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I was born and raised on it like yourself and I have found that its extremely difficult for me to find anything that replaces the feeling of being on a bike. Right now I have desperately been wanting a bike again (just wanting to have fun and be a vet track hero) but I am also engaged and about to start a new chapter in life. My parents and fiance obviously don't completely support my decision in getting a bike again so I am torn. But I feel God gave me my talent to ride a bike well for a reason as well and have also not felt anything to fill that void. So I will most likely end up getting a bike again after a long long break and be wearing every high quality piece of protection they sell and ride within my limits. I have a future family I am committed to now.
So I'd support your brother in whatever decisions he makes regarding riding again and as for yourself maybe you do need a break. It's natural to be angry. If it's in your blood like it is mine though the anger will pass and I am sure you find your way back to it. But maybe with a different mindset as to not having to hit every jump on the track and just enjoying being on the machine itself (if that's what mindset you have. I was overly competitive haha). And if you are spiritual maybe pray on it. God doesn't want you to live life fearing death, but if you have responsibilities that come first you probably know what's right and wrong.
Thoughts and prayers for your brother, you, and your family.
Scott Gilbert
Georgie........Like some other's have mentioned , don't sell your stuff. Clean everything up and put it all aside , and enjoy some other things in life. I have to much love for the sport to completely quit ( at least right now ) , but I totally get what you are saying. I'm at a certain point right now , that I may hang up my boots for a while too. My work beats me up pretty bad at times ( like it has been doing quite a bit lately ).....and even though I have the energy to go do something else , I may not have the energy or strength to go pound laps on my bikes. And lately.....I've felt like I was forcing myself to go riding. Being sore and tired " before " you even get to the track every time......starts to get old.
I'm hot and cold with this sport sometimes , and a lot of that center's around what I feel like from work. And FWIW.....in non-moto I started a thread about Bass fishing , and come to find out....quite a few on here do that as well. I'm totally new to it , but really want to learn. Not just for Bass , but a lot of different fish. It's exciting and fun and it isn't beating the crap out of my like my work and riding do sometimes.
You'll figure something out , but in the mean time....don't sell anything , just take an extended break.
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I got my kids into it and my brother and then one day it's like I didn't have any time for it. The kids and I each have a 79 or 80 CR125 as does my brother so the idea was that we could always make our own class regardless of who else showed up. Still plan on that so I can't give up the urge just yet. Besides, that Cycle Ranch trip last month was a frigging blast.
Played golf for a year, and then i had the motivation to get back to racing.
Went from being a mid-pack c/b class rider to a mid pack rider in the swedish nationals
Easy solution just take a break from it until you want to do it again, I'm guessing you not trying to become a pro so take a rest from the saddle and the buzz will come back.
My advice would be to not force it - take some time out of the sport for a while (months, perhaps yrs if necessary) and basically change it up a bit. Whether that be something like the niche ^ I'm getting into, or trail riding or whatever; riding's riding. You'll always have the bug and it'll always be there waiting for you when you want to return.
“It is fate, destiny, nemesis. Perhaps the dawning of knowledge, the coming of sin. Or more prosaically, the catastrophe that awaits everyone from a single false move, wrong turn, fatal encounter. Every life has such a moment. What distinguishes us is whether—and how—we ever come back.”
― Charles Krauthammer, Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics 1950-2018
Dont know why I am feeling so philosophical at the moment. Here is another quote from a poster I had hanging up in my room when I was a youngster. Some of the truest words ever spoken...
"I think it is better to risk my life
and to be a "has been"
than to never have been at all.
Even though crippled and busted in half,
it has been better to take a chance
to win a victory
or suffer a defeat
than to live like others do
who will never know
a victory or a defeat
because they have had not the guts to try either."
Evel Knievel
My best to you and your brother.
Not saying you can't still get hurt but at least you can chill out and just go for an enjoyable ride rather than having to clear doubles and triples at speed and risk going down like you mentioned.
It's a very tough question that can only be answered from deep within. Nothing about this sport makes any sense. There is nothing logical about it, so I don't pretend that it is logical. It comes from emotion and spirit and a place that none of us can really understand. But I am still getting on that bike.
Haven’t been back on the bikes since (doctors orders). I’ve rolled them out and started them up a few times, but to be honest I feel it may be time to move on from it all. Not getting any younger, and recovery gets longer and more doubtful. There comes a point where the risk and expenses just don’t add up.
Pit Row
I love riding, it’s always been my main sport/hobby since I was 7 years old. I’m 30 now with two boys and a baby girl on the way. My wife is a stay at home mom. My family depends on me. I just make it a point not to push past my riding ability and have fun. If I had to, I would step away and sell it all in a heart beat. It will always be there when I’m ready.
After a couple years I eased back into it and have been with it ever since. It’s perfectly normal for you to go through this. Get angry with it and move away from it for awhile and come back when you’re ready....or stay away. Whatever makes you happy
Then on Sunday a really good friend went down in a first lap traffic crash, breaking his wrist and shoulder. I was out on the track helping after the fall and ride his bike back and loaded his stuff so his parents could focus on getting him out of there.
All of that to say...the downside of our sport can take a toll, even when we aren't the ones who are hurt. I have had very little motivation to train or ride since then. I feel like it's coming back now. I can't say I feel angry with the sport, but I could see where you would.
Maybe take a step back, pick up a project, pick up a goofy vintage bike, something like that to put the fun back in it.
I broke my femur for the second time about 10 days ago, but neither time was on a dirt bike. I had similar thoughts about changing my life for about 2 days, but in the end I am a rider, period.
To me it is important to take the steps that you can prior to an event, so that you have some piece of mind while riding. Obviously health insurance is important, disability insurance is a pretty great idea too. Then dress for the crash, there is some great gear out there that can help, but of course we know gear can't prevent everything. Often times it seems like things happen in the most benign situations.
Life is random, you just never know what is coming your way. But as long as you get up again, it doesn't matter. Don't let this keep you down man!
Broken femur - skiing
Broken femur- mtb
broken arm- moto
broken collarbone- moto
broken collarbone- football
broken collarbone- mtb
broken collarbone- moto
broken ribs- moto
broken ribs- moto
torn ligaments foot- bar fight
broken thumb- skiing
broken thumb-skiing
partial tear mcl- moto
partial tear mcl- moto
amputated finger- work accident
Counting the days until I can go ride!
Each time something happens I have a two week period of frustration and hating that this all comes "having fun, not racing" type of riding, and that It is not getting me anything in life.
after that period, I reflect on how gratifying it is to throw my leg over a bike and be out doing something I've been passionate about as a kid, something that not many "normal" people will ever get to experience. I then start to crave that feeling again, and it usually helps keep me motivated through physical therapy to not only make a recovery but come back even stronger!
I would suggest maybe selling some stuff, but be sure to keep atleast one bike. maybe set it up for something a little different like dual sporting, or better yet throw some bark busters on and go hit the trails. I used to be a moto guy only, but getting into trail riding and harescrambles has shown me an entirely new side to moto. great people, awesome scenery and i find it alot easier to work towards personal bests and not feel so defeated when I am not the fastest lap of the day or whatever.
I have a dream of being able to eventually get into physical therapy or personal training to help other athletes and moto people... maybe then I will be able to step away and live vicariously through others while still enjoying the sport!
The guys suggesting cross country or harescrambles, that stuff has it's own set of risks. I'd agree that it's a lower risk, but it's much higher than other sports still. Seen plenty of life changing injuries.
The sport carries risk and that's what is attractive to it. If you can't accept that it might be you, for a reason that is often beyond your control, then its time to put the bike up for a bit.
Been struggling to find the motivation to go ride lately. Injuries are in the list of reasons I'm personally trying to weigh whether its worth it still.
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