Are You Too Old To Ride A Motorcycle? FACT CHECKED
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Are you one of those people that's too old to ride a motorcycle now? They say it's downhill after 25 year of age. Let's discuss the benefits and pitfalls of riding a motorcycle as you get older. There are too keys to longevity 'that relate directly to longevity of riding.
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@@thomaskluz727 mmmm, I had to translate that to english via Google - all i got was compliments about me?
@@OldNotDead-Club After all is said and done, a lot more is said than done.
@@thomaskluz727 blah
Age is no problem when riding motorcycles .. Here's my 5 tips:
1. Got a hip joint replacement? Use the electric starter instead of the kick start.
2. On Warfarin? Wear full leathers and carry a few band aids & some zip ties.
3. Can't ride far without a toilet break? Get yourself fully patched. Oxybutynin patches!
4. Got dementia? Use a GPS & set your home address before leaving home.
5. There's something else, but I forgot what it was.
Lmfaoff 🤣😂😅
Haha love to see someone with a plastic hip kickstart my xr650r😂
Get a younger person preferable family to help work on motorcycle. I inherited a motorcycle. Had to put it together before I could ride it.
Got lung cancer? Get a three wheeler. Guy lighting a cigarette telling me why he transitioned to a trike 😂
No such thing as too old, still riding daily at 70 :)
Spot on!
Me too..:).. I hate missing a day
WHEN I REACH THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER PICK UP MY BIKE IF THE SITUATION ARISES THAT WILL BE THE POINT THAT I RETIRE MY BIKE THEN AGAIN I MAY JUST BUY A LIGHTER BIKE OR GO TO A TRIKE CURRENTLY 69 YRS OLD
Been ridin since i was 13 now 70 yrs and luv it
68 yrs old and still riding 👍
Same here! 😂😂
been riding motorcycles since I was 7 know I am 62 and 42 bikes later , living tha dream.. F.T.W
ZACTLY! FTW.
Me too vroooooom :)
I stopped riding in my early 20s when we started a family ,bought a used Harley at 60 and loving it .
Me too. Got a FXSB Breakout 😊
"Life is an adventure" im 55, just got my license and absolutely loving the adventure. ✌️
Had a back operation 2 years ago and took me a while to get the confidence back. I’m 65 now but as you say you have to exercise caution when riding especially in heavy traffic. The world hasn’t changed much, there are still idiots on the road. Love your videos Aymen keep them coming!
72 years young still riding and enjoying it 09 fatboy just did a 450klm ride up in the mountains on Saturday with a group
No, old age is not a barrier to riding. I'm 61, broken if several areas, but I still ride most days. I think it keeps you fit and active, and is great for your peace of mind. I will only stop riding when I physically and mentally can't ride or drive.
I agree, as you get older and have been riding for a long time, you can predict what cars are going to do. I had several accidents on bike in my 20's and 30's, only one involved a car running a stop sign and hitting me. I haven't had a close call with a car for decades. I have avoided accidents with cars quite a few times, spotting what they are going to do, before they do it, and sitting in safe places when in traffic.
😂 you're a kid
I am old and not dead. Still working full time and riding at every chance I can get. I am 70 and still going strong. I feel that when you start giving things up you are getting ready to take the dirt nap. You have sage advice.
Thank you
Never too old to ROCK and ROLL!
Spot on!!
Also don’t let anyone put you off what you want to do, even at an early age if it’s in your heart follow it
Got my license again at 49 after 20 odd years not riding its been six months now and still can’t wipe the smile of my face every time I ride
Same here. Rode dirt bikes up to 14 years. Got my license at 55. Absolutely love it. Cheers from Ohio.
@@Bargeman_ Gday from Melbourne Australia m8👍
Got mine at 43 after 20 years. Been 2 years of pure joy on an 03 fxdx.
I am 65 ,just got my first Harley last year. I plan to be riding a long time!!!
Love riding, had a break while raising a family. Got back in the saddle a couple of years ago on a 900 Vulcan. Just purchased my first Harley, a 2024 street glide (black on black) and I love it. Was looking at the road glide but decided to wait until I got a little older for that one as I'm only 60. I spend 3 days a week at the gym, health is everything. Without your health it doesn't matter what you ride it will all just sit in the garage. Love your videos, keep up the great work!
😎👍
Big thumbs up for the channel...
69 years old this year...
So happy to see so many people in their 70s commenting. Excellent. Well done.
Safe rides people 👍🤜
Yes! Thank you!
72 and ride daily also surfing.
I'm 73yo, been riding since I was 16. My comfortable Harley burned down in my shed! I replaced it w/ an ,age inappropriate ,road race bike. My damaged knees could barely get back on the rear sets. After 1300 miles..they could. Riding this bike forced me to increase my mobility and my son said " Dad, that KTM is making you YOUNGER!"
Great vlog, Aymen. You nailed it on all points for me, being I'm older, I felt in sync with your priorities, when & when not to ride, etc. Excellent ideology, thoroughly enjoyed the wise words.
Ride safe 🏍⚡️
Annie, 👌🏽✌🏽😎
OND...
Over 65 and don't do too much crazy shit anymore because it takes a lot longer to heal .
Lol, very true!
When young if you fall off a bike you tuck and roll, when older you just bounce and break.
Great channel, my plan is to ride as long as I can, but to be honest I pick my times when I ride now, I ride smarter I think that’s what happens when we age 😊
Helps us live longer... 😉👍👍
Thanks for the video and so timely. I'm just starting into motorcycle riding and I'm 56. I do plan to take lessons and practice practice and practice. And then practice some more.
Thanks, very wise!
@@OldNotDead-ClubBeen riding for sixty five years.I battle bipolar and several other mental health issues.Ive found my bikes i've owned over the years are the best anti depression drugs to keep the black dog at bay.
Hi
Love your videos awesome content. I'm watching all the way from South Africa.
70 here.
Exercise is key to maintain strength. Training to be confident handling a bike.
And ride!
Best regards
bill
Spot on thank you
I'm 70, (never got past 25 in my head) and riding every day, doing runs and rallies and got no intention of stopping!
Am 61 and have just came back to riding after quite some time away. Just bought a Suzuki SV650 which has been a real confidence boost. At present I’m still getting the hang of things again especially with the difference between the bikes of 20 plus years ago and today. I’m working on setting the bike up for trips and stocking up on appropriate riding gear. Have watched quite a few videos like this which has been a great help. Great job thanks for sharing.
53 here and just learning, passed my theory and currently get lessons doing my DAS.
Spot on Aymen. I grew up on a farm, had a few offs but generally loved riding a dirt bike. Gave it away for about 20 years, reached 50 during the early days of Covid, had a midlife crisis, bought a new adventure bike during our second lockdown in Victoria, did a returning to riding course through Stay Upright and have loved life back on a bike ever since. I'm the same, I don't ride into Geelong on long weekends due the tourists who don't use their mirrors or are too busy looking at their phone and certainly not looking out for us riders. It's also made me a more aware driver of a ute/truck, in predicting & anticipating traffic and reading the other users of the road. It was handy during our numerous lockdowns as riders were still allowed out and about an even these days it's just great to get out, go for a run and flush out the bullshit of the past week at work. The Great Ocean Rd from Anglesea to Apollo Bay during lockdown was excellent. No tourists, no loose gravel, just hundreds of riders and divvy vans watching us go past at Lorne. And you are right - do stuff now instead of regretting it later on - excellent words!! Thanks Aymen - great video, as are all of your videos!!!
I'm 74 and ride every day. My riding buddy bought a Triumph Tiger last year and is riding more than ever. We were talking today about a trip to Alaska. Definitely not too old to ride.
Seen a New Street Glide leave the owner high & dry out front of Harley Heaven last Friday night...
Newer isn't always better, stick with my Dyna THANKS
Byproduct of your surroundings🤣😂
May all your days be Harley days
Safe travels 🙏♥️💛🐾🐾🇦🇺
Ouch that doesn't sound good, thanks for watching Tex
I'm 73. Been a cyclist all my life and a motorcyclist since 1967. First bike was a Matchless 350. Still riding. I raced bicycles till I was 50 but I did retire from that.... motorcycles are easier (obviously) but require a different skill set. Still loving it and still cycle but mostly on an emtb. Great channel. Thanks.
Great to find your channel, thought I was the only one out here, 70 and still riding despite family warnings, have got into classic bike restoration and riding, fantastic for the brain but not the wallet, just bought a 2008 R1200 GS, have a Harley 1993 Lowrider, 1972 K2 Honda four ,1972 XS650, all which I restored and ride, it’s the way I found to keep fit in mind and body and keep the peace by living most of my days in the shed 😂, it’s a great combination to handle being old not dead.👍
Brilliant mate, good shit! All the best to you from South Oz. 👍👍🇦🇺
83 and still riding. 5,000 to 7,000 miles per season. 2020 HD FXST. Wife (83 also) rides along.
We only have today ,tomorrow is not promised and yesterday is gone so what are you waiting for, enjoy every day you are alive because when you are gone there is no reset .
Been riding since my teenage years, and now at 72 enjoy my stage 2 FXD as much or more than any other bike I have had. You dont stop riding when you get old but you do get old when you stop riding.
I never ride when I’m angry sad tired … I ride when I feel on the zone for riding
Will be 65 at end of the year. Just bought a Livewire and RE Himalayan in a few days, to compliment my Triumph 1600
Not stopping now that I have time to ride
Another great video brother 😊😊😊😊😊
Can't wait for the "energy" video 😊
Lol not sure that would be accepted in a HD channel
Plenty of people around here too old to be driving a car.
Never too old and never too late to ride motorcycles!!!! Great stress relief and therapy , lets you know your alive!!!! Great video mate! Ride safe 😎
I had an XT 500 & XT600 in the 89’s l had to get off bikes because I was going to kill my self. Fast forward to 54 l got back on a Honda 250 and loved it. Swapped up to a 500 a year later. Got a 790 a year on and then got a modern Honda 1100. Lastly I now have an R18 at 59 (now 60). It was get a full size bike now or die wondering what all the fuss is about with that style of bike. Had the R18 for a year and it is fantastic it has charisma and is planted. It also has reverse and that is a luxury- sorry necessity. As I get older I will put a side car on that Berlin beast and keep the machine gun out of sight (joke).
Sunday Sage is in full swing again. Good job.
Great video, I’m 69, bought my first bike 54 years ago. 9 bikes later I switched from Road King to a softail just because it’s 300lbs lighter.
If I do any mods to the engine it would be to put a cam that peaks torque around 3500 rpm, because these days that’s where I do most of my riding. I’m old, not dead, but I still do corners that will knock a little cholesterol loose.
I've been riding since 1965, I'm now 73years old and riding a Road Glide. Growing older is mandatory but growing up is optional! Ride on my brothers and sisters!
At 74 riding is what puts the biggest smile on my face and gets the ❤️ going, even if it is just to get a 6. Pack, or dog treats.
Awesome Video Aymen ( I’m still going camping ! )
53 and just passed P test, the journey has just started 😃
Well done, good luck, ride safe
Great info, great video as always thank you
Thanks again!
At 78 still riding my Guzzi V7. Two years ago in Europe did Nord Kapp and Stelvio etc on a rented Guzzi V7.
9000 km on that little jaunt. 25000 km clocked around Australia since owning current bike (3 years). For a bit of light stress I go onto gravel logging roads and to the high country in Tassie. Then to really amp up the stress, I chuck the bike on the ferry to the mainland and hit the freeway system around Melbourne at peak hour!
Next January doing Rhajastan India on a Royal Enfield.
67 riding since 10 🇨🇦👍🏻
I’m 62 and still can’t get enough. I ride a street glide st and I’m 5’6 on a good day. I speed ,ride reckless when the road conditions allow. I’m at it for over 40 years now. And loving it beyond explanations. Ride safe My fellow Americans PE peeps 🤣
Great content as always. Loved the vid Mate. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Aaron, will do!
Thanks mate 😊😊
Like they say, you don't stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.
Ride to live!better than sometimes!😂
Got my first bike in 1971 and I am still riding at the age of 74, never had an accident only 2 tickets so far but, I love to ride at 130 km/h to 160 km/h. Twisties are double the posted speed and enjoy the lean of the bike.. I down sized to a 2023 softail for now but I might get another BMW K1600 GTL..
Started 1966 and is still going strong! I quit when I start losing concentration....whenever that will be....80+??😆😆🙄🙄
I road my bike (80 ) Harley 1200 cc sporty till I was 82 cleaned it up put it in the garage put a tender on it and have started it up for the next three years and it was my 2nd love wife and family being the first I miss it ❤❤❤❤❤😢 SKINTA. SEMPER FI.
73 ,t100 modded, mv agusta brutale 800 amazing machine, keep going never give up!
Bought my first bike at 59years old went from a Honda Shadow spirit for a beginner bike to a 2023 Vulcon S Cafe, I’m 60 now, every thing you say I can bausch for.
Great advice
72 now been doing since I was 12 . Going for it as much as ever . 🤠
I’m 67 and still riding, my friends stopped but there wives tell them there too old, drives me crazy, my wife would never say that to me, she still likes to ride on the back,I keep my big bagger for coast to coast ride and my smaller bikes for short rides
After a lifetime of defensive riding, my wife decided for me, and I grudgingly had to agree. Increasingly frenetic city traffic is another factor to consider. That said, I watch a lot of videos to vicariously enjoy motorcycling. I definitely would not advise an average 80 year old to start riding at that age. Some good advice in this video.
excellent video. Im 64 and started riding 8 years ago. Glad your video came up because i always felt that if i was to stop riding now it would be very difficult to take it up again. I ride a 2023 Suzuki GSXS 1000 and love it
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Awesome bike, glad you are still going, ride safe!
Very insightful! I agree completely. I am experienced rider of 40plus yrs, sold dresser 7 yrs. ago when wife could not ride anymore, She passed on, bought used Heritage Softail set up solo!!! Good for me! Yes, I don not ride high risk anymore, just smooth wind in my thinning hair!
Thanks for watching
Riding for a long time, 20+ years. 50 years old, tipped Ultra Glide over at gas pump last weekend when i got on high side mount, wife was already on back leaned the wrong way..i was like "what the hell just happened!?" Got it back up, guy in car pulled up said "need help" wife was like "no thank you" i said "YES actually" when we rode away, i was thinking "am i getting too old for thls?"
Great vid OND. Adventure before Dementia!
Thank you and YES
I had a bike when I was 21, crashed it, destroyed my leg and took a 40 year break, 3 kids and took some responsible years but never lost the passion. Started riding again when I was 60. Made the “Cardinal mistake” of buying a big Harley Road Glide so my wife would be comfortable on the back. During the first 4 months of ownership, first thing I did was take the tour pack off, put Motorcycle Drop Guards on and practiced, practiced, practiced. Dropped it and picked it up MANY times in a parking lot and I am now very comfortable with my 915 lb bike and am very accomplished in parking lots and on the highway. Now in my 4th season, 60,000 km later, I ride EVERY DAY (when it’s dry) and it has become an absolute obsession (drives my wife nuts). Speaking of my wife, she rides on the back and really enjoys it too, yup, I am a lucky guy! Planning on riding across Canada in September this year to book another 8-10,000 km. The plan is to ride until I can’t support the weight and at that point, maybe a trike???? If you have the desire (and the balls), go for it at any age!!! I am now old but certainly NOT dead!! Cheers!
Thats awesome, well done!
I’m 62. Got my first Harley last year. Feels great riding after almost 20 years. Also, started CrossFit and eating healthy. #OldNotDead
Awesome!!
I’m 72, female, 5’1” .. and I still ride all the time 🎉
Including group rides .. ride with a ladies MC
Thats great, way to go!
Love it, Do what you wish to do and chase your dreams while you are able to do chase them and go for it, might be a time that we could regret not chasing them...👊👊
When you keep thinking it's too hot to ride or too cold to
ride you're getting too old to ride.
13:41 Started riding at 15, didn't ride again till 50. 93 now and still riding.
at 70 my eyesight , senses and reactions are not good enough anymore to limit the risks / we all know when that happens
and its best to be safe for yourself and others / enjoy your ride wherever you are heading
Worst part is forgetting where l put it 😂
lol
I was struggling with hip pain when riding.I Started doing an hour in the morning stretching,it worked like magic.
74….still out there..🍺👍👍
I'm 56 and stopped riding when I started having mobility issues, but I found that not ridding was causing me to be depressed and short tempered. One I bought myself a bike again, I felt more like myself and was nicer to be around. Unfortunately I don't ride a harley, but have always wanted one but they are a bit out of my budget.
I agree with everything Amon said but would like to add that one major challenge faced by older riders is physical injuries from a life time of work/ sport & for example dirt bike injuries from years ago. All these things can & do make it difficult to remain riding & enjoying it as pain is a thief of enjoyment.
Thanks
Thanks Karyn, appreciated
I'll be 73 in a few weeks. Been riding bikes since I was 14. Still riding touring bikes now with a tour pack and a passenger. Couldn't even count the number of bikes I've had because I can't count that high! 😂😅😂
I was unable to learn ,but in the next life I will definitely ride
I have a slight disagreement with the tons of miles equal experience. A new rider won't feel one with the bike until they get enough miles under their belt with all types of roads. There will be a day when the rider clicks in their brain and thinks, wow, I have total command of this bike and feel like I could ride to the moon. Then they can see another plateau ahead of them that requires better skill than they have. Whether it's a need for track day or a higher level of training. Love the channel and I've been riding since I was a kid.
Thanks, there is a lot of truth in your comment
At 51 I started with a dirt bike. Six months of falling down, falling off and meeting the ground at high speed prepared me for the physicality of riding. When I got a street bike it was a much easier start from dirt to road. Practice, patience and awareness 👍
78, but it's just a numner...ride every day...great viddy!
number!
Friend of mine is 86, Jon Tye, ex squadron leader of the British nuclear deterrent Vulcan bomber force, still rides every week, including in the winter, it’s where your heads at, not how many miles you’ve clocked up 🙂👍
72, still ride
Me2
As I get older I get increasingly impatient with incompetent and reckless road users.
Which is distracting me and possibly making me less attentive and less calm.
I think that requires some internal work - as it only harms you and the incompetent driver etc.. won't even know. Ride safe
Been riding since I was 13. Now I’m 69 and still LOVE THE WIND THERAPY and FREEDOM that my Motorcycle (Road King Special) gives me. I had to basically quit riding for 18 years due to a job that wasn’t motorcycle friendly during that time. My advice to everyone-Don’t EVER let your job take you away from something or someone that you love. RIDE FREE & ENJOY as much of Your life as possible. GODSPEED TO EVERYONE WHO RIDES ON 2 (3) WHEELS.
Age has to do with the weight of the bike..
If bike weights 400kg, yes there is a problem.
I still love riding my motorcycle.95 percent of the time I like to be alone. Go where I want,stop when I want at my pace. Don't get me wrong I ride with other people when I invited, I'd like to paraphrase George Thorogood, I ride alone, yeah with nobody else. You know when I ride alone I prefer to be by myself.
I met a guy at lunch a few weeks ago. He said he wants to ride but fears getting in trouble. I asked what he wanted to ride he pointed at my 750. I laughed and said you can buy one. But I promise you if you have a solid mind. You will scare yourself into behaving. My little 750 does 90 in 1st gear. Bigger bikes can even beat that.
Damn spellcheck . My fellow Old peeps
67yrs old been riding 50 years, onroad, sports bike, touring, Enduro. In the Garage, Norton 750 Café racer, Norton 650SS, Yamaha RD350LC, VFR800. I sold my last Dirt bike because nobody else wanted to get up early sunday morning and cross the fields AND I don't ride offroad alone. Prefer a pair, you will drop the bike sometimes, alone on the ground with a broken wrist you could wait hours, I know.I love touring, all over Europe, Turkey- on trail bikes is a favorite, have crossed the Himalayas on a Royal Enfield. Again I do this with two riders, three or maximum 4. Any more than that and sombody is always lost, broken down or needing gas.How long can I keep doing this? I don't know. I have had open heart surgery, my lungs collapsed and I was in reanimation for 4 days. Lungs not good on Oxygen. It doe'sn't stop me riding. I would no longer do a MX circuit. Could still do the Nurenberg ring. I broke my right leg then 6 months later fell again getting out of the bat and broke my right foot. 4 months later I still cannot kickstart my Nortons. However, I keep my VFR on the sidestand, don't do stupid things in carparks and it still really does 150MPH.
Controlled fear is a good thing. It keeps you alert and it keeps you from doing stupid things. Uncontrolled fear on the other hand can get you killed. Fear and Excitement are the same emotion, it just depends on how you react to it. Think about riding on a roller coaster. The fear you fell as you are making that initial upward climb, and then the sudden rush when you finally make it to the top and make the plunge. Once its over, you cant wait to do it again. However you look at it, life is too short to live in fear, jump on a motorcycle and learn to really live, age should NEVER stand in the way.
Thanks - great comment. I don't see many people who understand the danger in the emotion of excitement.
When that day comes I will take matters into my own hands. Riding is the 1 thing that brings me calm. I may move to an Indian when it comes, but I am 50 on a GSXR 750.
Great to see, they are awesome bikes (even if I make fun of them)
@@OldNotDead-Club Well, Gixxer Brahs specialize in stupid. I take no offense.