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SmoothOperator
1/5/2017 1:13pm
1/5/2017 1:13pm
Decided to sell my bike and move on from mx this past weekend. Not sure what my next motorsport step will be, but I will be taking a step back in time and racing bmx again. Just wasn't enjoying mx like I used to.
I'm gonna miss this bike though...
I'm gonna miss this bike though...
Bummer.
The Shop
By practical, I mean time, money, and safety. I guess you can take any hobby and make it all-consuming and expensive, but all things being equal MTB suits my lifestyle much better than MX.
One more of this and I am done too.
I stopped riding for a number of years. During that time I tried getting into karting, sports cars, formula cars, 1/8th scale RC racing and a few other things. Nothing compares to motocross for me but if you aren't having fun this sport is too damn dangerous to force yourself to do it.
As a possible solution I'd propose vintage racing if you haven't tried it before.
There's nothing in this world quite like jumping a dirt bike.
Pit Row
It's a chill scene, not a serious with the training, and if you have a little one coming you can take that downtime to build your bike. I did the same thing when my youngest was born and I had a lot of fun with it. And that's what this is all supposed to be about anyway! The Pacific Northwest VMX series is a really well run series and there is also a winter series in Woodland WA where I seem to meet a lot of riders from Oregon as well.
www.pnwvmx.com
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