I started riding way back when on a 1983 Honda 185s 3-wheeler.  I lived out in the country and this was the primary mode of transportation back and forth to my friends house.  I jumped up to a Honda 350x 3-wheeler and thought I was king of the roost so I enterd a XC race.  I was like 15 years old and weight about 100lbs.  This thing beat me to death and I loved every minute of it.  I moved to a 1987 Honda 250X quad and a 1987 Honda 250r and really got into racing.  racing both 2 and 4 stroke classes when I could.  I soon graduated and got my own job and had to foot the bills my self so I kept the 250r until I bought an 04 YFZ 450.  Got into MX running the C class with a little sucess, and just recently traded up to the 08 KFX 450 and plan on getting back to XC racing.