Noomin
3rd May 2008, 13:25
Greetings to everyone.
Even though I'm a complete newbie (new to forums as well as biking), the vibe coming throught the contributions to this site is amazing, and encouraged me to jump in!
Next weekend I collect a '97 KDX 200, and will try dirt biking for the first time since I was put-putting around on a 50cc thing when I was about 10! Ahhh the seventies!
Since those days it's been my father (on BMW K100's and later on R-something-or-others) and my younger brother (on a GSX550 at one stage) who were the motorbiking nuts.
Now my brother has a Valiant with the cleanest retro mags I've ever seen, and it's my Dad who thinks I'm the one who's nuts.
But, in life, sometimes you just have to jump. Time can easily slide by. The sun races around to catch up with you again. Sometimes there are times when you can't sit back and wonder "Should I..."
I'll head over to the Off Road forum to intro myself there, and search some of the threads, but it feels 'impolite' to dive straight in without introducing myself properly first via this forum.
So soon I'll have my first bike, and I promise to enjoy it as much as possible, have as many laughs as I can and tumble as gracefully as I can while I learn to ride the thing on the dirt.
Thanks again - people's opinions and frank discussion on this site have already helped me out so much.
Even though I'm a complete newbie (new to forums as well as biking), the vibe coming throught the contributions to this site is amazing, and encouraged me to jump in!
Next weekend I collect a '97 KDX 200, and will try dirt biking for the first time since I was put-putting around on a 50cc thing when I was about 10! Ahhh the seventies!
Since those days it's been my father (on BMW K100's and later on R-something-or-others) and my younger brother (on a GSX550 at one stage) who were the motorbiking nuts.
Now my brother has a Valiant with the cleanest retro mags I've ever seen, and it's my Dad who thinks I'm the one who's nuts.
But, in life, sometimes you just have to jump. Time can easily slide by. The sun races around to catch up with you again. Sometimes there are times when you can't sit back and wonder "Should I..."
I'll head over to the Off Road forum to intro myself there, and search some of the threads, but it feels 'impolite' to dive straight in without introducing myself properly first via this forum.
So soon I'll have my first bike, and I promise to enjoy it as much as possible, have as many laughs as I can and tumble as gracefully as I can while I learn to ride the thing on the dirt.
Thanks again - people's opinions and frank discussion on this site have already helped me out so much.