Start riding again after more than 20 Years?

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My last time on a dirt bike are over 20 years ago and now i want to try it again for myself and without the goal riding Races. I'am 38 now and when i was young i had some good races in the german nationals and the amateur class. With 16 i broke some bones after i crashed into the flat after a big jump. I only ridden one season after that and then i got other friends and interests.

Someone else also started riding again after over 20 years here?

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Kawapilot 3/5/2015 4:13pm
3/5/2015 4:13pm Edited Date/Time 3/7/2015 1:47pm
i hope my riding style is not so bad as my english is. Sorry for that, i try my best.
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Hallzilla 3/5/2015 5:04pm
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All kidding aside, It's all about having fun. The new generation bikes make things much easier. Concentrate on technique and your speed will come back before you know it.
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tomm55x 3/5/2015 5:47pm
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Yea, I think you should get back out there.

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RailinRuts450 3/6/2015 10:13pm
3/6/2015 10:13pm
Do it! I gave it up for 8 years and kick myself all the time for taking so freakin long to get back into it.
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jjavaman 3/13/2015 2:03pm
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Yes by all means do it. I took almost 30 years off to raise the family and am back into it now.
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reded 3/16/2015 6:06pm
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I highly recommend it but be forewarned. Although your mind still knows what to do, it takes a while for your body to be up to the task. I just came back myself after 10 years off and I feel good for about 2 laps and then my right arm gets tired and starts losing control. It's going to take a while to build the strength back up in that arm to the point that I can go as fast as my mind wants yet maintain throttle control. I find it frustrating but challenging at the same time.
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KMC440 3/17/2015 5:20am
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I rode/raced a little in 82 - 85 then got involved with car racing ... didn't get back on a mx bike till 99... what a dumb move being without a bike that long. Still involved with car stuff, but will always have a mx bike in the garage.
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Eversole 3/25/2015 6:58pm
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I'm in the same boat as jjavaman. Don't have a bike as of now but just picked up a nice used pair of Sidi Crossfires. Man I can't wait to get out there and take it easy. Then all of a sudden, open that throtle up!
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Kawapilot 4/4/2015 7:12pm
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reded wrote:
I highly recommend it but be forewarned. Although your mind still knows what to do, it takes a while for your body to be up to...
I highly recommend it but be forewarned. Although your mind still knows what to do, it takes a while for your body to be up to the task. I just came back myself after 10 years off and I feel good for about 2 laps and then my right arm gets tired and starts losing control. It's going to take a while to build the strength back up in that arm to the point that I can go as fast as my mind wants yet maintain throttle control. I find it frustrating but challenging at the same time.
My Bro has a 450 crf i rode two times after 20 years on a flat track. I also had bad Armpump and stiffness after that in the arms and legs. Train this Muskels can helpful but i think i'ts more a mental thing, you can't get loose enouth at this moment.
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Kawapilot 4/4/2015 8:55pm
4/4/2015 8:55pm Edited Date/Time 4/5/2015 12:05pm
I try to hold the bike with 8 Fingers and only one on clutch and brake.
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tomm55x 4/5/2015 6:05am
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Well how is your return to riding been??
ToolMaker 4/5/2015 8:31am
4/5/2015 8:31am
So from your riding days 20 years ago you might remember one of my best friends, Didi Lacher
pretty much dominated that era.
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Kawapilot 4/5/2015 11:59am
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tomm55x wrote:
Well how is your return to riding been??
Yesterday i buyed a 1998 kx 250. I want to build a bike for me. A Kx250 two stroke engine with 2012 aluminium frame.
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Kawapilot 4/5/2015 12:03pm
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ToolMaker wrote:
So from your riding days 20 years ago you might remember one of my best friends, Didi Lacher
pretty much dominated that era.
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Oh yes he was one of the best riders here in germany at this time. Do you know if he still have a riding School?
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tomm55x 4/5/2015 12:48pm
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Sounds good, might as well built and ride what you want!
ToolMaker 4/5/2015 9:15pm
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ToolMaker wrote:
So from your riding days 20 years ago you might remember one of my best friends, Didi Lacher
pretty much dominated that era.
TM
Kawapilot wrote:
Oh yes he was one of the best riders here in germany at this time. Do you know if he still have a riding School?
I think so. He is also a magazine test rider among other things that he does these days. Going to try and organize
a get together in the next few months. I think he might be coming out for the Vegas SX. In the early 80s he came out
with a few other Germans (Ludwig Reinbolt and Helmut) to live at my house for the summer and train here. We've
been good friends ever since.
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