When should we stop riding? -- perspectives of an older rider

[afmotorsports]

Count me in for beers!!

Alex.

Get to a rally with the new steed.
Love to hang with ya and ride and party.

You don't have to wait that long, besides I'm not much of a party animal, I'm only good for a couple of beers these days. Got time for lunch early part of next week or the following week? Ping me, same number. Maybe we'll convince Ernie to join us.

 

[afm199]

Alex and Budman, I'm in for lunch and beers! You guys have great stories.

I've obsessed motos for many years, and I am actually glad to see them leaving my garage, though it's a bit hard. I can always buy another one. The 750 is gone and the 1000 is going in a week or so. The Sv after that. I have enough room in my garage now that I put in that weight bench/preacher curl/leg lift machine I've been wanting.

Alex, I remember how your back was a problem for quite a bit. I'm not looking forward to the experience. Unfortunately the progressive deterioration has reached the point that I have no choice.

Now I am thinking about car track days, dammit.

 

[Butch]

Alex and Budman, I'm in for lunch and beers! You guys have great stories.

I've obsessed motos for many years, and I am actually glad to see them leaving my garage, though it's a bit hard. I can always buy another one. The 750 is gone and the 1000 is going in a week or so. The Sv after that. I have enough room in my garage now that I put in that weight bench/preacher curl/leg lift machine I've been wanting.

Alex, I remember how your back was a problem for quite a bit. I'm not looking forward to the experience. Unfortunately the progressive deterioration has reached the point that I have no choice.

Now I am thinking about car track days, dammit.

If you guys do this in the south bay I'd love to join...

 

[budman]

Lunch would pretty much have to be on a weekend.. a well planned Friday would work.

 

[afm199]

Lunch would pretty much have to be on a weekend.. a well planned Friday would work.

Both work for me.

 

[budman]

I think Alex is still in the So Bay... maybe meet in the middle somewhere. I will get with Alex and you via PM. Butch too.. in case he can make that work.

ort

 

[afm199]

I think Alex is still in the So Bay... maybe meet in the middle somewhere. I will get with Alex and you via PM. Butch too.. in case he can make that work.

ort

I'm retired, we can meet in Maui!

 

[brichter]

I'm retired, we can meet in Maui!

Wait a week and a half, I'll be there too! :cool :laughing


Oh, and welcome to the dark side! :devil

 

[superhawk]

To you Ernieortort

 

[afm199]

 

[ThinkFast]

Now I am thinking about car track days, dammit.

Ya ever done one? Seems like it'd be the bomb, especially after doing it on two wheels, but I'll tell ya what: after doing track days for a couple of years in a car I gave it up and ended up going road racing because I actually felt safer. :wow

People thought it was crazy that I felt about it that way, but that's the truth. Something about being strapped into 3000 lbs of metal hurtling along at 100+ and then having an off-track excursion scared the bejeezus out of me. You're just along for the ride at that point. At least on the bikes when we crash we get to slide on our butts across the infield. The car guys are the crazy ones, if you ask me.

So sorry to hear about this, Ernie. Then again, leaving it on a high note like you did has gotta feel very good! As for what's next, how about a little woods bike like someone else suggested? ...yeah, that's the ticket!

(I'm a junior old fart at 60 - retired. Happy to join in for a lunch run, fo sho).

 

[afm199]

Catching up, I'm bench pressing 79% of body weight and have great strength. So nice to recover so soon. Sadly, the nerve pain isn't going away and an operation is on the horizon, though it won't be soon, given that Kaiser is wisely allocation ward space to future Covid cases.

 

[SVsick50]

My Dad stopped riding between his early to mid 60's. I can't remember the exact year.

He had an amazing early 90's Yamaha Yirago (an awesome bike), but what he ended with was a 1986 Yamaha Maxim, which is one of my favorite bikes to this day. He had a scare riding in town and that was it.

He said that the reflexes just don't work the same at a certain point. I respect anybody who is willing to let it go and exit this lifestyle safely and with good memories.