the "how have we grown " thread

[Pappy]

I was flipping thu some old pics and thought it would be cool to post some of them. Some of these sure brought back some memories!

Here is a pic of the boys back when i first joined this site.

[Pappy]

cody on his first quad in our old back yard

[Pappy]

back in 02, cody did not know which he liked better

[Pappy]

when i saw him jumping his bmx jump in the yard i knew it was time to start planning a move to a place with more room:p

[Pappy]

lil'man was so tiny:p

[Pappy]

this picture and the one above were taken right after i met Harlen (Admin) cody was so scared to do anything on a quad it wasnt funny:D

[Pappy]

after we moved, cody got an eton90 and started doing better on a quad

[Pappy]

ryan took control of the lt80 and run it till she wouldnt go no mo':D

even "Moose" was still a pup

[Pappy]

with a few months of riding under thier belts, the boys started getting good. cody was just growing as a rider faster then i could ever have imagined

[Pappy]

and well, ryan was just happy to be riding:D

[Pappy]

spring arrived and cody was wanting to race. so we did some more practicing and found us a race

[Pappy]

codys first race was exciting, and from the drop of the flag he would be battling for the lead! he did ok, learned alot at that race, but he knew thats what he wanted to do

[Pappy]

Lessons get learned, as his first dnf hit him hard. he was leading and had the race won and with 1/8 mile to go he snapped a chain.

its funny, our kids grow all the time, but certain events happen and you watch them grow up a little right before your eye's.

[Pappy]

so, we ditched the eton and got the boy on a honda. im happy to say that he has more then 30 races on that bike without 1 dnf:macho

learning to shift was going to be something he had to do and it didnt take him long to make the little 90 sing!

[Pappy]

ryan did some racing also, but a hard crash set him back. he was just as happy hanging out as he was racing

[Pappy]

cody meanwhile just flat started ripping it up!

no matter where we went or what we did he was on fire. after a few racers and parents really got him discouraged, he went out and smoked the field at the NQRA race taking his first TT win!

[Pappy]

watching cody ride became more fun then riding for myself. my camera is never far from him and even during races he can stuff that little 90 in places you wouldnt think it should be

[Pappy]

watching him enjoy the competition and enjoy the company of other racers made me proud. we always like to do good, but having fun comes first!

[Pappy]

when the gncc opened the last race up to test if the kids would and could still race, we beat feet to indianna and had one of the best times ever.

watching the excitement with the kids is awesome.

ofcourse, 2nd place is good but not when your buddies are on the podium:p

[Pappy]

payback came at the inagural round of the 2005 season when cody pulled off the win at steel creek!

[Pappy]

cody wanted a practice track so i built him one. not being a jumper myself, all i could do was offer tips that might keep him somewhat clear of killing himself.

it did not take him long to start showing me how its done

[Pappy]

riding until the skin falls off is the norm

[Pappy]

the boys ride hard, ryan is catching cody but cody is operating on another level these days

[Pappy]

he may never win lots of races, he may never be anything more the my half pint hero, but watching him ride is insane at times.

a tree limb prevented a good shot, but ive noticed he can make that quad clear the jumps, or he can make it shoot so high i about yell at him to stop:p

[Pappy]

and please, dont ever think i am bragging. i enjoy watching and help all kids that ride, it is just a miracle that i have one that still has me scratching my head as to where he got this from:p

for me, spending time with my kids is all i could ever ask out of life, and i wish more parents would wake up before its too late.

[Pappy]

as 2005 draws to a close, i geuss im getting kind of sentimental about watching my young boys turn into young men and i hate to think of the future when this wont be a daily thing for us to enjoy. for now, pictures, video and the memories will give us all laughs and one day im sure it will bring tears to my eyes.

2006 is a brand new year folks, make the best of it.

[400exrules]

get him a yfz;) , nah lol




you need to get your wife out their ridin too....i bet she gets bored while the boys are hangin out lol

[Plante400]

your kids gonna make u rich riding a quad

[Mxjunkie]

They have come so far its amazing the change in body english and the style cody has picked up!

If your a dad or a kid reading this, This is about the best thing to spend time with your child weather it be riding down the trail or racing at the track, It brings you closer then just about any sport would in my book! It worked for my father and I! :)

[Pappy]

Originally posted by 400exrules
get him a yfz;) , nah lol



he has already been working out a bit on my R

[watts16]

hes going to be a great rider. when i first joined i saw some pics of him and im thinking man hes looks like a really good rider. now i see the pics and im thinking man he is doing great. he going to do alittle MX next year? he looks like he has good control in the air

[400exrules]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie69
They have come so far its amazing the change in body english and the style cody has picked up!

If your a dad or a kid reading this, This is about the best thing to spend time with your child weather it be riding down the trail or racing at the track, It brings you closer then just about any sport would in my book! It worked for my father and I! :)

i agree.

my dad used to have dirtbikes and motorcycles and 3wheelers and stuff that he and his friends got into, but eventually they ended up sellin them and gettin married and stuff....and now ive gotten into the sport, and i can see the spark in his eye, that he wants to ride again. We went to a turkey run ride, that i raced in a few weeks ago, and their were ages 5-55+, on bikes and atv's, and he was watchin everyone ridin, and he started talkin to me about how he wants to get a bike again so we can ride lol:D . I think after he saw all these guys older then him, haulin azzz everywhere, he kinda realized he's not too old to have fun:devil: ....so im pysched, even if its 2 wheels i dont care, i think it'll be good to be able to ride together and enjoy it.

[Pappy]

he wants to try more mx, but he doesnt like new tracks. i told him it didnt matter how he did as long as he had fun so hopefully we will see him hit a few.

he raced 1 mx race this year and won it with no problems. and yes, he controls the quad at all times....except when its to late to do anything but grin and bare it:p

[Pappy]

and ofcourse he doesnt listen sometimes....he was supposed to be warming the qua dup not ripping thru a turn:grr:

[Mxjunkie]

I cant even do one wheel wheelies on my banshee... :o

[Pappy]

i always thought this was killer.

he had watched randy lehr attack a long whoops section so he figured he could do it. he hit it wfo all the way thru:p

[Pappy]

he never lifted, he tried to make that 90 do what randys yfz was doing:p

[JOEX]

This is a great read:)

[Pappy]

oh yeah, he bit it hard:p

[bigstorm]

yeah pappy your son is fast. i had a blast watching him at raush creek that one day.

-storm

[csimp3]

dude, thats awesome, someday when i have some little ones, i hope they will ride like that

[QuadJunkies]

Heres LILQJ and the ripe age of 7 when she 1st got her mini quad... OMG... I cant believe how much she has GROWN!:eek2: :(




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/Kelseyage7.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

She was detemermined she was gonna meet Dana Creech one day and show him up on a ramp :p




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/Kelseyfreestyle.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

didnt take too long before she was wanting to lift here tires off the ground....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/kelseys1stair.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

her 1st encounter with Mud... :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/kelseymuddin.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

later that same year, she enters her first Event-Quad Wars....... thats all it took... She was HOOKED! :blah:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/Kelseys1strace.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Later that same year she goes out and does her 1st exibition run on the FT... It was pretty cool ,all the dirt bikers gave her a HUGE round of applause....! She was officially the 1st mini quad to race the track...

She got her 1st trophy that night for doing such a good job :)



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/Kelseys1sttrophy.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

She really started to get more aggressive a few years later and got some "GET UP" she was ready for :macho

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/DSC01028.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Then she completes her 1st full Summer series.....


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/1stsummerseries.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

She took 2nd place in the series, then moved on to a Winter indoor series, took 2 more 1st place championships then moved on to a new found racing she REALLY liked and got to take part of the WORCs 1st Quads only Series... She took 4th place I neve would have EVER imagined she would like an endurance race!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/DSC01476.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

She liked it so well, that she done it again this year and took 2-3rd places

[QuadJunkies]

I dunno how much longer I can keep this kid off MY quad now! :eek2: She grew stick legs overnight!

[QuadJunkies]

And heres where we are now on her new Stroker motor .She is very anxious to complete a Full WORCS series this year and finish up the winter FT season.

Kids just grow too darn fast :(

[QuadJunkies]

My lil man Brandon ,he recieves his 1st mini on his 5th Bday ,he is 8 now.This was his VERY 1st ride on it :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/BrandonsBday.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

LOL.. and almost his first digger! :o :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/minicarnage.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Brandon too took part in his first exibiton at age 5.
He got an earlier on quads than Kelsey did, Im not so sure he was as ready as she was,He was always my NO FEAR, she was always the Smart and smooth rider,but he has always been one determined lil man

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/kelseyandBrandons1strace.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

He then goes on to race 1st indoor series and takes third place in a modified 90 calss on his modified 50 at the time! I was very proud of him, he rode his little BUTT OFF! :D :)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/QuadJunkies/DSC01290.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Indoor FT

[QuadJunkies]

State MX series . He raced VERY well and MX is his favorite

[QuadJunkies]

It was about this time that we knw that BOTH kids were ready to move up to some more power for there minis...

[QuadJunkies]

So he got a 70 top end . He was now feeling PIMP !!:bandit:

[QuadJunkies]

Brandon does his 1st WORCS event, places 1st until the last lap... Then has a roll over in the whoops... Thats when we bought him new suspention :ermm:

[QuadJunkies]

Riding has become such an important part of our lives for the past couple of years . I cant even count the number of group rides, locla dunings trips or race we have all been too, Im just happy to see so many other families enjoying this sport as a family as well :)

[QuadJunkies]

Sorry, my pics arent as nice as paps...:o :p

WOW... Pappy, your boys have GROWN! I didint notice it until you posted that 1st pic of them :eek:

I wasnt sure if this was a thrad for EVERYONE to post on or just your kids so I hope it was OK to chime in! ;)

[quadmaster88]

Originally posted by Pappy
...off is the norm


ME? yeah i wish i still had pictures of me when i was just starting out but too bad i lost them all to a house fire...

i guess all the good riders start out on an LT.... and win on a honda...

[sickmojave]

I wish you folks could see the look on my daughters face when we got to the pictures of LILQJ. "Girls can race too Dad?" she gets her first quad for Christmas and it's either going to be alot of fun or a dads worst nightmare. I can't wait to get her started :D

[Pappy]

lilQJ gets the "grown most" award:p

id like anyone that can to share thier pics and stories. maybe if you see someone posting a series hold off posting until they are done. its wild looking at how the kids have grown!

[Quad18star]

Man I remember when you first posted the pics of your son just starting to ride .... doesn't seem so long ago . It's amazing to see how much all the kids have progressed over the last few years . I guess practice makes perfect . The kids progress .... I stay at the same level ...LOL :ermm:

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
I dunno how much longer I can keep this kid off MY quad now! :eek2: She grew stick legs overnight!

Holy crap she's grown tall over the last little while ... but I guess that's what happens with kids .. they grow like bad weeds .

I stopped growing at 16 .... I haven't grown an inch since ... heck I've hardly gained a pound since then either ..... and that was 7 years ago . :ermm:

[Rootar]

wow looks about time for them kids to move on up to a 250 or something

lmao here is a pic i found it was taken about 6 months before i started getting on this site. lol i was about 5 feet tall now im 6 feet tall and and riding my ramp but seems like alot of change in a few years

AWESOME THREAD! It's nice seeing kids and parents sharing such a cool experience. Pappy and Quadjunkie you guys have been amazing with your kids. Looking forward to more pics, oh and keep up the great work you guys are an inspiration to all riders.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Quad18star
Holy crap she's grown tall over the last little while ... but I guess that's what happens with kids .. they grow like bad weeds .

I stopped growing at 16 .... I haven't grown an inch since ... heck I've hardly gained a pound since then either ..... and that was 7 years ago . :ermm:

I have a feeling shes gonna hit the 6 foot mark before shes done .:eek2:
She must have got her height from me, cause Im taller than her Dad by 2 inches! :o lol

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by sickmojave
I wish you folks could see the look on my daughters face when we got to the pictures of LILQJ. "Girls can race too Dad?" she gets her first quad for Christmas and it's either going to be alot of fun or a dads worst nightmare. I can't wait to get her started :D thats cool!! You will have to post a pic of her 1st expression when she sees it!! :D

[wvspeedfreak]

Ahhhh....the memories.Austin got his first quad not too long ago at age 5.Here is his first donut :D I was so proud :devil:

[wvspeedfreak]

Here he is giving me a big grin......I guess to let me know he is done removing the gravel from the driveway :)

[wvspeedfreak]

Here is a shot of him riding on a little track I made him in the yard.

[wvspeedfreak]

Even in the early stages of his riding he showed signs of riding a little on the aggresive side.He has never been content just poking around on his quad.

[wvspeedfreak]

He is getting ready to turn 7 this Saturday and in the 1 1/2 years he has been riding,I think he has been improving nicely.He will be racing mx this coming year and is really looking forward to it.

[wvspeedfreak]

And for my last pic,here is one of Austin and Cody from about a month or so ago riding at Pappy's.Austin thinks Cody is just awesome.

dang. i wish i started riding when i was that young.

[Honda TRX250ex]

you guys a gals have very talented kids
i remeber when i started out riding when i was 7 and i was 150lbs and 5.4 and started out on a LT 125
now im 185 and 5.10 and riding a 250x time sure does fly

[hondarider2500]

Originally posted by Honda TRX250ex
you guys a gals have very talented kids
i remeber when i started out riding when i was 7 and i was 150lbs and 5.4 and started out on a LT 125
now im 185 and 5.10 and riding a 250x time sure does fly

did i read that wrong or did you say that you were 150 lbs and 5.4 when you were 7 years old????

[TheFontMaster]

Thats awsome seeing the progession of your kids. I wish I had started riding when I was that young. I'm almost surprised I didn't get into it earlier, Unadilla is about 40 minutes away from me, and some people just up the road have/had a small mx track they built about 7 years ago.

[Rip_Tear]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
dang. i wish i started riding when i was that young.

Ya man! Those kids are getting way to talented, I'd have to say you better hold them back a few years and let us older guys catch up... :p JK.

Wish I could share some experience like that... maybe one day if I have any kids. I didn't start riding till I was 16, but I haven't stopped since.

[400exc]

i have been trying to get my dad to geta rincon so we can go riding down in southern ohio, and im trying for him to let me get into racing, or build my own track behind my house. it seems like yesterday i was riding my first quad around when i was about 10 or 11(honda foreman 400 4x4) with my buds the day i got it, now i am 14 and got a 400 with some mods. Man the good days have gone by fast

[Honda TRX250ex]

Originally posted by hondarider2500
did i read that wrong or did you say that you were 150 lbs and 5.4 when you were 7 years old????
nope you read it right i was those fat kids that are really popular and cool
now im really muscluar and tall go fig!:eek2:

[Robin Hood]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
dang. i wish i started riding when i was that young.

Haha so Im not the only one who wishes that too.

Pappy, I hope my kids turn out as cool as your guys' little ones. Its great to see much younger kids getting involved with quads.

[fast_enough]

Heres my nephew Mason, he's really just starting to get the hang of riding. The pic is when he first got it.Thats is why he dont have the right gear in the pic. It was his B-day present. It was the most I've ever seen him excited.

He's sad because 4-6 inches of snow should be here tomorrow, and he dont think he can go in it. But he says "heck yea, I'll try though".

BTW, this is the best thread I've seen in a long time.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Rip_Tear
I didn't start riding till I was 16, but I haven't stopped since.

I didnt start until I was 34..... :ermm: :( NO FAIR...

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by fast_enough
Heres my nephew Mason, he's really just starting to get the hang of riding. The pic is when he first got it.Thats is why he dont have the right gear in the pic. It was his B-day present. It was the most I've ever seen him excited.

He's sad because 4-6 inches of snow should be here tomorrow, and he dont think he can go in it. But he says "heck yea, I'll try though".

BTW, this is the best thread I've seen in a long time.

Just have him make himself a small track out of the snow, he will have a GREAT TIME! :D

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by Pappy
as 2005 draws to a close, i geuss im getting kind of sentimental about watching my young boys turn into young men dude.... tell me about it, my boys just turned 18:(

Now Im not so sure I want them to leave home...:ermm:

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
dude.... tell me about it, my boys just turned 18:(

Now Im not so sure I want them to leave home...:ermm:

I didnt know you had kids that old??!!

I know Ill be a blubbering idiot when my kids leave home . I cant remember what life was like w/o them around :confused:

One thing I DO look forward to is, when I am Old and grey and we can all sit back and look at all the photos,watch all the vidoes and laugh remembering all the days we rode together ,I hope my kids pass that down to there kids and remember all the good times they had...


I really need to get some pics of my kids lined up with us clearing some dbls. together

that would be a cool pic to have :)

my dad bought me a yamaha zinger ( 65cc or somthing quad) and I loved that thing. I still have it..

then about a year ago I bought a yamaha blaster for 200$. This is where the troble started... I ened up selling the blaster for like 450$ a week later. then went and bought a 400ex like a month after I sold the blaster.

within the past 6 months or so I have became CRAZY about fourwheelers. I HAVE to ride a fourwheeler for at least 20 min per day. when my 400 is broke doun I just hop on the yamaha zinger, thing isnt much but I can get my fix from it.

[JTRtrx250r]

I hear that!1

I'll be 35 in Feb, got a little busy a bit to early I guess you could say. :ermm: But its all good, They've made me real proud!! Do good in school and havent been brought home by the cops... so I feel I did something right:p :D

As they say... They grow up QUICK, 1 day your wipin' @$$... the next they're all grown up:(

[mxdad]

Wow!!! Great thread Pappy. It really makes you think about how much they have grown...

Here is my son Michael on his 1st quad. He was 3 when he started on an LT50

[mxdad]

He spent a few years riding very rarely but getting better and better on the quad...

[mxdad]

...

[mxdad]

So we let him start practicing on a track...

[mxdad]

So in Aug of 04, at age 6 he decided he wanted to race... I searched the internet to find somewhere for him to race. We found a 50 "stock" class in D6 and we were off to Sleepy Hollow...

[mxdad]

We quickly found out that day that "stock" wasn't really stock and Michael ended up battling the only other stock quad on the track for 10th & 11th posititons. He was very excited to beat the otehr stocker and get 10th place and his 1st trophy.

[mxdad]

So after we realized the LT50 wasn't going to cut it on the track we decided to buy him a DRR50...

[mxdad]

It was his 2nd race on his DRR that he really got his commitment ot racing tested. He took a very hard flip, roll, etc... in the first moto at Flying Dutchman. He was given the choice to just pack it up and go home but instead he went back out and raced the 2nd moto. Here he is going off the biggest jump on the track...

[mxdad]

So in the off season we picked up a little motor work and a little bling bling with the aluminum rims, etc...

[mxdad]

He then went out and got his 1st win on his mom's Birthday 3-26-05 at Sleepy Hollow...

[mxdad]

Now he was hooked...

[mxdad]

So as the year went on and he practiced more and more so we gave him more quad and more bling...

[mxdad]

He got a few more wins under his belt at Tomahawk...

[mxdad]

He kept on practicing...

[mxdad]

And he is still racing to this day. Here
he is on 11/19 before we went to Budds Creek. He has always dreamed of racing at Budds since he has seen the pros race there and he races there on his video games...

[mxdad]

And now he is hammering a Predator 90...

[Guy400]

Cool thread:cool: My daughter's only 19 months old right now so it's a hair too early to be buying quads...yet.

[mxdad]

Sorry to go on so long but It's just hard to believe they grow up so fast...

[Honda TRX250ex]

Originally posted by mxdad
He spent a few years riding very rarely but getting better and better on the quad...
lol i bet his mom loved seeing him jumping:p

[QuadJunkies]

Yup...... He has grown, just look at his tiny legsin the 1st pic !

Great pics BTW.. Love seeing the kiddos ;)

[QuadJunkies]

Cody and Ryan

[QuadJunkies]

LilQJ

[400exrules]

i sure know lilqj has gotten about a foot taller from just watchin the pics lol

[QuadJunkies]

I dont have much of Brandon when he was littleon his mini, I was too busy just keeping an eye on the little Stinka! :p

[QuadJunkies]

He is my Handsome man though !!:D
The kids already got more girlfreinds than I can keep up with! :scary:

[QuadJunkies]

...

[fast_enough]

Yea I really love this thread, its great seeing them riding. My little nephew is on his way over right now to ride his in the snow.

[fast_enough]

He did pretty good except for he wiped out our nice snowman lol, heres whats left of it.

[fast_enough]

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[exboy]

Originally posted by fast_enough
He did pretty good except for he wiped out our nice snowman lol, heres whats left of it.

u taught him well morgan. lol j/p man. but yeah i wish i coulda started out that early. how old is ur nephew?

[300exryder]

How do you get your father to start riding with you? I started riding a little later (12) with one of my brothers. My father was always strict and never let us watch tv, play video games or have lavish toys. One day my brother rounded up $1300 and came home with his warrior. Within a year, he sold it to me for $300 (what a good brother :) ) and had a friend's mother purchase a used 300ex from a dealer (need to be 18). My father never commented. He saw that we were enjoying ourselves and took pride in the fact that a couple of his boys were working hard and purchasing their own toys at such a young age.

After going through countless bikes and quads (Warrior, 300ex, Kx 125, XR400, Raptor, Yz426, Kx 250), we wanted to get my father in on it. After going through brain surgery to remove a tumor, my brother and I went 50/50, as we did on all of our toys, and purchased a used Bombardier Traxter for my father. That was 2 years ago, he has yet to ride it :(

Is there some way to spark some interest? I feel so bad for everything that he has gone through and just want him to enjoy some time with his kids before it is his time. Doctors have given him a countdown and all three of the boys are in college and we have a younger sister in high school. What can we do?

[tizz]

Im glad my dad started me early at age 7 i was on a lt 80 and then at 11 i got a 2003 pred 90. Now at 16 im on a 1995 300ex, i would love to show pics but i'll i have is memorys.

BTW: I love reading and seeing these photo's and seeing how much they grow and how fast they do it, i was at that stage 3 years ago and looking back at it brings back wicked awesome feelings!

They progress alot too, Jumping better then i do NOW! that says alot for me.

Peace
Marc.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by 300exryder
How do you get your father to start riding with you? I started riding a little later (12) with one of my brothers. My father was always strict and never let us watch tv, play video games or have lavish toys. One day my brother rounded up $1300 and came home with his warrior. Within a year, he sold it to me for $300 (what a good brother :) ) and had a friend's mother purchase a used 300ex from a dealer (need to be 18). My father never commented. He saw that we were enjoying ourselves and took pride in the fact that a couple of his boys were working hard and purchasing their own toys at such a young age.

After going through countless bikes and quads (Warrior, 300ex, Kx 125, XR400, Raptor, Yz426, Kx 250), we wanted to get my father in on it. After going through brain surgery to remove a tumor, my brother and I went 50/50, as we did on all of our toys, and purchased a used Bombardier Traxter for my father. That was 2 years ago, he has yet to ride it :(

Is there some way to spark some interest? I feel so bad for everything that he has gone through and just want him to enjoy some time with his kids before it is his time. Doctors have given him a countdown and all three of the boys are in college and we have a younger sister in high school. What can we do?

You all sound like a VERY good bunch of guys who really care about there Dad and want to have him also there with you guys to share some good memories.... Thata tough one since we dont know your Dad and if hes a little "rough around the edges" that makes it a little tough too!!What all have you done to try to get him to go ride?? Thats really sad about the brain Surgery, I hope you and your brothers find a way to get him out soon

[300exryder]

We obviously bought him the quad, but it just seems too difficult to get him to come out. I guess the big thing is that there is no legal riding in CT and all of our short trips are in illegal pits, trails, et cetera. I registered my Raptor in Mass., but that is too much of a time commitment for him.

After the surgery, he had a 180 degree flip. He is the kindest, most sympathetic man out there. He "cannot" get mad because of the surgery and the part of the brain it dealt with. (The biggest thing people notice; his inability to get angry) I know he treasures his time with us; the summer before two of us went to college, we did a 6 week cross country trip that i will never forget.

My plan is to round up some money and rent a cabin in Mass for a week and force him to go riding. I know he is trying to give us a good head start before he goes, but he needs to sit back and realize what he still has. Can anyone recommend a good place to rent out in Mass?

[WhiteYFZ]

well, im 13 and when the weather is nice, i go rideing every weekend wit hmy dad, lil brother and some friends. I love it. This is a great thread. Tomorrow ill try to post a picture of when i was little. **PAPPY, how old is cody? i he is really good ..and he rides ur quad? thats cool.lol . ..ok tty guys later..

[WhiteYFZ]

pics

[WhiteYFZ]

that was about 2yrs ago when i had a cr 60

[Disaster]

LOL half these little kids ride better then me :eek2: :devil:

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Disaster
LOL half these little kids ride better then me :eek2: :devil:
Can you imagine what they will be like in a few more years??!!!! :eek2: :macho

[03pete]

I realize that this thread is REALLY old, but it is very cool reflecting back on the kids! some updated pics would be neat to see.

i found a picture of my on a little powerwheels suzuki when i was like 3 years old. thats where i started.

[Pappy]

Dang, 2 years old:p

Man so much has happened in the last 2 years....I will take some current pics of the boys

here is Cody at his last race...rippin' a 450!:D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2935518704_69efa53a2a_o.jpg

Playin on a 250R this summer after 20 some weeks on crutches:eek2:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2906508438_9eaf8f6aca_o.jpg

He is becoming a great shot with his bow and already has a few in the freezer this year!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2790445731_1b015b5810_b.jpg

Sharpening his skills with a 12 gauge:p
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2720835569_ae0ecd80de_o.jpg

He is a killer helper with the photography and has been in alot of shots in the mags and the site for ride reviews
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2711765907_76f36c0fdb_o.jpg

CJ with some chicks! lol
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2638343024_3644d63a91_o.jpg

The long road to recovery
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2612170194_308c63e3a8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/2608452269_16c23fd0cb_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2582251515_60e1cce509_o.jpg

Ryan still rippin it up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2659609626_017cca12de_o.jpg

[Pappy]

The day before leg breakage:(
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2496103278_d4c81bbb1a_o.jpg

This summer pretty much sucked with him laid up. We sure had a **** load of fun up till that point!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2404356768_d16b84538b_o.jpg

He still loves to rip on his bike!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2403524531_3ae64a669d_o.jpg

He says he has more fun testing out all the new models the most!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2402171664_bd1f4f0b9e_o.jpg

Last race before he sent the Raptor to the scrap yard:p
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2373695928_91b87e70a5_o.jpg

It was looking good for its last run however:D
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2372843557_6766d68c46_o.jpg

[Pappy]

The boys planting potatoes inbetween riding:p
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2046/2363592889_00d1ebd90a_o.jpg

Cody riding for a article on the Raptor 250
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2356380342_f38d9024c4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2399/2356172776_9319d5ddf4_o.jpg

CJ breaking in his Uncles freshly built YFZ
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2350264433_bf734cefaa_o.jpg

Ryan likes to ride, but he loves just being a kid. I dont push either one of them, its all about the fun.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/2349655487_331c0c6b09_o.jpg

Christmas Day 2007
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2044/2135162949_a2199dbc9b_o.jpg

Georgia 2007
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/2118808273_67bd9c6407_b.jpg

Ryan getting yelled at to stay out of teh presents Xmas 07
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2097050720_d29d640925_b.jpg

Ryans buck last year
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2053521632_ee372a4df5_o.jpg

[wvspeedfreak]

Holy hell,I forgot about this thread.Here are a few recent pics of Austin.He went from the old Kasea to a DRR and now he is learning to shift a 4 stroke. He will be turning 10 this weekend.


http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s106/wvspeedfreak/bpg2-2.jpg


http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s106/wvspeedfreak/may55.jpg

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s106/wvspeedfreak/rappy5.jpg

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s106/wvspeedfreak/rappy4.jpg

[ben300]

wow pap, i am definitally jelous.. i wished my parents would have been more supportive of me racing as a younger kid...they always thought it was dangerous , and a utillity quad was just fine....both you and quad junkies kids are very lucky to have supportive parents such as yourselves...

i also like seeing them out bagging a nice buck like that...

keep up the good work

[Pappy]

That pretty much wraps up 07 and 08...06 is on another hardrive:p

Ryan is my ham, and this thread reminds me to get even more pics of these rascals, they grow up to damn fast!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/1270771367_f113d7c46e_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1148/763736553_a63a34c7a4_b.jpg

As far as Cody's racing...well we would love to see a year without broken bones. A shattered elbow, a broken tail bone and a broken femur in the past 2 seasons have him discouraged. He gets himself in good shape and ready to rip and then whamo:p

1 hour before broken elbow at Big Buck
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1439/730427107_0c43475129_b.jpg

Healed up from teh elbow and trained his rear end off....only to snap off his tailbone..lets hope in 2 years i can update this thread with ZERO< NONE<ZILTCH injuries to report!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/708683649_5171bec30f_b.jpg

[klutch]

Well, I admit I started riding at 5 years old. But hardly rode just like a few times every other year. I got really into riding at 15 and went through 3-4 bikes that year. Now that I'm 16 and haven't ridden lately I am kinda falling out of the sport.

After seeing this thread... I want to start riding again and I really want to try and start racing MX and everything I just want to ride now. Thank you for showing this thread Pappy very inspirational for me. I'm actually considering trying my hardest to get back into this sport in which I loved soo much.

Edit: Cody is a really good rider. I respect you soo much for the way you have chosen to raise your children. Always being there for them and supporting them. Your kids are lucky to have you ^.^

My dad is the same way luckily. My entire family is in this sport and its just great.

[QuadJunkies]

WOW.. its funny how much these kids all grow up so fast and age us just AS fast! lol:o :p
Kelsey and Brandon have since moved on to more racing out the area and started up following the WORCS series in in 2007.
Both kids had moved up to new quads..
Brandon ditched the Eton and started out at Round 2 on his new DRR
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/84220908.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/84221951/large.jpg

Kelsey moves out of the Kasea CVT and into a Custom Built Hybrid shifter and raced some local races as well as WORCS
http://www.pbase.com/image/91867447/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/92305695/original.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

In the 2008 season, both the kids learn what team effort is and rode on the 1st WORCS Hetrick Team .This year was a year that they realy learned what true sportsmanship and representing thre sponsors was really all about ...
http://www.pbase.com/image/92305696/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/92305697/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100140181.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

This year as also a very tough year for alot of injuries as well...
Both had there worst at a local track.
I now stay HEAVILY medicated to remain calm at every race LOL
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/98718613.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/98718722/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/98718611/original.jpg


Brandon escaped a broken Arm and some busted up helmets.. lol
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/93993608.jpg

Kelsey would end up needing Clavical Surgery ... :ermm:
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100448592.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100568296.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

But they are tough and it didint slow them down for long!
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100447878.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100140211.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/100140310/original.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Brandons have a great time doing a little R&D testing this year and Kelsey has since moved on to her new found power this fall and is really loving it .She is mo in into the womens ranks in 2009.
Its really hard to think that my little girl will be riding with grown WOMEN!
Im so excited for her ,shes going to have a blast .
I havent got alot of pics yet on the new ride.
She is also working on getting fit for the season and wants to show up Christian in a "big guns show " LOL!
:p
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/100141360.jpg]
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/101499877.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/105421580.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/105421578.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

Brandon is my tough one to get photos of .. he HATES to ham it up,but here is a few from this summer and fall of them updated .Kelsey just entered her 1st year in High school and is keeping a 3.8-3.9 GPA and LOVES it.
She also has found BOYS... :(

Alot of them are on my other computer .
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/101499864.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/104737319.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/104737327.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/104737471.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/86865971.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/86866648.jpg

[QuadJunkies]

I just noticed that alot of my photos I had hosted are no longer on here..
Here is a pic of both kids very 1st race .
Brandon I think was 5 and Kelsey was 8.
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/106541188.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/quadjunkies/image/106541191.jpg

[mxdad]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
Yup...... He has grown, just look at his tiny legsin the 1st pic !

Great pics BTW.. Love seeing the kiddos ;)

Grat pic's QJ!!! Thanks for this one especially!!!