I ’ VE BEEN RIDING MY ENTIRE LIFE
Or , at least it feels like it from what I can remember . My Dad got me my first dirt bike at the age of five , a Suzuki JR 50 minibike with a pull-start that kept me from riding until my Dad got home because I couldn ’ t pull-start it without his help . I didn ’ t play many little league sports . I sucked at team sports . To me , riding and racing a dirt bike was always cooler than stick-andball sports . Although , to be honest , I consistently sucked at racing dirt bikes as well , but no matter , I always liked the idea that it ’ s just me , the bike , and the trail . Very little gets in the way of having a great time on two wheels .
As I ’ ve gotten older and my life has evolved , my love for riding dirt bikes ( and two wheels in general ) has only deepened . I don ’ t know who or where I would be without these radical modes of two-wheel transportation . The places I ’ ve been and the people I ’ ve met because of dirt bikes have shaped who I am as a person . For those that don ’ t know me personally , my evolution as a content creator has been 10 + years in the making . Seat Time originally started as a podcast , two dudes on a couch , a six-pack of beer , and as much
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