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any other young uns out there?

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Offline mattd

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« on: July 07, 2011, 02:14:02 PM »
thorny subject but a question that interests me. im 30 and have had my bike licence for 4 years. apart from my cousin round my way (north west england) every one who rides is quite a bit older than me and i certainly havent seen anyone my age on an old bike. so i was wondering on here are there others my age? just a straw poll really. im trying to get my mates on two wheels but their all big girls blouses!!
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Re: age
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2011, 02:37:16 PM »
You are lucky when I started riding No internet no cell phone hell we only had 3 TV stations if you met someone it was on the road or at the gas station. I could not afford the Honda shop so just had to figure out how things worked. I'm sure you will run into some guys your age maybe on this forum.

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Re: age
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2011, 02:45:43 PM »
Not me, I've had full licence for 36 yrs and been riding for around 43 yrs
(#$%*, now I feel old  :()
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Re: age
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2011, 02:53:17 PM »
How young is young?  I'm 26 and I ride a 40 year-old 500..
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Offline lone*X

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Re: age
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2011, 03:33:11 PM »
I think your observation about age is normal.  With a few exceptions riding or rebuilding motorcycles is recreational, not generally a persons primary means of transportation.  As people age or settle into a mature lifestyle there is a little more time and probably more expendable income for motorcycles. 

I see a lot of young riders but most are sport bike types.  As they mature they move into tourers, cruisers,  dual sport, and a few of us into classics.  I was lucky, I started riding at 14 yrs old (newspaper route on a 57 Cushman Eagle) and have had bikes of some form ever since.
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Offline WarwickE36

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Re: age
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2011, 03:35:31 PM »
I'm 28 and ride a '74 550
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Re: age
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2011, 03:51:26 PM »
32 and ride a 74 550 as well
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Re: age
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2011, 03:58:26 PM »
I'm 26.

I have a 77' Honda CB750K and a 82' Kawasaki 440LTD
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2011, 04:04:00 PM »
Oh, and I have a 45 year old CA95, too!
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Re: age
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 04:12:39 PM »
I'm 34 and have a 350f. My first bike was a 360t that I got when I was 16. I've been riding ever since.
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Re: age
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2011, 04:15:02 PM »
Maybe it's something to do with the bike itself being older or younger than you. I am quite a bit older than my 76 550.
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Re: age
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 04:26:19 PM »
I'm 28 and have been riding for 20 years.  First bike was actually a Bridgestone 100.
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Offline Steve_K

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Re: age
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2011, 04:28:44 PM »
My third bike was a 550.  I then made it a sportbike.(cafe racer?)  That's what you had to do if you wanted something like that in the 70's.   I have always had at least one sportbike,  but classic SOHC Honda's are just as much fun to ride.  I am 60 and been riding since I was 18.  A cruiser or touring bike never got my attention  They look cool but not for me.   Besides if I ride a sportbike or an old Honda to work, no one else rides them.  The do stick out from HDs or other cruisers.
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Re: age
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 04:43:58 PM »
I'm with ya on the age thing being normal. 

I'm 36.  My last owners group, ZRXOA, was mostly guys way older than me.
Certain bikes/cars/toys draw certain people, age isn't a factor.
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Re: age
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2011, 04:55:44 PM »
I'm 47 and bought my first bike at 16, it was a K1 750.....
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Re: age
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2011, 05:02:18 PM »
I'm 46 (ca 1965). My first bike was the '68 Suzuki, which we picked up when I was 15 or 16.
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Re: age
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2011, 05:03:15 PM »
I'm 40 yrs old and so is my bike...

I started riding when I was 18.
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Re: age
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2011, 05:25:19 PM »
44 and still going strong!  ;D

Rode dirt bikes a little as a teenager. Mostly the Honda XR75. Dad had a CB750 in the 70s & 80s that I always admired.

I got a CB750 and my mc license only 5 years ago... lots of miles since though.

Dad likes his VMax but always talks about his CB750 and how he wishes he never sold it.  :(
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Re: age
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2011, 05:47:06 PM »
What do the poll numbers mean? 1=what? 2=what?

I was 23 when I bought my 78' CB750K...

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Re: age
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2011, 05:52:40 PM »
29 with a 76 550k
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Re: age
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2011, 06:02:00 PM »
im 23 with a 75 cb550 and 72 cb750

holly crap im a baby on here

i voted 2, i dont know what that means but just saying

also what you want to start a new thread press "NEW TOPIC" its already bolded in blue for you. you dont have to press "NEW POLL" to start a thread lol

the past 3 threads u started are polls..... lol  ;)
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Re: age
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2011, 06:09:35 PM »
Well, I was a lot younger (26) when I got my first sohc4 and joined this group.  I'll be 36 next month.
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Re: age
« Reply #22 on: July 07, 2011, 07:10:08 PM »
I'm 26. Had my mc license and Buell since 06. Just got my 77 cb550k 2 weeks ago with the intent to sell my Buell.
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Offline betterthanurs916

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Re: age
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2011, 07:15:25 PM »
At a tie for being the youngest so far at 23...

I'm currently riding a 1977 CB550F

My first bike was a XR80 at the age of 12
First bike I rode on the street was my dads 1977 GS750
First bike I bought for my own use was an SV650...now I'm back to the classics.
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Re: age
« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2011, 07:19:01 PM »
Well Jesus if we're talkin off road I still have my 1969 z50 that I started riding when i was 4 and my mom , aunts, and uncles rode before that. I don't think they are considering off road.....
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