Poll... when will you retire from riding?

When will you retire from riding?

  • I can't ride ever, my mum won't let me

    Votes: 2 1.4%

  • Somewhere under 50, its all downhill from there anyway

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sometime before 60, the bugs already hurt

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • I have to go past 65, I'll have all that free time

    Votes: 13 9.1%

  • 70 or older, Like Stallone

    Votes: 32 22.4%

  • I'll fall off of my bike when I die

    Votes: 88 61.5%

  • I can't remember

    Votes: 7 4.9%
  • Total voters
    143
At 23, I'm a bit too young to be thinking about getting too old to ride (if there is such a thing)... But as a soldier, my biggest fear is being injured and disabled in such a way that I couldn't ride anymore. That scares me far more than the idea of being killed.
 

Yea MikeDey I think we all said the same thing at 23 it was about that age when I was trying to get past 99 mph on my Norton Domi

Lifes a risk but luckily for us old bastards our guardian angels took care of us and your will too mate
 

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At 55 I feel a bit too young to be thinking about stopping. Can't imagine ever wanting to and fully intend riding for 40 more years (at least) - hopefully on a Rocket or something equally gargantuan. Time will tell I guess. I'm actually still wondering when I'll grow up...............
 
CanberraR3 said:
Cool pics Dennsell. Story please.
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Gawd Richard it was once upon a time UK 1960ish

There was a little scam when I was young if you joined the Territorial Army for 1 year you could get all your licences free, so at 17.. I did and had my car bike and the heavy goods only when in her majesty's service. the BSA M21 was the bike I took my test on in 1961.

I then bought the 1958 Norton Dominator 88 500cc twin for 30 UKpound but the motor was rough, I found a 99 600cc motor in an old villiage bike shop for 10 UKpound so I swapped my 500 motor + a tenner and the spent all my time trying to get it to go over 99 mph well on the speedo anyway. I did 101 mph one day with a tail wind.. it had a black frame a Red and Chromed tank and polished alloy guards.. I fitted clipons and re set them right at the bottom of the headstock, with the rearset pegs my mother said I looked ridiculous.. like I was lying in bed
I mean what did she know

After that came a 1958 Triumph Tiger 100 and by this time I was just married so it was just transport..

And here I am some 50 years later with a slightly larger Triumph version with speed on demand and loving it
 
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