Journal · Bench Racing
Riding the Whoops at Limerick
<h2>A selfie VintageMoto style...</h2> <h3>I have not posted in a while. I have been busy working at the marina, working for my own website customers, playing music and riding dirt bikes.</h3> <p>I have some epic stories that I want to write. Next on the list is a chronicle of my great adventure to BC with Bernie to ride the hills with Jordie, Pat and Mike. I also have many vintage stories to tell, but all in good time.</p> <p>Today is a quick tale that comes with a short video. My plan with this Vintage Moto experience was to get a bike that I would ride occasionally and attend a race or two each year. I can see now that I can easily get carried away with this hobbie. I have ridden the bike six times now - actual rides where I burn a tank of gas. I love the bike and every time I ride it, I just want to ride it more. I will elaborate more on my adventures in another post, this one is just to show the little video I made.</p> <div class="grav-youtube-wrapper "> <div class="grav-youtube"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oSTIqlHwwUs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <h3>This is in Limerick Forest. There are many areas in the pine trees where natural whoops form. I really like this little stretch so I stopped and propped my phone up in the sand and did a drive-bye.</h3> <p><img alt="A little roost" class="img-responsive" src="/images/8/e/b/e/f/8ebefce3567e6485a75d3f5b3209fae003bf9b81-limerick-whoops-roost.jpg" /></p> <h3>Limerick Forest is a lot of fun. Every time I go I find something new but it is getting quite familiar now.</h3> <p>With that familiarity comes a little more speed and I am moving pretty fast through the woods. The first time I rode here was 2004 and I was pretty serious about motocross. Riding in the woods was not what I wanted to do and I got hurt pretty bad. That is another story though and I even have photos to go along with it. I have quite a bit of woods experience now having riddin with the Brothers Cox in Arizona, Northern Ontario and BC and I am really enjoying it. It is a nice change of pace for this Vintage Motocross Racer.</p> <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1YJqj8795UVHWoiBp4VO4-v2k5tQ" width="640" height="480"></iframe> <h3>Here is my track for the day. I covered 30KM in an hour and a half riding. I didn't get tired at all, woods riding is good for old guys.</h3> <p>I absolutely love this bike. I think it does everything well. It turns great, handling is superb and the suspension is awesome. The brakes work fine too, I don't care what others say. I let my friends Korrey and Mark both ride it and the both hated the brakes. But hey, brakes just slow you down.</p> <p><img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="/images/2/e/a/a/a/2eaaa476762c5f0d0c61ea3876a6db1283e1ddb8-limerick-whoops2.jpg" /></p>