I started riding a motorcycle around the back yard many years ago. It all started on the 1970 QA50. I rode that until I was about 12, just because that's all I had. I probably outgrew it when I was 8 or 10, but I was stuck on that thing until I got my first big bike.
Then it was onto the 1976 RM125 that my parents bought me in 2004. Even though that was a much larger bike, I still managed to carve a track in out tiny back yard. I used to go out and ride for an hour or so around the back yard almost every day. I would dress up in full race attire and act like I was racing the pros.
I participated in my first ever motocross race in 2008 aboard my '76 RM. I found a vintage racing site online and Dad and I decided to check it out. I think my first race I went 8-8 for 8th overall in the 125 Amateur class. Yea, there were 9 people in the class! I ended up in front of one guy because he crashed both motos!
That weekend I also ventured out on Dad's 1982 Honda XR250. Unfortunately somehow the clutch had gotten adjusted so much that it was constantly holding the engine. Not making power=not going fast. I would figure out the problem weeks later and feel like a complete goon. That bike makes respectable power now that everything is adjusted.
After a couple vintage races, two to be exact, I raced my first modern motorcycle race. It was an endurocross race up at Hannegan Speedway. I had no idea how hard endurocross would be, but it was a great experience.
Now, early this year, I purchased my first new motorcycle! I now have a trusty 2009 KX250F that I pilot around the motocross track. Heck, I even jump it from time to time! And that brings us to the present. I have participated in about a half dozen races this year since I started in May. Be sure to check back often for updates!
--Michael
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