07-05-2020, 06:09 AM
Well as you know, my goal for years was to ride until I was 70, which I turned last May. That gives me 55 years of nearly daily riding. Knock on wood, only one time on the ground when I hit a left turner in 1969 on my 305 Honda Scrambler. I've set a new goal of 72 to give me something to work towards. Would like to say 75 but a few medical issues have crept up which also keep me from doing the long hauls anymore, so like you, more shorter local rides. Yes reaction times, hearing, vision all decline with age and skills will decline with them if you don't keep them up. I ride every day and the area where I live is conducive to relative safety as far as the perils of motorcycling go. I am out in the country, there is not a lot of traffic or intersections. Out here I can probably ride longer than someone in a city who is dodging traffic everyday, as long as I can avoid the deer. I don't do much night riding anymore. I thought I might have to cut back on my riding due to age and medical issues, but due to doctoring and drugs ironically I've ridden more days so far this year than any year I can recall, having only missed 4 days (all in January). There is the potential to ride 361 out of 365 days this year. Wouldn't that be something at 70 years old. I'm not going to quit riding unless I feel I am no longer safe for me or others.
I'm basically down to 2 bikes (there is a 3rd in the garage I ride occasionally) but I love both my CB 1100 and my FJR 1300. They will probably last the rest of my riding career as long as I can continue to hold them up. Like to run both to 100,000 miles. I'm at 51K on the CB and 30K on the FJR. Don't really want to go to a smaller bike.
I'm basically down to 2 bikes (there is a 3rd in the garage I ride occasionally) but I love both my CB 1100 and my FJR 1300. They will probably last the rest of my riding career as long as I can continue to hold them up. Like to run both to 100,000 miles. I'm at 51K on the CB and 30K on the FJR. Don't really want to go to a smaller bike.