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Where: 155 Rimrock Lane, Madison Heights VAWhen: May 15, 2022For more information see: https://www.cvotc.org/eventsor look up CVOTC on Facebook.Off pavement parking only, so bring something to put under your side stand!!Hopefully some will attend and find out they have a new addiction........
As I always respond, my friend, I’m too old for another addiction of my youth 😂However, sometime I may surprise you and come and watch 👍Dan
I called vintage trials "Old man yoga on a motorcycle" It really worked on your balance and flexibility. A lot of fun if you have the land to ride at home. Hauling to my neighbors property got tiresome and you felt like you had to commit to a few hours of riding to make it worth hauling the bike over there. He had 30 acres with ridges, valleys, nice year round stream running through. It is a trials paradise and we taped off many trials sections on the property. How could you not love having one of these?
"You're only young once, but you can be foolish and immature for the rest of your life!"Don't sell yourself short. "You're never too old!"We will have at least one club member who is 80+ years old, maybe a half dozen more in their 70's, plus a bunch of kids in their 60's and 50's. And a few toddlers in their 40's and 30's.
Also Many times you can only be a fool once, at any age👍
true enough.sometimes the price of eternal fame is high.on the plus side, all the witnesses have a great story to tell for the rest of their lives....so many choices, so few chances......
I called vintage trials "Old man yoga on a motorcycle" It really worked on your balance and flexibility. A lot of fun if you have the land to ride at home.
Very well put. For those who have not tried it, trials is an interesting combination of physical execration, mental focus, balance, and a mental state very close to meditation. An extremely satisfying activity.I'm not talking about the stuff you see on TV, just the very simple act of attemptiing a new technique or practicing an old one, or a slight increment of something you have done before.The varying difficulty of the different classes virtually eliminates danger. Of course, nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.I love asking experienced motorcyclists to get on my bike: "One finger on the clutch, one on the front brake, now start out doing figure 8's, start out at a comfortable speed and diameter and just start slowing down and reducing the turn radii, so you are going as slow as you can, and turning as tight as you can."Within a minute they are huffing and puffing as if they are running, laughing their asses off and saying "I feel like I've never been on a motorcycle before!!" I then know they are close to being addicted.one of my trials buddies, Pate will turn 90 in 5 weeks. He was an amazing rider up until 6 years ago and gave it up about 3 years ago due to medical issues. It is perhaps the only motorcycle riding that be done in a 100' x 100' area, with a very few easily made obstacles. Pate always said practice figure 8's until you can turn at full lock and balance at a stop for as long as you want. You can learn/practise throttle control, clutch control, brake control and balance all in one simple activity.Great fun for old motorcyclists who find that speed is starting to be scary, car drivers have ADHD and might be homicidal, and that the possibility of bouncing your body off hard objects at more than a walking pace is no fun.come one, come all. it will be a fun day!
Very well put. For those who have not tried it, trials is an interesting combination of physical execration, mental focus, balance, and a mental state very close to meditation. An extremely satisfying activity. Hard to believe, until you try it.I'm not talking about the stuff you see on TV, just the very simple act of attemptiing a new technique or practicing an old one, or a slight increment of something you have done before.The varying difficulty of the different classes virtually eliminates danger. Of course, nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.I love asking experienced motorcyclists to get on my bike: "One finger on the clutch, one on the front brake, now start out doing figure 8's, start out at a comfortable speed and diameter and just start slowing down and reducing the turn radii, so you are going as slow as you can, and turning as tight as you can."Within a minute they are huffing and puffing as if they are running, laughing their asses off and saying "I feel like I've never been on a motorcycle before!!" I then know they are close to being addicted.one of my trials buddies, Pate will turn 90 in 5 weeks. He was an amazing rider up until 6 years ago and gave it up about 3 years ago due to medical issues. It is perhaps the only motorcycle riding that be done in a 100' x 100' area, with a very few easily made obstacles. Pate always said practice figure 8's until you can turn at full lock and balance at a stop for as long as you want. You can learn/practise throttle control, clutch control, brake control and balance all in one simple activity.Another Pate quote: "Take your time, get the technique right, and once you get up on top of that 3' high rock, you won't even care if you get any when you go home tonight!" You see someone over 80 do something that looks effortless, then you attempt the same. A lesson in humility. Pay attention, especially when you hear that their engine isn't turning more than a couple thousand rpm.Great fun for old motorcyclists who find that speed is starting to be scary, car drivers have ADHD and might be insane or homicidal, and that the possibility of bouncing your body off hard objects at more than a walking pace is no fun.come one, come all. it will be a fun day! If any of you WG types can't make it, shoot me a PM and I'll meet you up there sometime. There's a few Guzzi riders within a dozen miles or so......
Now your making me want to get another one.