whether I deserve that or not ! But now get this straight; you ranted all around where I said; ” if dirt is totally impractical and you must learn on the pavement, the 250 Ninja IS an ideal sportbike motorcycle to start out.”
As to my being ‘the definition of spoiled’ or that I don’t know how privileged I am. Bullshit !
Riding dirtbikes was an ‘option’ Get real ! I worked damn hard ever inch of the way to make it happen. I paid for every bike, bolt, fuel and truck to haul em, I do more for sponsoring access to riding areas and encouraging ridership than anyone you ever heard of. I spend my holidays clearing brush in bug infested woods and knee deep in poison ivy, so that others can come for a day or a weekend and ride, then I clean up afterwards. BTW: I was born and raised in Toronto, a little city of 2 or 3 million people, where I’ve ridden parking lots, green belts, gravel pits, hydro cuts, river beds and garbage dumps when I had no place better to ride. Through Trials I’ve made dozens of friends and frequently been offered property access to ride or host events, events numbering nearly 100 since I’ve been riding Trials, half of those on my own property but the rest on borrowed land, you don’t get that kind of cooperation if you are on a motocrosser ! I’ve gone to wrecking yards and building supplies and convinced the proprietors to tow cars or vans or culverts or septic tanks to some fairground or race track, then taxied a truck load of talented riders too young to drive plus their bikes, just so that we could put on a demonstration for the fun of it. It’s not unusual for me to carry spare boots, helmet and a fully fueled Trials Bike, just incase some kid wants to buy it cheap or just trash it for the day. I’ve hauled riders their bike and even their girlfriend, hundreds of miles to accompany me to some distant event. donated parts, tools, fuel, food, camp equipment, coached them to ride and helped fix their bike, just so I had someone to ride with.
Privileged possibly, fortunate to live in Canada, you’re Damn right, but don’t tag me ‘spoiled’, you don’t know me well enough. /response to rant