there old riders & bold rider
but very few old bold riders
there's those that have been down
& there those whom are going down
I loved dirt-bike/MX etc. when I was younger too
did TT's, Enduro's, even tried trials
& raced at Hangtown (Prairie City) a few times too
my 1st bike like 10, was a Ace 100 Hodaka, then a 125 Combat Wombat
late 60's crap
then got introduced to Kawi's, rode a KX 125, 250 & later a 450
loved the long suspension travel, compared to what I was raised on
could go balls out, the bumps/whoops weren't as big as an issue
Had a few (Suzuki) RM & (Yamaha) IT 400 desert bikes too
I got into a KTM 490 mid late 80's, from a friend of mine "was scared of it"
in Alaska, it was 'fast & fun as **** too'
I loved the wide open stuff, that bike was night & day from the rest...
I gave it up "sort of" (see later) for concentrating on cars & drag-racing
at about 30-ish, still dabbled in bikes, just not dirt-bikes or MX
sort of tired on being injured too, never really bad
(sort of, long story)
but it negatively effected my drag-racing
2 of my girls Jessica, Rachel & my nephew Keith really loved riding
the rest 2 other girls Rebecca, niece Sabrina & James were into horses
or Jeeps/4x4's or the Honda 3 wheeler on the property or at the track
(dragstrip)
after a couple years
later I bought a couple early 90's 350cc Banshee, Yamaha Quads,
fun as ****, fast as **** too
I did a bunch of tuning & pipe/expansion chamber, carbs
big desert 5+gal. tank, different tires rims,
extended suspension & longer a-arms (long travel stuff) etc. etc. etc.
& it was a lot less time on the ground or high-sided
or taken out by a
damn rut Like on the bikes
4 wheels are better than 2 (just kidding,
sort of)
I just sold them a couple years ago
I'd still ride, just resisted the temptations to buy a MX bike
I may buy another Quad, maybe even another dirt bike, never say never
I still get the itch today, but at 61, not the best idea,
I know I won't heal as fast or easily as I once did...
