Old School, New School

Out Of Curiosity, What Is The Age Variation Of Todays Biker Age.

Ain't waiting for Alzheimer's

As America ages you'll see more ancient riders. I'm 47, not quite ancient, but I've seen enough older family & friends die already from crappy disease and age that I'd just as soon go before life just becomes pain.

In the immortal words of Jimmy Buffett- I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.

Think I'll use that in my sig line fm now on.....

Old school?

Well since in another 14 months I will hit the big 60, I guess that puts me in the Old School bracket. And since I will have spent almost 50 of that on two wheels....*shrugs* Lot's of things have changed in that half century...lot's of parties, friends and highways. And I wouldn't trade any of it for all the country clubs and yuppie BS on earth. Not that theres anything wrong with that scene either....for those that like it. It is still all about FREEDOM. Freedom to be who and what you are, and as long as you aren't harming anyone else or trying to force your trip on somebody else...it's all good.

Ride Free.......

Right on dude... I'm not that far behind ya...

One Up To Ya !
Been A While Greybear! Good To Hear From Ya!

I think it's sort of an ambiguous question. I'm 39 myself and have been riding street bikes since I was 19 and dirt bikes since about 13.

The ages of the guys I regularly ride with range from about 35-53. There are a lot of guys that I know, that I only ride with occasionally that are in the late twenties and the guys they regularly ride with are in there mid to late 20's.

I also see an awful lot of youngsters on ricers with there skinny little, scantily clad girlfriends on the back.

Basically it seems there are more and more riders on the road every year. If that's true they can't also all be getting older and older. Some number of them must be young riders too.

I,m 53 and don't consider that to be old by todays standards (old would be my old man). We grew up with the Marlon Brando imagery and "rice burners " really didn't exist in America per se. Today's kids grow up with movies that feature all those fast, flashy bikes you can do those "real neat" movie tricks on (hence the increase in road rash statistics).
Also us "old school" boys pretty much got our lives settled and can afford to toss a little extra cash into our toys. The "new school" boys are still looking for jobs that pay enough to have toys and still be able to eat once in a while. So you got a pretty good mix of riders out there from old timers ,to mid-life crisis yuppies, to the young live fast die young crowd. One thing's for sure, there are a lot more riders now than thirty years ago.