First Saturday after the outdoor season ends...

pilotdude wrote:

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the...

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the light starting to get that angle that feels more like Autumn. Kids going back to school. Motocross des Nations approaching--an incredible battle of international motocross brotherhood.
Transitioning from motocross to supercross with Monster Cup and Straight Rhythm (which sounds like it will be very cool this year.) Then into the quieter time of the year and the buildup to the new supercross season. New bikes, new rookies, new team rosters.

As I get older I appreciate more and more the voices and faces of our sport we get to know. The riders, mechanics, team managers, announcers, and others who all contribute to make moto the part of our lives that it is. Chad Reed's ride at Ironman made me smile and also reflect on how important it is to enjoy the battles the warriors have in the present. Carmichael, Stewart, Reed, Windham, Villopoto, Dungey, Tomac (who is finishing his 9th season.) Blink and they will be memories, with future warriors yet to come. So enjoy each moment.

pilotdude wrote:

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the...

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the light starting to get that angle that feels more like Autumn. Kids going back to school. Motocross des Nations approaching--an incredible battle of international motocross brotherhood.
Transitioning from motocross to supercross with Monster Cup and Straight Rhythm (which sounds like it will be very cool this year.) Then into the quieter time of the year and the buildup to the new supercross season. New bikes, new rookies, new team rosters.

As I get older I appreciate more and more the voices and faces of our sport we get to know. The riders, mechanics, team managers, announcers, and others who all contribute to make moto the part of our lives that it is. Chad Reed's ride at Ironman made me smile and also reflect on how important it is to enjoy the battles the warriors have in the present. Carmichael, Stewart, Reed, Windham, Villopoto, Dungey, Tomac (who is finishing his 9th season.) Blink and they will be memories, with future warriors yet to come. So enjoy each moment.

jeffro503 wrote:

Well said man , very well said. It is a weird feeling for me personally every time this part of the year comes around. I always...

Well said man , very well said.

It is a weird feeling for me personally every time this part of the year comes around. I always reflect on " damn....I should have rode more! ". Which really rings true this year. First time I really felt burnt out so early ( about May ). I did other things , and the season was over before I knew it.

I did have a great summer of work this year though , and stacked away some money. Winter will be easy , and I should come back into spring riding on a good foot. May even dive back into the 450's next year , or maybe a new 250 2 stroke?

Anyways.....yeah , this year went by in a blink of an eye.

pilotdude wrote:

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the...

Always feels a little strange and a bit empty after what feels like an endless summer of awesome Saturdays. Days starting to grow noticeably shorter, the light starting to get that angle that feels more like Autumn. Kids going back to school. Motocross des Nations approaching--an incredible battle of international motocross brotherhood.
Transitioning from motocross to supercross with Monster Cup and Straight Rhythm (which sounds like it will be very cool this year.) Then into the quieter time of the year and the buildup to the new supercross season. New bikes, new rookies, new team rosters.

As I get older I appreciate more and more the voices and faces of our sport we get to know. The riders, mechanics, team managers, announcers, and others who all contribute to make moto the part of our lives that it is. Chad Reed's ride at Ironman made me smile and also reflect on how important it is to enjoy the battles the warriors have in the present. Carmichael, Stewart, Reed, Windham, Villopoto, Dungey, Tomac (who is finishing his 9th season.) Blink and they will be memories, with future warriors yet to come. So enjoy each moment.

jeffro503 wrote:

Well said man , very well said. It is a weird feeling for me personally every time this part of the year comes around. I always...

Well said man , very well said.

It is a weird feeling for me personally every time this part of the year comes around. I always reflect on " damn....I should have rode more! ". Which really rings true this year. First time I really felt burnt out so early ( about May ). I did other things , and the season was over before I knew it.

I did have a great summer of work this year though , and stacked away some money. Winter will be easy , and I should come back into spring riding on a good foot. May even dive back into the 450's next year , or maybe a new 250 2 stroke?

Anyways.....yeah , this year went by in a blink of an eye.

craigathan404 wrote:

We had such an awesome spring weather-wise, I was burnt out by June! Did a shit load of riding in the spring and just chilled out...

We had such an awesome spring weather-wise, I was burnt out by June! Did a shit load of riding in the spring and just chilled out all summer. The 30 some odd days of 90+ degrees didn’t help the cause either though.

GeorgiePorgie wrote:

I was born in Pittsburgh....7 gonna be tough to had.