- Nov 3, 2000
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Note to self: When riding somebody elses bike, don't go fast right off the bat. Get to know the bike first.
Okay, today I was on the highway on my way home from school when I caught a dirtbike in the corner of my eye. Dirtbike??? Side of Highway??? Just doesn't seem right. So I pulled off the highway only to find a little road leading under this bridge where 4 trucks were parked and 6 or 7 guys on bikes. I parked the car and walked around. There was this nice jump that they were all jumping. I got to talking to one of the guys he took me for the grand tour of the trails. Nice little place. Great area for me to go to on the way home from school and practice some drills. :confused: Well I got to talking and I said something about my bike. They all gave me this blank stare and go, "YOU RIDE!" I said, "Yea"
"What kind of bike"
"2000 RM 125"
"WWWWWOOOOOWWWWWW"
So we got to talking and one of the guys asked how long its been since I rode. I said about a month. He goes why don't you take my bike out for a spin and check out the track. Sure I thought why not. I borrowed his helmet and hopped on the bike (KX 125 bored out to a 250 which I wasn't aware of). First thing I did was stall. LOL Great I thought what a great impression of how I can handle a bike. So I started it back up and took off. Obviously I was too excited when I was riding and went into 3rd gear pretty hardcore. I was coming to a dead end so I slammed on the front and rear brakes. OMG Did not have the stopping power of my bike, so I quickly tried to turn and gas it out. Didn't quite work out as I planned and I ended up on the ground. OUCH!! (Another great first impression) Cut up elbow and hurt knee (again damnit). I was okay to still ride, so I picked up the bike and continued to ride. This time I was careful and gave myself ample time to brake. ;) Checked out the track. One or two good jumps to practice on. The guys were really nice and we exchanged phone numbers so that we could "ride" togeather sometime in the near future (hence next week). :p It's great to be a chick and ride!!! I found a new riding area within 10 minutes of my house and found some new riding buddies!!! Just thought I'd share my great evening!!!
Okay, today I was on the highway on my way home from school when I caught a dirtbike in the corner of my eye. Dirtbike??? Side of Highway??? Just doesn't seem right. So I pulled off the highway only to find a little road leading under this bridge where 4 trucks were parked and 6 or 7 guys on bikes. I parked the car and walked around. There was this nice jump that they were all jumping. I got to talking to one of the guys he took me for the grand tour of the trails. Nice little place. Great area for me to go to on the way home from school and practice some drills. :confused: Well I got to talking and I said something about my bike. They all gave me this blank stare and go, "YOU RIDE!" I said, "Yea"
"What kind of bike"
"2000 RM 125"
"WWWWWOOOOOWWWWWW"
So we got to talking and one of the guys asked how long its been since I rode. I said about a month. He goes why don't you take my bike out for a spin and check out the track. Sure I thought why not. I borrowed his helmet and hopped on the bike (KX 125 bored out to a 250 which I wasn't aware of). First thing I did was stall. LOL Great I thought what a great impression of how I can handle a bike. So I started it back up and took off. Obviously I was too excited when I was riding and went into 3rd gear pretty hardcore. I was coming to a dead end so I slammed on the front and rear brakes. OMG Did not have the stopping power of my bike, so I quickly tried to turn and gas it out. Didn't quite work out as I planned and I ended up on the ground. OUCH!! (Another great first impression) Cut up elbow and hurt knee (again damnit). I was okay to still ride, so I picked up the bike and continued to ride. This time I was careful and gave myself ample time to brake. ;) Checked out the track. One or two good jumps to practice on. The guys were really nice and we exchanged phone numbers so that we could "ride" togeather sometime in the near future (hence next week). :p It's great to be a chick and ride!!! I found a new riding area within 10 minutes of my house and found some new riding buddies!!! Just thought I'd share my great evening!!!