How old are you? Ageing biker population?

[racefactory]

I feel i'm one of the only younger one's out there enjoying proper bikes. It really is very seldom do I bump into 20,21 y/olds at the lights or what have you. Even the L plater's on zxr250 and cbr250rr bikes all seem to be up at 30 or so.

I find the only younger guys all use those bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes...

Are there no younger guys riding proper bikes out there?

Take the poll, let's find out!

[Taz]

What's a proper bike? :rolleyes:

[jack_hamma]

What's a proper bike? :rolleyes:

Two wheels and a motor.............oh and legs that straddle a seat :)

[p.dath]

I feel i'm one of the only younger one's out there enjoying proper bikes. It really is very seldom do I bump into 20,21 y/olds at the lights or what have you. Even the L plater's on zxr250 and cbr250rr bikes all seem to be up at 30 or so.

Come along to NASS and you'll meet plenty of people in your age group. Starts again on the 19th.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/North_Auckland_Street_Skills

[Reido]

19 with R6 :wavey:

used to have an ex250 though... :innocent:

[bogan]

24 with an RC31, and if you don't know what that is, perhaps you ain't a proper biker :bleh:

[Taz]

24 with an RC31, and if you don't know what that is, perhaps you ain't a proper biker :bleh:

I know what an RC31 is. Had one back in the day but really wanted an RC30. Couldn't afford one :(. I really liked my SC16 though.

[racefactory]

By proper bike I mean absolute minimum of CBR250RR or ZXR250

Reido- 19 with R6, good on you... would like to meet more of this kind of folk.

[Headbanger]

As much as I enjoy putting shit on the Hyocrap, they are every bit a real motorcycle as whatever you or anyone else happens to ride.

[\m/]

21 on a GSF250VZV.

[Taz]

By proper bike I mean absolute minimum of CBR250RR or ZXR250

Hell yes lets see some more young guys with RC30's and NC30's.. totally insane bikes.

Reido- 19 with R6, good on you... would like to meet more of this kind of folk.



So only a sports bike is a proper bike then?

[racefactory]

As much as I enjoy putting shit on the Hyocrap, they are every bit a real motorcycle as whatever you or anyone else happens to ride.

:shutup::shutup::shutup:

[racefactory]

So only a sports bike is a proper bike then?

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!

[2wheeldrifter]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!
.................................................. ..................

[bogan]

I know what an RC31 is. Had one back in the day but really wanted an RC30. Couldn't afford one :(. I really liked my SC16 though.

yeh I wouldn't mind an RC30 as well, but not giving up my 31, the sc16's are bloody rare aren't they? must confess I had to google what SC16 was.

[Stirts]

.................................................. ..................

Nice upgrade from your broomstick :woohoo:

[2wheeldrifter]

Nice upgrade from your broomstick :woohoo:

Why thank you...:hug: I am finding this seat WAAAAYYYY easier for my virgina to hold on too.

Hows yours :innocent:

[Stirts]

Why thank you...:hug: I am finding this seat WAAAAYYYY easier for my virgain to hold on too.

Hows yours :innocent:

My vagina has never had probelms hanging on. There are exercises for that you know.

[zeocen]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!

Did you get beaten by a GN250 or ex250 or something? You have an awful lot of sand in your vagina with regards to them.

[2wheeldrifter]

My vagina has never had probelms hanging on. There are exercises for that you know.

Visual demonstrations would help me greatly, just have to stop this moistness I get when riding.... hoping it's not a incontinence problem, my undies dont smell off pee............ :facepalm:

[EJK]

21 with legs


Did you get beaten by a GN250 or ex250 or something? You have an awful lot of sand in your vagina with regards to them.

EX250s are good. But really, GN250s are total fucking shit.

[zeocen]

21 with legs



EX250s are good. But really, GN250s are total fucking shit.


It comes down to the rider, actually. GN250s are great fun.
A 250cc rider calling another 250cc rider's bike slow is like Rosie O'Donnell calling Oprah fat.

[EJK]

It comes down to the rider, actually. GN250s are great fun.
A 250cc rider calling another 250cc rider's bike slow is like Rosie O'Donnell calling Oprah fat.

Each to their own. GN250s are still fucking shit.

[Headbanger]

A better system is to judge people on the dribble that comes out of them rather then their bike. So far the thread starter is looking like a proper douche.

I'd rather hang with some GN250 riders.

[avgas]

As much as I enjoy putting shit on the Hyocrap, they are every bit a real motorcycle as whatever you or anyone else happens to ride.
And they break down less than a Ducati ;)

[avgas]

Did you get beaten by a GN250 or ex250 or something? You have an awful lot of sand in your vagina with regards to them.
Yep - and now he is tight as a Ducati rider, and wears a power ranger outfit......that sand aint never coming out.

[yod]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!

perhaps, in the interests of keeping your poll accurate, you could provide us with your approved list of what is and what isn't, a 'proper' bike

:facepalm:

[2wheeldrifter]

A better system is to judge people on the dribble that comes out of them rather then their bike. So far the thread starter is looking like a proper douche.

I'd rather hang with some GN250 riders.

here here... I would rather watch porn on a big screen than have this debate... some nice chicks ride GN's :yes:

[Voltaire]

And they break down less than a Ducati ;)

They must be good then as in the 23 years I've owned mine its never broken down....bits have broken off but not down :innocent:

And if it did break down it would be outside a craft brew pub or a cafe...:yes:

[racefactory]

A better system is to judge people on the dribble that comes out of them rather then their bike. So far the thread starter is looking like a proper douche.

I'd rather hang with some GN250 riders.

Oh come on, what have I done wrong now?

[hellokitty]

here here... I would rather watch porn on a big screen than have this debate... some nice chicks ride GN's :yes:

:woohoo: I used to ride a GN and I used to be nice.....

[jack_hamma]

Oh come on, what have I done wrong now?

'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine'

[2wheeldrifter]

:woohoo: I used to ride a GN and I used to be nice.....

bad is good too............. :yes:

[slofox]

I'm 62 and I ride a gixxer sixxer. When I turn 70, I'll go up to the 750. If I get to 80 I'll go for 800cc plus...

The way I see it, the older you are, the more it takes to make an impression, hence the choice of capacity...:shifty:

[dogsnbikes]

perhaps, in the interests of keeping your poll accurate, you could provide us with your approved list of what is and what isn't, a 'proper' bike

:facepalm:

Guess Blackbirds don't count:innocent:


What's a proper bike? :rolleyes:

word is they have upsidedown forks like this one:shutup:

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[Maha]

What alarms me is that people actually take part and vote on a website poll :facepalm:

[yod]

What alarms me is that people actually take part and vote on a website poll :facepalm:

don't worry, I voted for ya.....:sunny:

you're in the 50+ group yeah?

[EJK]

What alarms me is that people actually take part and vote on a website poll :facepalm:

The INTERNET poll tells many things. By the looks of this poll, the new generation is starting to lose interest in motorcycling. I hypothesize that many motorcycle manufacturers will be facing recession in 20 to 30 years. If this trend continues, many companies will be out of business within 50 years.

I better add this poll to my marketings research Ph.D thesis.

[george formby]

I'm 106, ride a 47' Norton International.

[Maha]

don't worry, I voted for ya.....:sunny:

you're in the 50+ group yeah?

This time next year ......possibly.....no wait, make that 2012:innocent:


The INTERNET poll tells many things. By the looks of this poll, the new generation is starting to lose interest in motorcycling. I hypothesize that many motorcycle manufacturers will be facing recession in 20 to 30 years. If this trend continues, many companies will be out of business within 50 years.

I better add this poll to my marketings research Ph.D thesis.

Thats the spirit EJ....:laugh:
Remember though, some will actually vote truthfully....:blink:
Though, the results so far also mean that those 40+ have nothing better to do...:whocares:

[tri boy]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250

Guarantee kanny went more places, and has had bigger/better adventures on her volty, than any jumped up lil sprotbike cocksmoker ever will have on a piddly 4cyl heap of crap.
Sheesh, baby kerosine cowboys think the world starts/finishes with $1.50 imports.:facepalm:

[Cayman911]

GN250s are total fucking shit.

you're being too nice , i dont think even shit is that bad.

[Old Steve]

Not only am I in the older bracket, but at 62 I must be the oldest rider still on their Restricted license. Only 3 months until I can sit my Full.

And yes, I am on a Hyosung learner bike, though I think the GV250 cruiser looks OK.

[racefactory]

Not only am I in the older bracket, but at 62 I must be the oldest rider still on their Restricted license. Only 23 months until I can sit my Full.

And yes, I am on a Hyosung learner bike, though I think the GV250 cruiser looks OK.

Yes the GV250 cruiser is a great bike for it's purpose.

From the look of the poll so far it does indeed look like bike companies will be going bust in 20 years time.

[racefactory]

Guarantee kanny went more places, and has had bigger/better adventures on her volty, than any jumped up lil sprotbike cocksmoker ever will have on a piddly 4cyl heap of crap.
Sheesh, baby kerosine cowboys think the world starts/finishes with $1.50 imports.:facepalm:

Total douchebag...

[gale_wolf]

From the look of the poll so far it does indeed look like bike companies will be going bust in 20 years time.
Maybe it's just that all the young'uns are getting ready for their new year's boozy blowouts while us older types have nothing better going on today than replying to a KB thread/poll and thus skewing the results?

[PrincessBandit]

here here... I would rather watch porn on a big screen than have this debate... some nice chicks ride GN's :yes:

Don't ride one any more but my first was a GN250 :love:. Ain't nothing wrong with them.
OP sounds like he has a flea up his penis over the whole issue.

[george formby]

Maybe it's just that all the young'uns are getting ready for their new year's boozy blowouts while us older types have nothing better going on today than replying to a KB thread/poll and thus skewing the results?

Yup, they are all up here buying pills & beer & acting like arrogant cocks. The city must be missing a lot of idiots at the mo.

[tri boy]

Total douchebag...

Using American insults just shows you as the waanabe you are.
I'm still correct with the adv volty verses a public toilet dweller like yourself though aye:yes:

[bogan]

From the look of the poll so far it does indeed look like bike companies will be going bust in 20 years time.

I know right, and in another 15 years after that there will be no bikes on the road at all, I mean, just look at the distribution of 0-15 year olds in your poll :shifty:

[racefactory]

Using American insults just shows you as the waanabe you are.
I'm still correct with the adv volty verses a public toilet dweller like yourself though aye:yes:

And how is your daytona in a different world from a japanese 4cyl sports bike? I think you'll have a hard time answering that one. And don't give me that 'because it's not Japanese' that you're kind seem to cling to . Rode a Daytona, good impressiont- but you are pretty out of line here mate if you think you're that different from us 'jumped up sports bikes'. We're all out there on the bikes having fun for one reason and that is turning.

[Smifffy]

A proper bike is one you have the key for...

:facepalm:

[yod]

We're all out there on the bikes having fun for one reason and that is turning.

except, as you implied, for those of us that don't have 'proper' bikes, right?

:corn:

[racefactory]

except, as you implied, for those of us that don't have 'proper' bikes, right?

:corn:

Oh come on guys no need to rub it in. Ignore that one ok lol.

To be honest I have seen a guy cornering a Hyosung GT250 pretty damn fast just going right at an intersection at a city... peg down, flying around. Gn250, hyosung- you can turn hard and have fun no matter the bike.

[Brian d marge]

A while ago , when looking to move in different directions , back to NZ , stay here ,, marry the Dallas cowboys

I looked at the ages ( rough ages of people posting pictures here on KB ,,)
there was even a survey posted a while back

The age seems as suggested by the poll 35 to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hello god

So,,,, any one in the bike or dealing with bikes ,,, should be acutely aware of this...

Also the type of service offered. ,,,HOW DO WE GET THE YOUNG FELLAS INTERESTED..... I reckon MX

So glad I am 21 and full of ...... beans

Stephen

[Blackbird]

Ahem.... 63 and ride a Street Triple after the last 8 years on.. well, obvious, innit?

[far queue]

GN250? Pah, who'd have one them, mine was a mighty GN400, some time ago now.

As for "proper" bikes, who gives a rats arse, so long as you like it and you're having fun riding it, then good on ya. I don't look down on anyone's bike, but I have met a few dicks over the years who I've looked down on, and it's been nothing to do with what they rode but how they rode it. I've met dicks and/or bad riders with some pretty nice bikes and met some real good guys and/or good riders on some pretty shitty bikes. So don't be too quick to judge someone by what they ride, get to know them a bit 1st.

[Motu]

Back in the '70's only young guys rode bikes,in the '80's it was young guys and slightly older guys....then bikes lost favour as Jap import cars came on the scene.This is exactly mirrored in your poll.

[Tink]

I feel i'm one of the only younger one's out there enjoying proper bikes. It really is very seldom do I bump into 20,21 y/olds at the lights or what have you. Even the L plater's on zxr250 and cbr250rr bikes all seem to be up at 30 or so.

I find the only younger guys all use those bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes...

Are there no younger guys riding proper bikes out there?

Take the poll, let's find out!


I am old enough to be your mother, and young enough to ride your bike... lol!!!!:yes:

[wysper]

When I was learning to ride 20 odd years ago, I was pretty much the only guy I knew at my school that rode, then a mate did, he quit a few months later after dumping his gsxr250 once too often.

Seems like there is never LOTS of young people riding, but still several end up riding.

I wonder what the percentages over time say. Seems relatively constant. I bet there would be rises and falls but I would guess the percentage of riders vs drivers is pretty much the same.

[mattian]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!

How dare you! I will not hear a bad word said about the.......
MIGHTY GN:woohoo:

[Cayman911]

How dare you! I will not hear a bad word said about the.......
MIGHTY GN:woohoo:

too bad its probably the mightiest of all. on the wrong side of the scale :sick:

[hellokitty]

How dare you! I will not hear a bad word said about the.......
MIGHTY GN:woohoo:

My first road bike was a GN250 and it was awesome for confidence building. I got rid of it as soon as I could but I loved when I was a nervous noob. :love:

[mattian]

My first road bike was a GN250 and it was awesome for confidence building. I got rid of it as soon as I could but I loved when I was a nervous noob. :love:

They are perfect for exactly what they were designed for. Have you seen the age of some GNs still on the road today? They will just keep going and going and going.
You won't see many 10-15 year old Hyosungs on the road.

Oppss..... here comes the Hyosung gang with their flame throwers :shutup:

[LBD]

Are we talking Physical or emotional age here?

[oldrider]

I know right, and in another 15 years after that there will be no bikes on the road at all, I mean, just look at the distribution of 0-15 year olds in your poll :shifty:

And who will Nick Smith screw for his bullshit ACC dollars then! :shutup:

Here's wishing Nick (personally) a cunt of a new year in 2011 ..... if you know what I mean! :tugger:

[BMWST?]

They must be good then as in the 23 years I've owned mine its never broken down....bits have broken off but not down :innocent:

And if it did break down it would be outside a craft brew pub or a cafe...:yes:

my 900 s2 started running badly through tauramanui one day,one of the dellortos had nearly fallen off...

[Kickaha]

They must be good then as in the 23 years I've owned mine its never broken down....bits have broken off but not down :innocent:


That's because it's a proper Ducati with proper bevel gears and stuff and not some rubber band powered pile of crap like the later models :whistle:

[LBD]

yeh right....if it reliable its not a Ducati....Bollocks!

[Voltaire]

That's because it's a proper Ducati with proper bevel gears and stuff and not some rubber band powered pile of crap like the later models :whistle:

stuff like a new custom made hydraulic clutch that I can find neutral with...the main neutral not the other ones....
:gob:

[98tls]

yeh right....if it reliable its not a Ducati....Bollocks!

If not a Bevel might as well be a Jappa.:corn:Tis new years eve ive got a houseful of the Mrs mates (tis her Birthday) and there non riding partners indulge me in some pointless banter.

[piston broke]

you bunch of old cnuts

[LBD]

If not a Bevel might as well be a Jappa.:corn:Tis new years eve ive got a houseful of the Mrs mates (tis her Birthday) and there non riding partners indulge me in some pointless banter.

If it has the desmo valve system its Ducati irrespective if valve drive system....buster!

[GSXR Trace]

there are plenty of younger riders out there on bikes other than GNs and Hyos, just need to meet a few at social gatherings and suddenly you will know more than you wanted to!

by the way - 23 on GSXR 600 - that had better qualify!

[EJK]

there are plenty of younger riders out there on bikes other than GNs and Hyos, just need to meet a few at social gatherings and suddenly you will know more than you wanted to!

by the way - 23 on GSXR 600 - that had better qualify!

23, GSXR600, girl?

Aye~~~~~~~~~~ Whatcha numba lady? :love:

[baptist]

you bunch of old cnuts

God bless and have a great new year... from an oldie (still got my own teeth and cannot remember the war):scooter::bleh::laugh:

[pritch]

Against my better judgement I voted in this ageist poll. :devil2:

The originator is apparently of such tender years that the thought that there are riders who might vote 60+ hasn't even occurred to him.

Don't worry about the bike manufacturers feeling the pinch in twenty years. They're feeling it now.

[kinger]

Just my thought on proper bikes....

Twin shocks, centre stand, clocks move when the bars do!!

[slofox]

Oppss..... here comes the Hyosung gang with their flame throwers :shutup:

Nah - they don't use flame-throwers - far too modern. They use pitchforks and flaming torches instead!

[MSTRS]

... and cannot remember the war...

Which one? :shit::chase:

[slofox]

The age distribution shown in this poll may well be skewed by the fact that perhaps only older riders want to join a forum like KB. It may not reflect the true age distribution of riders at all...Confounding variables abound in statistics...

Grumpy old bastards like to share the grouching!

[slofox]

Which one? :shit::chase:

The Boer war...

[MSTRS]

That was the one over drilling rights, right? The oil companies won...

[baptist]

Being only young I managed to avoid all wars, joined after the Falklands and left before Gulf #1 Desert Storm (I'm a POM so British Army)...:confused:

[The Everlasting]

Well,it seems according to the poll,the biker population is indeed ageing.

We need to get more young uns on bikes..

[SMOKEU]

Just my thought on proper bikes....

Twin shocks, centre stand, clocks move when the bars do!!

I'm glad those days are over!


Well,it seems according to the poll,the biker population is indeed ageing.

We need to get more young uns on bikes..

Young people are generally too pussy to jump on a bike these days. They would rather sink their money into a WRX or Cefiro and think they're fast.

[Ocean1]

Against my better judgement

Dude, you left your better judgement behind years and fookin' years ago.

[pritch]

Dude, you left your better judgement behind years and fookin' years ago.

Possibly. Although I still claim to have the odd lucid moment between bottles of vinho tinto.:drinkup:

[Ocean1]

Possibly. Although I still claim to have the odd lucid moment between bottles of vinho tinto.:drinkup:

Yeah. I've not worked out how earn the cash to remain pissed full time either.

Oi!! what's this fookin' space we're supposed to be watching? You upgrading to powered roller skates?

[Corse1]

24 with an RC31, and if you don't know what that is, perhaps you ain't a proper biker :bleh:

Spoken like a true bogun:shutup:

[specter]

19 with R6 :wavey:

used to have an ex250 though... :innocent:

18 with a gsxr750 :bleh:

and never owned a car

had a ex250 also :doh: but it was a proper one (ex 250f '07)


Young people are generally too pussy to jump on a bike these days. They would rather sink their money into a WRX or Cefiro and think they're fast.

and you want these pussys on sportsbikes?
no thanks ill stick to my gentle cruising past them whilst they are "boosting"? :scooter::laugh:

[Reido]

and never owned a car

And never even driven a car. :bleh:
driven.. drove...?

:innocent:

[Maha]

.......its drived.

[Flip]

By proper bike I mean absolute minimum of CBR250RR or ZXR250

Reido- 19 with R6, good on you... would like to meet more of this kind of folk.

So you are a proper biker if you have "absolute minimum of CBR250RR or ZXR250" but not a "bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes..."

I believe young padawan you have a lot to learn. If I was to follow your logic you would be a zero on rice burner. But you are lucky I only think it and usually keep my nasty little clicky opinions to myself.

While I am at it loose the boy racer avatar this is Kiwi Biker not Kiwi boy racer.

[pritch]

Oi!! what's this fookin' space we're supposed to be watching? You upgrading to powered roller skates?

Looking at a change. Another "proper" bike of course.

[slofox]

.......its drived.

Nah - jeez, everyone knows it's DRUV!

[specter]

And never even driven a car. :bleh:
driven.. drove...?

:innocent:

you have me there.... but at least i have the experience to drive a car properly..

"as a means of transportation, and/or moving bulk items from one place to another, and not trying to act like im a race car driver"

[specter]

Nah - jeez, everyone knows it's DRUV!

you sure? i heard someone call it drivviveded last week?

[Maha]

you sure? i heard someone call it drivviveded last week?

Cowboys had been drinking though eh?

[slofox]

you sure? i heard someone call it drivviveded last week?

...damn. I thought I had that one sorted...

[MSTRS]

Just to clear up the confusion...it's 'droven'...

[pc220]

You are all wrong , silly old coots the word is.....drft. cme on its 2011 nw gt wit it.:facepalm:

[eliot-ness]

Just to clear up the confusion...it's 'droven'...

Sorry but you're all wrong. After reading through all the posts I can asure you, it's "Drivel" :yes:

[slofox]

Just to clear up the confusion...it's 'droven'...

FFS....nononoNO! "Droven" is when you shift cows. Cars is "druvven"...

[pc220]

Sorry but you're all wrong. After reading through all the posts I can asure you, it's "Drivel" :yes:

We hve th wnnr:woohoo:

[st00ji]

i wonder if the OP has ever ridden a gn?

i found it to be a barrel of laughs

kind of like riding a sofa thats been strapped to a lawnmower

[Ocean1]

Looking at a change. Another "proper" bike of course.

Ah, I'm perusing what 2011 might bring on two wheels m'self...

[bombsquad]

Im 24 with 3 CBR600s, does that count??
Learnt to ride on an RGV250, then went to a zx6, many motox bikes and now stunting on the 600s. Looks like i might have just scored an 05 ZX6rr for my next stunt bike aswell so keep an eye out at events in the norht isalnd and come say hi

[hellokitty]

i wonder if the OP has ever ridden a gn?

i found it to be a barrel of laughs

kind of like riding a sofa thats been strapped to a lawnmower

:yes: exactly! Plus my ass never got sore on that huge well upholstered seat.

[hellokitty]

Anyway that was off topic - we were talking about young bikers - I had me a young biker once and I wasn't that keen on him.... more partial to an old biker :yes:
Traded up to an oldie :love: best move I ever made.

[steve_t]

Anyway that was off topic - we were talking about young bikers - I had me a young biker once and I wasn't that keen on him.... more partial to an old biker :yes:
Traded up to an oldie :love: best move I ever made.

Everything always ends up sexual to you, doesn't it? :woohoo::drinkup:

[hellokitty]

Everything always ends up sexual to you, doesn't it? :woohoo::drinkup:

Not always - actually I wasn't talking about sex, I was talking about the older biker vs the younger biker as far as the whole package goes - but now that you mention it :yes: quality over quantity everytime :innocent:

[Coldrider]

See what happens when children get playstations with Wi Fi.

[Dare]

See what happens when children get playstations with Wi Fi.

They have those now??
..I'll be back in three weeks.

[oldrider]

Mrs O/r and I went for a ride into Oamaru and back today and lo and behold a busty bird on a Vespa with a side car on it passed us in town! :facepalm:

Mrs O/r noticed the Vespa, I of course was focussed on the bust! :whistle:

[piston broke]

Mrs O/r and I went for a ride into Oamaru and back today and lo and behold a busty bird on a Vespa with a side car on it passed us in town! :facepalm:

Mrs O/r noticed the Vespa, I of course was focussed on the bust! :whistle:

show me the ......

[superman]

I feel i'm one of the only younger one's out there enjoying proper bikes. It really is very seldom do I bump into 20,21 y/olds at the lights or what have you. Even the L plater's on zxr250 and cbr250rr bikes all seem to be up at 30 or so.

I find the only younger guys all use those bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes...

Are there no younger guys riding proper bikes out there?

Take the poll, let's find out!

:facepalm: fell straight into your stereotype. 18 and on a ex250 ninja. But I think she's super hot, but every man (boy) to their own taste I guess. :shutup:

[Voltaire]

Rode my old Ducati to work this morning, combined age of 82.....:innocent:, when I get my Triumph finished can push that up to 102...:blink:

[racefactory]

:facepalm: fell straight into your stereotype. 18 and on a ex250 ninja. But I think she's super hot, but every man (boy) to their own taste I guess. :shutup:

Na no worries man it's good to see you on anything at 18, way too many old farts. ride on mate.

[superman]

Na no worries man it's good to see you on anything at 18, way too many old farts. ride on mate.

Also got a 19 year old mate on a fireblade 900cc? If that gives you some hope :yes:

[rachprice]

Quarter of a century!!!

Started at 23 wish I had of got into it sooner though!

[Mad-V2]

I'm 31 with a TL1000s that I bought when I was 20

[karmobRob]

57 with Triumph and Victory, aaand luvin it.

[kinger]

Na no worries man it's good to see you on anything at 18, way too many old farts. ride on mate.

My missus used to work with a young girl, 22, who'd been to eight of her friends funerals in a year.....all died in RTAs.
Your avatar and need for power over experience has me reeeaaallllly hoping that one day you too can be called an old fart.
The reason there are old farts are that we have a bit of road sense and education through experience.

[ellipsis]

I'm 31 with a TL1000s that I bought when I was 20

...not sure about the TL but trying out 31 again would be a hoot...

[Hopeful Bastard]

Im 21, Still on my L.. Had that for 1 year now and on a GSF250

[NordieBoy]

Lets see...
Yammy QT50.
Yammy V90.
Yammy SR185.
Honda VT250F - Proper.
Suzuki Savage 400.
Gilera Nordwest.
Honda XL250S.
Honda XR250Z.
Suzuki DR650SE.
Suzuki GSX400F - Proper(ish).

Don't like the road bikes. They don't corner well enough for me.

[Coldrider]

Lets see...
Yammy QT50.
Yammy V90.
Yammy SR185.
Honda VT250F - Proper.
Suzuki Savage 400.
Gilera Nordwest.
Honda XL250S.
Honda XR250Z.
Suzuki DR650SE.
Suzuki GSX400F - Proper(ish).

Don't like the road bikes. They don't corner well enough for me.
a zx9 rear wheel steers like a XR600 in the gravel.

[superman]

My missus used to work with a young girl, 22, who'd been to eight of her friends funerals in a year.....all died in RTAs.
Your avatar and need for power over experience has me reeeaaallllly hoping that one day you too can be called an old fart.
The reason there are old farts are that we have a bit of road sense and education through experience.

Ahh to be old and fulfil the stereotype for bitching at "inexperienced, reckless youth" :yes:

[Coldrider]

Ahh to be old and fulfil the stereotype for bitching at "inexperienced, reckless youth" :yes:I've seen many an 'ol fart clean out youth in speed and stamina, it gives me something to look forward to when I'm an 'ol fart too.

[kinger]

Ahh to be old and fulfil the stereotype for bitching at "inexperienced, reckless youth" :yes:

.......and that's not music, it's just noise. I remember back in my day....

[superman]

.......and that's not music, it's just noise. I remember back in my day....

If only I could fulfill the stereotype and listen to new music, but alas it just drives me insane with the sheer stupidity of it. It's classic rock, and classical music for me. Needless to say the girls aren't too happy if I put on my ipod at a party :facepalm:

But at the end of a hard night nothing's better than singing along with a few drunken mates to a good portion of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. :drinkup:

[ellipsis]

.... a prerequisite for any person of age, to have gained any wisdom from this life, is to have been young and stupid as a youth, and survived...espousing ones wisdom is generally a sign one has not quite got there yet...but baiting young people is sometimes fun...:yes:

[CHOPPA]

I think I was 20 when I got my first road bike, got a brand new R6 sold it the next year and got a GSXR1000 cause it was too slow. Ended up going back to MX for 6 years because it was boring riding bymyself on the road...

Then I found road racing!!! Dont wait till your too old like I did, flag riding proper bikes on the road and bring them to the track

[Banditbandit]

I'm 106, ride a 47' Norton International.

I'm just amazed you can still kick it over ... let alone ride it ... Congratulations on still having enough weight on that 106-year-old body ...

How big's your right leg?

[Banditbandit]

I think I was 20 when I got my first road bike, got a brand new R6 sold it the next year and got a GSXR1000 cause it was too slow. Ended up going back to MX for 6 years because it was boring riding bymyself on the road...

Then I found road racing!!! Dont wait till your too old like I did, flag riding proper bikes on the road and bring them to the track

Too old???? Jeez if your first road bike was an R6 when you were 20 then I doubt your over 30 ...

[fliplid]

I'm 106, ride a 47' Norton International.


I'm just amazed you can still kick it over ... let alone ride it ... Congratulations on still having enough weight on that 106-year-old body ...

How big's your right leg?

Apparently his leg is large enough to kick a 47 foot Norton International :blink:

[Mandy]

I'm 24 and have a CBR250R, my boyfriend is 25 and has a Hyosung... :facepalm:
I know quite a few people of similar age that ride 'decent' bikes.

[motor_mayhem]

I feel i'm one of the only younger one's out there enjoying proper bikes. It really is very seldom do I bump into 20,21 y/olds at the lights or what have you. Even the L plater's on zxr250 and cbr250rr bikes all seem to be up at 30 or so.

I find the only younger guys all use those bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes...

Are there no younger guys riding proper bikes out there?

Take the poll, let's find out!

A part might be the cost of a bike

Does 26 count as young?

RMZ450 and GSXR750 (started at 15 on XR100, a few bike gap years while at uni)

Had the RMZ for a couple of years now and can get it moving pretty quick and over some more interesting terrain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1t2RRqyakE
Awesome fun.

[CHOPPA]

Too old???? Jeez if your first road bike was an R6 when you were 20 then I doubt your over 30 ...

29.................. Would like to be about 17 racing a super haha

[Gone Burger]

I am 26.

Ride a Suzuki Boulevard m50z. Been riding a little over a year and a half and just past through 32000k's between my 250 and my current bike.

There is no going back now - my world has 100% changed because of bikes. My only wish is that I had still discoved it a bit younger. No time like the present right? :scooter:

[Oakie]

Can't be arsed reading the whole thread and someone may have already made the point ... but ... if this poll result is broadly representative of the motorcycling demographic over the country then it's not surprising that middle aged (men) make up an overwhelming proportion of biker deaths because middle aged (men) are the largest group within the motorcycling demographic.

I mean, if it turned out that 54% of fatal accidents involved riders over 40 years of age then that doesn't indicate we're more at risk because according to this poll (at present), 54% of bikers are aged over 40.

[DMNTD]

Well come on- motards, sports bikes, naked/street fighter...

Just not fucking GN250 and ex250 ninjas!

Hey...what about my mighty GN125? :shutup:

[Camshaft]

By proper bike I mean absolute minimum of CBR250RR or ZXR250

Reido- 19 with R6, good on you... would like to meet more of this kind of folk.

21 with a gsxr1000 power commander remapen to k&n filter and muzzy exhaust system

[MSTRS]

21 with a gsxr1000 power commander remapen to k&n filter and muzzy exhaust system

Compensating? At your age? :blink:

[avgas]

Compensating? At your age? :blink:
My dick must be HUGE then as my FZR400 doesn't even have all the factory parts let alone aftermarket ones. Really needs all the frame bolts........ but if I get all of them you guys won't consider me dangerous anymore. Not on the POS I ride.

[avgas]

Hey...what about my mighty GN125? :shutup:
Most dangerous bikes ever. Those whom don't know why catch a bike taxi in Shanghai. Makes Rossi look like a little school girl wearing a frilly dress.

[Ocean1]

I mean, if it turned out that 54% of fatal accidents involved riders over 40 years of age then that doesn't indicate we're more at risk because according to this poll (at present), 54% of bikers are aged over 40.

At +45 It's actually inverse. The percentage of old fuckers accessing ACC is below average. Kinda makes a mess of the whole middle-aged-crises-returning-biker-accident-waiting-to-happen thing, y'know?

Can't think why that should surprise anyone, these are mostly guys that failed to kill themselves the first time around, and presumably learned something in the process.

Except me. I never learned fuck all. I'm just unnaturally lucky.

[quickbuck]

.....
I find the only younger guys all use those bloody ugly ex250 ninja and hyosung bikes...

.....

I have one of those Ninja's thank you very much.....
Been riding for 33+ years though. Oh, and not the exception in the "circles" I ride in....

Wouldn't say it is Ugly...... It is a matter of taste.

[NordieBoy]

I have one of those Ninja's thank you very much.....
Been riding for 33+ years though. Oh, and not the exception in the "circles" I ride in....

Wouldn't say it is Ugly...... It is a matter of taste.

Well if no-one else is going to say it...

If you got out a bit and stopped riding in circles you may change your tune.

:facepalm:

[racefactory]

21 with a gsxr1000 power commander remapen to k&n filter and muzzy exhaust system

Good on you mate, we should go cruise riverhead/coatesville bends sometime. That goes for any young riders.

[Timmeh:P]

Good on you mate, we should go cruise riverhead/coatesville bends sometime. That goes for any young riders.

If you are out that way, get on Old North Road, Then onto Peak road which takes you to SH16 at Kaukapakapa, then ride West Coast / Woodcocks Road out to Warkworth. Rode this the other day, great ride!!

Ps. 27 ride a Striple and a Hornet.

[cheesemethod]

24 with a VTR1000. Before that it was a GSX400, and before that it was a GN250. GN250 was a great bike, rode away from a few 'proper' bikes while serving my L time. Anybody who's ever been in Group 1 on a trackday will know that it is the rider that matters, not the bike. Overtaking a big Ducatti on a 400 is awesome, but then getting owned by a 250 on the same section brings your ego back down. Age or size of bike has nothing to do with riding skill.

[Pixie]

I'm 106, ride a 47' Norton International.

I'm 125 and ride a Bandit 1250.....
Where's No No No and his Rocket 3?

[Corse1]

You know thinking about the reason for this pole and supposed lack of young riders out there, I remember back in the day (40's now and started riding when 15) I was one of the very few YOUNG riders out there.

Sure I had mates that I went dirt bike riding with but road riding seemed to be for the mainly older folk. I never road with groups, always on my own so maybe a lot of riders progress from dirt bikes into road bikes when they get a little older. It just might be the way. No different now than what it was years ago??

I certainly see quite a few more younger riders now on L plates commuting around Vegas on GN250's, Hyosung 250's etc etc.

I am sure the future of motorcycling around Aotearoa will not be dying out anytime soon :niceone:

[racefactory]

If you are out that way, get on Old North Road, Then onto Peak road which takes you to SH16 at Kaukapakapa, then ride West Coast / Woodcocks Road out to Warkworth. Rode this the other day, great ride!!

Ps. 27 ride a Striple and a Hornet.

Mate I did pretty much exactly this route not so long ago.... love those roads. Usually do something a bit more windy. Hopefully see you out there sometime.

[Dean]

17 with a 450 rebel and Yamaha zeal on the side which I barely ride. cbf riding anymore its gonna be cars for me too. Maybe off road.

[Voltaire]

Good on you mate, we should go cruise riverhead/coatesville bends sometime. That goes for any young riders.

Thats a bit urban for a fire breathing Duke, try Pukekohe to Raglan on SH22....:msn-wink:

[racefactory]

More into the bends mate. Straights don't do anything for me, not into speeding.

Riverhead and coatesville have some excellent tight bends with 80kmh speed limit that you can easily stay inside whilst throwing the bike on it's side hard.

[avgas]

12 and a half
I ride a bike with missing parts

[digs_nz]

Ok I don't know if this has been brought up or not, I didn't read the whole thread, but this poll is hardly a balanced sample of the population.

Kiwibiker has been around a few years now, from what I gather, and so those bikers who are older have had alot more chance to google "motorbike forum" and find this place, and then they stay on here. Also take into account that, while perhaps some pretty heavy generalisations, people cool down and become a bit more open minded and wiser in their old age, as in... more likely to look up some information from an outside source.. as opposed to thinking they know everything already and they don't need to learn about safety, especially not from the geeky internet.

Also consider a similar effect, while I'm making a few more assumptions here... once you begin to ride motorbikes, you don't stop, so you kind of only have to try it once when you are anywhere from 20-30 and then you become a part of the older statistic in a few years. Again, this will be a cumulative effect. This is also slightly offset by people who give up biking once they hit these years, but my guess is this is a smaller number than the above scenario.

Also there is a smaller age bracket (7 years, 8 years) for the 'young' options, and the 50+ age bracket is larger (probably about 15 years max).

My point is, the poll is not answering the question it is designed to, which is "is the biker population AGING" which means that the average age is growing older.. the results of the exact same poll 10-15 years ago would probably be very similar.

I'm 22 and just starting.

[MSTRS]

My point is, the poll is not answering the question it is designed to, which is "is the biker population AGING" which means that the average age is growing older.. the results of the exact same poll 10-15 years ago would probably be very similar.



You are right. The poll is showing the age demographic as it is now. 10-15 years ago the results probably showed similar or slightly younger average.
However, 20-30 years ago I think you could reverse the bar graph as it shows. Cheap Jap import cars and steadily increasing ACC/insurance are to blame.

[EZAS]

Almost didn't get past one of the OP's starting posts bagging 250 ninjas.
I ride one 150k's everyday, and have for the last 2 years.
I'm not on my learners or restricted and I traded my ZX9R in for one of these bikes.

25-30 and I live nearish the Wellsford end of SH16. With the exception of the tight twisties on West Coast road, the 250 will sit on 110k comfortably through the SH16 route mentioned above.

[racefactory]

It's not a bad bike at all mate, an awesome commuting machine there is no doubt... but they do look pretty fugly!