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Dirt Biking

October 17, 2016
By Jacobtratnyek BRONZE, Branford, Connecticut
Jacobtratnyek BRONZE, Branford, Connecticut
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I wouldn’t make it through life without dirt biking, Dirt biking is the best adrenaline rush you will ever get. Have you ever been so scared you thought you would die while having the best time of your life.The sport of motocross and dirt biking has evolved over the years and is well known all over the world and greatly liked. Dirt biking is very dangerous, but can make you have the best time of your life. Although you may not think it but dirt biking is very tiring, and hard on your body. If you want to ride dirt bikes big time it is expensive and time consuming and u have to make a commitment. In motocross it is especially scary because you have to commit when you are going to hit a jump you can’t bail. Jumps can be as big as 45 yards long in the air and 30 feet high.

Dirt biking is one of the most dangerous sports. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go all out. Yes it is dangerous but sometimes if you don’t commit it can be much more dangerous, also if you are on a small bike on a big track it can be more dangerous and scary. I can relate to that. Dirt bikes can go 85 mph. My dirt bike goes about 65-70 mph. One time i was at a track wheeling and goon riding and I fell. There are a few ways that people fall in motocross that are very common, such as when you're in the air you can lean too far back and break your back or lean too far forward, also people fall a lot in the whoops and double doubles and triples.

At the track I go to there are a few spots that are scary and hard and spots that are fun.The spots on the track that are scary are 2 jumps because one jump i sometimes hit and is pretty big and the other I do a wheelie in the air for some reason and almost fall back and hit the edge of the jump with my back and break it. Some spots that are fun are like the double doubles and some small jumps, some spots that are scary and hard for me are like the giant table top because I have a small bike and also there is a whoop section that i can’t hit as whoops because my bike is so small, also there are doubles I hit that are also triples but the triple is big and scary.

I also love to go dirt biking in the woods/trails also known as enduro. I ride in the woods in Massachusetts, Vermont, New hampshire, Maine, and also in Branford. I love riding in the woods. When I ride in Branford it is just outside of my neighborhood so I can go whenever I want. I don’t know what i like more, riding in the woods or on a track. I have been riding in the woods since I was 10 years old so I have experience and memories good and bad, i have only been to a track 4 times, 3 times this year and once in 4th grade when there was an event when they had all the newest yamaha bikes that you could ride. I have only been to one track in my life which is in Rocky Hill CT which is great because it is only about 45 minutes away while on the other hand when I ride in like Mass or New hampshire or something it can be from an hour to 4 hours.

Dirt biking is very fun and exhilarating while being very dangerous and scary. I think this is the reason why so many people do and don’t ride.  I think this because some people love extreme sports that are dangerous and risk taking and some people are scared and don’t wanna get hurt so they just don’t go big. I disagree with people that are afraid to take risks and won’t do things that are very dangerous. I think dirt biking is a great extreme sport that is great exercise and a whole lot of fun and if you can you should ride dirt bikes and go big.



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