Hello From An Old Friend
- Thread starter Txbigguy
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Long time! Glad to see you're still out there.
Me? I'm waiting a little while longer to get back on the bike. I'm a tweener.
Young enough that I should be faster, old enough to be slower.
I'm waiting for the time when I hear "Dang man, you are fast for your age" . :p
Me? I'm waiting a little while longer to get back on the bike. I'm a tweener.
Young enough that I should be faster, old enough to be slower.
I'm waiting for the time when I hear "Dang man, you are fast for your age" . :p
- Nov 24, 2000
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And why aren't the kids riding with you?
jaguar
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exercise and adventure are both essential elements for a full life.
It kills me to see people give them up in order to pop out more kids in a world overpopulated.
It kills me to see people give them up in order to pop out more kids in a world overpopulated.
Interesting viewpoint. I think though while the "kids" thing is mentioned frequently, there are other factors in the background that play a role for some. Life experience has a way of changing priorities. But then the less we ride, and the older we get, it becomes harder to recover with the aches and pains. Sometimes a change in HOW we enjoy the sport is just the ticket. I find just being on a bike on a regular basis...is more important than specifically what the bike is and the nature of the ride. For some racer types, the habit of strong competitive spirit makes it difficult to change habits and just go have some fun, not worrying about how fast you are going compared to others.
I think you hit it on the head MM. These days zooming round on a relatively slow CRF150 on a tiny track, or bouncing around on a trials bike in my back yard, or pointing my KTM Duke at a slow but twisty patch of road still brings a huge smile to my face. Probably as much as racing ever did. Maybe it helps that I was never very fast racing on asphalt or dirt, but riding anything on a sunny day still taps into the same thing inside that I first experienced when I was a little kid. It's hard to imagine not riding at all.
Now if I could just shake that pesky ultra-high horsepower drag race jones in my head I'd be golden. :)
Now if I could just shake that pesky ultra-high horsepower drag race jones in my head I'd be golden. :)
jaguar
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I've seen too many racers lose the simple fun of riding. so sad.
The last year of my racing motocross I did it just for fun and loved it. Fuck them cheap plastic trophies anyway! I know with this attitude I can enjoy bikes till the day I die.
The last year of my racing motocross I did it just for fun and loved it. Fuck them cheap plastic trophies anyway! I know with this attitude I can enjoy bikes till the day I die.
