Hi all,
Newbie alert here, Sorry.
I know it sounds idylic but I've always dreamed of riding a Harley on a winding country road on a beautiful Sunday arvo in summer.
Anyway, I never really got around to it but last week I took the first tentative steps and invested in a 150cc Scooter (he he... I hear the chuckles from here). So now I'm the proud holder of an LE A license in QLD. Now my goal was to ride the scooter for the 12 months then apply for an open licence and (maybe) buy myself a Harley. Problem is, I'm almost 68 years old and by the time I'm eligible for an open license I'll be 69. So my question is... at what age is one too old to get involved in riding one of these beautiful beasts? I sort of feel a tad foolish at my age.
Cheers all, Crookneez
yeah .... i reckon you have left it too late to start riding ..... but who am i to stop you
enjoy
get the Harley
you are a long time dead
I'm not as old as you but I am a Ulysses member and I have been for more than a decade. I've met a fair number of people in their 70's and a few in their 80's still riding bikes and having a ball. So... if you want to ride don't let your age stop you.
Jeezuz crookkneez, if ya got ya blah blah what ever it is license then ya can't be that close ta loosin ya marbles.
Get on a real machine as soon as ya can Man,,, you'll find that it's more like therapy instead of ridin.
At 69 you're no where beyond it unless ya got somethin wrong with ya that ya not tellin us.
Take a look around and see how many fine young middle aged folk are riding,,, you will find that you're not alone Man.
Go crookneez.
By the way, the vibes are great for circulation and crook knees !
There you go see, any excuse for a ride and it doesn't matter what its on. If i was you i would learn to ride a geared bike ASAP and get ya Harley ASAP too. I mean who will pull you over and ask if you have a licence for that. Like Nike say........just do it!
Nuther thing ya gunna learn real fast crookneez,,,,,,, ya don't need ta find excuses ta go for a putt Man,,,,Just wanna go for a ride is reason enough.
Go for it mate, never to old. ride safe.........
you only as old as the woman you feel ...wink
The next step up from your auto scooter is an 883 sporty. They are light and easy to handle, and when you are used to them you can get a real mans bike.= (anything bigger than an 883)
One of the boys at work has been on the Grey Ghost scene for a few years now, he works for about 3 months a year and jumps on his Lead Wing with his wife and they head off into the sunsets, Tony's over 70, still going strong. As long as the heart - head and legs are in it, why the hell not.
just beware, these aren't the lightest of bikes on the road. The trike might be a great way to go, and mum can sit on the back and enjoy the ride too.
like everyone has said crookneez go get your ride on!!you'll know when your to old its when the last nail gets driven into the coffin lid!!& if your"friends" are lookin at the ceiling when you talk about it then FUK them don't talk about it DO IT !!!ride on brother.....
