"I did a lot of trail riding as a kid in Michigan and messed around with motocross in high school. Coming from dirt riding where I was constantly looking down for ruts has made Jason's "pick your head up and look through the corner" thing difficult for me, but it's coming. My first big street bike was a '73 Yamaha 750.  First really good bad-ass motocrosser was a Can-Am MX-II 250 - what a hoot. I currently have three Ducatis:  A Hailwood, a Paul Smart with a built engine, and I tour on an ST3s.  I also have an XL600R, WR250 and a KTM 640 Adventure.  A pure track bike for the asphalt is in the cards."