How long have you been riding?

[tony.mon]

51, started at 16, ridden pretty much continuously since then, just had a couple of sessions of two years off when I had to rep a company car- just long enough for my no-claims to lapse in both car and bike!

Only took car test at 27, whenI had my first company directorship. Had to run a reliant supervan around until i passed the car one!

Now they're interesting- in the snow, the two rear wheels follow everyone else's tyre tracks, so no prob's, but the front one ploughs through the fresh stuff in the middle, hopping from one track to the other if it's frozen solid again.....

Just Hondas and old Triumphs mostly, although there was the sidecar for a while.....
handling on that was awful, except being able to go for miles with the chair wheel in the air (easier than it looks).
But then I took the chair off, and the handling was MUCH worse- probably due to right-angle squared off Avon Speedmasters!


Life's rich tapestry, et, etc....

[LotusSevenMan]

Since 1975 on and off.
LSM

[Pete.L]

Since 1975 on and off.
LSM

He He!
That made me laugh and so true for many of us

Oh a measly 25ish years.
Christ! some of you have been riding longer than I've been alive ...fair play to you

Pete.l

[Bluefox]

i'm 38 now,had first bike when i was 13,a 1971 montessa trial bike,

Fissie at 16,never not had a bike since then always had either a road bike or Trial bike(doing comps) or a crosser,

Locally biking isn't big round here,(but my old man was a big influence on me),Rallying was the main outlet of overflowing testosterone,so spent most of early twenties in Mk1's,Mk2's,capri's,even cortina's if need be anything that went sideways really.

[Bluefox]

i'm 38 now,had first bike when i was 13,a 1971 montessa trial bike,

Fissie at 16,never not had a bike since then always had either a road bike or Trial bike(doing comps) or a crosser,

Locally biking isn't big round here,(but my old man was a big influence on me),Rallying was the main outlet of overflowing testosterone,so spent most of early twenties in Mk1's,Mk2's Escort's,capri's,even cortina's if need be anything that went sideways really.

[smf_12]

only 3 years on the road would be 4 but i havnt had a bike for the past year since my off

[wacker]

32 years started riding bikes on a school mates farm at 13

[Stu]

I started on my 5th birthday - raced from 8 on motocross - went to circuits at 14 quite racing at 18 when I joined the Marines - left in 98 became a bike instructor in 2002 when working in bike shop.

And it's so true to older I get the faster I was but have a bit of experiance on bikes