Too old for a sport bike?

tached1000rr · 03-05-2009, 11:36 PM

I'm 38 and definately don't think or feel I'm too old, age is just a number.....

Yamerhaw · 03-05-2009, 11:44 PM

i'm 35 and will ride sportbikes long as I can, its starting to hurt my knees pretty bad, but will probably just buy some adjustable rearsets

zed · 03-06-2009, 12:32 AM

or do what I did, buy the bike with the most room for the rider.

BobTheBiker · 03-06-2009, 12:47 AM

You're too old ONLY when you go to push the starter button and suddenly DIE on the bike in your parking place. theres no such thing as too old until you're no longer able to handle it safely in my book.

zed · 03-06-2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

You're too old ONLY when you go to push the starter button and suddenly DIE on the bike in your parking place. theres no such thing as too old until you're no longer able to handle it safely in my book.

yep, we had a ~60 year old man come in and buy a ZX10R. I've ridden with him and he is fast, very smooth.

marko138 · 03-06-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

I used to pit next to a guy named Doc Brown when I raced vintage bikes.

He was in his sixties back then. He fucking terrorized the 250 class on a TZ 250. The guy was unbeatable.

He also had an AARP sticker on the back of his bike, just to add insult to injury.

JC

This Doc Brown?

askmrjesus · 03-06-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

This Doc Brown?

No, I don't recall a flux capacitor being on his bike.

JC

View Poll Results: Am I too old for a sportbike?
You're too old, get a cruiser.	2	3.39%
You're too old but get a sportbike anyway.	27	45.76%
You're too old, get a naked/streetfighter/supermoto.	9	15.25%
Yo're old but Taters whore ex-wife will ride on the back of anything.	21	35.59%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

03-05-2009, 11:44 PM	#2
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	i'm 35 and will ride sportbikes long as I can, its starting to hurt my knees pretty bad, but will probably just buy some adjustable rearsets __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

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03-05-2009, 11:36 PM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	I'm 38 and definately don't think or feel I'm too old, age is just a number.....

03-06-2009, 12:32 AM	#3
zed yellow don't corner well Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, KS Moto: 06 ZX10R Posts: 1,243	or do what I did, buy the bike with the most room for the rider.

03-06-2009, 12:47 AM	#4
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	You're too old ONLY when you go to push the starter button and suddenly DIE on the bike in your parking place. theres no such thing as too old until you're no longer able to handle it safely in my book.