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That would make me pretty angry honestly. As mentioned above, they wouldn't care if you rode a 200hp superbike to work every day, or played soccer/football. I'd take the raise and continue on as usual. I would (maybe) be open to meeting in the middle, but I'm not putting my life on hold for a job, point blank. Especially if they are accepting to others' lifestyles that may or may not be "dangerous". If we are lucky we can participate in this sport at any competitive level until we are what, 60? I know there are a few hardcore guys...

I used to work at a KTM dealer in Daytona Beach back in the early 2000s. One of our regular customers was this Air Force guy who was going to Embry Riddle University and was a local pro road racer on the weekends. He disappeared for a while and came into our shop after a few months with this crazy story about getting arrested at a race by an MP for endangering a government asset. The Air Force sent him to Daytona specifically to learn to fly to become an Air Force pilot and part of his contract was not...

I have been there, back in the day , as an apprentice, i crashed and broke my wrist , 6 weeks in and they were not happy, i was used to doing stuff in a cast , and didnt present a sick note, and turned up to college, as it was mostly theory and i could still write, dodged that bullet , and then just on my 18th birthday i broke my arm , and was scheduled to be doing an office based 3 months, but they wouldnt let me on site , wanted to fire me, but on the...

As a small business owner I totally understand the employer side to a point. It can definately put pressure on a small business if a key person unexpededly gets sick or injured and needs an extended time off work. Moto is my life so I also understand the real desire and need have that as a hobby and outlet. And being a small business most employees are more than just that, they are friends and sometimes family. I would never tell someone they couldn't do something they love, but they also have to weigh out those choices that could negatively...

It sounds like they care about your well-being (paying for private insurance to get your injuries healed), like your work and want you to be doing it, and don't want to count on you being there, and you end up off work, without notice, for a month or more at a time. It's reasonable. As whyZ stated, work it out with them. The answer might be to move more into a management position, where you can train more than one person to be able to do that job, whatever it is. That way they get your expertise, don't have a...

My high school football coach asked me to stop racing during the season and I said no so he said he would demote me to backup center so I quit. He was stunned, my dad was ecstatic, and my mom is still mad at me 35 years later.

As being an employer, I can understand your employer side of things. Most small business owners don't care what you do when you're not on the clock. But if what you do during that time effects what you do when on the clock, that's a problem. With a small business, having a key man out for an undetermined amount of time can be devastating for that business. It's not an unreasonable request. Try working it out with him instead of looking at it as a black/white thing.

Good for you dude. There's a fine line to walk with enjoying the things that make you feel alive and making a living wage. Go with your gut and live your life with no regrets.

Won MX2 titles, MXON titles. turned up to America, walks in and takes 250SX titles back to back (during the era of the most hyped amateur in our sport?). Heads back home with a multi year deal to with arguably one of the best teams in the sport right now and a good looking bank account. Underrated.

Having ridden a few e trials bikes, a clutch was a necessity. But smooth clutch action is paramount in trials, WAY more finesse than other disciplines...

Wow a Suzuki engineer posts in vital 🤣

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Tomac and Jett. Gajser and Herlings.