Helmutt

man! I see you ventured over from bikeland.

Whenever the weather breaks you'll have to ride with my friend and I down here a few times. I got your # still.

Thanks for the Welcome fella's -- Hey Nick, yeah I'm networking myself around quite a bit this year hahaha......definitely get in touch with me, buddy of mine in New Carlisle just upgraded to a Fireblade from his old F2 - so, he's ready to ride this year as well......figured I'd have better luck meetin' other riders and new places to ride here than the other forums, not too many from Bikeland in our area. Glad this forum exists!!

Hello to all.......I'm new here, but not new to motorcycling.

38 yrs old, been riding since age 11 - started in the dirt, probably like a lot of you did and in my late teens got into street riding. If interested, here's my 411.....

First dirtbike birthday '84 got a used '77 XR75 ( w/HRC exhaust. Beat the brakes off this poor little bike for 2 yrs - couldn't hardly kill it, one durable little ride - just outgrew it )

Next dirtbike at age 14 was '87 CR125 ( bought for me new, eventually totalled it later same year - broken frame at Kenworthy's MotoX track in Troy, OH ) Dad made me stop after that......guess my teens were too crazy for his wallet?

Age 18, first streetbike - '82 Kaw 550LTD ( w/Kerker 4-1 Meg......crashed it later the same year.......fixed it, sold it. )

Stopped riding street for about 6 years and went back to dirt again.

'79 RM250 ( low, long, and fast til it blew the trans apart - sold )

'84 CR250 ( good harescramble special - had a couple seasons - sold )

'81 YZ465 ( stupid fast widowmaker - rode one enduro with it, and it whooped my ass - I got mad respect for you guys that rode these things! sold )

'96 CR250R ( currently at midpoint of ground up resto project )

'97 YZF1000R ( got back into street riding in '01, bought this to build a trackbike with my Dad - went too far and couldn't legally streetride it anymore - Dad died, just couldn't continue to race without him.......sold '09 )

'08 Kawasaki ZX14 ( Bought slightly used in '09 - This machine simply demands it's rider's respect - love it, but I'm not racing this bike - just an occasional trackday )

Anyway, my plan is to ride until I can't get a leg over anymore. Would eventually like to get a "better" sport tourer than what I've got now to see more of this continent - but there's plenty of time for that, so for now let's hit some trackdays or the Gap!!