I’m almost 60 and I chose the svelte Triumph Rocket 3R. It’s lack of weight and lack of aggressive acceleration mean it’s like being on a stairlift. The one in Gremlins. 😂
I’m 61 and have been riding since I was 10. I’m small, 5’1” so I bought the Rebel 500 last year. It’s a blast to ride, fast and nimble. All the upgrades to fuel injection, water cooled, ABS disc brakes. (Beats the rear drum brakes.) Slipper racing clutch. LED light package, digital gauge(gas gauge & clock!!!) Overall a really nice bike to commute to work on. As they say “Fun Size”
At 69, I just purchased a new bike after 3 years of taking a break from motorcycles. I got a Kawasaki Z900RS. Not too low so my knees and feet feel cramped up, not too high with a relatively flat seat so I could swing my leg over it, not too heavy at 471 pounds and with the added passenger grab bar I can maneuver it around in the garage. I wanted a simple bike with plenty of power but without the bulk. Those bikes you show with the stepped up passenger seat are impossible to throw my leg over - just too high!
I am 67 and have been riding my lightweight BMW R1250R for 4 years now. Don't really want to downsize to an H2 or a Harley. Perfectly happy with the bike.
Old guys (I am one) will be miserable if the knees are folded up tight and their upper body weight is on their wrists. I had a Kawi 500 Ninja and it was brutal. We need room and an upright stance.
The 20hp of the Royal Hunter on the Royal Enfield 350 would get me killed the first time I tried riding it on the Interstate Highways. Most Royal Enfields are WAY too under powered. Not for me thanks. You would need minimum 500+ cc bike for highway riding.
I am 72 and very happy and satisfied with my V2, 1984 Honda GL500, Overhead 4 valve per cylinder liquid cooled engine. The shaft drive gives it a very smoother and comfy ride.
I am 74 years old. I tried cruisers after riding cafe racers for decades. I can't hike my leg over those high asses "lightweight" bikes. When you get old, your joints tighten up, ALL of them, especially the hip joints. When I started having trouble getting on and off of ANY cruiser, but am pretty fit otherwise, I got the notion of buying a scooter. I don't have to jack my leg up over anything, scooters have a step through design. My Vespa 300 has plenty of power, takes off like a shot if I want it too, is easy to push around a parking lot or garage, turns on a dime, etc. What is most surprising however, is that I get a lot of hand waves and thumbs up salutes. Scooters have become cool! Who would have imagined that? A low seat height is useless if you can't climb onto the bike in the first place. You don't have to cramp up your knees either. Skip the 50-150 cc engines, get a 250-300, they will do an easy 65-70 mph if you want to. My Vespa 300 GTV (there is a whole series of 300's) will supposedly go 80 mph.
At 6'4" and 62 years old only the nc750 would come close to fitting me of the bikes you show, they all look so small. However my 2024 klr 650 fits me and is fairly light, and budget friendly. I recommend 😊.
Nakeds are too tiring for seniors unless they plan just to potter around town. After owning three of them in the last 20 years, I am a big fan of adventure bikes for the combination of comfort, riding position and weight: V-Strom 1000, Multistrada (POS avoid) and for 4 years a 1290 SAS
I have decades of hard earned experienced but have had a fifteen year break. Looking to pick up another bike but the choice is bewildering. Too many nice bikes I like from all genres. I thought about a Tenere, nice bike but a bit top heavy. Might try a Street Triple but then again, one bike I always wanted was the BMW R1250R. I might just get that and be done.
The Enfield Himalayan is the pick of the bunch but I recommend an Africa Twin DCT ES or a Goldwing DCT if you just want to stick to pavement and your height is 5’6” or below. Either way, you’ll never need another bike and DCT can’t be beat.
The Suzuki SV650, Honda NCX750, Kawa Z400 are ok but the others are for newby's ! I am 68 and ride a Triumph 1050, why should senior people ride "little" bikes ? Royal Enfield to vibrate what's left of your liver away !
Great list of beginner bikes for any age.....do "seniors", many of whom have been riding motorcycles for 50 years+, suddenly become stupid idiots who cannot handle anything greater than 50hp?
Motorfiled, please consider using real people for narration. The robo-voice has no idea how to speak many motorcycle related terms and it makes the otherwise valuable video seem really contrived. Thanks for the facts and the video and the ideas, please just get a real person to record the audio next time.
Kind of insulted. I’m 65 and have a 2008 Fatboy and a 19 Road King and don’t intend to ride a light bike that can’t handles the crappy roads in southeast Pa. any time soon.
I'm a few years younger than you and recently traded my Victory Cross Roads for a Harley Dyna Street Bob . The 820 lbs crossroads was the "Polaris Road King" and I got tired of moving that around in my garage and rarely carry a passenger. The 650 lb Dyna is much easier in a garage, more agile, and very fast. With Thunder Header exhausts, it sounds spectacular.
I'm 79, have two Victories, a Moto Guzzi California 1400, a Triumph Speed Twin 1200 and a Triumph Thunderbird Night Storm 1700. The bikes you call "For seniors" are starter bikes. Boooooring!!
I'm 77 and bought my Triumph Speed 400 a few weeks ago. It's great fun, which a motorcycle should be. I've been riding for 62 years.
I'm 78, and love my 765RS. It's like Z 400 on steroid. I also own a Ninja 400.
I'm 65 and purchased the Triumph 400x for riding dirt roads.
You’ve got me beat and that’s rare. A motorcycle is the fountain of youth. Keep the rubber side down and your knees in the breeze.🙏
I'm in my 60s and I ride my light weight Ducati Diavel V4. Perfect Old Man bike.
Trade it in for a Rebel 500 😆
I’m almost 60 and I chose the svelte Triumph Rocket 3R. It’s lack of weight and lack of aggressive acceleration mean it’s like being on a stairlift. The one in Gremlins. 😂
I’m 61 and have been riding since I was 10. I’m small, 5’1” so I bought the Rebel 500 last year. It’s a blast to ride, fast and nimble. All the upgrades to fuel injection, water cooled, ABS disc brakes. (Beats the rear drum brakes.) Slipper racing clutch. LED light package, digital gauge(gas gauge & clock!!!) Overall a really nice bike to commute to work on. As they say “Fun Size”
At 69, I just purchased a new bike after 3 years of taking a break from motorcycles. I got a Kawasaki Z900RS. Not too low so my knees and feet feel cramped up, not too high with a relatively flat seat so I could swing my leg over it, not too heavy at 471 pounds and with the added passenger grab bar I can maneuver it around in the garage. I wanted a simple bike with plenty of power but without the bulk. Those bikes you show with the stepped up passenger seat are impossible to throw my leg over - just too high!
Senior riders as long as they’re not 6’ or above.
I am 67 and have been riding my lightweight BMW R1250R for 4 years now. Don't really want to downsize to an H2 or a Harley. Perfectly happy with the bike.
Old guys (I am one) will be miserable if the knees are folded up tight and their upper body weight is on their wrists. I had a Kawi 500 Ninja and it was brutal. We need room and an upright stance.
Honda's usually have a comfortable, upright riding position. That's my choice.
NO mention of the Triumph 400?
The 20hp of the Royal Hunter on the Royal Enfield 350 would get me killed the first time I tried riding it on the Interstate Highways. Most Royal Enfields are WAY too under powered. Not for me thanks. You would need minimum 500+ cc bike for highway riding.
The Z 400 will do 75 mph. solo cruising.
@@sportmuaythaiv1045 I do like that bike. Thanks for the info.
9:18 9:18 9:18 9:18 I agree for sure .you nailed in the head right in ...
No you don’t. What you need is a better education system to obtain a drivers license
I am 72 and very happy and satisfied with my V2, 1984 Honda GL500, Overhead 4 valve per cylinder liquid cooled engine. The shaft drive gives it a very smoother and comfy ride.
I am 74 years old. I tried cruisers after riding cafe racers for decades. I can't hike my leg over those high asses "lightweight" bikes. When you get old, your joints tighten up, ALL of them, especially the hip joints. When I started having trouble getting on and off of ANY cruiser, but am pretty fit otherwise, I got the notion of buying a scooter. I don't have to jack my leg up over anything, scooters have a step through design. My Vespa 300 has plenty of power, takes off like a shot if I want it too, is easy to push around a parking lot or garage, turns on a dime, etc. What is most surprising however, is that I get a lot of hand waves and thumbs up salutes. Scooters have become cool! Who would have imagined that? A low seat height is useless if you can't climb onto the bike in the first place. You don't have to cramp up your knees either. Skip the 50-150 cc engines, get a 250-300, they will do an easy 65-70 mph if you want to. My Vespa 300 GTV (there is a whole series of 300's) will supposedly go 80 mph.
how does a 493 pounds called "Lightweight" bruh
Ha! If your an old guy like me there are plenty young riders around to help you set your bike up.
English? Grammar?
At 6'4" and 62 years old only the nc750 would come close to fitting me of the bikes you show, they all look so small. However my 2024 klr 650 fits me and is fairly light, and budget friendly. I recommend 😊.
I have been riding for over 40yrs ,I will decide what I will ride, and these days it's a Kawasaki vn2000
I like my BSA.
Nakeds are too tiring for seniors unless they plan just to potter around town. After owning three of them in the last 20 years, I am a big fan of adventure bikes for the combination of comfort, riding position and weight: V-Strom 1000, Multistrada (POS avoid) and for 4 years a 1290 SAS
I have decades of hard earned experienced but have had a fifteen year break. Looking to pick up another bike but the choice is bewildering. Too many nice bikes I like from all genres. I thought about a Tenere, nice bike but a bit top heavy. Might try a Street Triple but then again, one bike I always wanted was the BMW R1250R. I might just get that and be done.
The Enfield Himalayan is the pick of the bunch but I recommend an Africa Twin DCT ES or a Goldwing DCT if you just want to stick to pavement and your height is 5’6” or below. Either way, you’ll never need another bike and DCT can’t be beat.
67-year-old z900rs also Indian Scout Rouge love them
Although most bikers believe that the BMW G310R is specifically intended for new young beginner riders up to 25 yrs of age ❤
Real good picks I think nailed it man ...😊
70 years old, for the streets the Ducati 797 Monster for off-road Honda CRF300L which is for sale so I can buy a Rieju 300. Need to smell that premix.
I'm 71 riding a KAWASAKI Z400.❤
I'm 78, and I ride Ninja 400. Best value for the money for road riding.
Age 64 and I ride a 2015 Honda VFR800F and a 2019 CB1000R.
You must be in England; you left out the GSX-R750! I hope you guys can still get used ones.
Honda rebel 500 doesn't have a cruiser handlebar
Age 62. Vstrom 650 and f650gs. The day i cant ride them anymore is the day i stop riding.
71, daily ride KTM SDGT
Where's the two up bikes
The z400 lovely bike, but uncomfortable no room unless your very thin
The Suzuki SV650, Honda NCX750, Kawa Z400 are ok but the others are for newby's ! I am 68 and ride a Triumph 1050, why should senior people ride "little" bikes ? Royal Enfield to vibrate what's left of your liver away !
It's not the weight for me. With stuffed hips I need something I can actually get on so I'm puttering around on a Grm.
KLR650 $4,299 here in san diego. and better choice.
800 cc is the best size for older riders like me.
Cancer sucks! Ask me how I know.
50 first bike 2023 duke390 315lbs
The Kawasaki Z400 will run circles around Hunter 350. Better yet, get the Ninja 400. You'll get good wind protection.
Great list of beginner bikes for any age.....do "seniors", many of whom have been riding motorcycles for 50 years+, suddenly become stupid idiots who cannot handle anything greater than 50hp?
I'm 78, 5"7" 145lbs. For US. riding, I vote for Ninja 650. Very good value.
Motorfiled, please consider using real people for narration. The robo-voice has no idea how to speak many motorcycle related terms and it makes the otherwise valuable video seem really contrived. Thanks for the facts and the video and the ideas, please just get a real person to record the audio next time.
I'm 75, love motorcycles, but none of the machines shown here are compelling.
Do you really think using a bad text reader is the way to appeal to senior riders?
Ducati 800 scrambler
for senior riders?? those are for beginners..
Kind of insulted. I’m 65 and have a 2008 Fatboy and a 19 Road King and don’t intend to ride a light bike that can’t handles the crappy roads in southeast Pa. any time soon.
I'm a few years younger than you and recently traded my Victory Cross Roads for a Harley Dyna Street Bob . The 820 lbs crossroads was the "Polaris Road King" and I got tired of moving that around in my garage and rarely carry a passenger. The 650 lb Dyna is much easier in a garage, more agile, and very fast. With Thunder Header exhausts, it sounds spectacular.
Bro say the words THREE🎉
I thought seniors rode cruiser bikes.
Say the words “THREE” “TEN”
Any bike over 200 kg is not lightweight.
I’m 72 and ride a Valkyrie you’re very annoying
I'm 79, have two Victories, a Moto Guzzi California 1400, a Triumph Speed Twin 1200 and a Triumph Thunderbird Night Storm 1700. The bikes you call "For seniors" are starter bikes. Boooooring!!
Honda rebel is most ugly motrcycle ever 🤮
Haaa Haaa Haaa you are right
One of the best bikes in this category that’s been left out is in my opinion the fcmoto clc450.