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View Poll Results: Am I too old for a sportbike?
You're too old, get a cruiser. 2 3.39%
You're too old but get a sportbike anyway. 27 45.76%
You're too old, get a naked/streetfighter/supermoto. 9 15.25%
Yo're old but Taters whore ex-wife will ride on the back of anything. 21 35.59%
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Old 03-05-2009, 06:04 PM   #101
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Tell her you are going to go buy a Harley and then come home with a new 1125!
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Old 03-05-2009, 07:14 PM   #102
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I guess the 84 year old man that brought his bike to the track should have been told he exceeded some magical age limit.

I best tell Schwantz he can't come out and ride either...

Fuck that.
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Old 03-05-2009, 09:19 PM   #103
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Hmmm... took the MSF and bought my baby Ninja 2 years ago just after turning 43. I guess I missed the too old memo, too.
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Old 03-05-2009, 10:16 PM   #104
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Ever heard the saying...You don't quit playing because you get old, you get old because you quit playing!

Buy what you want, not what someone else wants.

I'll be 43 this year, going from a VTX to an FZ1 and when I can afford a second bike it'll be an R6 or a supermoto to hooligan on
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:12 AM   #105
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I used to pit next to a guy named Doc Brown when I raced vintage bikes.

He was in his sixties back then. He fucking terrorized the 250 class on a TZ 250. The guy was unbeatable.

He also had an AARP sticker on the back of his bike, just to add insult to injury.

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Old 03-06-2009, 12:36 AM   #106
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I'm 38 and definately don't think or feel I'm too old, age is just a number.....
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:43 AM   #107
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I used to pit next to a guy named Doc Brown when I raced vintage bikes.

He was in his sixties back then. He fucking terrorized the 250 class on a TZ 250. The guy was unbeatable.

He also had an AARP sticker on the back of his bike, just to add insult to injury.

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Old 03-06-2009, 12:44 AM   #108
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i'm 35 and will ride sportbikes long as I can, its starting to hurt my knees pretty bad, but will probably just buy some adjustable rearsets
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:32 AM   #109
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or do what I did, buy the bike with the most room for the rider.
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:47 AM   #110
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You're too old ONLY when you go to push the starter button and suddenly DIE on the bike in your parking place. theres no such thing as too old until you're no longer able to handle it safely in my book.
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