But Collier’s is not just another sad story of ‘what could
have been.’ He lost more than motos. He lost sight of
the very thing that drew him to the bike in the first place.
Sometimes you have to start again, to reclaim what once
was.
and I just didn’t have the money to really make it happen.
Kenny stepped up to the plate with Little D at FMF and
RedBull LAX and they made it happen for me. It’s been
really, really cool. Got a lot of great people helping me out
and having a lot of fun.”
Collier put motocross aside to get a job as a water
treatment technician so he could repay his debts and
support his son. In the meantime, he allowed himself some
time to heal, both physically and mentally, as he began to
rebuild.
Collier found himself bolstered up by people who, for love
of the sport, wanted to see him back on the bike.
Today, as Collier reflects on his tumultuous love affair with
the bike, there is not a hint of regret or self-pity in his voice.
The darkness is behind him, and now, sitting in the sun-lit
forest at 8,000 feet elevation in Mammoth watching his
son play in the dirt, he is candid and content.
On May 24th, Collier raced the Glen Helen Pro Motocross
National. The date was significant to him, as it m &