11-09-2021, 05:43 AM
Sometimes life sneaks up on you in ways you would never expect. My next birthday I will be 81 and I know I am not the oldest one on this forum. I have a good friend in Las Vegas who quit riding a few years ago, but he used to ride all over the land on a big Yamaha. He has a hilarious story about his wife beating him on the back of his helmet as they rode past Atlanta because he wouldn't go through town. He still turns wrenches on his beloved Model T Fords and loves driving and wrenching them at 94 years of age. I don't think I'll make it that far, but not for lack of wanting. Eyes go bad, joints fail, tendons get weak or torn, hearing will surely go, and it takes the whole team to ride a motorcycle. Chose your ancestors carefully and do what you can do safely. As they say in aviation, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots."