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dmoore611 7/22/2017 3:28pm
7/22/2017 3:28pm
pmshortt2 wrote:
By not letting him ride now, is just gonna make him want to ride even more after he turns 18. My father wouldn't let me have...
By not letting him ride now, is just gonna make him want to ride even more after he turns 18. My father wouldn't let me have a dirtbike throughout my childhood and teenage years. I'm 21 now and am a proud owner of 2 dirtbikes Cool and plan to start racing soon. Also riding dirtbikes/mx is an awesome father son hobby that can make memories you guys will cherish forever. I lost my father at the age of 18, and always think of the awsome memories I possibly "could've" had with him if I would've gotten a dirtbike as a young boy. Just food for thought my friend. Everyone has there different perspectives though.
Oh dude we ride! We haven't hung it up by any means, but race situations are vastly different than practice days. Which has been mentioned in here as a problem too. Practice days are what's keeping us in it. We just go 5-10 times a year vs. 2-3 days a week like I used to. I'm not willing to huck my meat like I used to and now I'm so far removed that it's tough to stomach looking at some tracks anymore.

I live in the mountains, I'd rather open my garage door and rip trails anymore. It's WAY more seat time for me and now my son can rip some of the trails with me. Pretty freaking rad! I do miss that hard on I had for moto though.
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pmshortt2 7/22/2017 3:54pm
7/22/2017 3:54pm
pmshortt2 wrote:
By not letting him ride now, is just gonna make him want to ride even more after he turns 18. My father wouldn't let me have...
By not letting him ride now, is just gonna make him want to ride even more after he turns 18. My father wouldn't let me have a dirtbike throughout my childhood and teenage years. I'm 21 now and am a proud owner of 2 dirtbikes Cool and plan to start racing soon. Also riding dirtbikes/mx is an awesome father son hobby that can make memories you guys will cherish forever. I lost my father at the age of 18, and always think of the awsome memories I possibly "could've" had with him if I would've gotten a dirtbike as a young boy. Just food for thought my friend. Everyone has there different perspectives though.
dmoore611 wrote:
Oh dude we ride! We haven't hung it up by any means, but race situations are vastly different than practice days. Which has been mentioned in...
Oh dude we ride! We haven't hung it up by any means, but race situations are vastly different than practice days. Which has been mentioned in here as a problem too. Practice days are what's keeping us in it. We just go 5-10 times a year vs. 2-3 days a week like I used to. I'm not willing to huck my meat like I used to and now I'm so far removed that it's tough to stomach looking at some tracks anymore.

I live in the mountains, I'd rather open my garage door and rip trails anymore. It's WAY more seat time for me and now my son can rip some of the trails with me. Pretty freaking rad! I do miss that hard on I had for moto though.
Hell yeah keep on rippin! I've only ridden trails and my friends little half ass track so I've never experienced moto Laughing Pretty awsome that you and your son ride together, can't wait to do that with my kid one day! Cool
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APLMAN99 7/22/2017 4:01pm
7/22/2017 4:01pm
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Here are some interesting statistics about snowsports. This chart shows that despite a 50% increase in US population between 1978 and 2016 the industry shows significantly...
Here are some interesting statistics about snowsports. This chart shows that despite a 50% increase in US population between 1978 and 2016 the industry shows significantly less growth. The data shows numbers in the east have been basically flat while numbers in the west have improved (large population increase in the west especially with outdoor enthusiasts). These are relatively disappointing numbers even given that the cost of equipment hasnt risen that much although lift ticket prices have.


I think that weather and snowfall affect those numbers to a far greater degree than riding dirt bikes.

I do know that our local ski area has invested heavily in snow making reservoirs and guns because the feedback that they were getting was that people were deciding not to commit to season passes due to the uncertainty of opening dates and length of season.
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downard254 7/22/2017 4:27pm
7/22/2017 4:27pm
I think the sport got a little liberalized. Seems every demographic, age group, skill set, etc had to have their own class. When I started racing there were a max of maybe 12 classes, now there's like 30 something. Hence the minimal laps on track and huge wait times between motos.
This is probably why cross country and GP's are doing as well as they are.

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m1ke2001 7/22/2017 6:38pm
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downard254 wrote:
I think the sport got a little liberalized. Seems every demographic, age group, skill set, etc had to have their own class. When I started racing...
I think the sport got a little liberalized. Seems every demographic, age group, skill set, etc had to have their own class. When I started racing there were a max of maybe 12 classes, now there's like 30 something. Hence the minimal laps on track and huge wait times between motos.
This is probably why cross country and GP's are doing as well as they are.
Yea thats what I said. Some people say cost but I see young adults still affording racing and some high school kids and it is true classes not just over the past few decades but even recent years have grown which means more waiting time. I also think local racing should be like pro racing where practice is saturday and racing is sunday which is how they used to do it but then here comes a title wave of classes. only a few ABC classes for each dissplacement is needed not all kinda of useless stuff.
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Sonny 7/22/2017 7:34pm
7/22/2017 7:34pm
I agree. The cost has driven the average guy from getting his kids involved. The evolution of the sport has brought us to the Millsaps training facility/Aldon Baker heart rate monitoring/home schooled 17 year old money pit. While it makes for star athletes it also seems that the family with the big wallet turns out hottest talent.
Something satisfying about reminiscing about guy like JoJo Keller with a pickup and a 6 pack of cheap beer driving away from a fresh win. Simpler times

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