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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%
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Old 03-05-2009, 11:44 PM   #1
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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
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:32 AM   #2
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or do what I did, buy the bike with the most room for the rider.
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:47 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:29 AM   #4
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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.
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Old 03-06-2009, 08:14 AM   #5
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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.

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This Doc Brown?

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Old 03-06-2009, 08:38 AM   #6
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This Doc Brown?



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

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Old 03-06-2009, 08:40 AM   #7
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Divorce the wench!
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Old 03-06-2009, 08:46 AM   #8
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No, I don't recall a flux capacitor being on his bike.

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