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mark0554 L Plate Warrior
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Posted: 16:04 - 21 Feb 2021 Post subject: 65yrs thinking of getting back on a bike am I nuts? |
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Hi looking for advice. I last rode a motorcycle 45 years ago when I was 20. I now live in very rural France and am thinking of getting back on. Nothing too powerful max 125cc. Advice from anyone welcome. I am looking at one of the Bullit 125 models as they are probably more suited to my age and not looking for speed. My wife says it's all Henry Cole's fault. ____________________ Mark0554 |
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Go for it, a lot of the guys I ride with are retired and in their 60s. ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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French made some cool 50cc motorbikes in the 60's and 70's. You occasionally see them on stalls at flea markets. A lot of them go like shit off a shovel.
If I lived in France, I'd have a shed full of silly small capacity bikes and autocycles. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Posted: 19:36 - 21 Feb 2021 Post subject: Re: 65yrs thinking of getting back on a bike am I nuts? |
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Do it, get a bike.
My neihgbour started riding motorcycles at about your age. Nowadays, when the weather is alright, we do group rides every saturday at exactly 1:00pm. It's 3 to 4 people including him, and he's not a slow rider, he rides that Ninja of his and talks about bikes like he was a young lad. I hope I'll be as vital and enjoying life as he is, when I get 65+. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 33 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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