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In the late 90's I was 30 years old and making too much money so I got an itch and bought a new Fat Boy, back in those days there were no bikes available and I ended up paying $19k for a bike that listed for $13k. For the first month I was questioning my sanity because I hated riding it. One day I was riding home in the morning from work and the sun wasn't up yet but I was cruising around a lake and it struck me, for the first time in memory I was on a motorcycle and not scared of crashing my brains out or pushing myself more than I really wanted to. I was in the moment and enjoying the motorcycle for the ride. I spent the next 20 years in the Harley industry and gave up dirt bikes. I came back a few years ago and love it again more than ever. I mostly race hare scramble but I will mix in some motocross races this year.
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Now I ride mtb and having fun again. Perhaps that will lead to another mx bike for trail riding and hare scrambles just for fun and fresh air.
At 51, I just can't justify risking it anymore. My hobbies are now down to golf, fishing, and hunting.
Took it out in my first practice in 30 years, and promptly broke my left hip and busted up my left ribs. The ground sure feels harder in your 50s. Not sure I've "retired" yet(still have my YZ)...but bought a UTV last week.
The more seriously I tried to take it the less fun it was. And I was never really shit anyway, a good c rider was my peak. Tried racing for points and championships and when I had a bad race I would leave the track furious. Took me a couple years for it to sink in that hey, I spend a fortune to be regularly disappointed.
When I hear these guys break ribs and are still racing I'm scratching my head like How??
It hurt to breath, cough, felt like I was being stabbed anytime I would cough!
I was extremely cautious riding in California after that!
It was too sketchy. I was constantly looking over my shoulder hoping not to get landed on, and trying to avoid hitting beginners instead of enjoying the ride.
Sold the KTM for a Yeti - MTB has been a blast
Lack of tracks
Injuries
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Track designers thinking we all want to be supercross racers
Ruts.
I can relate to the story about building a dream bike. After years away I built a really nice RM125. Loved the bike, loved building it. The time to get to tracks, and then the tracks themselves just didn’t work for me. I have an R6 now.
I felt bad for him because he was super into it even though he hadn't raced, had his room covered in Moto posters watched every pro race etc.
I honestly think the A rider did it on purpose, not necessarily trying to hurt him that bad but was purposely block passing C Riders.
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For me it was simple. My kids are 3 and 6 and they both have their own hobbies and interests that I want to support them in. I enjoy being a husband and a father more than I enjoy being a crappy motocross racer, anyway.
If they decide one day that they want to do this, then I'll get some mini's and a camper. But until then I'm just going to ride for fun when I feel like it and have time.
Three years later, my first ride I managed two laps before going over the bars and dislocating my right shoulder. That was it. Done!
Now I'm a grumpy 50 yr old with so many joint problems and nerve damage in my right arm that I often wish that i never touched bikes....shoulda played golf.
But...i have moto in my blood and always daydream about riding again.
shit never leaves your blood though..
Millville is near the Mayo Clinic so it’s a great track to really put the speed down.
I don’t have the time required to become the level of rider I’d like to be, and I’m not enjoying going out there as the rider I am now. I’ve just started my career, traveling a good bit, and I have other hobbies. I don’t want to spend all of my free time at the track. I enjoy too many other things to only spend my free time riding.
I think you have to be all-in to really enjoy this sport fully, and I don’t know that I want to sacrifice the rest of the things I enjoy to be all-in on this the way I once was willing to.
I'm an average working class guy with an average paying job, and it feels like this sport gets more and more out of reach for us. I have two kids under 3 now who both just started full time daycare which is crazy expensive here, so there's not a whole lot left over to put into the bike anymore. On top of that my engine in my yz just had a catastrophic failure that's probably gonna cost close to 3g to fix, new bikes are completely out of the question. Now everytime I spend a few hundred on my bike I think about what I could've gotten my kids instead. Just feels almost selfish to keep going, maybe a hiatus is in order until they're grown up a bit.
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