Any other Aspies into motorcycles/dirt riding, or MX racing?

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kx250rider
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30 May 2010, 11:31 am

Just curious; I haven't read all the way through the Health, Fitness & Sports sub forum, but is anyone else here into motocross, or any other motorcycle sport? I don't compete, but I've been riding dirt bikes since 12 or 13, and I also ride street (sport) bikes. My motocross enthusiasm is probably the most non-Aspie trait I have, and it's the one thing I do that allows me an "in" with NT friends.

Charles

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31 May 2010, 9:57 am

I've been into bikes for 35 years now and never been without one. I've had loads of old trail bikes in the past, XL600's, XL250's, XL125, DR600, SP400, XT550 etc but now mostly road bikes. A bike has got to be the best Aspie transport out there.

leejosepho
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01 Jun 2011, 10:48 am

I thought this might be a good place to post these ...

This first clip is an amateur climb at a hill where I used to belong to the club sponsoring the event.

From bottom to top, this hill is 180' feet long:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFbuimjWi5A[/youtube]

Here is a professional rider on a similar hill elsewhere:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7kGLnp_vNw[/youtube]

Here is a much tougher hill near Sturgis, Michigan:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAmzXF4RQcg&NR=1[/youtube]

Here you can see how they start out in trenches to keep the bikes from fish-tailing as they get going:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RilB0g_WNjk&NR=1[/youtube]

This guy has yet to find a working ratio of traction in the rear -- wheel spin is actually needed -- and keeping his weight at the front of the machine:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h4NRWe3214&NR=1[/youtube]

And finally, here are some future professionals developing their skills just a couple of weeks ago:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9mJXmJyquA&feature=fvst[/youtube]

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05 Jun 2011, 3:41 am

I've always wanted to go to a hill climb event. There used to be a massive one in Austria every year but I can't remember the name off the top of my head.

leejosepho
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05 Jun 2011, 7:47 am

FTM wrote:

I've always wanted to go to a hill climb event. There used to be a massive one in Austria every year but I can't remember the name off the top of my head.

I think I found it, and it is definitely more challenging than anything I have ever seen ...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukgf0DwV-14[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3d62FvYDo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWjuTWCH660[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXvmW6_4cJk[/youtube]

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06 Jun 2011, 11:52 am

Rachau, that's the one, it looks brilliant fun.

Baynes
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07 Jun 2011, 2:21 pm

Not much into dirt/offroad, but I love my Suzuki SV650. I've been into motorcycles for some time now and this is my baby.

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