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How much you dwell on it should determine whether you should still ride and at what level. Nothing wrong with riding - and racing - but simply knowing what your risk threshold is.
Every one of us has made countless decisions on whether to GO FOR IT on some track obstacle or whether to play it safe. That's simply called intelligent riding. Ride smart and give the other idiots out there some berth. It's always going to be a somewhat risky sport but if you ride smart, keep your bike well looked after and always be aware of the other riders around you,, you can minmize much of the risk.
BTW - how many of you have insurance .... and if you do, how many of you know whether your policy EXCLUDES getting hurt on a dirt bike or not? And nowadys, you probably need to double check your policy at least twice a year for any changes.
And your insurance company finds out they picked you up off of the track.
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This mentallity usually applies to smaller stuff like broken legs or arms. When you're really eff'd up, the care is the same.
Not sure what would happen if you were unconcious and they took you ... but at that point you probably have bigger problems.
Shit happens sometimes. It is Life.
You could stop racing Mx to protect yourself then have a car crash or Cancer etc.
It just comes down to the parents for these kids. They know their kids way more than we know them. It's their choice. If racing doesn't work out, there are many other sports or activities to do out there. ALWAYS have a backup plan when things hit the crapper.
Now that i'm crippled from a crash last year and almost dyin' more times than I can count on both hands I would not change a thing.Wished I'd died now,crippled just aint my thing but thats me.
race or dont,god's going to cut you down one day,not in your hands unless it holds a revolver.
we are not here for a long time, we are here for a good time!
nobody can dwell on what might and might not be, if we did that we might as well just give up on life.
i enjoy riding, it takes me to a place where everything seems so simple, you, your bike, the track, the smell, atmosphere, i fuckin love it.
if any of my kids want to ride mx i wouldnt hesitate, id never push them but id let them take their own path.
lifes to short to worry.
This is an addictive sport.
But the payoff is NOT worth it at the pro level, and if you listen to chad reed he has hinted at it over and over.
Something big needs to change where a NIGHT show rider makes 10 grand (or 40th place gate pick in a national)
The riders ARE THE PRODUCT, the ARE THE SHOW, and they have spent THOUSANDS at the amatuer level to get to the pro ranks. Especially now days where the weekend pro doesn't cut it.
Now kids at age 10 or even much younger are home schooled...have trainers, nutritionists, live on the road, etc etc....and the costs have elevated plus the costs of bikes these days for those not lucky enough to get help.
the gap in speed at the pro level from 20th to 1rst is huge...but it's not a lack of talent IMHO.
It's a lack of funds going back all the way to the young age of that rider. Tough to go as fast as james stewart when your bike is junk, and instead of practicing during the week your driving to the next event. I still agree the cream would still be at the top...and the same faces would win. However the gap between first to 20th could be MUCH smaller with better payoff to make a night show or national. This would also make racing MUCH better instead of lappers etc...and make it more exciting for TV.
The current crop of kids hitting the pros are FAST. But it's gone all the way back to the 50's level!
I hear ya. Those damn ladders can be really tricky!
But PUHLLLEEEASE everyone .... keep falling off that ladder rather than saying you crashed on your mountain bike. Don't give them a reason to exclude mtb.
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The sport took a major turn for the worse IMO when jumping became the focus instead of corner speed and rough tracks.
BTW, I am so sick of hearing the "racing is dangerous, get used to it" bullshit. There is no reason we can't make the sport safer IMO.
we dont need blind jumps, some of the tracks are way to fast and have sketchy jumps (daytona, langston).
we can make the sport safer
350's instead of 450's..
lets face it, 450's at any level is to much. give it a complete handful and your going to the moon.
local novice or james stewart, a 450 can get ugly real quick.
Life is a temporary situation and I prefer to participate rather than to spectate.
There is so much more danger in every other facet of life, than the relatively short time spent riding a bike.
Riding a push bike to work is more dangerous. shit walking anywhere near a road has gotta be more dangerous. Unless u live in a fortress and drive around in a tank, riding motocross is the least of your worries.
And yes i was injured on a bike
would those be any "fun" or worth even doing with no danger?? are you kidding??
"I wonder if someone who has been sentenced to a life in a wheelchair would say it was worth it , or could comment on all the fun they're having "
and you have chit for brains.... of course it's not fun in a chair..... but they wouldn't have been having fun riding their bikes if the ultimate penalty wasn't on the plate at the same time....
i know several guys that are "scared" to ride, so they don't ride anymore..... it's not worth it to them, and that's fine, it's their life... the only a-holes are people that try to push their pussy values off on me...
if your doctor gave you a week to live, would you sit at home, or would you finally go for that big triple at your local track that you've been doubling the last 5 years?? my doctor gives me a week to live, i'm going for Everything on Every track....... LOL....
I think theres an art to crashing too. If you watch bubba crash he seems to have it down pat. or the dude is just made of rubber.
about how i broke my legs, how i was chasing down the leader at mammoth and my bike blew up, or how i hung out with travis pastrana, they'll probably say some new kid is the "IT" Kid and ill be like "hahaha no way barcia was way sicker then that kid", or how ive whipped it flat over a freestyle ramp aha
NO, not trying to steal the topic with stories. i just want you to get the point
gt80 I think thats the best thing I've read in a while haha
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