| Author | Message | ||
     Cringblast |
My father traded his Sportster for a 2007 XB9SX today. Not bad for a 72 year old dude ! | ||
| Dave |
Cool - My Dad (lurker) has a '95 S2 and a Blast. Not to mention the Triumph project bikes. DAve | ||
| Etennuly |
That is so excellent!!  Did he get the AARP insurance? | ||
| Cringblast |
Not sure what ins he got but knowing him he will be flicken that XB ! | ||
| Hughlysses |
That's awesome! | ||
| Americanmadexb |
awsome!! | ||
| Swordsman |
Am I the only one that's afraid of high-ranking senior citizens on sport bikes?!?!  ~SM | ||
| Metalstorm |
There's a guy out in my neck of the woods who's in his mid to late sixties who rides a 2005 (soon 2007) Yamaha R1 like no one I've ever seen. There are very few who can keep up with him and sadly, I'm not one of them. Cringblast, tell your Pop congrats for me  And tell him to get his butt over to BadWeb as well  | ||
| Tunes |
Sadly, my father passed away in 1978 at the age of 63... too young. I never had a chance to ask him his adventures when he road an HD Flathead back in the '40's and '50's. I only got one story out of him. So, to all you who still have your fathers who still ride; your dads rock!!!! Enjoy them while you still can!!!!!! | ||
| Aldaytona |
I am more afraid of the 16 or so year old crowd on high powered sport bikes than high-ranking senior citizens on sport bikes, although the +40 group of new riders and their penis extension big bore cruisers aren't far behind.  | ||
| Kdan |
+1 AlDaytona  | ||
| Bomber |
Swordsman -- you SHOULD be scared -- that treachery and experience will spank youth and reflexes, every time! look at it this way -- if the gent has survived all this time (most of his experience on bikes with flxi frames, poor brakes, and mills that run what amount to total loss lube systems), he's likely got either HUGE skills, monster good luck, or a combination of the two . . . . | ||
| Djkaplan |
"Not bad for a 72 year old dude !" How far can he wheelie that thing? | ||
| Swordsman |
Heh, sorry, I'm just basing my opinion on all the over-70 people I know, and most of them have a hard time even walking to the toilet, let alone piloting a rocket on 2 wheels.  If I'm not mistaken, there are a huge number of road accidents that involve senior citizens because of failing eyesight, slow reflexes, or some other ailment. ~SM | ||
| Bomber |
SM -- no apologies necessary -- I was just pokin you in the shoulder -- you're right, of course -- a huge number caused by older drivers -- likely it approximates the accidents caused by drunks, shiney new drivers, and drunk shiney new drivers ;-} in fact, everyone except you and me should have their driving priviledges great decreased (kidding!) | ||
| Djkaplan |
In the mid 70's, I rode off-road with a retired Colonel who was a doughboy in WWI. Even as a 14 year old, I could see the guy had skills that only 60 years of experience could give you... mainly about the way he could charm the ladies, but I digress. The guy could ride and I can't say I ever saw him fall. Maybe he was just more cognizant of his capabilities than most. I can't even say that about most of the young people I know. | ||
| Rainman |
If you ride within your abilities and within those of your bike, you have no problem. Old guys, like my 76 year old father, have no illusions about how good they are. They pretty much know that, if they suck, they ride slower. For motorcyclists, it's my impression that the guys 45 and up who buy 1500cc monster cruisers when they rode CB550s and 750s in the 70s are dying. (Note: I just turned 49 and I know I suck so I don't road race.) | ||
| Slaughter |
I love reading this. As a 53 year old road racer, it gives me heart to know I've got at least a few more decades in me. | ||
| Bomber |
Slaughter -- several years ago, at the BRAG Dragon run, the fella that won the "oldest rider" award was in his early 70s . . . . my immediate and joyful thought was "hey, I got 20 good years left!" | ||
| Cringblast |
Slaughter how old were ya when you started road racing ? | ||
| Slaughter |
Slaughter how old were ya when you started road racing ? Took new racer school at age 49 - first podium at age 51 - Middleweight Twins at Willow Springs. Actually I worked in the industry in the late 1970's - since then have stayed more to "legit" engineering. Here's a pic of one of the bikes from the Kawi team for the 1974 Daytona (Hurley Wilvert in the saddle, we're still in touch today) We did all the bodywork for the Team Hansen racers - fairings, tanks, seats, fenders. The other riders on the team you may have heard of: Gary Nixon and Yvon DuHamel  | ||
| Cringblast |
Go ahead Slaughter !! Your posts are great, to bad I am not in Cali I would yell for ya at the track. But here is one (support) from Florida (Message edited by cringblast on March 23, 2007) | ||
| Ulendo |
if we're talking nostalgia, here's a photo of the lunatic who got me started on bikes. ( my dad) photo is late sixties ( I think) bike is a 1952 BSA 350 single w/ lightweight touring transmission, clip on bars, reverse cone exhausts, a carb swap etc, etc, etc. sadly, its been a long time since he rode, and I havent been able to convince him to sit on the XB, much less take it for a ride - one of those things I wish we could do, I guess.  | ||
| Cringblast |
Well I wasn't trying to spark nostalgia, BUT the father thing could maybe be a thread in its own and I guess it wouldn't be a bad one. I was just blown away from him trading the Sportster and getting the Buell and thought I would tell you all about it, I thought it was pretty cool. Plus its a good bike. Yea, he's old, but at least he is out there, and he is not causing no problems with his riding. He raced at Daytona in the early 60's. I guess with a Willys jeep. rode flat track bikes later on then enduro then Harley and now Buell. On the nostalgia part, me and him don't have much, but, thanks to Buell, maybe we can start. Thanks for all the cool pics and stories, maybe it will spark more with others ! | ||
| Tommy_2stroke |
Awwright you young punks, you just wait until you're my age and see if YOU want to give it all up. You wait until you get up in the morning and every damn thing on your body either creaks, snaps or just plain hurts. But then I hobble down the stairs and throw my creaky self over the saddle of my XB and roll off once again. And as the ride begins, you know what happens? I can actually feel 30 of my 60 years simply fall away, melt away as if by magic. Its a wonderful feeling, a gift really, and my gratitude to the gods of motorcycling is boundless. Cutter, my hat is off to your Dad. May he ride long and prosper! | ||
| Oldog |
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT TOMMY! |
