My First Time on a Motocross Bike In over 12 Years @ Doncaster Moto Parc

Описание: As a young teenage I started motocross and this carried on well into my early 20s. I'm now 39. I loved it and wasn't half bad, but things got in the way and by 26 I had stopped riding and sold my bike.

I grew up riding 2 strokes, Honda was my preference and I started with a CR125 (videos can be found on my channel from 1999) I then progressed onto a CR250 and I had a few of those, loved the 2 strokes.

I had never ridden a 4 stroke before!

I'm now 39 years old and call it mid life crisis or whatever I decided I wanted to see if I could still do it, so I borrowed a bike from a family member and dug out my old gear,

I was nervous to say the least, and went into the novice group despite my prior experience. I felt I would be ok on the ground but was worried about jumping. I guess being older carries more fear compared to youth.

I started out steady and started to build a rhythm and whilst totally exhausting and suffering from arm pump very quickly I felt I did okay, I managed 3 sessions of 15 mins and I can't wait to go back.

I didn't try and push it on the jumps and just rode them so as not to get into a tangle.

the four stroke was a delight, it felt heavier than my old 2 strokes but was easy enough to handle and for the most I left it in 3rd gear.

what a great sport!

the go pro footage was captured using a hero 9 and a chin mount and I am very pleased with the result.

Bike is a 2014 Husqvarna FC250