Retirement!

4161 Views 19 Replies 4 Participants Last post by tomgodd, Jun 20, 2009

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · Jun 1, 2009

Well think after this season of racing i am going to call it quits, gettin older injuries don't heal as quick as when you are young,already have a messed up ACL and medial maniscus in my left knee some nerve damage to the left side of my chin from a crash in Murry, Ky september of last year at sx race don't know if i am going to sell or keep it just to ride with the guys every now and then gonna think on it a while. well gotta go have a side job to go do talk at yall later.

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tomgodd

· #2 · Jun 1, 2009

Sorry to hear that. I hope you keep the quad, if you dont youll miss it. Good luck!

tomgodd

· #3 · Jun 1, 2009

How old are you buy the way?

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 2, 2009 (Edited)

I will be 45 July 24! I still will have my 700 GRIZZLY to play on if i sell the 450, to much money in it to tear it up trail ridin and lake bottom ridin

Jbacon

· #5 · Jun 2, 2009

Yea don't sell out completley. You will miss it and will come back. lol

tomgodd

· #6 · Jun 2, 2009

69quadracer said:
I will be 45 July 24! I still will have my 700 GRIZZLY to play on if i sell the 450, to much money in it to tear it up trail ridin and lake bottom ridin

Race quads dont make good trail rides! thats why I sold my 450 hardly rode it. But I miss it!

4Nines

· #7 · Jun 3, 2009

Go to a UTV! I have a blast in my 103rwhp RZR-S

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 3, 2009

I have an 07 700 GRIZZLY can ride a wheelie at 40mph for a long way its a blast to ride.

tomgodd

· #9 · Jun 4, 2009

4Nines said:
Go to a UTV! I have a blast in my 103rwhp RZR-S

Those r cool but I love my sport quads

tomgodd

· #10 · Jun 4, 2009

69quadracer said:
I have an 07 700 GRIZZLY can ride a wheelie at 40mph for a long way its a blast to ride.

I never felt comfortable riding wheelies

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jun 4, 2009

I wheelie better on the GRIZZLY than i do on the 450' the GRIZZLY has a sweet spot and the balance is great!

tomgodd

· #12 · Jun 5, 2009

My 400 has a good ballance but I am a chicken! I would rather wheelie my sons 50.

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 5, 2009

Not fast enough fo me!

tomgodd

· #14 · Jun 6, 2009

LOL. Yeah but its fun. I rode a CRf50 that was built to be a pit bike and that thing surprised me. Try one some time.

Jbacon

· #15 · Jun 7, 2009

My Z400 was perfect for wheelies. It was a wheelie monster!

tomgodd

· #16 · Jun 9, 2009

the other day I rode mine down the rode and rode a wheelie for about 60feet or so . thats probly my longest ever. still dont like to ride them though

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #17 · Jun 9, 2009

the more you do the more comfortable you get with it just remember to hit the bace brakes if it comes to far up.

tomgodd

· #18 · Jun 20, 2009

Have you ever tried a stoppie? Did one on accident the other day. I freaked! Now I go out and do them in the yard playing around, never thought I would do one on perpose.

69quadracer

Discussion Starter · #19 · Jun 20, 2009

explain what is a stoppie? is that when you hit the front breaks hard and bring the back wheels off the ground?

tomgodd

· #20 · Jun 20, 2009

Yes. WHat do you call them? The first time I was scared

but it got easier.

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