for those of us off road minded

[yonder]

3. Honda to an open class Maico for me. That was scary.

The Maico handled great but had too much power and it would break now and then (Maico breako). Then I learned I could usually go faster around the track on a 250 so ended that fun as an AMA junior on an Ossa and Bultaco. This was right at the time when suspension travel was increasing by leaps and bounds, or as they used to say: back when racing really was dangerous. DeCoster, Roberts and those other Europeans were gods to us mere mortals.

I never understood how you ISDT types could bust a tire down and fix a flat in just minutes. It was always a process for me - don't think I ever fixed one in less than half an hour.