How many years/months riding time have you got?

**martybabe** · 14th August 2009, 12:27

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.

**Morcs** · 14th August 2009, 12:40

6 years now riding almost every day.

**Idubbs** · 14th August 2009, 12:47

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

**slofox** · 14th August 2009, 12:50

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** · 14th August 2009, 12:52

Not enough

**duckonin** · 14th August 2009, 13:06

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** · 14th August 2009, 13:08

Originally Posted by 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...

Bad swap bro...

**2wheeldrifter** · 14th August 2009, 13:15

Originally Posted by slofox

Bad swap bro...

Not unless he scored in it!

**duckonin** · 14th August 2009, 13:19

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

**p.dath** · 14th August 2009, 13:21

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:Me** · 14th August 2009, 13:29

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

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

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

**megageoff76** · 14th August 2009, 13:39

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** · 14th August 2009, 14:14

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** · 14th August 2009, 14:17

Somewhere between too little and not enough...

**Maha** · 14th August 2009, 14:23

Originally Posted by klingon

Almost three years!

What do I win?!

Originally Posted by 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!!

Originally Posted by Morcs

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'.