Great day out.

[Kiwifruit]

About forty years ago I used to ride a bit of MotoX. Retired after breaking my knee.
Have been prompted for some time to attend and catch up with others from that time at the Vets/Classic meetings. They only ride on natural terrain, no Supercross style tracks.
So yesterday I went along to one. There I found a familiar bunch of 60+ fellas with much less hair and much more ballast limping along eating dirt and grinning from ear to ear from their dust covered faces. 104 (oops, no just 99, covid restrictions) entries and a smorgasbord of older bikes. I'd forgotten how dusty these summer events were. Covid masks were being put to good use for once.
Only two road bikes turned up to watch the action, mine and one other 1400 
300km trip catching up with dad on the way home. Surprising the old man was a nice way to finish the day.

[Hooli]

I keep meaning to find out about similar events over here to go & watch, but I never get around to it.

[GSXKING]

@Kiwifruit a bunch of Vintage riders on Vintage bikes by the sounds and look of it. Some of whom who have bottomless pockets $$$ to restore/renew these older machines. Reliving their youths and thoroughly enjoying them selves. 

[Kiwifruit]

Old guys are happy, kids all left home, original wife, half the house and life's endeavor traded in for one with a warmer and more compliant nature.
Yep paid $1850.00 for my new YZ125G back whenever that was. Probably $8k now. Old riding gear that was never binned is out getting an airing again. It truly was a great day.

[Irish in Oz]

I like a bit of trail riding in Oz, still have a DR250, DR350 that can go on historic plates and an XR250.

[Kiwifruit]

Nice XR Irish. Had an 87 XR250 for a while, as a return from breaking my knee on the YZ I entered a round of the NZ Hare and Hound Champs......a quick trip over the handle bars on the look lap had reality arrive in a hurry 

[KiwiCol]

Many many moons ago, I had a couple of XR250's as well, yeah, hated that coming off part as well  . . .   

[VladTepes]

I like a bit of trail riding in Oz, still have a DR250, DR350 .

Hmm real DR's are 650!

[Irish in Oz]

I like a bit of trail riding in Oz, still have a DR250, DR350 .

Hmm real DR's are 650!

But you would only use it on the road.

[Irish in Oz]

Had one of these registered on road back in the early 80's only it was a 465.

[Kiwifruit]

Mate had one of those things, I rode it one day, what a bunch of fun that was. Bit of a brute though,  think I preferred the 175 it was fun but tamer.

[KiwiCol]

My brother had an IT400, so I had a few goes at it, it was savage, it'd be up on the back wheel in the blink of an eye through the first 3 gears, ok when you're expecting it but (as I recall) that throttle took a bit of getting used to.
He traded it for a new XR500 and used that as a road bike as well for a few years, much better mannered, the IT was superb at what it was built for, off the road.

[GSXKING]

Those big bore two strokes were all beasts 😎
My first motocrosser was Maico 400 frightened the 💩 out of me. Then RM 370 B Suzuki easier but way faster 😋
Rode most of them over the years CR500 (bong bong sound) was most scary ever though 👀

[VladTepes]

Hmm real DR's are 650!

But you would only use it on the road.

What makes yo say that?

[Irish in Oz]

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From experience cubes don't make it better, that's why I ride 250/350 off road. Even back in the IT465 day's I was lapping the tracks just as quick on my mates IT250.