I liked that a lot.
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That's a really funny post but I thought this part was disappointing:
"First of all with a Sportbike there is an age limit of 45 years old, an old guy riding a sportbike looks as stupid as an old guy driving a convertible corvette."
Wow, all this time and I've been doing it wrong...(sigh)
Actually, Cranky Old Geezers need sportbikes to keep the blood flowing and remind us the heart is still ticking. We just add bar risers and keep a bottle of Motrin in a pocket of our riding gear.
(and we're old enough to be really old school and pretty much not give a chit about whether other folks think we look cool. If you see a guy go by on a RG500 wearing bib overalls that'll probably be me.
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Yep that part got me a little too.That's a really funny post but I thought this part was disappointing:
"First of all with a Sportbike there is an age limit of 45 years old, an old guy riding a sportbike looks as stupid as an old guy driving a convertible corvette."
Wow, all this time and I've been doing it wrong...(sigh)
Actually, Cranky Old Geezers need sportbikes to keep the blood flowing and remind us the heart is still ticking. We just add bar risers and keep a bottle of Motrin in a pocket of our riding gear.
(and we're old enough to be really old school and pretty much not give a chit about whether other folks think we look cool. If you see a guy go by on a RG500 wearing bib overalls that'll probably be me. ) Hard to think you could agree with all of it though. RG500 eh? Very cool.
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old guys on sports bikes
last summer i borrowed my punk kids gixxer1000 for a day. at a gas station, i'm all geared up and helmet on and a very pretty young girl walks by, says hi and comments on the bike.
that type of thing hasn't happened to me in more than 20 years so i'm completely unprepared. mostly i was thinking that i still have farther to ride this monster, try to keep it under 100 and keep the front wheel on the ground while keeping an eye out for cops....
point is, if old school man wants to play new school games he better be ready for anything.2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1982 GS1100
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Great Story
(In the article) People who write opinions about a perception based on personal experiences are sometimes wrong. Case in point...your story.
I've experienced such a thing and it totally catches ONE off-guard if you're not prepared for it.
Initially, it's a fascination with acquaintances...how you present yourself determines how things go. If ONE gets a conversation started by a passerby, the impulse for them must have been great to start the small-talk.
Again, these are just my points and I could be full of crap.
Thanks for bringing up a good point.
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Yeah the part about sportbikes got me too but I liked the comment from ChrisI'm working on a plan for bar risers myself right nowActually, Cranky Old Geezers need sportbikes to keep the blood flowing and remind us the heart is still ticking. We just add bar risers and keep a bottle of Motrin in a pocket of our riding gear. but its Xtra strength Tylenol in my bags.
I haven't had any young ladies say anything to me when I was on the bike but, oddly, they have when I wander around the grocery store in my gear and carrying the helmet. I say oddly as I'm now as bald as a billiard ball and look everyone of my (soon to be ) 61 years. I keep telling myself its my Bruce Willis good looks
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I look more than my 57 years and ride an '82 GS1100e with a V&H megaphone. Superbikes rock, especially with us old school seniors at the controls.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
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Ha Ha Ha I needed this.
Black bike. Check.
Black Heine Gericke leather. Check
7 Grandkids at 58 years old. Check. I am Old School Man. Thanks for sharing. That was greatComment
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I have had people come up to me as I'm getting off the Bandit and tell me I'm too old to be riding one of those things.That's a really funny post but I thought this part was disappointing:
"First of all with a Sportbike there is an age limit of 45 years old, an old guy riding a sportbike looks as stupid as an old guy driving a convertible corvette."
Wow, all this time and I've been doing it wrong...(sigh)
Actually, Cranky Old Geezers need sportbikes to keep the blood flowing and remind us the heart is still ticking. We just add bar risers and keep a bottle of Motrin in a pocket of our riding gear.
(and we're old enough to be really old school and pretty much not give a chit about whether other folks think we look cool. If you see a guy go by on a RG500 wearing bib overalls that'll probably be me. )
Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.
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While riding last summer i passed an old guy in a convertible corvette. he was driving along with his turn signal on.2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1982 GS1100
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I once saw an old white man driving a new Corvette convertible with a young black boy beside him. Could have been totally innocent...
A Jewish man in his early 70's bought a new black Corvette convertible a few years ago. Automatic trans and standard engine, but it was still a gas when he let me drive it. The Heads Up Display is a trip.
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You're right Bill! That jacket was a good shield from the wind...as were the chaps.
I wore the jacket only for my only ride in LA before my clutch cable broke. I felt bad-a$$ in this vintage jacket. Thanks Bro!
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You, too?
I have not had that for some time, probably because the bike has had a trunk and soft saddle bags for a few years, and gives a different image.
Also, mine is not black, grey, or forest green, and while I do have a Mustang, it is also none of those, so I am probably disqualified.
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that and made room in my closet now. Made for a warmer ride when he left my place.
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