart 1/17/2015 10:22am
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Sixeightone wrote:
I didn't envy the vet riders "douchey replies" I simply gave all you vet riders a compliment. Take it for what is. A simple thank you...
I didn't envy the vet riders "douchey replies" I simply gave all you vet riders a compliment. Take it for what is. A simple thank you would have worked..

Johnboy
I don't see why everyone us so offended! Being a vet is a blast and there always seems to be a better sense of community at the races with us. Sure it has some downsides that come with aging, but all in all it is great. And yes, class for class, vet bikes are among the best and they are generally cared for as well as blinged out.
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MarkF 1/17/2015 11:14am
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I'm a 52 year old vet racer. I race quite often. Other than a softer shock spring, my bike is bone stock. Yes, I wash the bike after each race, but no polishing or shiny spray for me.

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