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Swampy
| Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 11:09 pm: |
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I'm 48, with a Sportster(sell or trade for a Lightening) that has sat in the garage for the last month and a half, I have been riding my youngest sons Blast, I love scraping my boots in the corners... Gosh, I just realized I am older than hell! But I just can't see where I fit in in that new Harley anthem commercial. |
Rasmonis
| Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 11:42 pm: |
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Ditto what Diablobrian said. |
Kdan
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 12:00 am: |
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A sport bike and a young girlfriend. You'll live for friggin' ever. |
Swampy
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 12:02 am: |
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Unless your wife catches you! Or her husband! (Message edited by swampy on October 07, 2006) |
Captpete
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 05:35 am: |
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the wife talked me into a cruiser because we are getting old, im 37 now... I'll be damned if that didn't pull all the geezers right outta the woodwork! |
Nevrenuf
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 06:58 am: |
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having just turned 49 my self it's nice to have the ultraclassic to keep a little more grounded, although i think i'm riding the m2 as much as i'm scraping floorboards with it, it has cruise control so i don't twist the throttle so much unlike the buell. that just wants to be twisted. unfortunately i twisted on the wrong weekend last month and hot a ticket for doing 101 and that was after i had already slowed down. but it was a good thing that there weren't any cops around later that day when the lakeland fl brag club was out riding that morning and i had gotten the bike up to 130 on one stretch. there fun bikes and could get you into a little trouble but not a lot of trouble |
Aldaytona
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 07:01 am: |
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If you think you are old, you are! Not sure? Check your closet, if you have less shorts than other pants ...................................... |
Oldguycityx
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 07:35 am: |
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Ditto to the general consensus. Got my CityX in March and haven't regretted a minute. At 54 the CityX is just way more comfortable for me. My neighbor and I (a few years my senior and the one who introduced me to the CityX) regularly enjoy the back roads of our county. I think our age surprises a lot of people when we pull in and take our helmets off. My son, and R6 rider tells me it's a way cooler bike than most dads ride. Everytime I test ride something else I'm always happy that the one I own is a Buell. Go for it. |
Lake_bueller
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 08:53 am: |
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I turn 39 today and my wife would shoot me if I brought home a cruiser!!! My S3T is the closest thing I have to a "non-sportbike". Although....I did have to remove the rearsets from my S1W. WAY too hard on the back |
Daves
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 09:24 am: |
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Happy birthday Lake! as far as the topic of being old. I didn't start riding sportbikes(Buells) til I was 36. |
Mikexlr650
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 09:42 am: |
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milford, pa. your not too far from a very active group of buell riders here on the ny, pa, nj borders. in addition to riding twice a week together we allso went to the dragon as well as the penguin racing school at nhis this year. we're planning more for next year as well. welcome to the madness (i have 6 bikes and the buell is the only one that has produced an "addiction"). |
Aldaytona
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 10:03 am: |
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Years ago I had a wife who stated I needed to get rid of all my bikes, the door would have hit her in the *arse except my foot was in the way. *thanks again to our brothers from across the pond. |
Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 10:40 am: |
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Kids... Got my expert racing license at 49, took my first podium at 51. Putting a team together for MotoST next season - though not quite ready for prime time yet. Not quite ready to grow up yet. http://buell.com/en_us/mania/racing/profile-slaughter.asp#N-Z |
Bluzm2
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 07:03 pm: |
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50? Hell, I'm not even broke in yet! Or is that house broke.... Brad |
Fed
| Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 08:00 pm: |
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55 .... This year i rode about 4,000 miles on my xb9s , 2,500 on my thruxton and only rode the road king 3 times.... get the Buell !!!!!! |
Ragnagwar
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 10:18 am: |
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57 this month and having the time of my life on the 00 M2! Best therapy in the world for escaping all the Bull$$$$ that can pile up on you. GET THE BUELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Pregrid
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 01:50 pm: |
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60 here, still LOVE my S1, can't imagine bein' without it! Dave |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 03:42 pm: |
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I'm kinda looking forward to being an eccentric old man roaring down the street on my snorting, clattering old Buell, scaring squirrels and pigeons and making dogs of the future chase me. |
Leftcoastal
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 04:50 pm: |
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Born in '52 - That puts me in my mid-to-late (REAL late!) 30's. What DJ said is pretty much what I'm doing NOW! My RS is almost older than some of the children that have been posting on this thread! AL |
Dfishman
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 06:33 pm: |
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SWAMPY!You looking for a X1?And what year sporty do you have? Donnie |
Curtyd
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 09:11 pm: |
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37 Years old...????, MAN just hang it up, I don't know what I was thinking, in 1996-97, I was 43 y/o and finished Law School moto-commuting from Tampa to Miami on two Kaw ZX-7's, 300 miles each way and then in 1999 bought an M2 and now I am 52 y/o and ride my XB9S across the SE and on any given weekend, 100 miles to mom's condo, to bring her back in her car to visit with us. I am officially in the over-the-hill gang, I need that AARP card soon... |
Oldog
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 09:50 pm: |
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DiabloBrian said ----------------------------------------- I have to agree that the average age of Buell riders does tend to be higher than what the average Japanese sport bike riders age. ----------------------------------------- Simple We woke up } |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 10:47 pm: |
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Exactly, we came to the realization that you can't ride a spec sheet |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 06:59 am: |
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The average age of scotch drinkers tends to higher than the average Japanese sport bike riders age, too. Those average Japanese sport bike riders... they're so typical. |
Roadsurfr
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 12:26 pm: |
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I'm 57. My Vulcan is up for sale. The feet forward posture is murder. Even floor boards are better. The Ulysses looks about perfect except for the off-road styling. I really love the looks when I pullup on the M2 and take off my helmet. Butch |
Old_man
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 12:44 pm: |
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Born, 1944, rode bikes for 45 years. The Buell is the best of the multitude of motorcycles I have ridden. I ride with some friends with cruiser style bikes. They tire long before I do. |
Jerseyguy
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 01:27 pm: |
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Born in '49 - riding 46 years. I've owned 19 bikes and ridden more bikes and brands than I can remember. From AJS to Zundapp. My Buells have been among my favorites. The 12Ss suits me just fine at this point in my life although an RR would be a bit better..... |
Vanvideo
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 05:34 pm: |
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Just turned 46 and I have an XB9R and a '92 ZX7 Ninja. I do love the torque and character of the Buell. I've owned cruisers and used to go to the cruiser bike nights, but I'm just not into the mentality of lots of chrome, riding slow down interstates, doo-rags instead of helmets, leather vests and chaps, etc. I never will be. I had to go back to my sport bikes, Shoei helmets and racing leathers. Sure, there are lots of young guys on their Japanese me-too crotch rockets, but a few of us older guys hang out together. Most of us ride Triumphs, Ducatis and Aprilias. I do feel that Buells are mostly enjoyed by older, more mature riders. Whether this is good or bad for Buell in general remains to be seen. Oh, and I definitely prefer to be riding solo. Firebolts aren't the best 2-up platforms. Exceptions if she's small in stature and damn cute! |
Vaneo1
| Posted on Monday, October 09, 2006 - 06:04 pm: |
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sounds like the wife is TELLING you your old so she can have you at home all day doing nonsense jobs while she talks to all her girl friends and brags how trained you are. Get rid of that sportster I know how much they suck (had to ride one for a couple of weeks while HD fixed my Buell), and get something that can go over 80 miles before a refuel and keep up with traffic. The faster you can accelerate away from the wife the happier youll be... |