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Not one place did I say anything about wanting to change the sport, change the tracks or expect others to share the same thoughts I had. I was simply wanting to see what everybody's opinions on it were. I'm sorry if talking rationally about stuff is over your head...EAD.
BTW, it's 'you're'...dummy!
The tracks are an issue. Natural terrain needs to come back. (Somehow the Euros have it right.) Last year a local track owner here in PA had to change his layout because a vintage organization refused to come back to his facility. Too jumpy and racers got hurt the previous year. It is one of his biggest weekends every year. Sometimes we need to be forced to make changes.
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I'd also like to say ( and this goes for all vet guys 30+ and on up ) get your body in check before you even throw a leg over a bike. The older we get , the more important it becomes. Being some what healthy and fit before you ride not only helps your riding , but more importantly it helps protect you , when you hit the ground. Your body can handle the impacts a lot better , compared to just rolling off the couch. I swear by this rule more then anything else. And honestly.....it removes a lot of the " Risk " for us older guys.
William Shakespeare
“You can’t stop what’s coming. It ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.”
Uncle Ellis (Barry Corbin) No Country for Old Men
Mostly I’m not a fatalist - what I’m trying to say is manage the risks as best as you can and do try to have some fun while doing so. You’ve only got so much time anyway.
It's honestly why I love Glen Helen. Place gets bashed to hell for being unsafe when the reality is there's like 3 or 4 small (and very safe) jumps there on any given week and the rest is natural terrain. Such a blast to ride!
I want to ride until I'm too old to stand. People always say "there's nothing like it".... I agree. Spent 6 years off the bike due to financial reasons and it was the longest 6 years of my life.
In all seriousness, I am going to be getting back into riding here soon after nearly 8 years off the bike. I quit road racing for my family's sake at the age of 19. Then quit riding moto shortly after because without racing it didn't feel the same. So I gave up bikes completely. But for the past couple years I have been fighting not getting a bike again and am finally giving in. It's in my blood and I have this hole in my life I feel can't be replaced by any hobby or job. I've tried. But I am coming into it with the mindset of just getting out there and enjoy riding the bike and not going past my abilities. So in my mind I understand the risks of being on a bike itself, but am eliminating a lot of it personally by not having my pin it to win it mindset anymore and buying gear I feel comfortable with keeping me safe. Also riding tracks I'm comfortable with. If I show up to Perris one night and it's built up out of my comfort zone, Vet track here I come.
Although the risk will always be there, I feel you can manage it.
Manipulating a mechanical marvel at high speeds through treacherous terrain in a competitive environment. There is no substitute.
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One thing is you can and will get hurt at some point. By being in really good shape and riding within your limits you can really limit a lot of the bigger get offs. There is always equipment malfunction or some idiot landing on your etc. but those are few and
far between if you don’t race much and keep on top of your maint.
One day we will all be laying on our deathbed. Most of us will have time to look back and reflect upon our lives. If we spent most of it in a wheel chair from a riding accident we may regret the hell out of that decision. On the other hand those that gave it up early out of fear of being injured badly may regret that decision also not having done something they truly loved. Guess the real question is do you really love it?? If so be smart about it and as safe as possible and enjoy it. There are plenty of dudes that have posted that are permanently injured that wouldn’t change anything. That should be a good enough answer for a lot of us.
How’d that quote go from Shawshank redemption “get busy living, or get busy dying”
However, I do ride. Ride MX, Off-Road, ATV's, Harleys.
I cannot imagine not riding.
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