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I recently made a major life change too...less money now, fewer moto opportunities. But now instead of track houses, I'm in a rural setting. Plus, I ended up near some really good MTB trails and bike parks. I can ride my MTB to a gondola straight from my house. So I've been doing more MTBing recently. The verdict: I miss MX. I was planning to upgrade my MTB but I decided to put the money toward a used MXer. I can't live without motorcycles. For me, as fun as it is....MTB isn't cutting the mustard

I changed from mx to mtb about 10 years ago after racing mx/enduro for 30 years. There's not the same adrenaline rush as mx (nothing can match that) but it's so accessable. In the UK, riding my mx bike meant a day committed to travelling to a crowded track waiting for a session, or all day at a track waiting for three ten minute races. If I want to ride mtb, I can get fit on zwift indoors, or just ride anywhere outdoors locally in the evenings in summer after work. It's easy to grab an hour or two even...

This will have a lot to do with the rider/person you are - do you think you will find joy in earning your descents by climbing, or are you solely seeking an adrenaline rush? After answering this, consider accessibility to relevant trails in your area - are there bike parks or gravity based trails with shuttle bus access? How far away are they compared to local MX facilities? What makes me love MTB so much is the proximity of great trails within half hour and a lack of noise pollution to consider - I'm on the bike at sunrise, done...

I’ve spent a lot on titanium but most of it is only visible in X-rays

I have an old thread on this site where I built a no expense spared 218lb 2012 CRF450 and it had titanium bolts through-out including both axles, swingarm pivot down to the clutch and brake pivot pins. It was definitely the least cost effective way to loose weight. I think I spent over $3k on titanium hardware and only shed 2 pounds. In comparison, a $500 FMF silencer shed 1.5 pounds, the $500 titanium shock spring lost another 1 pound, while the $600 carbon fiber fuel tank shed another 0.8 pounds. These 3 parts lost the most weight. The HRC...

Ti shop hammer

Not ti, not carbon, but collecting old BMX bikes and parts is on a different level. Buddy, not me.

When you have enough spare Ti hardware to outfit 80% of a couple more bikes and the other 5 bikes are already fitted with Ti, you will know that you have an addiction. Don’t even get me started on the Carbon fiber addiction. I just bought a full set of “plastics” for my ‘23 890 Adventure bike made out of carbon fiber. These addictions started for me when I was buying BILLET parts for my hot rods and VW bugs. It is impossible to cure ! lol There will be haters that will feel the need to throw out some...

Trading your wife in for a younger model, is significantly more expensive than buying a new bike and replacing all bolts with titanium bolts!

i wish i could buddy but they wouldn't fall for that, i sell a few bits of titanium, the wife does the books and knows the prices so i have no chance lol i end up getting the same every year, a fox hoodie and new boot socks, at my age the excitement of birthdays and x-mas has gone, might be time to trade in the wife for a younger model

Sorry for derailing your titanium thread with carbon fiber, Pro-bolt makes a nice looking axle nut

And all this time I thought it was about iPhones!

Racetech is doing 20% off for Black Friday. Just bought $200 worth of m6 bolts for my engine cases.

LOL, aluminum is too heavy, wait till you start using carbon fiber washers!

Front brake disk (6), front rim lock, fork guards (6), FI light, front number plate, (4) front fender, triple clamps (8), center bolt on triple clamps, clutch lever, brake lever, throttle tube (2), shift lever, exhaust (2), seat, rear rim lock, rear disk (6), axle adjustment bolts/nuts (4), handle bar bolts (4), chain guide (2), mud flap bolts (2), under seat shroud bolts (2), front sprocket bolt, fork guard brake line guide bolts (2), brake lever tip bolts (2), exhaust mid bolt,shock bolts (2), Titanium Rear Brake pedal bolt and nut (2), Titanium Front Axle and Steering Stem Cap Set...