40 year old mxer's?

darmstadter
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4/16/2008 12:18am Edited Date/Time 2/17/2018 6:47pm
Are there any guys out there in their forty's that still race? Or even just ride moto-cross bikes? I'm 44 and would love to get a bike. Am I out of my mind?
I quit racing back in 1984 and have'nt been on a bike since.
What's your input?
Thanks, Mark
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kopfjaeger
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4/16/2008 12:35am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2008 12:36am
I didn't start until I was 30! I'm pretty near 37 now and still riding and racing Xcountry...Started too late for these modern MX tracks. every once in a while I will find an old school or natural terrain track that I can ride, I hate rolling shit!! Get the bike, take it easy getting back to speed...good luck
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Craze
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4/16/2008 2:08am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:37pm
There are a lot of us forty & over who race & ride (I'm 49). No, your not out of your mind, it's a stress release for me whether I race or just go riding in the mountains or desert, I'll ride until I'm physically unable to. A word of advice....get a 2 stroke, it's cheaper and less technical to work on then the "Modern" 4 strokes, not to mention much lighter. You can find plenty of them for a song & a dance also.

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todder
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4/16/2008 3:19am
I'm a year from being 40 but I feel like racing is like a fountain of youth. Go for it. If you raced way back when you will be shocked how quickly it comes back.
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alphado
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4/16/2008 3:32am
I'll be 40 in August, still riding and racing.
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axo1961
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4/16/2008 3:34am
46 here,havent raced in 3 years though........still ride the practice days at diff tracks.
jpracer1
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4/16/2008 4:01am
almost all of my riding buddies are over 40,im 45,about 40% of the riders at my track are over 35
ThePipe
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4/16/2008 4:11am
40 here and I feel no different racing than when I was 20
Actually healthier at 40
Too much Partying and chasing Snatch at 20
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jon(#42)
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4/16/2008 4:19am
my dad is 50 and he rides with me on the supercross track and acctually does alright. he also rides with me on other track i ride too and nails every jump.
Shocker
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4/16/2008 4:19am
38 Here and don't race but couldn't live without riding!
catatonic
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4/16/2008 4:21am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:37pm
I'll be 40 in december.....started racing again when I was 35.
I have more fun now than when I raced as a teen.
+30A and +30B are two of the biggest classes in our district.
jtomasik
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4/16/2008 4:27am
I'm 45 and ride MX tracks regularly. The body don't like it, but the mind can't live without it. I'm still pushing my limits and trying to keep up with (and pass) the kids.

I also ride some trails, and I'd love to ride the dez regularly, if it was nearby.
perumx
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4/16/2008 5:00am
45 years old, addicted to moto.
Ride MX tracks twice a week, and try to keep up with the kids.
I didnt ride from 1980 to 2004, but never lost the love for the sport.
So no, you're not to old.
kaw rider9
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4/16/2008 5:13am
Buy a bike!! Ever thought about woods riding? It's lots of fun and the risk of getting hurt is way less than on a MX track..I'm only thirty one but I ride with some damn fast 50-60 yearolds.. Just go buy a bike, You won't regret it.
sc961
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4/16/2008 5:15am
Guess you got that question answered.
I'm 46 and still going. No end in site, and having a blast.
mx317
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4/16/2008 5:20am
Just turned 50 and looking forward to another class I can race.
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Racer92
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4/16/2008 5:27am
44 and still racing.
Highsider
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4/16/2008 5:27am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2013 10:18am
I am 55+ and race two classes, almost every week during our snow-shortened season, here in the mid-west.

I have been riding since age 13 (over 42 years) and can't imagine not riding. In fact I want to sell one of my businesses so I can ride more!

Jimi J
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chadwik74
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4/16/2008 5:28am
WTF....Is this GeezerDrive? HahahaWhistling
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AMA714
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4/16/2008 5:31am
I am in the same boat as most of the guys on here....Raced from 11 to 20 years old, went away to college, got into cars/streetbikes etc...but never lost interest in the sport. Got a CRF450 back in 2003 to go race a new thing called Supermoto...lol..Never made it past the MX track!!

I started out real slow, just getting used to 4 strokes and the new jump style MX tracks. Now im riding the A class and addicted to Moto...I'm 38 and feel like a kid.
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ACMYERS
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4/16/2008 5:49am
I'm 41 and refuse to stop.
curmudgeon
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4/16/2008 5:53am
43 and started riding again after 20 years when I turned 40. Started racing again last year.

To answer your question yes you are crazy, but you're in good company.
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VintageFast
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4/16/2008 5:55am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2008 5:57am
I'm 45 and still ride. Don't race moto anymore... just trail ride once in a while. My drag bike takes too much of my time right now though.

If you do start racing again... some those over 40 riders are old pros that still race. They haul ass.
YZmom
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4/16/2008 5:56am
In the OK State races, the age classess of +30, +40 and +50 are some of the biggest classes. The +50 is averaging 17 riders a race and 3 of them are over 60! The +30 and +40 average 24 riders a class. That's a lot of old farts still having fun!
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4/16/2008 5:57am
45 here took it easy for the last two years. My son got hurt in 06 so we quit for the year. Then back to a few races last year. I'll make more this year.

I was away from the sport from 1977 until 1998. I've been a moto junky ever since.

I have friends with health problems. They are old and out of shape. I think I'm out of shape if I can't run 5 miles or race a moto and have my lap times drop.

This sport will keep you young. Just use your head and make good decisions.
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dlhamblin
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4/16/2008 5:59am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:37pm
I also am 49. I ride mostly with my son at our clubs practice days. I had quit riding back in 1991 to raise a family and pursue a career like many others it seems. As my youngest son got to be 12; he was always looking at my old photo albums. He kept wanting a bike. I took him to my friends shop and after picking out a TT-R125 for him to learn on he asked me what I was going to get (he said "You can't teach him without having a bike yourself). My wife said "Go for it!"; so I bought a TT-R250. Well, it was OK but I got bored and 6 months later bought a YZ-250 and have had a blast (that was 5 years ago).

The only problem now is my son is faster (and more daring) than I am, so he now beats me.

The only thing my wife ever says is remember you need to be at work on Mondays. So, I limit the types of jumps and risks I take now days, but still have a blast and hope to keeo doing it for a number of years to come.
RNagy052
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4/16/2008 6:04am
45 and still race. The only difference between racing now and racing as a kid is it takes longer to come back from an injury.

Go get a bike and get back into it, you will have a blast. Even if you just go to the local practice track and ride once in a while, it will be well worth it.
jay_547
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4/16/2008 6:29am
i'll be 49 next month. i still ride and race as much as i can afford to.
jay_547
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4/16/2008 6:31am
Highsider wrote:
I am 55+ and race two classes, almost every week during our snow-shortened season, here in the mid-west. I have been riding since age 13 (over...
I am 55+ and race two classes, almost every week during our snow-shortened season, here in the mid-west.

I have been riding since age 13 (over 42 years) and can't imagine not riding. In fact I want to sell one of my businesses so I can ride more!

Jimi J
damn, i thought you were younger than me. you still haul.
raddad
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4/16/2008 6:47am
I started in 72 racing MX and after about 10 years we decided to have kids and took some time off. when my eldest boy said he wanted to race quads i was 40 and started to race with him. Now at 55 i race a CRF450R and do all the jumps at all the tracks i go to and am actually learning to be a better rider. I am having a blast learning all over again and it is super fun to see my lap times inprove and my finishes in moto's keep getting better. Go at it slow at first to save yourself some doctors office visits and soon you will be in the zone and having fun like the rest of us!

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