Are we ever too old

[Blind spot]

I sometimes feel a bit geriatric getting on and off my bike after a long ride, i have muttered to myself that shit am i getting to old for this on more than one occassion.
Well not any more.
last night i went to visit my uncle who is 75 this year and he has just bought himself a motorbike after many years without, I think it may have been late 60's he last had one, i can remember as a kid helping push start half ton monsters.
He started riding bikes he told me in the days when the kickstarts main objective was to try and break your ankle and safety gear was an army great coat with newspaper shoved under your jersy in winter for insulation.
safety helmet was a knitted balaclava.
got to hand it to him he's bloody keen.
So please if you see a guy going along at 90 ks on highway 16 don't get impatient if he holds you up,give him a toot and wave (bike is a black and silver suzuki GS 500),not very likely he will venture sth on Auck's motorways but you never know.
Thanks to the bike shop in Helensville who fitted him out with good riding gear and decent helmet.

[nudemetalz]

Awesome to hear !!

[Zukin]

Hell yeah, what a bloody legend!!

There was a quote in the Worlds Fastest Indian that I liked and it went something like this

Dont look at the wrinkles on the outside, its the 18 year old on the inside that matters :rockon:

I say good on him!!

[Blackbird]

Age is a state of mind:yes: I hit 59 this year and whilst I might not be quite as athletic in leaping off the bike after a long run as I was 10 years ago, I love riding just as much as in years gone by and still enjoy ummm... "pressing on a bit".

All the very best to your Uncle - it will keep him young and active.

Geoff

[Ixion]

Good for him.


Why shouldn't he venture South, the GS is quite reliable, I thought. As for SH16, after his half ton monsters the GS should blitz it. More likely to be , give him a wave as he balsts past.

I hope you told him about the site? If he wants riding company I'm sure there are plenty here would be keen to ride with him!

[kiwifruit]

Good on him!
I hope im riding when im 75 :rockon:

[Pwalo]

Well done that man. The GS will be perfect for an old time Brit bike rider.

[Goblin]

Dont look at the wrinkles on the outside, its the 18 year old on the inside that matters :rockon:

Gotta agree there!! We are never too old to enjoy the things we love the most. You'd be surprised how many old folk still enjoy riding. Good on him!

[DMNTD]

"Old" is a state of mind!! Your Uncle's mindset is one I'm striving for when I reach his level in life.
I'll be keeping an eye out for the bloke :first:

[Dooly]

A customer here who's 84 brought a brand new GN250 a few months back.
The dealer told him he was there oldest customer.

He used to ride bikes years and years ago.
His wife died last year and he felt he needed something to do.
After deciding and then finding out he could only have a 250 due to him not having a bike licence now, he has'nt bothered about getting a licence to learn or anything, and rides around.

Strange really, not the thing I'd expect him to do, unlicenced, no insurance, but hey, good on him for riding I guess.
He accepts if he crashes he's in the shit and is liable for damages etc.

[Goblin]

There's a little old lady here who rides a scooter everyday. She's at least 75 and it must be her only means of transport. The scooter hasn't been registered or warranted for many years and she has NO licence but she still rides rain, hail or shine. She once pulled up next to my mate & asked if he didn't mind if she parked next to his big roadbike & he told her "you're on 2 wheels & take the same risks I do out there so you park your scoot where ever you want to." Some big tough bastards had given her a hard time about parking next to their "Way too cool bikes". Wankers!

[Swoop]

Strange really, not the thing I'd expect him to do, unlicenced, no insurance, but hey, good on him for riding I guess.
He accepts if he crashes he's in the shit and is liable for damages etc.
He he! Growing old disgracefully... top marks to him!!!!:first:

[Lou Girardin]

A customer here who's 84 brought a brand new GN250 a few months back.
The dealer told him he was there oldest customer.

He used to ride bikes years and years ago.
His wife died last year and he felt he needed something to do.
After deciding and then finding out he could only have a 250 due to him not having a bike licence now, he has'nt bothered about getting a licence to learn or anything, and rides around.

Strange really, not the thing I'd expect him to do, unlicenced, no insurance, but hey, good on him for riding I guess.
He accepts if he crashes he's in the shit and is liable for damages etc.

What are they going to do?
Jail for life?
Good on the old bastard.
I hope I'm fit enough to be so bolshie at that age.

[DMNTD]

Some big tough bastards had given her a hard time about parking next to their "Way too cool bikes". Wankers!
Wankers is a bit mild I reckon Goblin....farkwits might be getting closer.
What sort of insecure idiot wouldn't see her a one cool Gran! :scooter:

[Dooly]

What are they going to do?
Jail for life?
Good on the old bastard.
I hope I'm fit enough to be so bolshie at that age.

I said to him the other day, 'if you're not worried about a licence etc, you should of brought a 1000cc bike.'

I could see him ticking that over in his mind.

Hopefully I'll be getting a fairly new GN for the wife to learn on soon.:yes:

[frogfeaturesFZR]

:yes: Blindspot....good on your uncle, bikes will take years off his age :scooter:

[beyond]

Good on them all :)
If you can still get a leg over, you aint too old to ride. :)

[dnos]

thats awesome. what a way to waste ur time, much better than gardening or some knitting. yeehaa

[BarBender]

...last night i went to visit my uncle who is 75 this year and he has just bought himself a motorbike after many years without, I think it may have been late 60's he last had one, i can remember as a kid helping push start half ton monsters.

Great story. 75 and still doin' the damage. Go old fella go!!!!!!

I'm 40 this year - so thats another 35 yrs to catch up to your uncle....
Another lifetimes worth of riding to go...

[Blind spot]

I did hear the old aunty say "you come home here with any speeding tickets and i will put the axe thru the bike".
Bloody pleased to se the fog lift up here and a nice sunny day, bet the first tank of gas is gone already for the old fulla.

[Skyryder]

Yep it's all in the mind. He'd been off a long time. What did he get or has that been posted??

I've a got a number to aim for. I'd give myself to seventy, but I'll up a notch to eighty..................that gives me just under another twenty odd years. :scooter: :sunny: :sunny:

Skyryder

[Ixion]

Bike. OP said GS500. Good choice I reckon.

Seventy? Wodja want to stop so young for? I see no reason whatsoever not to keep riding until I can't actually get on the bike. What with electric starters and such like , you don't have to stop nowdays cos of the body packing up. 'Tis all in the mind.

Incidentally, I have always wondered - anyone know of sonebody who has sat the "over 80" retest thing on a bike? And if you have a class 1 and a class 6 do you have to do two "over 80" retests? (I know the over 80 retest is being abolished - at the end of this year I think).

[MSTRS]

....Incidentally, I have always wondered - anyone know of sonebody who has sat the "over 80" retest thing on a bike? And if you have a class 1 and a class 6 do you have to do two "over 80" retests? (I know the over 80 retest is being abolished - at the end of this year I think).
Just in time, eh, young fella??

[Clivoris]

Legendary auld b'stard. I can only hope to be so full of life in my third age. Definitely get him on here and he's got 6 weeks or so to prepare for the cold kiwi.

[Ixion]

Just in time, eh, young fella??

Well, I must admit the thought had run through my mind.

[trumpy]

And here I was concerned at getting back on a bike at 52.........BIG ups to you sir! I'll be doing my best to still be riding at your age.:ride:

[DougB]

Cant see what all the fuss is about. I am 73 and ride nearly every day its no big deal.

I bought my eleventh bike last year and just keep on doing what I have always done.

Getting old is nothing if you keep your health. I will keep on riding until I cant, its just a good habit with me. I have used bikes for work and pleasure since my first machine in 1953.

I am sure that I am not the only "old fart" that enjoys this list.

[scumdog]

Age is a state of mind:yes: I hit 59 this year and whilst I might not be quite as athletic in leaping off the bike after a long run as I was 10 years ago, I love riding just as much as in years gone by and still enjoy ummm... "pressing on a bit".

All the very best to your Uncle - it will keep him young and active.

Geoff

I hit 53 - and the PCT is just that much harder - for a P1 pass!!

But yeah, the older ya get the harder it gets (and I ain't talking about your cock)

[scumdog]

Cant see what all the fuss is about. I am 73 and ride nearly every day its no big deal.

I bought my eleventh bike last year and just keep on doing what I have always done.

Getting old is nothing if you keep your health. I will keep on riding until I cant, its just a good habit with me. I have used bikes for work and pleasure since my first machine in 1953.

I am sure that I am not the only "old fart" that enjoys this list.

Ferkin show-off!

Keep on going old timer, life is only SO long and we might as well enjoy it while we can.

And I'm a 'young' old fart - about 20 years younger than you.!!!

Hope I can be here in 20 years time.

[Bonez]

Cant see what all the fuss is about. I am 73 and ride nearly every day its no big deal.
Plenty of old guys down our way still riding. I think combo-mans old man is in his 80s.

[klingon]

Yeeeehaaawww! Go DougB! Go Unc! :rockon:

When I'm in my eighties I fully intend to be riding, knitting AND gardening (all at the same time). My Grandma's 101 so I reckon I've got the genes for it :yes:

[Maha]

[QUOTE=Blind spot]I did hear the old aunty say "you come home here with any speeding tickets and i will put the axe thru the bike".
As long as Aunty has the soup on and the tea brewing when Uncle gets home i think it will be a very happy household.....:rockon:

[Dooly]

Just had the old boy in earlier, 84, with the GN250.

Earlier I said he'd decided to not bother with a bike licence again.

We had another discussion about bikes, and he said that the GN is'nt that interesting.
I said, well you should of brought a big bike since you are'nt worrying about the licence deal.
He agreed and asked what he should buy.

Tongue in cheek I said..a Suzuki Hayabusa should do you a treat.
He asked...are they any good, go well?
Yep..I said go ok.
He's off to enquire about one to buy now.

I'd love to see the salesman's face.:yes:

Good on ya old fella.

[Ixion]

Oh my, I'd give a good deal to be hanging around the show room when that discussion takes place.

[magicfairy]

I'd give anything to see the look on Mr Plods face when he pulls him over on the Busa -doing 160k, and takes his helmet off.

[snuffles]

never too old, just too damn lazy

[inlinefour]

I sometimes feel a bit geriatric getting on and off my bike after a long ride, i have muttered to myself that shit am i getting to old for this on more than one occassion.
Well not any more.
last night i went to visit my uncle who is 75 this year and he has just bought himself a motorbike after many years without, I think it may have been late 60's he last had one, i can remember as a kid helping push start half ton monsters.
He started riding bikes he told me in the days when the kickstarts main objective was to try and break your ankle and safety gear was an army great coat with newspaper shoved under your jersy in winter for insulation.
safety helmet was a knitted balaclava.
got to hand it to him he's bloody keen.
So please if you see a guy going along at 90 ks on highway 16 don't get impatient if he holds you up,give him a toot and wave (bike is a black and silver suzuki GS 500),not very likely he will venture sth on Auck's motorways but you never know.
Thanks to the bike shop in Helensville who fitted him out with good riding gear and decent helmet.


I'd definitely ride behind him as a sign of respect. Hope Im going like him once I get to that age. :first: