How long you been riding?

[DeanOh]

Got my bike license when I was about 17 i think. You older guys can prob relate to this, I rode my srx250 up to the cop shop to sit my license. The copper poked his head out of the window to watch me ride to the end of the street and back, that was how i sat and passed my license.
Had a Honda 400 something, then a Ducati SD900 for a while til it died on the north western motorway. i had a breif marriage to a Sportster until i got married and then it was cages for the next 15 years or so. until now. I was able to convince the newest ball and chain that a bike was a necessity for travel into Wellington, and she bought it, I am lovin being back in the saddle.
Now, just gotta convince her indoors that Ducati are safer and cheaper in the long run than SuZuki....

[Car Dodger]

Too long & not long enough

17 years, bro

Which converts to 34 Auckland traffic years.

[Drunken Monkey]

I'm with 750Y on this one...don't mind if it's got 2, 4 or 18 wheels , as long as it moves by burning dead dinosaurs and makes a lot of noise.

5 years and _Nothing_ but GSX-R750's (86, 88, 00) (or nothin' but 2L turbos for cages...)

[Lee Rusty]

38 year riding legally - couple before that - dont own a car but have have on various occasions -never for very long tho.

Advice to Spank me - NEVER SAY NEVER - no one knows what the future holds.

[jeff]

 34 years,non stop,7 days a week most of the time

getting close to 500.000 k's + off road riding

norton commando 110.00k's    DR500 102.00k's

don't hold a car license - 5 bikes in the bike shed

all with rego and wof 

[130wide]

Got both licences at 15 yo when they only cost $5 each, had 2-3 years off riding, after bike accident. Owned bikes for round 15 years.
"GPz" you forgot the DR250's we use to have.

RD50
DR250 '84
GPz550 '81
GPz600R '86 "crashed"
ZX10 '89
ZL1000 '90
GPz750 '85
RZ350 '84
GPz750 Turbo '84
ZXR400 '90
KDX200 '90

[soundbeltfarm]

riding road for 3 yrs now started with rgv 250 now onto a gsxr 750
riding dirt bikes since i was 12
just gt my full license 4 weeks ago so am stoked to be legal now
but i dont really speed just love being out there on 2 wheels
and soaking it all in
cheers

[digsaw]

started riding in 1956 on 1949 250 jawa won first race in 1957 on the grass,still riding,still winning,and still having fun,cbr400r as road bike and racing 1939 bsa 350 sliver star 62 year old kid

[MikeL]

I think I probably hold the record for the longest period of being licensed to ride and the shortest period of actual riding. Got my bike license in 1967 (proved I was competent by riding once round a city block without falling off, watched from a distance by a very bored MOT testing officer). Rode a little 50cc Miyapet (anyone else actually heard of that ?) as a student for one year before buying a car. Didn't get on a bike again until October last year, and now desperately making up for lost time. Onto my 3rd bike (RGV150, Honda 400, Suzuki 1200), just on 30,000 km in a year, so at this rate I'll have caught up with the rest of you guys in another 6 or 7 years.

[Goddess of Goof]

- NEVER SAY NEVER - no one knows what the future holds.

I was about 9yrs when my brothers started riding MX but we called it scrambling then. I was shown how, then discovered it for myself. I rode whatever my brothers did, went to all the races, brain got imprinted onto men in leathers. Rode road bikes, had a little Suzuki I took to teachers college for 3 years - absolutely loved it. Christchurch in the 60's was mods/rockers hahahaha I had long fair hair blowing around beneath my cute little open face white helmet. I had a purple miniskirt and white boots. Oh joy. Then I came up to Auckland, met my doom, married a bloke who hated bikes, deleted it all ......no bikes and I thought I'll never ride again.....3 kids ......no bikes .....never again.   Some time later,  Aha, divorce, money, freedom, got a 250 FZR and back on the road again. Oh heavenly freedom, then got a Suzuki RF 400 but I've never felt at home on it. When I get a round tuit, I'll be looking for the next bike to grace my garage.  Never too old. Never too late.

But why be so one-dimensional about bikes vs cars? Myself I think its important to be flexible and practical in life - turn your hand to what-ever is necessary. 

Cars are neat, but my favourite vehicles are hippy vans covered in flowers with peeling stickers that say "don't bother knock'n if the van's a' rockin" and old howlers like that.

And I like trikes. Reckon I'll get one when I give up dying my hair.......

[Antallica]

I've been riding for not long enough

[Eddieb]

About 12 years legally I guess. Now aged 31.

Various bikes including GSXR250, RGV250, GSXR400, RG400, K75, K100RS, R80G/S & GT550 courier bike among others.

Now the proud owner of a 1993 Ducati 888 & 1972 Ducati Mach III 250.

[aff-man]

almost  two years gonna get full on bike soon and still have a learner in a car. Driving a car scares the shit out of me so i think i'll stick to bikes

[Antallica]

Originally posted by aff-man
almost  two years gonna get full on bike soon and still have a learner in a car. Driving a car scares the shit out of me so i think i'll stick to bikes

Right on brotha!

[bgd]

Late arrival to this game. Took up biking 2 years ago when the commuting got too bad. The 3 hour + trip into work was getting more and more frequent. Sat in traffic watching bikes zip past was the catalyst. Journey now takes 45mins regardless of traffic, petrol is a third of the cost and parking's free. Started with a 650GS and now have the 1150GS.