How many of you are Vet-Sr racers that still ride MX along with your Off-Road, off-course...

I just turned 34 Friday, ands I'm all those things.
After a recent resurgence into the sport, I purchased a new 2015 Ktm250xc and lemme tell ya, I been hitting it.

I do some occasional hare scrambles , usually get on the top of the box or at least on the box. Love pulling these holeshots , thank you e start.

We do a decent amount of trail miles at least every other weekend. I've actually been holding a few training sessions in the woods for a few new guys. You know just the basics, bike setup , body positioning, log crossing, natural obstacle jumps.

I also did the Texas lone star series and night series at swan mx in Tyler Texas this year. I entered some 450 classes and those young guys give you the dumb look when you line up on a cross country bike. That is until you rip a decent start and pull them pretty good. Although I will say I ain't got the fitness I used to have so they eventually catch me and I finish mid pack. But it's still so much fun.

Really I don't care what I'm doing, painfully slow trail miles with complete noobies or ripping through doubles and deep berms on the track, I'm happy to just be riding still.

This season my wife decided we needed a toy hauler, so we got a toy hauler. It's refreshing and pretty dang nice to bring the fam when we go across state lines and moto for the weekend. And getting a shower at the campground before you load up is a thing of beauty.

49.. Die hard MX"er, but love my xc300 also...really enjoy sandy woods loops, Gncc, JDay...dual sport ect....if it"s in the dirt, it's all good!

Just over that 30 mark. Race more woods events than I do moto these days. Just feel like I get more bang for my buck at the off-road events. Any of the 450 would make a great baseline for your project bike. For me, Bigger tank, Rekluse auto clutch, slightly softer valving than mx, Cycra rebound handguards or acerbis, 18 or 19" rear wheel and call it good. Bikes these days are so damn good, you could probably take the 450fx or the new R and be content doing both. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve! Pic below from the Ironman GNCC this year.

Still active in MX and Off road racing at 64. Lots of track days and select MX and Offload Events. Included in that effort is some Vintage MX on CZ's.

I've ridden in Baja and Chile several times with my good friend Jimmy Sones. Those were some awesome trips. Jimmy is always banging on me to come south.....

This year I've got easily 40 plus days on my dirt cycle.so.

Riding has slowed here in the NW, so now it is time to get active in my mini home gym!

I've also started a full blown build on a 74 CZ 250.

My modern bikes are both 2016 KTM 350 (SX and XCF)

59 and ride modern GNCC A class, Local hare scrambles, modern MX and vintage offroad and MX....expert

42 y/o. Probably do 4-6 races, 15-20 trail days, and a few track days every year. I love the track but not super comfortable with jumping so it's not what I usually do. I get down to Baja about every other year for a good 1000 miles or so each time. I race enduro exclusively now and will chase the west coast isde series this year along with my local enduro's, + any other one off ones that look good (los ancianos tecate is a prime example).

I just bought a FX 350 so that I can do my Baja runs but still race and ride track when needed. I also still have my 250 SX, undecided on keeping it or not. Since I got the 350 the SX just collects dust.

51 here, mostly ride off road, desert stuff, some track days, try to mix it up. Raced Mammoth and a few MX's, plus some desert races and GP's. Mostly ride an '09 Honda 450, sometimes get out my CR500 when I want to scare myself or ride the dunes.

My next bike will most likely be a DS but that new Honda 450RX looks like it might be pretty close to the perfect vet bike, still might consider one.

44, Current GNCC 40+B competitor, and I race moto when the urge hits me, which is normally around the time High Point has their national weekend/amateur Sunday.

33, Ride/race/compete/teach newbies almost every weekend. I ride MX, off-road, ADV, trials, street, anything I can get my hands on! I work during the week for a company that builds aftermarket Harley parts and on the weekends I work at a motorcycle training school called MotoVentures.

For me, it is mainly moto during the summer and offroad during the winters. I enjoy both but the group for the desert stuff has gotten a lot bigger than the moto. Plus, the hanging and and having a couple of adult beverages around the fire makes it that much better. Last trip had a couple top 10 Endurocross guys and an ex MXGP regular. The boys ride was a bit nutty to say the least.

As for that ultimate bike, I would say a 250 or 300 smoker. If I were money no object but could only have one bike, I would go with a Husky TX300. E start and plenty of HP all in a light weight ride.

Turned 58 in Jan. Try to do 1 otmx race a month plus desert/camping. For a long time we went to San Felipe to watch the 1000 in November, then that crew sort of faded away. Planning to go back again this year and get the tradition going again. Latest thing for us (wife and I) is dual sports. I picked up a plated WR450 a couple weeks ago, been looking for a bike for her, she liked the XT250 we looked at so picking up one for her tis month. Going to get back into Baja trips. The sip to the tip ride sounds like our speed, a friend of ours did it last year, sounds like a great time. Might have to try and weasel our way onto that invite list....lol Here's the latest addition

49. Ride some track with my son who races ( he just moved up to 250s) and ride off road as often as possible, with him and my wife. Usually ride at least a week to ten days a year at Ocotillo Wells also. Currently ride a 2016 FC350 and before that I rode an 05 KTM EXC 2 stroke.

31, played football in college, became a ski bum, got a real job but have a competitive itch that never stops needing to be scratched. Bought a 94 CR250 in 2015 as my plan B for rockcrawling trips if my rig broke, polished it up, did a hare scramble in the summer of 2015. Needless to say every other toy got sold, upgraded the bike and I'm full bore into dirtbikes and don't see it changing unless my body just says FU.

Race hare scrambles primarily but still try to mix in some MX since there is good time to be made on some of our local tracks that way. Mid pack B woods rider in our local series but probably a slow C rider on an MX track. I just have a mental block when it comes to sending it lol. No problem giving it hell between some trees though. VXCS is my primary series but I run the local GNCC's and fill in other weekends with other local series too.

My "ultimate vet bike" (for now) very budget friendly.


09 KTM 250 SX
Total Control Suspension
Acerbis 3 gal tank
Acerbis skid
G2 Ergo Handguards
Rekluse Z Start Pro
Mika Chain/Sprockets
Tusk Sharkfin
ODI Rogue Lock On's
FMF Gnarly/PowerCore2
Jetted (not JD jet kit) just bought a bunch of jets and found the sweet spot.

Still has the hit to keep it going on the MX track but can lug through the woods and sprint through the field sections. Going to keep it since I love riding a 2 stroke but I am probably going to put a FX350 or 350XCF next to it in 2018 just to try something newer.

59. Riding since 12. 1st Motocross at Clover Field Tx, rode my Suzuki TS125 to the race, took off lights and kickstand and put them in a milk crate, raced without my parents knowing in blue jeans, put the parts back on and rode home.

Lots of MX with a try at Pro and Scrambles/Enduro's more in the later years. Practice MX way more than race, usually a couple times a month when life and weather don't get in the way. Definitely consider myself a Moto Head and have a pickup truck that a factory team would be proud of to prove it.

I've already got the bike I considered to be the best for a person with the budget for 1 new bike when I got it. 2015 Beta 500 RS. It has done 2 up dual sport riding, hill country adventure days, canyon carving, trail riding, Enduros, Extreme off road parks, trials, Scrambles, and of course Motocross. I bought it with 2 sets of wheels, 1 extra for dual sport. No slicks and Supermoto or Road Racing yet.. There is nothing quite like lining up at the gate with a headlight and bonking the horn when you pass someone.

Auto Sales for a living allows me plenty of time online, and I enjoy the heck out of it.

I'm 36...but I'm almost exclusively an off-road guy (though I was an exclusive moto guy until about 10 years ago, when I rode mountain single track for the first time)...I keep telling myself that I need to get back on the track (just for practice...I can feel my corner speed and aggression slipping and I know the track would help with that), but when its ride day, the desert or mountains always lore me away and I end up there again.

My local series does a couple GP's a year that have a moto track in them...and that is the extent of my track time. As a mid pack Vet A rider in the National Hare and hounds...I'm probably a slow B rider or fast C rider, locally, on the track.

My problem these days is finding ride time...my kids-I have 4-aren't latching on to dirt bikes like I hoped they would (they are still young, that could change), they all play competitive soccer, so most weekends I'm sitting on the side of a soccer field some place...that cramps my riding style a bit...but I wouldn't have it any other way. Riding is a hobby, and my kids are way more important.

Anyway, right now I'm riding a '15 KX450...IMS tank, Fasstco Flex Bars, Acerbis hand guards and skid plate, Rekluse EXP 3.0, FMF exhaust (with sparky), TBT revalved the suspension, High Pressure Radiator cap, TM design works chain guide, enduro engineering disk brake guards, ultra heavy duty tubes, Dunlop AT81's...and let 'er rip.