That's great to hear that folks at that age can still active. I lost my dad back in '91 at the age of '62. He had had some tough medical issues the 15 years before he went. That was hard to watch!
remember when mom or your wife would say "act your age " well now you can point to the st site and say "I am "
I surely am glad there isn't such a rule, or I'd never have got there. Jumped into the game two seasons ago as a 52 year old rookie, straight to the ST1300. If I'd had to "earn" my way up a ladder I'd still be on a QA50. Or maybe a Vespa.So shouldn't there be some rule that you have to earn your way to an ST? Then the young guys would have to work to get to the top of the ladder.
Sorry You are quite correct. I was thinking more along the lines of the gray hair of accomplishment as my Grandpa use to use on us kids all the time.
Right on Jim! From my experience, the boy-racer cafe types in their shorts and flip-flops would run out of steam well before the Hartland Covered Bridge - and that would be taking the easy way and not going over the Renous Highway "road". If you just look at the odometers in any motorcycle parking area, you seldom see mileages above about 20-30,000 (km or miles) - except on the "old man" bikes like STs, Gold Wings, Bimmers and the occasional Harley. True, some young folks ride a long way....(most of us did I suspect) - but most do not. That is, of course, their choice - but they really should not be poking us for doing what we enjoy.
When I commuted over the Angeles Crest and Forest Hwys back in 1988 to 1993, I came across a VMax one time. I was on a '85 VF700 Sabre and in the straights he would leave me behind, but I would catch him on the corners. Well, there are more corners than straights, so my opportunity came where he went wide and I took him by going to right up to the right shoulder. I poured it on for a number of curves after that and never saw him again!
Hey Paul, 60 isn't old (anymore). Aside from the loss of stamina and physical endurance over the years, I feel like I pretty much behave like a 25YO in a (almost) 75YO body.
Often, it's the rider!
