Is age going to stop you from riding?

[ride4now_imp]

I'm a newbie to the forum, having just purched a Canadian 2014 CB1100A, but I was delighted to read this thread and see that many of us here are up in years.
Age is many things to many people. Some of my friends have already mentally made themselves old. In their minds they can't cut it anymore and are content to sit in front of a TV - and they're years younger than I am!!!!!
Not his spring chicken! I'll be 77 this year and feel more like 27.
I came back to bikes in 1992 after raising my family.
At age 70 I rode for three weeks through the deserts and Andes Mountains of Chile and Peru.
At age 72 I rode for two weeks through the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
At age 74 I toured the province of Newfoundland for ten days.
Granted, I've been blessed with good genes and excellent strength and health. But it's not all good luck. I take care of myself, eat right and stay fit.
I belong to a bike club but often ride alone because many of my younger friends can't keep up with me. After about two hours they're finished and ready to head home while I'm just getting started.
But you never know what might be around the corner regarding your health. So many things are out of your hands. You can only do the best you can do and carry on.
I think (hope) I have enough common sense to know when it's time to get off two wheels. At my age I hope that's not in the near future because I'm having one heck of a good time - and I'm over the moon with the new CB.
Whether this will be my last new bike remains to be seen.

Rocky... I couldn't have asked for a better response to my question... Fantastic!
You are truly an inspiration... reading your thread says everything to me. Passion, attitude, healthy living, exercise, (I'm sure a good family too), and staying young mentally is what it's all about. And yes... good genes help. But like the commercial says... 'A body in motion, stays in motion. A body at rest stays at rest'. Rock on Rocky!!!!

Absolutely - You don't stop riding because you get old, you get old because you stop riding! (I'm 66)

Amen brother...