First ride of 2017 on my new RM-Z 250

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<p>Last fall I went for one last ride for the the 2016 season. I went to Limerick forest and had a very unfortunate incident when I decided not to tie my bike down to the trailer properly. I did manage to salvage that day and get out for a good ride but it was that ride that <a href="http://vintagemoto.ca/notes/have-you-ever-done-anything-this-dumb">got me to thinking about </a>...</p>

Preparing the bikes for Spring

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<p>I went a little overboard with the bike graphics. I normally would not care in the least what graphics are on the bike, but now I seem to desire some personalization. Number 81 is my sentimental favourite number. In 1983, that was my assigned racing number allocated by the Canadian Motorcycle Ass...</p>

It is not possible to be half-way into this sport

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<h2>Bitten by the bug... hard</h2> <p>A few months ago <a href="http://vintagemoto.ca/notes/have-you-ever-done-anything-this-dumb">I wrote a short story</a> about dropping my bike off the trailer. It was my last ride of the season and I finished the story pining about how the vintage bike was great but not real practical. My goal <a href="http://vintagemoto.ca/notes/i-am-now-a-vintage-motocross-racer">when getting into vintage motocross</a> was to just do a...</p>