How many years/months riding time have you got?

[FROSTY]

Im wondering how much RIDE time you guys have under your belt
This isn't a question about age just how many years actually riding bikes you have. I know a bunch of you rode in your Yoof then took a break from it. Some have just found the joys of bikes some have never stopped riding.


Me I started riding at 8 on a truetest thingee (like a pitbike but cruder) Then road riding at er actually 14
so Ive been riding offroad,racing, commuting,travelling on a bike for 35 years

Im sure this has been done before but anyhooo.

[dipshit]

(no, edit)

9 to 10 years for me. (edit again) of road bikes.

And 6 years of dirt bikes.

[scott411]

mine started at 2 years old on a JR50 with training wheels, , so that makes 29 years,

[AllanB]

Motorcycle license on the day I turned 16 (on a borrowed step-thru). My parents had a policy of no license until you turn 16.

Figure in a year of hooning around earlier without a license on friends bikes, that makes 29 glorious years of riding.

Looking forward to the next 29.

[Goblin]

25 years road riding with 1 or 2 years not riding due to having babies...but I never sold my bikes. Before the age of 15 I rode any farm/dirt bike I could get my hands on.

[klingon]

Almost three years! :wari: What do I win?!

[NighthawkNZ]

got my license at 16 been riding ever since, and never stopped, I don't drive a cage nor have a cage license... I am now 41. You do the math.

[Ixion]

Well, it depends on how you define it.

There is a difference of quite a few years between the two extremes of the cycle of



Riding two wheeled power vehicles around back yard
Riding two wheeled power vehicle of road in flat defiance of Dad's orders not to (said vehicle being impounded by Dad as a result , he was on to vehicle confiscation half a century before the gubbermint)
Riding two wheeled vehicle on public road at illegal age when Dad wasn't looking
Riding two wheeled vehicle on public road at legal age but without licence, with Dad's tacit assent ("Don't come bleating to me when you cop a fine"
Riding two wheeled vehicle on road legally with licence

About 46 years at one end, 55 years odd at the other. Less maybe two years in all in my foolish youff when I was temporarily seduced by cars and couldn't afford both

Got to admit though that there were periods once upon a time when I wouldn't have knocked up more than maybe 1000 km in the year.

[Conquiztador]

from 13yo until now. Have had times where no road bike, but speedway and dirtbikes have been there. At times weeks have gone w/o being on the bike, but then at other times as I have travelled with a bike there might have been 12 hours riding in a day.

So 40 years or there about.

[Big Dave]

Had bikes for about 40 years. Stopped for a few when I had two toddlers.

[Gremlin]

Been riding since the start of May 2005, so what? 4 years 3 months?

Doing on average more than 25k a year :ride:

[Stirts]

2 year 6 months for me.

And how far I have come in the learning curve has been extreme. I have gone from not having a clue what to do and being shit scared, to having some form of idea on how to ride and being scared. And I have loved every last minute of it and I look forward to thousands more and learning shitloads more!!

[EJK]

I had my license for about 3 years, but only was on the road for half of that time.

[crazyhorse]

Its gonna be 12 years next month - whooppeee!!!

And I'm not ever gonna stop - never, nup, not me! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[spookytooth]

About 40 yrs,started off borrowing/stealing the old mans honda 50 step thu had a 15 yr break from road bikes and took to the dirt,now back on the road

[martybabe]

Erm, lets see, if you take 25 years from last century and add 9 from this that would be 34 years I suppose.

I have my moments when I don't understand why I still do it, when I'm cold and wet and a long way from home but then I remember , It's that one thing again.


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[Morcs]

6 years now riding almost every day.

[Idubbs]

37 years............... maybe 5k a year for the first 34 years, now 20k/ year for the last 3 years:woohoo:

[slofox]

42 years less about 18 accumulated years of non-riding scattered throughout that time...which makes..errr....mmmmm..(2takeaway8can'tdo borrow1..12takeaway8leaves4payback1..4takeaway2lea ves2..errmmmmm) 24 years in the saddle!

[Squiggles]

Not enough

[duckonin]

Been in a saddle for 50yrs, horses that is...Had my first machine before I had my licence 52 Matchless 500 single, swapped that for my Morris Minor...

[slofox]

Been in a saddle for 50yrs, horses that is...Had my first machine before I had my licence 52 Matchless 500 single, swapped that for my Morris Minor...

Bad swap bro...

[2wheeldrifter]

Bad swap bro...

Not unless he scored in it!:woohoo:

[duckonin]

Have to correct post swapped the morri for my bike....

[p.dath]

I first got into road riding about ten years ago. I didn't know any other riders, so figured out the whole process my self. I initially got two friends to get their licences with me. One piked out after completing the BHS. The other got his learners licence, but never bothered to buy a bike.

After about 2 years of riding I had an accident. I was married and starting a family, so the insurance money went towards other things that were needed for the family. Plus the wife was dead set against me ever getting on a bike again.

I am now happily divorced, and returned to riding about 12 months ago.

[MSTRS]

And I'm not ever gonna stop - never, nup, not me! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Oh, we all stop. Eventually...
Me...on and off for 36 years

[megageoff76]

About 18 Years. I started riding my Nifty Fifty to school when i was 14 with no licence, and have pretty much ridden every day since then.

I have had owned 17 different bikes since then, so almost one for every year of riding.

[scumdog]

Been riding for abou 85 minutes at the most.

The other 40+ years I've just been pootling and generally wobbling about on the road.....;)

[MIXONE]

Somewhere between too little and not enough...

[Maha]

Almost three years! :wari: What do I win?!


2 year 6 months for me.

And how far I have come in the learning curve has been extreme. I have gone from not having a clue what to do and being shit scared, to having some form of idea on how to ride and being scared. And I have loved every last minute of it and I look forward to thousands more and learning shitloads more!!


6 years now riding almost every day.

Seems I am in good company, somewhere in the middle of you all. Purchased my brand new out of the crate GN in March 04'.

[Toot Toot]

Started on my first XR80 at 15yrs old.. so 20 years holy crap time flys!

[Hitcher]

Nearly six years and 180,000km. I wish I'd started younger.

[PeteMun]

Just hitting 4 months now :eek5: that time has gone soooo fast ! I have done 6,000 ks including riding a snowy desert road last month, the day after I got my restricted. :wacko:

Im 27yrs old


:rockon: fellow bikers

[2wheeldrifter]

Pissing motorists off and on for 25 years ;)

[Madmax]

about 25+ years

[F5 Dave]

I haven't been able to ride for 6 months 12 days & 4 hours.

Does that mean when I can ride again I will be a B.A.B? :pinch:

[grbaker]

20 years road riding.

Do about 13,000+ a year commuting and a few long rides when I can.

The wife and I just completed a 10,100km ride in Oz (and need another :2guns:).

[2wheeldrifter]

God only page three.... combined total of years! :gob:

to lazy to add it up...

[phoenixgtr]

4 Years on the road and started racing this year...oh and I rode a scooter for about 6 months when I was like 15...until I threw it down the road, literally

[Boob Johnson]

Sheesh, that's a tuff one. Been on & off for 30 years, more off than on. On as a kid with dirt/farm bikes etc then off for years. Back on commuting in Auckland for a few years then off till nearly 3 years ago, this time round road riding proper bikes, roughly 40,000km's in the last 3 years

[The Pastor]

5-6 years on the road

[rok-the-boat]

32 years on bikes for me.

[Motu]

Nearly 40 years for me.I had my first bike for 6 months - and ever since I've never had just one bike.Sometimes I had bikes only and they were used everyday,sometimes I only had off road bikes,sometimes my bikes were not going - but there has always been bikes to ride or work on non stop for 40 years.

I got my first bike so I could get to work at 16 - I would have preferred a MkI Zephyr,but Mum said I had to have a motorcycle.Thanks Mum......

[kevfromcoro]

Almost three years! :wari: What do I win?!

um... a new set of sunglasses..

[riffer]

Rode my first motorcycle at 12, back in 1979.

Owned motorcycles from 1982 until 1992, then met my ex.

Gave up bikes for love *sigh* in 1992. :pinch:

Split up in 2001. Got back into bikes in 2003.

So that's 15 years of nearly daily riding, and 30 years since I rode my first one.

[98tls]

Owned my first at 9.Never been without one since so thats 38 years.

[martybabe]

I'm far to close to the top of the list here :gob: man I must be an old Bastard. A few surprises here too though, I'd always assumed that hitch was an old Gentleman of the road like me. Oh well, you think you know a person eh...

[kevfromcoro]

Started riding about 13...
lets see..
been riding 44 yrs...

[wickle]

lost count , years ago bought a new bike picked it up friday nite 5pm took it back monday morning for first warranty check 2200km on clock

[puddy]

Nearly six years and 180,000km. I wish I'd started younger.
So you started in your late fifties then?
Twenty six years, less a three year break. (and a four week break when I lost my licence:Oops:)

[Sidewinder]

Im wondering how much RIDE time you guys have under your belt
This isn't a question about age just how many years actually riding bikes you have. I know a bunch of you rode in your Yoof then took a break from it. Some have just found the joys of bikes some have never stopped riding.


Me I started riding at 8 on a truetest thingee (like a pitbike but cruder) Then road riding at er actually 14
so Ive been riding offroad,racing, commuting,travelling on a bike for 35 years

Im sure this has been done before but anyhooo.

and still slow as fook!:whistle:

[ManDownUnder]

8 through to 13 on a Piwi 50, farm bikes and a mates KX80, then 15 as soon as I could get me license on through until I was 24, then again at 30 through till now.

so 5 + 9 + 10... 24 years give or take.

Pretty much been my sole mode of transport too for the last two periods of riding. All good fun!

[ManDownUnder]

and still slow as fook!:whistle:

but can you imagine having an IQ in 3 figures (rhetorical)

[mstriumph]

Im wondering how much RIDE time you guys have under your belt
This isn't a question about age just how many years actually riding bikes you have. .............

I started when I was seven
--- if i tell you how long ago that was, i shall have to kill you :whistle:

[Sidewinder]

but can you imagine having an IQ in 3 figures (rhetorical)

its werid how 80 is the lowest, why dont they make it go down to 1. beats me

[digsaw]

started at 13years old and still riding 55 years later:scooter:

[98tls]

started at 13years old and still riding 55 years later:scooter: Well done sir.The best of years to.:yes:

[Ixion]

Gawd you is a lot of ancient old coounts.

Y' do all realise that, based on these figures, most of us are dead and have been for decades. Statistically it is impossible for a motorcyclist to survive even for 10 years let alone the times indicated here.

[digsaw]

just done the coro loop on a bike 70 years old :woohoo:

[Ixion]

Y' got it registered at last, then ?

[DougB]

I thought I would have the longest riding history, untill I saw 'digsaws' post.
I bought my first bike in 1953 and have had one ever since. That means I have had and twelve different bikes over 53 years.
I learnt to ride in 1947 on an old pre war Harley. Never wanted to ride one since.

[ducatilover]

I only have 5 years of road riding experience ;)

[ready4whatever]

off road - 10 years. on road - 6 months

[digsaw]

Yep vin an rego all done after having a big whinge at LTA, shit the ride was great fun an over the Kopu from east to west top cog all the way and having to brake for a corner or two just before the top, the old girl was fair buzzin:woohoo:

[LBD]

Had bikes for about 40 years. Stopped for a few when I had two toddlers.

Same... 43 years from start to now, with a 10 year break in middle. Road and Trail

[Goblin]

I haven't been able to ride for 6 months 12 days & 4 hours.

Does that mean when I can ride again I will be a B.A.B? :pinch:Gawd yes! That's a helluva long time...and counting.:crazy: You'll have to re-train yourself and you will be a BAB.

Keep in mind tho, that it's just like riding a bike.:whistle:

[Mikkel]

... been having too much fun to really notice how much time has been speeding by...

[chef]

4 months of solid riding. went and got my learners from 0 riding experience its been 4 months now

[1wheel riot]

waw you all make my feel so yong iv ben rideing road for 9 months and dirt for 4 years.

[NighthawkNZ]

So the average is?

[nico]

not enough been riding my vfr for the last 1.5yrs every dAY daily comuit 100kms b4 that weekend rides on the vfrf400r and shit loads of off road riding in the force

[_Shrek_]

Gawd you is a lot of ancient old coounts.

Y' do all realise that, based on these figures, most of us are dead and have been for decades. Statistically it is impossible for a motorcyclist to survive even for 10 years let alone the times indicated here.

just goes to show that the Statistic's are run by the govt & they put in the figures that suit them & acc the best

i've just filled out a Q & A for Otago Uni about my accident (fell off my bike in drive way) broke my leg & ankle two of the Q's were how long have you been riding & how many k's a year do you do on road,
legally for 36 years & over the past 4 years any where from 55 to 65k & this year have already done 53k & there are people out there who do more

edit: thats why I ride a Gs :whistle:

[MacD]

Riding years:25, licence years 33


Y' do all realise that, based on these figures, most of us are dead and have been for decades. Statistically it is impossible for a motorcyclist to survive even for 10 years let alone the times indicated here.

Just as well most accidents aren't random events, isn't it!?

[vifferman]

Had bikes for about 40 years. Stopped for a few when I had two toddlers.
I didn't know you were a daddy, Big Daddy. :confused:

As for me (yeah, I'm a dad too), I've been riding since last week. Or perhaps a bit before that.

[Danae]

I've had my learner's since late May. Rode a dirtbike once before that and a couple of other 250s. Rode a scooter since February. So I'm just a newbie. :yes: