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naustin
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30 Under 40
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I'm 34. How old are you?
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 10:38:23 am »
I was in my 30s with I first joined STN.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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Quote from: R Doug on August 16, 2014, 10:38:23 am
I was in my 30s with I first joined STN.
So was I. No longer...
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 12:28:47 pm »
There is an old "How old are you" poll, but it was started in 2007 and died out in 2009. A lot has changed since then, so it will be interesting to see if our demographics have changed.
127 views and only 8 votes in the poll. I wonder if most of those views are google web crawler ad bots or some shit.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 04:19:05 pm »
I voted. I'll only say that I am old enough to know better and still young/able enough to do it. Besides, I don't take one prescription and feel much younger than I am!
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 05:36:20 pm »
34...I was 26 when I joined!
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Re: 30 Under 40
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 07:18:09 pm »
55
I was 50 when I joined. Late bloomer.
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Re: Re: Re: 30 Under 40
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Quote from: naustin on August 16, 2014, 12:28:47 pm
There is an old "How old are you" poll, but it was started in 2007 and died out in 2009. A lot has changed since then, so it will be interesting to see if our demographics have changed.
127 views and only 8 votes in the poll. I wonder if most of those views are google web crawler ad bots or some shit.
The poll doesn't show up on Tapatalk so us phone folk can't vote. I'll do it next time I ride here on a PC.
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I have the same birthday as Ed.
EDIT: The vote's in.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 09:47:45 pm »
45. I was 35 when I joined STn_v1.0.
I like to leap back and forth over the line between childlike (endearing) and childish (less so) like the wake behind a ski boat.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 16, 2014, 11:43:17 pm »
38 going on 15!
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 17, 2014, 10:10:59 am »
55 and have been riding longer than the 30 under 40 have been alive.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 18, 2014, 05:13:13 pm »
I haven't been under 40 since 1993..
I hit 40 years of riding in 2007....
Keep looking, the kids are here somewhere!
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30 Under 40
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August 18, 2014, 06:14:03 pm »
Hmmmm.
I'm 53. Someone above posted about how long they'd been riding, and I realized that I've been riding motorbikes for almost exactly 30 years. I bought my first bike in August of 1983.
So far, only seven people younger than 40 have voted. Ouch.
Not to get overly metaphysical here, but does this reflect an issue within motorbiking in general? The motorbiking obsession certainly would be healthier with an influx of young blood.
Or maybe the impact on motorcycling of safety overconsciousness in general? And why is the richest society the world has ever known so scared of stuff?
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Re: 30 Under 40
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I'm 70 and have been riding since I was 57... six months after my quadruple bypass surgery... figured at that point it was time.... gave up my cruiser because of the weight and picked up a 2013 Ninja 650 outfitted for touring..
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Re: 30 Under 40
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Quote from: ridingfar on August 18, 2014, 05:13:13 pm
I haven't been under 40 since 1993..
I hit 40 years of riding in 2007....
Keep looking, the kids are here somewhere!
Good for you! I think I'll stay here if you don't mind, though.
I've got nothing against more "mature" riders. Just think it's strange there aren't more guys my age here. Could be they've all been run off by all the political BS, or maybe they just didn't think they fit in. Over at Adv Rider, that's certainly not the case and there seems to be a more balanced mix. Not sure why.
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Established November 1979....so turning 35 this fall.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 19, 2014, 08:11:56 pm »
I'm guessing most of the u-40 crowd is generally not interested in touring and primarily ride sportbikes. Our local sportbike group is probably about 80-90 percent under 40 and it's like pulling teeth to get them out of the city limits.
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Quote from: coho on August 16, 2014, 09:47:45 pm
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Quote from: DNA on August 19, 2014, 08:16:57 pm
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Re: 30 Under 40
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I'm 62 and I act like I'm 30. I just bought my second ZX14. I put 60,000 miles on my first one before selling it and buying another. Age is a state of mind. I walked across Spain last year, a 600 mile walkabout. I still walk, bicycle, hike, climb mountains, ski and ride every opportunity I get. I'm pretty much as fit and as strong today as I was in my 30's. The less you do the less you will be able to do. Keep moving and don't slow down. It's harder to hit a moving target.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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I'm about 80 days from medicare.
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I was 28 when I joined, and just turned 40.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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I didn't expect to be the only person under 30.
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Quote from: schmii on August 20, 2014, 04:48:03 pm
I didn't expect to be the only person under 30.
Yeah, but you have the same geezer bike I have, so we must be 50 in spirit.
Love my Pan, btw.
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Quote from: viffergyrl on August 16, 2014, 07:18:09 pm
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I was 50 when I joined. Late bloomer.
You should have already purchased a Guzzi by now
Is there a problem?
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No problem here - I have the requisite old guys Guzzi too. It keeps my ZX14 company.
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Quote from: Orson on August 21, 2014, 04:15:47 am
You should have already purchased a Guzzi by now
Is there a problem?
Well I have a Ducati. Does that count?
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Quote from: viffergyrl on August 21, 2014, 11:43:46 am
Well I have a Ducati. Does that count?
Yup they count too - but not without pictures - and maybe not as old guy / or gal geyser bikes.
I will see your Ducati and raise you one.
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Quote from: DNA on August 19, 2014, 08:16:57 pm
FTFU
Our demographic is really aging for sure.
Do they even sell Sport Touring bikes any longer?
Yup...... but, they dress 'em up as, and renamed 'em as........ "Adventure Touring" bikes.
BTW, I be almost 57 and still got me a sport bike (really hard to give it up). And, gonna flip out my big-ass German Panzer to a KTM 1190 for my Sport-Touring needs
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Joined STN in 04 and am now 49, you figure it out.
Started with a XZ11 (ZX11Andrew) and now own 2 BMW GSA's a KLR and a Ural no sport bikes left.
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Very concerned here. Some of you old guys are giving us old guys a bad name with your "crotch rocket" bikes and acting like kids.
I guess that's what keeps us young!!!!!!
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Quote from: Blue is Best on August 24, 2014, 02:41:52 pm
Very concerned here. Some of you old guys are giving us old guys a bad name with your "crotch rocket" bikes and acting like kids.
I guess that's what keeps us young!!!!!!
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33 here. 27 when I joined.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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August 27, 2014, 02:22:52 am »
You're only as old as you feel.
Some days I'm twenty five.
Some days I'm eighty.
YMMV
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Quote from: coho on August 27, 2014, 02:22:52 am
You're only as old as you feel.
Some days I'm twenty five.
Some days I'm eighty.
YMMV
There's an honest man! Most days I'm closer to twenty but once in a while the eighty year old guy shows up! Must be those past bounces and bumps!!!!!
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I know what ya mean, I float around from 25 to 80 as well. But for the sake of the pole I popped out of my Mom in 66'.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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October 18, 2014, 07:45:47 pm »
Add me to the group that was under 40 when I got here, but no longer.
Odd part is, less chronic pain now than I was in my 30's (long standing back issues that have mostly been resolved), but less energy now too. Those two things shouldn't go together.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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October 27, 2014, 08:50:52 am »
Where's the 10-20?
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Re: 30 Under 40
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October 27, 2014, 11:09:53 am »
S/T bikes, just like D/S bikes, tend to draw an older crowd. Why? As we age we tend to back away from the extremes of the sport. On the typical D/S ride the over 50 crowd runs around 50%, same for most rides involving S/T bikes. On the other hand if you're 50 or older and show up for a sportbike ride or at the local MX track you may get called "pops."
Are their exceptions? Sure, some old riders continue to rock on MX tracks, harescrambles, etc and tear up the street or track on sportbikes but they are in the minority compared to the younger crowd. Just the way it is.
As for the aging demographic of sport-touring? I think it's mostly because of the lower number of folks coming into motorcycles over all.
And yes, the ADV market is "hot" and the S/T market has cooled. For one thing the big-ass bikes they are calling ADV bikes these days are powerful, comfy, and have lots of cool bells and whistles. And most importantly they have that "Adventure" moniker attached to them. Pure marketing genius at work. You go play on your "Sport-Tourer" I'm jumping on my "Adventure bike". Doesn't matter that they are both likely to be ridden on the same roads and end up in the same places, one is cooler than the other.
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Where's the 10-20?
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30 Under 40
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Reply #40 on:
October 27, 2014, 11:19:29 am »
Quote from: Windblown on October 27, 2014, 11:09:53 am
...you go play on your "Sport-Tourer" I'm jumping on my "Adventure bike"...
I'm so glad that you posted this up, Windblown.
I just realized that I'm missing out!
I'm not having adventures, I'm just sport touring! I gotta go get me one of those bikes that takes me on adventures.
Seriously, though, I think you nicely summarize what's going on out there. And perhaps our risk-averse society perceives adventure bikes as being friendlier somehow than, say, sportbikes. Even though many adventure bikes are legit sportbike fast.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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Reply #41 on:
October 27, 2014, 11:24:16 am »
71. Was only 62 when the CBR came to live with me.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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November 02, 2014, 02:27:41 pm »
I'm 32. Been riding for 8 years.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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November 04, 2014, 10:22:22 pm »
Quote from: MisterSmooth on October 27, 2014, 11:19:29 am
I'm so glad that you posted this up, Windblown.
I just realized that I'm missing out!
I'm not having adventures, I'm just sport touring! I gotta go get me one of those bikes that takes me on adventures.
Seriously, though, I think you nicely summarize what's going on out there. And perhaps our risk-averse society perceives adventure bikes as being friendlier somehow than, say, sportbikes. Even though many adventure bikes are legit sportbike fast.
Yep. Riding an "Adventure" bike makes your piss shoot out 4' further and when you put your foot on the peg just right while standing next to the bike you'll look just like Capt. Morgan.
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Re: 30 Under 40
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37. . . Been riding for over 10 years. 1994 CBR 600f2, to a 2004 600F4i, to a 2004 ST1300. . . .I can beat the sport bike guys I ride with in the curves(the sharper the better) but they have me on the straight sections. . . . . Averaged 2k a year with my F2, 7k a year on my F4i, and now doing 17k a year on my ST. . .less than 100 commuting miles since I started riding. . . .90% of all total miles is back roads. . .
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Re: 30 Under 40
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March 08, 2018, 06:49:17 pm »
Adventure doesn’t have to mean meals on wheels bikes
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Re: 30 Under 40
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April 17, 2018, 09:25:16 pm »
170 polled so far and I have been riding before 132 were born. Yes I am Old, but i still ride
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Re: 30 Under 40
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April 18, 2018, 09:56:37 am »
Well, after 3 1/2 years, the answer to the ultimate question is: “No.”
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