Not My CB1100! Ageing Motorcyclists are buying the wrong bike.

[the Ferret]

Lol started getting AARP stuff in the mail 22 1/2 years ago. Never did join. Imagine how Nacho and Rocky feel.

I turned 55 in May 2005. Didn't start keeping records of my mileage until Jan 1, 2006, but have ridden 270,362 miles since then as of today. Will add to that tomorrow.

[peterbaron]

Lol started getting AARP stuff in the mail 22 1/2 years ago. Never did join. Imagine how Nacho and Rocky feel.

I turned 55 in May 2005. Didn't start keeping records of my mileage until Jan 1, 2006, but have ridden 270,362 miles since then as of today. Will add to that tomorrow.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

[Cormanus]

YouTube said your video is no longer available, MTC.

[emptysea]

Weird. Wonder if I just put the link here if it will work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__mC64LS_BM

If not, it's not THAT great of a song, but it felt right for this thread on aging/ageing/deteriorating.

[the Ferret]

Lol started getting AARP stuff in the mail 22 1/2 years ago. Never did join. Imagine how Nacho and Rocky feel.

I turned 55 in May 2005. Didn't start keeping records of my mileage until Jan 1, 2006, but have ridden 270,362 miles since then as of today. Will add to that tomorrow.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

PB, I estimate I've ridden about 820,000 miles in 56 years which would be an overall average of 14,641 miles a year.

I commuted by motorcycle plus pleasure riding and vacations for 24 years from 1965-1989, but never kept records of mileage... but can figure a minimum of 15,000 miles a year. This figure is probably low since I was commuting approx 60 miles a day 6 days a week 50 weeks a year (360,000 miles),

Then from 1990-2013 spent another 23 years not commuting, but riding after work, on weekends and vacations (accurately measured at 11,172 miles per year from 2006 when I began recording mileage to 2013). Figure I rode a similar number of miles per year from 1990-2005 (add 256,956 miles)

Then I retired in 2013 and have accurately measured an average of 22,552 miles a year for the 9 years from 2014-2022 (add 202,968 miles).

Best estimate I can come up with.

I've ridden in all of the lower 48 states, 2 provinces of Canada and 5 countries in Europe. My wife rode with me for 49 of those years and has only missed about 10 of the states, but rode in Canada and Europe with me. She quit riding in 2021.

Had a great life on 2 wheels.

[Cormanus]

Weird. Wonder if I just put the link here if it will work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__mC64LS_BM

If not, it's not THAT great of a song, but it felt right for this thread on aging/ageing/deteriorating.

It did work this time, thank you.

[peterbaron]

Lol started getting AARP stuff in the mail 22 1/2 years ago. Never did join. Imagine how Nacho and Rocky feel.

I turned 55 in May 2005. Didn't start keeping records of my mileage until Jan 1, 2006, but have ridden 270,362 miles since then as of today. Will add to that tomorrow.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

PB, I estimate I've ridden about 820,000 miles in 56 years which would be an overall average of 14,641 miles a year.

I commuted by motorcycle plus pleasure riding and vacations for 24 years from 1965-1989, but never kept records of mileage... but can figure a minimum of 15,000 miles a year. This figure is probably low since I was commuting approx 60 miles a day 6 days a week 50 weeks a year (360,000 miles),

Then from 1990-2013 spent another 23 years not commuting, but riding after work, on weekends and vacations (accurately measured at 11,172 miles per year from 2006 when I began recording mileage to 2013). Figure I rode a similar number of miles per year from 1990-2005 (add 256,956 miles)

Then I retired in 2013 and have accurately measured an average of 22,552 miles a year for the 9 years from 2014-2022 (add 202,968 miles).

Best estimate I can come up with.

I've ridden in all of the lower 48 states, 2 provinces of Canada and 5 countries in Europe. My wife rode with me for 49 of those years and has only missed about 10 of the states, but rode in Canada and Europe with me. She quit riding in 2021.

Had a great life on 2 wheels.

wow, wow Ferret stop for a moment....
I would like to know how many miles total you've ridden on all bikes in your life, estimated number is fine with me, please.

PB, I estimate I've ridden about 820,000 miles in 56 years which would be an overall average of 14,641 miles a year.

I commuted by motorcycle plus pleasure riding and vacations for 24 years from 1965-1989, but never kept records of mileage... but can figure a minimum of 15,000 miles a year. This figure is probably low since I was commuting approx 60 miles a day 6 days a week 50 weeks a year (360,000 miles),

Then from 1990-2013 spent another 23 years not commuting, but riding after work, on weekends and vacations (accurately measured at 11,172 miles per year from 2006 when I began recording mileage to 2013). Figure I rode a similar number of miles per year from 1990-2005 (add 256,956 miles)

Then I retired in 2013 and have accurately measured an average of 22,552 miles a year for the 9 years from 2014-2022 (add 202,968 miles).

Best estimate I can come up with.

I've ridden in all of the lower 48 states, 2 provinces of Canada and 5 countries in Europe. My wife rode with me for 49 of those years and has only missed about 10 of the states, but rode in Canada and Europe with me. She quit riding in 2021.

Had a great life on 2 wheels.
Colossal achievement in your motorcycle life.
I bow my head before such a man like you are, Ferret!

[GoldOxide_imp]

Weird. Wonder if I just put the link here if it will work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__mC64LS_BM

If not, it's not THAT great of a song, but it felt right for this thread on aging/ageing/deteriorating.

It did work this time, thank you.

It did work this time, thank you.
(+1) Yep, flick worked.

[Nachodaddy]

Pretty sure Ferret has ridden more in one year than I have in 47 riding years. If Ferrets are known for something, it would be persistence, and he has that.
Go Ferret! Keep the shiny side up and the rubber on the road.

[Tev62]

I thought it was entertaining...but I was probably biased because I think that it might be our own Tev62 (could be wrong, but the possibility was enough to keep me watching!)

It is me tommymck.

Still not selling the C anytime soon, actually loading it up for a one night camping trip this Saturday.

I mentioned that tall high center of gravity bikes were a poor choice for older riders with back issues - and he responded that his back was shot. No picking up napping bikes for him.

So why the heck push adventure bikes?!

Because I ordered a 1250GS with a low chassis and sticky out cylinders

The vid raises some good points, My aging hip joints certainly agree with his comments.

Oh and it definately is from our Irish member..our very own Tev62!

I mentioned that tall high center of gravity bikes were a poor choice for older riders with back issues - and he responded that his back was shot. No picking up napping bikes for him.

So why the heck push adventure bikes?!

It is a strange agenda from a funny duck.

ADV bikes sales have been dealership fast moving rolling stock for years. Anyway, he likes using the f-bomb a lot.

Eeh, sorry!
I work full time with a business partner in a small niche IT business, it is a stressful enough existence and I make the YouTube videos as an hobby and distraction. I'm not one for lying in, sitting around or watching Netflix and for now this is how I spend some of my spare time.

I can be a bit "potty mouthed" but I'm not sure where that cane from really? I went to a Catholic Boarding School since I was 11 and was an Alter Boy etc etc. I think it all went wrong when I left school at 16 and joined the Merchant Navy (Merchant Marine)! I never did get a tattoo though.

I seem to of hit a nerve with this video, most of my videos get a little following with the odd one with a few thousand views. This one is currently at 169,000 views in ten days and I am six days behind on acknowledging peoples comments, there are so many I can't keep up.