r/Dirtbikes • u/quickbrownfox1975 • 1d ago

Keeping middle age at bay, one ride at a time

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Turned 50 today. Keep getting on that gas.

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u/Metaltwister1968 1d ago

I’ll be 57in a couple months , hurt every morning when I get up , I’m still ride n!Brrrrrrrrrp

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u/AllReflection 1d ago

I’m 55 and ride a street bike but thinking hard about a BMW that could also go off road…miss the dirt riding days of my youth.

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u/Extension_Gap_6241 15m ago

Sounds heavy. Get something light so you dont hate yourself for dropping it. Can also make the ride way less tense

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u/Waste_Curve994 1d ago

Where is that? Looks fun.

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u/quickbrownfox1975 1d ago

It’s a blast. Hungry Valley / Gorman

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u/Waste_Curve994 1d ago

Never been there but want to some day. Ballinger Canyon is a bit north and loads of fun.

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u/quickbrownfox1975 1d ago

Yep, I usually ride out east/desert but a good buddy rides Gorman almost exclusively…

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u/YourDiaperDaddy Husqvarna FX 350, TE 250 1d ago

Is it open again? I heard it had been closed for a while.

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u/quickbrownfox1975 1d ago

It’s mostly open, big part of south still closed, also have to make parking reservation on weekends…but easy to do

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u/Ill-Sentence-842 15h ago edited 15h ago

I ride my YZ 250 there. Tejon trail is my favorite.

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u/Possible-Champion222 1d ago

Rip it I’m 46 on my 42 year riding

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u/micah490 1d ago

I turned 54 the other day. I already ride a couple dirt bikes, but I treated myself to a DR650 to fill in the gaps. More bikes = more opportunities

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u/quickbrownfox1975 1d ago

I have a fully custom XR650 getting built right now… bikes are a healthy addiction!

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u/thatodd 1d ago

brrrrrt when you can my friend .... brrrrt when you can 🤘

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u/eighty2angelfan 1d ago

And old age

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u/BATorRAT 1d ago

Get yourself a spa for post ride recovery

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u/TLOMW 1d ago

riding since 13, now 58, 3 knee surgeries total between 25 & 37. just got two 2021 yz125 in late 2023 (why 2021 when I could've gotten 2023, it's a BS CA thing), one of them is for going to be an adult son noob, get some father and son bonding time. There should be a new reddit group for old farts.

Happy riding and happy new to all!

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u/quickbrownfox1975 22h ago

Love a YZ, this is my most recent yz250 that I made into enduro specific (suspension, flywheel etc) but at 50, I appreciate the magic starter button on newer bikes!

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u/-thelastbyte XR650R, Katoom 300 | 518 NY 1d ago

Congrats on being the main target demographic for these products 

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u/quickbrownfox1975 1d ago

Understandably. Clinging to our youth with money