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Post by unabashedpraise on May 1, 2008 11:15:04 GMT -5
I was wondering the what the median age of an SR rider is. After looking the the KVR website I noticed most seemed to be 30's and up (some more "up" than others  ). I am wondering if these bikes are more sought after be "seasoned" adults or if there are more younger guys like me interested. After going to a moto-swap meet last weekend (mostly HD stuff) I felt like most everyone was about 10 years older and counting. Any one willing to step up to the plate and announce their "depreciation"? Since I'm asking, I reckon I should be the first: I'm a ripe age of 26... For 23 more days. |
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Post by olddog58vette on May 1, 2008 11:27:03 GMT -5
53..........and on two wheels since I was 8. ;D
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Post by jeffz on May 1, 2008 12:14:50 GMT -5
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Post by troutthunter on May 1, 2008 14:50:54 GMT -5
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Post by solo2racr on May 1, 2008 16:43:08 GMT -5
45. And riding since I was 15.
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Post by canucksr on May 1, 2008 17:02:54 GMT -5
50...first street bike was a Kawasaki triple, two-stroke
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Post by chew652 on May 1, 2008 17:10:45 GMT -5
58
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Post by stevec5000 on May 1, 2008 17:33:32 GMT -5
I'm approaching 60 but I bought the bike from a skinny young guy who wasn't strong enough to start it!
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Post by canucksr on May 1, 2008 18:02:36 GMT -5
I bought my first SR500 brand new in 1980. I was 23. Actually, I was all set to buy a brand new 79 RD400 "Daytona Special". Beautiful bike... White with red stripes. I took my wife for a look, and she spied a row of 3, 79 SR500's on sale for 1800 bucks. We got the SR. Still riding the same bike (well parts of it) at age 50. I bought a 2nd SR500 about 15 years ago
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Post by colinjay on May 1, 2008 23:14:23 GMT -5
49 (50 in December)
Bought my first SR (second hand 1978 model with 1500km on it) in 1980 aged 22 and have had at least one 500 Yamaha ever since. I had first ridden a SR in '78 (demo bike at the local dealer, who I used to race with and later worked for) and had ridden my older brother's mates 1976 XT500C many time since he bought it new in '76.
With the big 50 comming up at the end of the year I have just re-obtained my Senior National competition licence (last held it in 1996) and intend to ride my XT500C in this years SA Reliability (road) Trial Series. First event is the Phillip Haydon 6 Hour, which is this Saturday (3rd May), so if I survive, I will post how it all went.
CJ
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Post by davewfc603 on May 1, 2008 23:59:10 GMT -5
Hey 58 is a good number for me, sometimes I think I have 44years of 1st year experience. Actually the SR stimulates the prostrate & delays the inevitable tumor. A good rule... don't look in mirrors, the imagination is better!
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Post by marlon on May 2, 2008 0:41:12 GMT -5
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Post by StewRoss on May 2, 2008 2:47:48 GMT -5
55! ...a guy a short while back told me how he was old and over the hill and knackered...he then told me he was 56! I was astounded...I still feel like a (crash worn) 18 year old!...heh, heh... PS...50s the new 40!...or in my case 18... SR |
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Post by milkman on May 2, 2008 3:41:35 GMT -5
27.....but i was in those KVR photos so I must look 30+
My maturity level is way less though
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Post by jeronimo on May 2, 2008 3:49:41 GMT -5
38 years.
Learned to ride when I was 13 or 14, unbeknown to my parents.
Purchased my first bike, a 1980 BMW R100, for $1200 when I was 25, fresh out of the Navy. Havn't been without a bike since.
For 5 years, from 1999 to 2004, I didn't own a car or truck. Just bikes. Seriously considering returning to that way of life!
Somewhere along the way, I discovered that I liked smaller displacement, lighter bikes WAY better than big displacement, heavier bikes.
Looking forward to many more great years of riding.
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