Re: Too Old to Ride?
2 old?? Nahhh!! Happy BDay roadlizard, should be a decent day for a ride to Petit Jean... have a great one!
2 old?? Nahhh!! Happy BDay roadlizard, should be a decent day for a ride to Petit Jean... have a great one!
Two Brothers
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
Happy B-day liz...my dad still rides his Road King and he's 70 he's looking into getting a trike soon.
Have a great one.
Happy B-day liz...my dad still rides his Road King and he's 70 he's looking into getting a trike soon.
Have a great one.
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Your only as old as other people think you are, I'm inching up on 66.
Your only as old as other people think you are, I'm inching up on 66.
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Happy B-Day Roadlizard! I guess that two things come to mind when someone mentions age and riding.
1. I'm 54 years old and my fiance' is 56 years old. We both ride CBR600RR's. Those are our street bikes. She also uses her 600RR for track days and she is a fast intermediate with STT. I ride a 1000RR for track day with STT and run mostly in the intermediate group (I like to ride in the same group as she does), but also run in the Advanced group sometimes just to keep sharp. We also have an '08 ST1300 with it set up for heated gear when it gets too cold to ride the sportbikes (no wind protection at all).
2. Growing OLDER is mandatory...........growing UP is optional!!
So there ya go, getting older is part of living, but riding whatever you can afford and like is still the way to go for us!
BTW......she had a '98 ST1100 that she bought new in '98 and put 40,000 miles on it in 4 years before she got divorced. I introduced her to sportbikes and she hasn't looked back!
Happy B-Day Roadlizard! I guess that two things come to mind when someone mentions age and riding.
1. I'm 54 years old and my fiance' is 56 years old. We both ride CBR600RR's. Those are our street bikes. She also uses her 600RR for track days and she is a fast intermediate with STT. I ride a 1000RR for track day with STT and run mostly in the intermediate group (I like to ride in the same group as she does), but also run in the Advanced group sometimes just to keep sharp. We also have an '08 ST1300 with it set up for heated gear when it gets too cold to ride the sportbikes (no wind protection at all).
2. Growing OLDER is mandatory...........growing UP is optional!!
So there ya go, getting older is part of living, but riding whatever you can afford and like is still the way to go for us!
BTW......she had a '98 ST1100 that she bought new in '98 and put 40,000 miles on it in 4 years before she got divorced. I introduced her to sportbikes and she hasn't looked back!
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At 62, I'm the youngest of the group I ride with (one's 74) and in my Motorcycle Safety course we celebrated one gentleman's 80th birthday. Age is a state of mind!
At 62, I'm the youngest of the group I ride with (one's 74) and in my Motorcycle Safety course we celebrated one gentleman's 80th birthday. Age is a state of mind!
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
Spent Tuesday and Wednesday with some 20-year-olds. They are infants.
HBD, Roadlizard, and many more. Ya ain't old til ya _feel_ old.
I'm old.
Spent Tuesday and Wednesday with some 20-year-olds. They are infants.
HBD, Roadlizard, and many more. Ya ain't old til ya _feel_ old.
I'm old.
QuantumMechanic
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HBD RoadLizard!!!
I intend to ride until I cannot lift the leg over the saddle. I am already mentally engineering a lift to put me on the saddle when that time comes.
My doctors are all telling me I should quit. I have tenso-synovitis in the left hand from clutching too much, a bad back from the Harley years and am nearly deaf from 40 years of high speed wind noise. SO WHAT!?!
I will be on th bike and on the road to SOMEWHERE this weekend!
Same as you. Have fun and ride often
You're only as old as the girl you feel - Groucho Marx
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HBD RoadLizard!!!
I intend to ride until I cannot lift the leg over the saddle. I am already mentally engineering a lift to put me on the saddle when that time comes.
My doctors are all telling me I should quit. I have tenso-synovitis in the left hand from clutching too much, a bad back from the Harley years and am nearly deaf from 40 years of high speed wind noise. SO WHAT!?!
I will be on th bike and on the road to SOMEWHERE this weekend!
Same as you. Have fun and ride often
You're only as old as the girl you feel - Groucho Marx
-Al-
ABC# 7330
AMA# 622630
BMWMOA# 79293
In times of universal deceit,
telling the truth is revolutionary.
Styles
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I'm only picking up speed as I age: I got a Dos Equis for retirement. :capwin:
Styles
I'm only picking up speed as I age: I got a Dos Equis for retirement. :capwin:
Styles
joweb94
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
It's all about "ability" to ride. Age has very little to do with it.
The two most critcal parts are "skill and logic".
It's all about "ability" to ride. Age has very little to do with it.
The two most critcal parts are "skill and logic".
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
Happy Birthday. I know what you mean as far as getting older goes. The years go by and you wonder one morning "what happened"
As the old guy looks back at you from the mirror.
I decided to fight it a little and recently returned to the gym for some weight training to try to regain - rebuild and maintain some strength and muscle mass and tone.
I'm still alive (groan) so from here on it will get better. Just gotta keep going...(remembering how heavy the ST is to pick up )
Keep the shiny side up and all that .
Happy Birthday. I know what you mean as far as getting older goes. The years go by and you wonder one morning "what happened"
As the old guy looks back at you from the mirror.I decided to fight it a little and recently returned to the gym for some weight training to try to regain - rebuild and maintain some strength and muscle mass and tone.
I'm still alive (groan) so from here on it will get better. Just gotta keep going...(remembering how heavy the ST is to pick up
) Keep the shiny side up and all that .
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hey just turned 62, and fooled the nurses till they saw me naked!
hey just turned 62, and fooled the nurses till they saw me naked!
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I'm over 60, been riding two wheelers since 1958, and feel that I have at least 10, maybe 15, more years of riding left. I ride with guys 75+ every once in a while, and they do just fine. Many years of experience, and a good attitude and state of mind is the key, I think. I just bought an ST1300. Had a couple ST1100's and the last one was stolen in 05. I bought a Wing then, but always missed the ST ride. Now I plan to keep both.
Happy riding, and keep a good attitude. Don't even think about your age.
I'm over 60, been riding two wheelers since 1958, and feel that I have at least 10, maybe 15, more years of riding left. I ride with guys 75+ every once in a while, and they do just fine. Many years of experience, and a good attitude and state of mind is the key, I think. I just bought an ST1300. Had a couple ST1100's and the last one was stolen in 05. I bought a Wing then, but always missed the ST ride. Now I plan to keep both.
Happy riding, and keep a good attitude. Don't even think about your age.
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I am 69 and plan to ride as long as I am physically able and I figure if I can remember to hit the home button and the Zumo then I am mentally able also. I was the caretaker for my wife this year and still rode over 25000 miles this year. She recently passed away and I plan to take several long trips this coming year. Age doesn't matter, just ride.
I am 69 and plan to ride as long as I am physically able and I figure if I can remember to hit the home button and the Zumo then I am mentally able also. I was the caretaker for my wife this year and still rode over 25000 miles this year. She recently passed away and I plan to take several long trips this coming year. Age doesn't matter, just ride.
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Too old, NEVER............................
Or just do what I do, use the Mars calendar, in Mars years you are only 32
Too old, NEVER............................
Or just do what I do, use the Mars calendar, in Mars years you are only 32
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st11ray
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
There is a difference between chronological age(the #of times the earth has circled the sun). OR Physical age. I know 70 year olds that are in better shape than most people in their 40's!. I shook a 81 year old's hand the other day and it still hurts!
There is a difference between chronological age(the #of times the earth has circled the sun). OR Physical age. I know 70 year olds that are in better shape than most people in their 40's!. I shook a 81 year old's hand the other day and it still hurts!
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One of my riding buddies is 72. He's in great shape and is a vet rider. He and some of his dirt bike riding buddies headed for Arkansas and the many excellent dirt roads availible to riders...just last week. He and a buddy traveled down a road...a bit too far...and he ran out of gas. His buddy went for gas....and Chuck had walked out to the main asphalt road to pickup the can of gas. While he was waiting...it got dark. They lost the bike because the trail the bike was on was....ah...marginal. Had to wait until morning to refill. They two uped it to camp. LOL He's a serious dirt bike junkie....
Image of "Chuck" (far right) and his "old fart" dirt bike guys....and PS...these guys own serious bikes!
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One of my riding buddies is 72. He's in great shape and is a vet rider. He and some of his dirt bike riding buddies headed for Arkansas and the many excellent dirt roads availible to riders...just last week. He and a buddy traveled down a road...a bit too far...and he ran out of gas. His buddy went for gas....and Chuck had walked out to the main asphalt road to pickup the can of gas. While he was waiting...it got dark. They lost the bike because the trail the bike was on was....ah...marginal. Had to wait until morning to refill. They two uped it to camp. LOL He's a serious dirt bike junkie....
Image of "Chuck" (far right) and his "old fart" dirt bike guys....and PS...these guys own serious bikes!
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the Ferret
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Re: Too Old to Ride?
I think people that can ride into their late 70's, 80's and 90's even, are the exception rather than the rule. I've spent a lot of time recently in a couple nursing homes due to a sick father in law. There are a whole lot of people in there in those age ranges that can barely ride a walker or wheel chair. Never make it on a motorcycle.
Pray for strength, good health and a good memory and ride as long as you are healthy.
I think people that can ride into their late 70's, 80's and 90's even, are the exception rather than the rule. I've spent a lot of time recently in a couple nursing homes due to a sick father in law. There are a whole lot of people in there in those age ranges that can barely ride a walker or wheel chair. Never make it on a motorcycle.
Pray for strength, good health and a good memory and ride as long as you are healthy.
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Happy BDay, and age is no factor. That's like the jobs I apply for and haven't finished a Degree, so I don't get to the finish. The one factor alone isn't related to actual performance or potential. Like Joe said, either you'll know or others will know it's time to prevent the riding.
Then there will always be other options, like trikes, sidecars, or ghost wheels.
Happy BDay, and age is no factor. That's like the jobs I apply for and haven't finished a Degree, so I don't get to the finish. The one factor alone isn't related to actual performance or potential. Like Joe said, either you'll know or others will know it's time to prevent the riding.
Then there will always be other options, like trikes, sidecars, or ghost wheels.