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Thanks to my father, I spent every waking hour on my bicycle as a kid. The joke was I was born riding, but in reality, the first year of my life I lived above a bicycle shop. My Grandfather (Mother's Father) rode back in the late 40's, early 50's until he was killed in a collision with a car. I never knew him as my future mother was only a child at the time. My father rode for commuting and my uncle (his brother) always talked about riding and scrambles but I never once saw him ride though he did own a 650XS. My mother finally let me get the XL125 but I was forbidden to ride on the street for fear of me becoming like my grandfather, dead. In some ways my uncles tales of others racing (not him) got me interested in competition. He said he'd come to my race if I did one so I entered the 1982 Bear Creek 100 on that XL125, minus the lights, he never showed up. Sadly, I can never get two words out of him any more. I did 2 more scrambles before buying the XR350R, it's been all downhill ever since. ’79 Honda XL125S ’83 Honda XR350R ’79 KTM 420 ’84 Honda XR200R ’82 KTM 495 ’84 Husky 250CR ’81 XL185S ’86 Can-Am 560 Sonic ’87 KTM 250 MXC ’89 KTM 250 EXC ’73-’79 XL-TL-SL125-185 Frankentumper** ’84 Honda FT500 Ascot ’89 Honda XL600V Transalp (64k miles)** ’87 Can-Am 250 ASE ’93 KTM 300 MXC ’81 XL185S (bought back for wife approx. 5 years later) ’95 Honda XR250R ’96 Honda XR400R ’84 XR200R (kid got arrested and bike given back by father) ’99 Honda XR250R ’74 Ossa Plonker ’00 Husky TE410 ’04 KTM 950 Adv (126k miles)** ’89 Honda VT1100C3 Aero (23k miles)** ’84 FT500 Ascot Basket Case ** ’08 KTM 250XCF-W (Sold then bought back as a basket case) ’03 KTM 640 Adventure (sold then bought back 12 months later, 24k miles)** ’73 TL125 ** ’97 Beta 250 Techno ’11 KTM 350 XC-F ’11 KTM 250 XC ** ’06 KTM 950 Adventure S (9,600 miles)** ’11 Sherco 2.9 ** ** Bikes I still have I think that is all. The 640 may go soon in exchange for a 350-530 XC-W I only compete a couple times a year anymore so my riding from now on will probably lean more towards dual sport, travel and exploration