Dirt Bike Clubs

[3beejay3]

Originally Posted by jan_b

Which clubs where the ones started in Ontario? I'm currently with SteelCityRiders pretty good club. Just curious about the others.

Muskoka Offroad Riders Assoc.
Dufferin Rooftop Rec. Riders Assoc.(still in startup process)

[Dirt Dud]

Great replies as to what we can learn from each other . I believe that the biggest problem to attracting youth is the cost of newer dirt bikes . My first new bike was a 1976 RM 125 $995. then 2 years later a 1978 PE175 for a wopping $1150.00 My last new 2015 300 done up my way was over $12,000. so how does a young person afford that and a house payment . Plus we had no cell payments , no cabel or internet payment . Micro wave no we did not have tat either . I remember how exciting it was to get a calculator . So today getting young people involved would be more exciting than that Calculator was !

[hadfield4wd]

You're right. It's not cheap. My boys ride but their stuff is all older and we wrench on it together. So many people think I'm nuts allowing them to ride both dirt and street. Obviously it's dangerous. Not many kids can talk their non-riding parents into letting them get a bike.

[VxZeroKnots]

Originally Posted by Dirt Dud

Great replies as to what we can learn from each other . I believe that the biggest problem to attracting youth is the cost of newer dirt bikes . My first new bike was a 1976 RM 125 $995. then 2 years later a 1978 PE175 for a wopping $1150.00 My last new 2015 300 done up my way was over $12,000. so how does a young person afford that and a house payment . Plus we had no cell payments , no cabel or internet payment . Micro wave no we did not have tat either . I remember how exciting it was to get a calculator . So today getting young people involved would be more exciting than that Calculator was !

If you are like me you ride old ragged out stuff to start and slowly upgrade. No one is forcing cell phone, internet, or cable bills on anyone but that can easily add up to $300 a month. Save that money for a year and there are plenty of good bikes in the classfieds section of this site you could buy with change left over for gear.

To go full circle id say the biggest barrier is public perception and lack of riding areas making it seem not worth the effort, thiugh i disagree

[SS109]

Originally Posted by Mick

Thought TRS stood for Todd's Race Slaves?

Ha! You know Todd? Then you know what a crazy group we are!

Originally Posted by VxZeroKnots

If you are like me you ride old ragged out stuff to start and slowly upgrade. No one is forcing cell phone, internet, or cable bills on anyone but that can easily add up to $300 a month. Save that money for a year and there are plenty of good bikes in the classfieds section of this site you could buy with change left over for gear.

To go full circle id say the biggest barrier is public perception and lack of riding areas making it seem not worth the effort, thiugh i disagree

The thing is how do you get them interested enough that dirt bikes would be a priority over cell phone, cable, PS3, Xbox, etc? It really isn't the cost of the sport, IMO, but the lack of interest. I know the lack of riding areas isn't a problem for us here in AZ.

[hadfield4wd]

It's a hassle if you're a parent and don't ride. You have to give up a lot to do it.

I think back to when I was a kid. We grew up 10 min from a ski slope, but my parents didn't ski. But they drove me everyday. We also took ski vacations as well. I'm sure my parents chased each other down naked in the condo when we were out skiing. But I raced all through HS and college. My parents gave up all kinds if stuff.

Parents today that are my age (mid 40's) are the first generation of "me" kids that are now "me" adults. I see it with the parents of my kids friends. They don't do anything. Sit on their butts and watch sports. Screw that I'm "doing" sport.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by SS109

Ha! You know Todd? Then you know what a crazy group we are!

Oh yeah, I know Todd. He is a good guy.


Clubs are a good thing for our sport, just a little too much stress for me personally...especially putting races on.