Respect to all MX racers/riders!

**Sparky Bills** · 4th January 2006, 07:59

Was on a WR250 on new years day. Spent nearly the whole day on it at the beach.
Had an absolute ball!!
Wheelies, roosting, eating sand!

The last few days, ive discovered that i have muscles that i never knew i had. SHIT IM SORE!!
Nothing but respect goes out to all mx riders, My arms felt like jelly when i got home.
Would do it all again in a flash, but shit! How do the racers keep going???

**Sketchy_Racer** · 4th January 2006, 08:13

Why thank you.... we mxers are a hard bunch

**Motu** · 4th January 2006, 08:29

I don't ride MX,but a couple of laps around an MX track and I'm totaly exhausted - it takes a massive amount of upper body strength.Trail riding is less demanding with more periods of relaxed riding,but you are doing it for longer.Trials uses even more of your body,and after a trial even the muscles in my feet hurt! Just after a gravel road ride on monday I have sore shoulders and inner thighs,lots of body input required.

**Goblin** · 4th January 2006, 09:00

Originally Posted by Motu

I don't ride MX,but a couple of laps around an MX track and I'm totaly exhausted - it takes a massive amount of upper body strength.Trail riding is less demanding with more periods of relaxed riding,but you are doing it for longer.Trials uses even more of your body,and after a trial even the muscles in my feet hurt! Just after a gravel road ride on monday I have sore shoulders and inner thighs,lots of body input required.

Have to agree with that! I've only been on one trail ride but there was no relaxed riding. It pissed down the whole day & I was on a dodgey old XR200 with a fucked cluch, bugger all brakes and the kickstart kept flapping around banging my knee. The trail was so tight and windy and ruts were so deep I was afraid of falling in & never getting out. Over slippery tree roots, up & down steep hills and the weekend warriors roostertailed me at every opportunity. I only got half way round the 35k trail and the bike crapped out & wouldnt start again, got doubled back to base and the sweepers towed the bike back. For days after every muscle in my body ached, even my toes!!
So I take my hat off to all dirtbike riders!! You guys ROCK!!

**MOTOXXX** · 4th January 2006, 09:29

u just a pussy bills.

you tend to find that when you have the muscle consistency of dough.

**WRT** · 4th January 2006, 09:44

Got asked by a family member over xmas how long I have been going to the gym . . . gym? What gym? Just been getting out on the CR. 'Tis a good workout, to be sure!

And Sparky's right, it is a whole lotta fun. You guys only riding tarmac really dont know what your missing (and vice versa of course). But I guess then there's track, minimoto's, trials . . . so many aspects to bikes, gotta love it. Havent tried trials yet, dont think I really have the balance for it, but one day perhaps.

**Coyote** · 4th January 2006, 09:51

I've ridden my brothers 125 a lot and I've ridden it as hard as I'm allowed to (can't ride it anymore as my brother doesn't want me to crash it) and I have nothing to show for it. I'm still a scrawny bastard. Never won an arm wrestle in my life

**flash** · 4th January 2006, 09:54

i argee, im a dirt rider (mainly trails but also some mx) and over the christmas holidays i had a bit of a break. went back out on monday to the honda trail near auckland and shit!!!!,it was like the stifness i had when i first started,....well no, but it was close

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i feel proud, when i went my fastest only one 450cc passed me (im on a kdx200), and i passed atleast 30-40 riders

**Coyote** · 4th January 2006, 10:00

Originally Posted by flash

i feel proud, when i went my fastest only one 450cc passed me (im on a kdx200), and i passed atleast 30-40 riders

That's really awesome. Best I've done is keep up with 12 year old on a KXF250. Allthough he did have 8 years more riding experience than I have.

**flash** · 4th January 2006, 10:06

i agree some of those kids are fricken fast, even on their 100cc ktms.
their one of the hardest to pass because they dont let you!!

**Coyote** · 4th January 2006, 10:10

Originally Posted by flash

i agree some of those kids are fricken fast, even on their 100cc ktms.
their one of the hardest to pass because they dont let you!!

I decided to just stay at the same speed as this 250. I was already pushing mmy luck riding the 125 as hard as I did. Now I'm banned from riding it

When I started riding, those kids on their 50s were really bad for my confidence. I thought I was riding fast and jumping high, then a 50 would scream past you and clear the table top ahead. It sucked

**Sketchy_Racer** · 4th January 2006, 10:11

LOL!! its funny when my brother (04 YZF250) get all pissed off cause i kick his arse on a old saggy RM 'X' 250 that has had the same piston and rings for 10 years and soooooo many hours on it

i love my RMX..... its just one of those bikes you love to hate ??? but its cool cause its mine!!!!!!!

**Coyote** · 4th January 2006, 10:13

Originally Posted by RG100!!

i love my RMX..... its just one of those bikes you love to hate ??? but its cool cause its mine!!!!!!!

I loved my 80. No powervalve so the power was on or off. Way too small for me but still wicked fun to ride. Made an awesome motard. Have to get another one some day, maybe make it road legal