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I actually didn't start
riding dirtbikes until November of 2008 I originally
had tried riding a larger bike (a Suzuki DRZ400) the summer before in my
backyard, but it was too tall and too powerful for me at the time. The 400
was intimidating so I wasn't really stoked about getting into riding.
While on vacation that November in upstate New York, I pretty much got put on an
XR100, with a ton of gear and was sent out into 2 feet of snow. Even
with studs, riding in the snow is not easy, especially on a small bike like the
XR100 so all I did was either fall down or get stuck.
December 2008 I was
introduced to iceriding on the same XR100. WAY more
fun than snow! When the ice is smooth, you can drift
like a Speedway racer. After a winter of iceriding, I was
ready for my own so I decided on a TTR 125 for my starter
bike. I then sold my TTR and bought a pink and black
KX100. We ride a
lot of trails in SoCal so the TTR was actually perfect for
getting through the tight areas between boulders.
But the tall hills were difficult to get up without banging
down a few gears, leaving you bogging down in first right
before the top. I miss my TTR, but the KX is a lot
more fun.
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