Clarebabes

We finally found me a MX bike this weekend and luckily today I had my first ride on it. I haven't stopped smiling since

It's a 2006 CR 125 and feels really nice to ride. Being a typical girly, I am having a few problems starting it, my excuse is I'm not very flexible at my age and getting my leg up is quite hard

Hoping to go out again next weekend, but fouled the plug, so it was a long push back to the car. I need to give it some more welly apparently

To anyone who thinks they are too old to start a sport, I would say go for it, the more you put it off, the harder it gets. I'm not quite ready for racing, but I am having fun

unclebuck

I do motorcycle trials myself. Great fun. Be careful though. Trust me, it can hurt when it all goes wrong.

Jer

Any pics?

Clarebabes

Of the bike? Or me riding it?

wagrain

Yeah, we want some pics !


And while you're at it, some pics of the bike too

Clarebabes

Is trials where you ride over rocks and stuff? What have you broken/hurt then?

I fancy a bit of enduro, but have to learn how to ride properly first.

wagrain

Doh! Beating to it

Clarebabes

I'll get some pics next week.

Jer

Did you not say your old....

Clarebabes

Yeah, I'm 36. Quite old to start riding I think, especially as I've never ridden a motorbike before this year in my life!

unclebuck

More mud, steep banks and slippery tree roots down this way. Handlebars in the ribs is the worst I've had when I fell on them. Could barely get out of bed for about 3 weeks.

Took months to heal completely.

Jer

Only joking, your older than me but not older than my wife.

Clarebabes

This is my 9-year-old daughter's:


Dave's:


Mine, pic stolen off ebay ad:

TopBanana

Worst I've done is broken some ribs... faceplanted at about 40mph (bloody ruts), looked up only to see the bike heading straight for me... hurt.

Clarebabes

Yeah, I dunno if that's really for me! The usual MX injuries are collarbone, arms, wrists, legs etc. Seen all of them this season at races, but the nutters who race usually want to get back on the bike, even though their arm's hanging out of its socket

Clarebabes

40mph! Jeeeesus!

TopBanana

Clarebabes

Do you do much enduro racing TB?

Spoon

Done most on the list more than once before I was even a teenager and paying the price now.

Good luck, Clare you will love it. There were 3 of us in the family racing at the same time too, every weekend up and down the country for years.

Seriously consider a Leatt brace or similar though won't you.

Clarebabes

I am not racing, so a Leatt may come in the future if I get faster

Spoon

I've known a person that sneezed and would have benefitted from a Leatt, so whatever speed you're doing a Leatts your friend.

Clarebabes

Do you work for them?

Spoon

No.

Clarebabes

Have you got one you can sell me then? (Blooming expensive!)

Spoon

No, I don't have one here to sell but its the cheapest product compared to the possible consequences you'll ever buy.

Clarebabes

I will look into it, promise

davyboy

I've still not riden mine after a month of owning it

Still, I've a 125 to train on now

Diesel

Nice - you aint David Knight are you

I really fancy one again now too - I've been working on Red Bull Knock Out 652 bikes on a massive man made course the beach in Holland. 120 finished. Carnage but amazing. Even Dougie Lampkin had a go this year. On a telly near you soon

You are never too old!!! Good on ya.

D

Jer

My mate used to have a CR 80 when we were kids it seemed very fast back then.

DCI Gene Hunt

Make sure that you wear ALL your protective gear