FROSTY
3rd April 2009, 15:21
I know Im really biased but I'm really proud of my oldest lad.
It was his 13th birthday on Tuesday so I "dragged him along" to the Taupo trackday I organised.
He's been riding a KX80 for a few months.
Anyhoo a van pulls up at about 10.00am and in the back is (to Him) a bright shiney RG150.
I told him "someone " had to test ride it in the carpark.
Quick as a flash hes in Billys old leathers and hauled on boots helmet and gloves.
Half an hour up and down and I haul him off the bike and throw a back protector on him.
A very nervous young man sat on the dummy grid.I'm not sure if it was the bike shaking or him. With really clear instructions to FOLLOW ME we headed onto the track. 2 laps later and he was relaxed and comfortable going round and round.
All day session after session he seemed to get smoother and a little more agressive with his cornering. His lines started out a little er unusual but most of that was him doing what I said and following bigger,faster bike lines.
After a bit of a word about turning in a little later he got the idea pretty clearly
I was blown away by his total focus to the job on hand.
One little mistakewas made but not repeated.
Big bikes thundering past at quite literally three times his speed diddn't affect him in the slightest where I've seen grown men quail.
His latest anouncement is he doesn't wanna race MX anymore. Road racing is much better.
Yep the future for kiwi biking looks pretty rosey from this ol blokes point of view.
I need to thank Riffer for getting the lil beast ridable ---Stunning dude.,Then Billy for the leathers,Clivorus for transporting it up. and the KBers at the trackday trusting my judgement that he wouldn't muck it up.
I'm gonna see just how serious he is about this racing bizzo and take it from there.
My gosh one fantastic person has stepped up and offered a sponser deal I'd kill for
It was his 13th birthday on Tuesday so I "dragged him along" to the Taupo trackday I organised.
He's been riding a KX80 for a few months.
Anyhoo a van pulls up at about 10.00am and in the back is (to Him) a bright shiney RG150.
I told him "someone " had to test ride it in the carpark.
Quick as a flash hes in Billys old leathers and hauled on boots helmet and gloves.
Half an hour up and down and I haul him off the bike and throw a back protector on him.
A very nervous young man sat on the dummy grid.I'm not sure if it was the bike shaking or him. With really clear instructions to FOLLOW ME we headed onto the track. 2 laps later and he was relaxed and comfortable going round and round.
All day session after session he seemed to get smoother and a little more agressive with his cornering. His lines started out a little er unusual but most of that was him doing what I said and following bigger,faster bike lines.
After a bit of a word about turning in a little later he got the idea pretty clearly
I was blown away by his total focus to the job on hand.
One little mistakewas made but not repeated.
Big bikes thundering past at quite literally three times his speed diddn't affect him in the slightest where I've seen grown men quail.
His latest anouncement is he doesn't wanna race MX anymore. Road racing is much better.
Yep the future for kiwi biking looks pretty rosey from this ol blokes point of view.
I need to thank Riffer for getting the lil beast ridable ---Stunning dude.,Then Billy for the leathers,Clivorus for transporting it up. and the KBers at the trackday trusting my judgement that he wouldn't muck it up.
I'm gonna see just how serious he is about this racing bizzo and take it from there.
My gosh one fantastic person has stepped up and offered a sponser deal I'd kill for