How old is too old for an old man to be riding a R3R.

[Maelstrom]

Youth is wasted on the young...years ago I would have gotten myself killed on a Rocket. It takes a little maturity to handle all the irresponsibility of the beast.

 

[BigAl52]

You are never to old, as long as you can get it off the kick stand, unless you have the landing gear install, then even after that...

I turned 61 in July and while I can still throw the leg over and stay in front of the Harleys I'll keep riding!!

By the way my dad turned 81 last week and is considering buying himself a CanAm Spyder. We have already had a look at the dealer now I have to arrange a test ride for him.

 

[R3Tex]

121 yrs and 6 months

 

[magnmm]

Just turned 63. Have a 2011 R3R, a Valkyrie, a Road King and a Street Glide. No problem with any of them except to rotate them so the batteries stay charged. Had to get a big Battery Tender.

 

[granny davis]

So long as you can hold it up right and not fall down no problem but if it still bothers you their is always training wheels haha.

 

[steve59]

Can't spend every day bouncin the grandkids on your knees and while I havn't ridden every cruiser out there having rode a fair sample I think the R3c is one of the easiest "big bikes" to ride. The t-bird Storm I traded in was hard for me to roll around and a real pain to reach the kickstand.The big harleys I rent once or twice a year (for her comfort) are much harder to recover when they lean past the balance point, too old? nearly every harley rider I see has cotton showin around the dew rag.

 

[Rolltide100]

Looks like I turn 60 on Wednesday, had both hips replaced this past year and have no intention of giving it up. I think age is a number but declining health always play a factor. Got fitted with hearing aids recently and must admit the Jardines are giving me fits at the moment, just because I wasn't used to hearing. Someone asked me recently if I would ever grow up, my reply was as long as I could still get it up, my Rocket of course and mount her, I had no intention of growing up! Rockets have 10 times the potency of the little blue pill!

 

[albertaduke]

turning 68 in january yet never thought about when I would stop riding the beast as long as I can physically hold on to the handlebar that's good enough .
I think of re painting her this winter BRG YYYYes!! thats some cool color!! would be the first and only one

 

[TexCav]

I am glad that they did not make the R3 when I was young. I probably would not be typing this note now.

As long as I can handle the beast, I plan to continue to ride one. I think maturity makes me appreciate more.

 

[Rolltide100]

I am glad that they did not make the R3 when I was young. I probably would not be typing this note now.

As long as I can handle the beast, I plan to continue to ride one. I think maturity makes me appreciate more.

Had they made The Beast in our youth, I dought many of us would be here today. The ones that were would be true survivors or have lost their licenses years ago and Insurance would be $5,000.00 per year!