07-06-2020, 04:58 AM
Some y'all met my friend Jim at the last rally. He is 85 now and is still riding his KTM 1290 Adventure. I have to say that I wish he would retire that bike, though. It is fine when under way, but slow maneuvers are getting hard. I have suggested several times that I think he needs to downsize but he is happy, so what is one to do? He doesn't ride it much without my company so I think he is moving toward the tough decision. It's sad, but on the other hand he has a thousand great stories of past glories. He drag raced bikes in the early 60s and has ridden all over the world. So I don't think he will have any regrets when he's done. I just don't want to see him hurt before then.