I dunno - I think it is the luck of the genetic draw ..
My body is past 60 - but my mind is still the 18-year-old hoon with a throttle .. the only difference is that my old 650 Trumpy would top out at 110mph - my 650 Bandit has been to 217kph on the clock (Suzuki speedos are notoriously inaccurate - don't take that as an accurate speed.) while I regularly take to 1250 passed 200 ...
A couple of weeks ago I came across a group of slow riders (doing under 100kph) wearing hi-Viz vests - I went round the outside on a wide open left-hander about 140klicks - found out later it was a Ride Forever course ... () .. bet the trainer had a bit to say to his pupils about the hoon on the Bandit ..
I still have excellent eye sight (wear reading glasses but can't see passed my hands with them on) and good reactions .. still pretty fit ..
I guess I'm just lucky ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
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