Where are the young fellas?

[Padmei]

I'm back from watching the Nelson port Street races this evening. As usual it was an excellently run affair with slick event management, sometimes close racing & the associated smells & sounds that palpatate the heart. There was also a really hot chick selling T shirts - man if anyone knows her name I'd love to be introduced...

However what struck me was the number of greybeards watching, racing & crewing. Great - excellent to see!! However then I looked around - Apart from young Scout, who (16 & female) was awesome to watch taking it to the old dogs, I could probably count the number of people under 30yrs of age with 2 fingers.

Among the spectators there were few non-boomers in leathers.

What's going on? Are young people buying & riding bikes anymore? Reassure me someone

[Sable]

No money going round

[Big Dave]

[98tls]

No idea on Nelson but last time i went up to Levels there was heaps of young uns racing,lucky little buggers.

[PirateJafa]

Relatively young bloke here.

Money isn't growing on trees at the moment, and gets split up between more bikes than I probably should own. While I would love to race, at the moment what money I can put into the race bike has been going into trackdays rather than paying even more to get less track time (and knowing my luck, at a street race I'd likely be one of the classes unlucky enough to have their second race dropped, hah).

Haven't even had enough cash spare to replace the clutch, so have just been nursing it through the last few excursions to the track.

Most people my age I know that are racing are into the buckets, with the odd one or two in the Hyosung Cup.

[FJRider]

No idea on Nelson but last time i went up to Levels there was heaps of young uns racing,lucky little buggers.

Nelson is a retirement village ...

Timaru ... they're still breeding ...

[helenoftroy]

Was a great days racing!

Young Scout is awesome and rest assured there are other young ones into bikes(my boy Casualty is one...)

In Christchurch a lot of the teenagers start of on F4 race bikes(Buckets!!) cause its just the cheapest way to get out on the track,have a wicked amount of fun & race !! & they can start racing before they are 15

We cant race Nelson as there is no class

[jellywrestler]

Get to Ruapuna this coming weekend and Levels in Timaru the following there'll be hesp of them in the smaller classes.
So many that they no longer have Happy Hour at prizegiving, they now have Happy Meals
ROUND ONE AND TWO OF THE NEW ZEALAND ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

[SMOKEU]

What's going on? Are young people buying & riding bikes anymore? Reassure me someone

The majority of young people I've spoken to have the whole "bikes are gay" or "they're too dangerous" attitude, while they drive around in their POS turbo Skyline or RS Legacy thinking they're the shit because they can fit a few STI carrying sluts in the back seats who exchange sexual favours for car rides.

[tigertim20]

I'm back from watching the Nelson port Street races this evening. As usual it was an excellently run affair with slick event management, sometimes close racing & the associated smells & sounds that palpatate the heart. There was also a really hot chick selling T shirts - man if anyone knows her name I'd love to be introduced...

However what struck me was the number of greybeards watching, racing & crewing. Great - excellent to see!! However then I looked around - Apart from young Scout, who (16 & female) was awesome to watch taking it to the old dogs, I could probably count the number of people under 30yrs of age with 2 fingers.

Among the spectators there were few non-boomers in leathers.

What's going on? Are young people buying & riding bikes anymore? Reassure me someone

i see lots of younger people at track days, but when it comes to more serious racing, like clubmans, f1, f2, road racing etc, thats a lot of coin if you want to do well. young guys dont have that kinda coin when they are saving for a house, or their girlfriends are sucking down more of their money than cock.

its a hrad life being young and trying to build an asset base!

[Padmei]

Ok I feel better now. Yeah I guess track days & racing are 2 different things. Mx is pretty big at the mo so I spose that draws them away from the street.

[FlangMasterJ]

The majority of young people I've spoken to have the whole "bikes are gay" or "they're too dangerous" attitude, while they drive around in their POS turbo Skyline or RS Legacy thinking they're the shit because they can fit a few STI carrying sluts in the back seats who exchange sexual favours for car rides.

That was my first thought except I think the sluts are more likely to be carrying STD's than STI's.

[tigertim20]

That was my first thought except I think the sluts are more likely to be carrying STD's than STI's.

theyre the same thing in this PC world.
ha, sti's in an sti.
how fitting.

[98tls]

theyre the same thing in this PC world.
ha, sti's in an sti.
how fitting.

I think blow off valves are young fellas substitute for orgasms,mind you i dont blame them todays fatties wouldnt do it for me either.

[The Lone Rider]

What's going on? Are young people buying & riding bikes anymore? Reassure me someone

We were still hung over.

The majority of young people I've spoken to have the whole "bikes are gay" or "they're too dangerous" attitude

And thus I tell them "You know why they call them boy racers? Because real men ride bikes