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Perfect melding of man and machine ?
Adrenaline harder to quit than brown tar heroin?
Masochists in denial (not the river) ?
The pain you go thru to get fast should make a sane person quit, could we all be idiots ?
Adrenaline harder to quit than brown tar heroin?
Masochists in denial (not the river) ?
The pain you go thru to get fast should make a sane person quit, could we all be idiots ?
I needed to scare myself daily.
Moto is perfect for that.
For me personally, I grew up in a mining town of 1500 people, the town was rich in terms of population income so there was no shortage of toys kids were getting.
We had a gang of about 12 kids who had bikes nothing above 85cc. The town was surrounded by nothing but land as it was in the middle of the desert it had a motocross track also but was barely maintained.. we also built own tracks/sprints through bits of land that were fun, so each day was probably something like this. wake up goto school, walk home get changed into moto gear, start the bike out ride out of the backyard into the bush and come back by sunset.
Probably the best time of my life and motocross has been an addiction ever since.
I think outside that I understand what those guys are doing out there and there seems to be an unreached level of performance out of a rider that has not been hit yet which keeps me watching the best talent during the season.
Also we are extremely gifted to watch a sport that isnt over umpired or won by pure machine, I believe this sport could have JS/RC/RV etc in their primes come on a stock bike and blitz the field.
But I think the bottom line is, once the motocross bug gets in you, you can never shake it. Even if you don't continue to ride, you still love it. You still watch and follow it, attend races and browse the moto sites. It's like the best mental illness in the world!
The Shop
I think that people like us are wired a little differently than the average person, "adrenaline junkie" fits the bill.
I've always thought of MX as mans highest pursuit.
I try to fill the gap with things less dangerous, but it doesn't work.
Golf is good for relaxing, and Im 5x better at golf than MX, but my phone goes off, I shoot the bull with my buddies..theres no emersion.
Softball on monday nights is fun, but the majority of the time your just kind of waiting...
However, when I'm riding, nothing else matters. Not bills, not work, no social media, no drama...just the moment.
If I knew of another outlet that provided me that type of serenity, I would take it up in a second...but I just don't think it exists.
I will turn 57 n a couple of months. When I am on my bike I feel like I am a teenager
The thing about that, for me at least, is that it only happens when I'm riding hard. Just riding along, my mind wanders...so I find myself constantly pushing myself...if I find that work and other things pop into my head when I'm riding then I'm not pushing myself.
Then there is also the fact that there is always a carrot in front of me...the carrot being that I can always be better, always go faster...I've yet to find the ceiling to what I'm capable of (found the ceiling of my fitness though...lol). And just knowing that I can be better the next time out, than I was this time, leaves me almost obsessed with getting back out there, and has me thinking about riding almost non-stop going over certain sections in my mind and almost over-analyzing them and how I can do it faster/smoother/better the next time, to the point that I literally can't wait to get back on the bike.
Then there are all the reasons I love it so much...and no other sport compares...the freedom (nothing better than just looking at a tree, or hill, or mountain and figuring out a way to get to it...and freedom from worldly cares), the speed, the Adrenalin, the competition, the physical workout...the bikes are cool...the relationships with other riders...on and on and on.
But more than anything, for me, its always that nagging thought that I can be better...even at 35 I still feel like I can be better...that is what is addictive to me.
Pit Row
I have scored tds in a state football game,hit hrs,threw 90mph all fun. they don't push the buttons though.its the best physical and mental cleanser.
I love that it is so hard.sitting on a starting gate or when you finally rail a turn,holeshot,jump etc. nothing close.
what is really cool no matter your speed,your fast heart pumping fun feels the same as k rocs. just the pros are from another planet
Defy Death Daily. Been a shitload of fun my entire life! Tomorrow I turn 43, no signs of slowing down yet......
A few more things...
It doesn't matter how fast you are, it's the experience.
The feeling of how sore you are after a good ride.
The smell of the dirt, your helmet, the exhaust.
When you are going as fast as you think is heavenly possible, it is the same feeling the pros have.
What other Motorsport can you spend $10k on a new bike, $10k on suspension & engine mods, $2k for gear, AND if you are good enough, you can win at the highest level.
I can go on and on about the utter suffering this sport is but once you get through all the crap and find your rythm on the track it is the most rewarding and fun sport there is.
I'm kidding...Or am I?
I tried wakeboarding for the last 3 years but have just bought a yz250 to start racing again. To me, there is nothing like really hanging it out on a bike. People would ask if I liked wakeboarding better and I would tell them it was less hassle to do, less travel, less maintenance but at the end of the day there is no feeling like hitting a jump, throttle wide open and scrubbing it for all you are worth
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