Thinking of hanging up the helmet

Don in Lodi

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toompine said:
I am 66, been riding since I was 15. Sometimes it was street riding, sometimes dirt competition. I have ridden for pleasure, sport and competition. But here is the deal:

Some days the skill set is bad and some days good. I have had sessions on twisty roads in the morning that felt like I had never been on a bike before and in the afternoon I was totally in sync with the bike and road.

Don't beat yourself up over a session on the bike. Everyday on a motorcycle is a special time and you can always learn something from that day. ::021::
One day, me, the bike, and the road were in perfect sync, going way above posted... my first performance award on this bike was gotten that day. Sure put a damper on the rest of the day.
And as always;
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E4r- I echo the sentiments here in that I feel you shouldn't give up on the tenere. After I riding my tenere cross country twice I was given the opportunity to ride some technical trails on a friends Honda 125 trailbike. I was humbled and schooled in how my offload skills could use some serious improvement. I ended buying a Wr250R and I ride that almost exclusively off road. When I first started riding the wr I must have dropped that bike at least 5 times a day if not more. There have been times when I almost gave up riding the wr cause of my falling off but I stayed with it. The improvement in my riding skills both on and off road are phenomenal. I am much more confident a rider than ever before. I was plenty sore after some of those rides and that was from picking up the wr. I couldn't imagine doing that with the tenere. I have since bought a book on how to ride offroad and practice what's in the book and that has been challenging as well as rewarding. I hope you have a great time slinging dirt and being in nature as I have. I feel it's well worth it ::016::
 

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Been riding almost 30 years, more if you count riding whatever knackered bike we could afford to ride around a field.

I am still rubbish off-road, did OK on am Enduro School using a pukka bike, seemed like the bike did all the work, on the S10 for me it is nothing more difficult than the odd gravel track or dirt lane, I do not have much off-road opportunities in the UK anyway so the S10 is used as a bike for "any road" where it works a treat.

If I wanted to do more off-road I would go smaller, even the 660 Tenere is a lot easier to handle off road and is still capable of hauling you along tarmac at a fair pace to get to and from / between the dirt.

I think it is a case of the right bike for the right job (for the individual)

If the S10 is a struggle for someone on cerain terrain they either need to change the terrain or change the bike....

...I have changed a lot over 30 years, fields to fast roads (on sportsbikes) and now onto minor roads on Adventure bikes - I now want another Sportsbike and a smaller off-road bike to cover whatever mood I am in.
 
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