Dad broken up

Poker_Player 10/27/2009 5:42am
10/27/2009 5:42am
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Parked next to a 45-50 year old dad at the race track. He was driving a construction truck and looked to be an electrician with those...
Parked next to a 45-50 year old dad at the race track. He was driving a construction truck and looked to be an electrician with those tube benders and rolls of wire in the bed. He was riding a brand new 450 while his kid was on a ktm 65. I was watching Dad and he was pretty fast. Then didn't see he come around then I went to the truck. Dad came in after his moto broken up holding his arm and looked to be in pain. I helped him load both bikes and he left to go to the hospital. Well, I left the track thinking why do guys his age need to race? Seriously, he makes his living with his hands and has a young boy and probably a wife and mortgage he is responsible for. Sad to be in his shoes. Men need to step up and know when to say they are done. I think the sport should not allow old guys out on the track. I sure hope he has insurance because he looked to be self employed. Just a note please be careful out on the track and know your limitations. Every racer needs to evaluate his situation and ask if racing two motos is worth the danger.Not sure why any of find is necessary or fun to race motorcycles. Some man at work saw my bike in the truck and we started talking it up. He wants to buy a bike and race. I suggested he buy a dual sport because mx is way too dangerous. MX bikes in general are way too dangerous. I'm seriously thinking dual sporting is the best way to enough motorcycling.

I think they shouldn't let the less intelligent race but you race.
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Crash82 10/27/2009 5:57am
10/27/2009 5:57am Edited Date/Time 10/27/2009 5:58am
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I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about...
I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about "What if". A man should rate his risk.

I would do a five point risk assessment with 5 being dangerous.


Kids? 2 points per kid

Self employed? 2 points

No insurance? 3 points

Over 35? 1/2 point

Over 40? 1 point

Over 45? 3 points

Over 50? 5 points

Wife? 1/2 point

Desk job? 1 point

Physical work? 2 points



So if your over 45, self employed, married, with 2 kids....the total points are 9 1/2...which is almost DOUBLE your allowed 5 points.You should not be allowed to own a motorcycle!


I'm married under 30 with a desk job so my total is....1 1/2. I can race without risk. Anyways it's just a thought.




I believe at 46 a I could kick your ass, factor that in your formula punk.
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huck 10/27/2009 6:07am
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bigattack wrote:
I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about...
I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about "What if". A man should rate his risk.

I would do a five point risk assessment with 5 being dangerous.


Kids? 2 points per kid

Self employed? 2 points

No insurance? 3 points

Over 35? 1/2 point

Over 40? 1 point

Over 45? 3 points

Over 50? 5 points

Wife? 1/2 point

Desk job? 1 point

Physical work? 2 points



So if your over 45, self employed, married, with 2 kids....the total points are 9 1/2...which is almost DOUBLE your allowed 5 points.You should not be allowed to own a motorcycle!


I'm married under 30 with a desk job so my total is....1 1/2. I can race without risk. Anyways it's just a thought.




Crash82 wrote:
I believe at 46 a I could kick your ass, factor that in your formula punk.
Add him to the "tour"... Tongue
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Bulldog 10/27/2009 6:13am
10/27/2009 6:13am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 2:57am
Don't worry, the FREE HEALTH CARE that the government is going to force us to subsidize will pay for the hospital stay and later the well funded Social Security system and will allow him to sit at home playing MX vs. ATV as he heals getting ready for his next moto.


I race at 48 with my two son's. they are 16 and 13. What a great day it was when my boy's whipped my tail for the first time on the track!


Did you see that episode of "Bully Beatdown" last night?
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staycasted 10/27/2009 6:24am
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I'm 27 but was reading the other post about rv's grandpa still riding, and racing.... I hope that I am still motoing at +70 forget 40...
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after riding for over 47 years and racing for 35, i think i'm getting the hang of it now.

things that really didn't get me:

Vietnam 69/70
1st wife-divorced me in 72
AIDS in the 80s-single 12 years
French hospital in 84
Prostate cancer in 06

fishing or not, love it or leave it. this is America, free speech, the right to pursue just about anything. it's his opinion and these are ours. dbm

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BigAttack, My Dad thinks you're a dick.

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Adam43 10/27/2009 7:14am
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There is risk in everything. Motocross is as dangerous as you make it.
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doublezero 10/27/2009 7:29am
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John Choate,

Are you over 40?

GlwasB4,
Your engine has fins....I know your over 45!

I'm just saying we need to be careful especially older guys.

What do you consider "OLD" ? My other half is 52 and he is still on the bike, and having a blast! I was not going to say it, but, YOU ARE A DUMB ASS !! What does 40 have to do with it, is it like some magic number? LOL


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huck 10/27/2009 7:33am
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What do you consider "OLD" ? My other half is 52 and he is still on the bike, and having a blast! I was not going...
What do you consider "OLD" ? My other half is 52 and he is still on the bike, and having a blast! I was not going to say it, but, YOU ARE A DUMB ASS !! What does 40 have to do with it, is it like some magic number? LOL


I love Florida tracks!!
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flarider 10/27/2009 7:44am
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Shelley, got any pictures of Herb Doan?

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E-man811 10/27/2009 7:49am
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Maybe some young hot shot full of piss and vinegar and void of common sense and safety took him out. Ever think of that angle?


Yes it's dangerous. If he was fast, he knew that already. It wasn't the time he was broken I'm sure.


Ride Safe
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flarider 10/27/2009 7:54am
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I say the old man passed "bigattack" like RC passing a C rider, pissing bigattack off, so when the old man came by to lap him again, bigattack took him out, breaking his arm and now bigattack not only feels guilty, but is embarrassed that an old man smoked his ass so badly.


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E-man811 10/27/2009 7:59am
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bigattack wrote:
I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about...
I really believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed or at least contemplated. Next time before you get on your motorcycle think about "What if". A man should rate his risk.

I would do a five point risk assessment with 5 being dangerous.


Kids? 2 points per kid

Self employed? 2 points

No insurance? 3 points

Over 35? 1/2 point

Over 40? 1 point

Over 45? 3 points

Over 50? 5 points

Wife? 1/2 point

Desk job? 1 point

Physical work? 2 points



So if your over 45, self employed, married, with 2 kids....the total points are 9 1/2...which is almost DOUBLE your allowed 5 points.You should not be allowed to own a motorcycle!


I'm married under 30 with a desk job so my total is....1 1/2. I can race without risk. Anyways it's just a thought.




Yea, "what if..?' is a great lens to look at the world through. Keep looking at life that way dummy.


Let's see how diverse and fulfilling your life is 20 years from now.

And when life happens anyway and there is disaster in your life in spite of your 5 point risk assessment, how are you going to explain that one to your self and your family?


I'm not suggesting that anyone go about life with reckless abandon or an aloof approach to dangerous stuff like MX, but to say that people over 45 shouldn't even own a motorcycle is totally absurd.


Ride safe.

Ian
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zookrider62! strikes again?
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zookrider62! strikes again?
Oh shit!

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doublezero 10/27/2009 8:07am
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flarider wrote:
Shelley, got any pictures of Herb Doan?

#97 ? I might, I am thinking he was at STMX a couple months back...
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YAKMX 10/27/2009 8:14am
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At 53 yrs old I have worked hard enough to afford them .Mechanically inclined enough to fix them. Sentimental enough to keep and appreciate the old bikes. Savvy enough to keep a balance in my life between bikes and relationships. And in your opinion way to old to ride or race them? Yes I have aches and pains,but I know where they come from. I don't need to run to a Dr. and ask him why I hurt. To old NEVER. Hell my friend is 71 yrs. old and still rides and races.
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yosmithy 10/27/2009 8:22am
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I totally agree with this thread. All you old goats should be put in a community home, and fed oatmeal, Now sign over your paycheck so us youngins can spend it wisely.

I hate old people, they smell like pine-sol.

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yosmithy wrote:
I totally agree with this thread. All you old goats should be put in a community home, and fed oatmeal, Now sign over your paycheck so...
I totally agree with this thread. All you old goats should be put in a community home, and fed oatmeal, Now sign over your paycheck so us youngins can spend it wisely.

I hate old people, they smell like pine-sol.

LMAO


side note: you do realize that you age just like everyone else... be careful what you wish for..
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yosmithy 10/27/2009 8:37am
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I aleady eat oatmeal, and my life-alert is on order.

Does Fox make adult diapers?

I want to look cool in the home
Matt Fisher 10/27/2009 8:55am
10/27/2009 8:55am
Can't say it any better than oldfart did.
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petegrath 10/27/2009 9:13am
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Heh heh heh... This is classic stuff.


Like going to a movie at work!


Keep up the good work fellas, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.


Oldfart's reply is classic! Smile
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yosmithy 10/27/2009 9:43am
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Ok, here’s my plan:

Make it mandatory for all MX tracks, that when any rider signs up for the 40+ class, that they immediately micro-chip their wrinkled old ass. Then whenever a rider enters the facility they are scanned. If they are chipped then a fence-less electric shock collar is placed on the old fuck (should be easy, it’s not like the old coots can defend themselves). Each track will then be surrounded by a fence-less electric shock parameter.
Now just sit back and enjoy watching the AARP gang get a nice electric jolt every time they attempt to enter the track. Let’s face it, they are all so old and senile that they’ll just keep doing it all day long.
Great entertainment for us kids, plus it gives them something to live for…
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DanDunes818 10/27/2009 9:51am
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This has got to be the most ignorant thread of all time. So because I'm 38 w/4 kids my life should be over? I don't think so. In fact I think I'm helping my kids by racing in more ways than I'm hurting them. The family time together at the track riding together is priceless and showing them that you can still be a kid when you're older is also a great lesson. I carry great insurance and on top of my issurance I have an old motocrossers best friend..Aflac!! Any injury I get is covered by my HMO and all monetary losses are covered by Aflac. When I had back surgery in March Aflac covered all my work money loss and I got like an extra 3k on top of my wage losses recovered.
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When I read this I thought maybe I made a mistake and was in the moto-Retarded section of the forum.Blink
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augiedog 10/27/2009 10:15am
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yosmithy wrote:
Ok, here’s my plan: Make it mandatory for all MX tracks, that when any rider signs up for the 40+ class, that they immediately micro-chip their...
Ok, here’s my plan:

Make it mandatory for all MX tracks, that when any rider signs up for the 40+ class, that they immediately micro-chip their wrinkled old ass. Then whenever a rider enters the facility they are scanned. If they are chipped then a fence-less electric shock collar is placed on the old fuck (should be easy, it’s not like the old coots can defend themselves). Each track will then be surrounded by a fence-less electric shock parameter.
Now just sit back and enjoy watching the AARP gang get a nice electric jolt every time they attempt to enter the track. Let’s face it, they are all so old and senile that they’ll just keep doing it all day long.
Great entertainment for us kids, plus it gives them something to live for…
It's like the movie "Logans Run" back in the 70's. Once the chip in your hand turns white, it's time to be put down. Only enough room for the young and beautiful.
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challenge8 10/27/2009 10:22am
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"Ok, here’s my plan:

Make it mandatory for all MX tracks, that when any rider signs up for the 40+ class, that they immediately micro-chip their wrinkled old ass. Then whenever a rider enters the facility they are scanned. If they are chipped then a fence-less electric shock collar is placed on the old fuck (should be easy, it’s not like the old coots can defend themselves). Each track will then be surrounded by a fence-less electric shock parameter.
Now just sit back and enjoy watching the AARP gang get a nice electric jolt every time they attempt to enter the track. Let’s face it, they are all so old and senile that they’ll just keep doing it all day long.
Great entertainment for us kids, plus it gives them something to live for… "

i have to admit, as a 50+ old fart that made me chuckle....nice!

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