Bike sounds awesome! I'm a 43yo life long rider and think Colorado is stuck in the 80's in terms of motocross. The tracks are built for the top 10% of riders, but the middle 80% would show up every damned weekend for a track they didn't have to risk so much on gap jumps. That's my feeling about recreational motocross in general, which is dying in many areas, and most riders over 30yo are moving to x-country and enduro. We have to show up to work on Monday and can't afford to be Robbie Knievel on the weekend. There are tracks out east with large jumps that are thriving because they are built with safety in mind. Replace gap jumps with big, rounded table tops so you can never land short or case them. Make rounded step-ups and step-downs without the gap between the face and the mound, and tamer jump faces which have a lower risk of kickers are a good start. Think about a solid vet track plus a few larger jumps and rollers.
Bike sounds awesome! I'm a 43yo life long rider and think Colorado is stuck in the 80's in terms of motocross. The tracks are built for the top 10% of riders, but the middle 80% would show up every damned weekend for a track they didn't have to risk so much on gap jumps. That's my feeling about recreational motocross in general, which is dying in many areas, and most riders over 30yo are moving to x-country and enduro. We have to show up to work on Monday and can't afford to be Robbie Knievel on the weekend. There are tracks out east with large jumps that are thriving because they are built with safety in mind. Replace gap jumps with big, rounded table tops so you can never land short or case them. Make rounded step-ups and step-downs without the gap between the face and the mound, and tamer jump faces which have a lower risk of kickers are a good start. Think about a solid vet track plus a few larger jumps and rollers.
Dang ...that was cool.
miss riding, been a lil over a year now since I broke my arm there. Y’all stay safe out there.