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Looking for ideas/advice...
I am meant to be racing this Sunday, I race clubman lites, 2013 crf250r that I got brand new, before it I had a Suzuki Drz400sm. I started working in a bike shop and got talked in to trying mx, loved it from then, we used to ride four times a week, I practiced really hard, joined the gym and was getting Good, thought I could do OK in clubman considering I didn't start riding til 23, one week before race season I broke my talus, still causes me trouble now and took me well over a year to get back on the bike, been riding again for a few months now, raced once or twice but due to getting back into my trade I can't ride as much (once a week, sometimes Thursday evenings)
So anyway I keep asking myself why I still ride, I don't take it as seriously and I can't ride as much, I don't have as many people to ride with (moved two hours away for work) and since my ankle injury i worry about if I hurt myself, what if I break my neck or even just an arm or something that puts me off work? Not to mention all the cleaning and the cost! Boots are getting worn, service parts etc. I don't always ride as hard cus I get scared I will hurt myself.
last time i got hurt it put a lot of strain on me and the mrs and like I said still affects me. I want to build a road bike, cafe racer or bobber and keep thinking of selling the MX bike to fund it. But I can't bring myself to do it, I still follow all the media and pulp mx, dmxs etc, I love the sport and I just don't know what to do
Advice?
I am meant to be racing this Sunday, I race clubman lites, 2013 crf250r that I got brand new, before it I had a Suzuki Drz400sm. I started working in a bike shop and got talked in to trying mx, loved it from then, we used to ride four times a week, I practiced really hard, joined the gym and was getting Good, thought I could do OK in clubman considering I didn't start riding til 23, one week before race season I broke my talus, still causes me trouble now and took me well over a year to get back on the bike, been riding again for a few months now, raced once or twice but due to getting back into my trade I can't ride as much (once a week, sometimes Thursday evenings)
So anyway I keep asking myself why I still ride, I don't take it as seriously and I can't ride as much, I don't have as many people to ride with (moved two hours away for work) and since my ankle injury i worry about if I hurt myself, what if I break my neck or even just an arm or something that puts me off work? Not to mention all the cleaning and the cost! Boots are getting worn, service parts etc. I don't always ride as hard cus I get scared I will hurt myself.
last time i got hurt it put a lot of strain on me and the mrs and like I said still affects me. I want to build a road bike, cafe racer or bobber and keep thinking of selling the MX bike to fund it. But I can't bring myself to do it, I still follow all the media and pulp mx, dmxs etc, I love the sport and I just don't know what to do
Advice?
I'm 25 and I just got a bike in Feb because I wanted to use my body while its some what youthful and I'm happy I did because at the end of the day there's no better hobby I enjoy than Motocross and I refuse to stop doing things I enjoy because of work and money, life is short live it.
What the point in stacking up money for retirement at 65 when you cannot enjoy the fruits of your labour?
Life is short do everything you love as much as possible.
for me I couldn't honestly go ride until the fear of crashes/getting hurt was gone again. Not to say that I don't Think it could happen but when I'm thinking about it on the bike is where I have a problem
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Start working around the things you don't like about riding....
Who says you have to clean your stuff? Who says you have to ride fast, be competitive and fit?
Get out there and have a great time, that's what matters.
I don't race much, and in my old age (52), I'm very selective of what tracks I ride, and what jumps I'm willing to do. You have to tone down your ego a bit. It was tough at first, but I've come to terms with it, and I enjoy the sport a hell of a lot more as a result. Keep this in mind: Just because there's a 90' uphill triple on the track, doesn't mean you have to jump it.
Moral of the story is that most action sports activities are dangerous but that's also why it's adicting. Just do what makes you happy and if you need time off moto, take time and maybe you'll come back. I did.
Personally, I haven't raced since 1994. I still follow the sport like I did then and am as passionate about it as ever. I have way too much responsibility to my family at this point in my life to bother with MX. I keep myself fit biking and running, but for track thrills, I stick to RC racing where I have no chance of breaking my neck. There is always a chance for a black eye (some will get the joke/jab), but it is pretty safe for the most-part
Road bikes aren't the answer–from an enjoyment or safety point of view.
I was in a similar position lately, been riding 25 years a couple of times a week, but with the gradual closure of tracks in the area combined with work commitments it became more and more difficult. Factor in cleaning (since its wet 90% of the time here), prep and hours of travel to even a local track the effort put in didn't match the enjoyment. Called it a day, bought a stand up jet ski and never looked back
I love everything two wheels, I ride mx, I build vintage harleys and marvel at modern street bikes. Don't for one second think you are safer on the road. Riding around with all the cages with fat america out to mow you down on the way to walmart is a real concern.
Costs, those are real, no way around it!
For some, moto is a way of life, for others, it's a hobby. If you're the latter, it's o.k. to step away...
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"I'll stop racing when I hate laying in bed injured more than I love racing motorcycles"
I'm lucky to live in SoCal and can race with a club that I feel is far safer than any practice track. Motocross Racing isn't for everyone, and that's OK.
For what it's worth I quit for 18 years after I broke my neck 32 years ago. I was one of the very first people to ever wear a halo brace. I race all the time now and have broken a couple bones since I started back up, but I fully regret the 18 years I was away.
I have not ridden in over 8 years.
Mountain biking works too
If you don't want to give up riding, maybe you should try and find some new friends to ride with since your son has lost interest. Don't let his change of interest force you to stop if you still love it.
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