I started riding as a teenager, didn’t get certified until I was 30, still riding at 71 😎 Start when you want to, but always remember who counts on you to come home every night. More responsibility requires prudence. Ride accordingly 😎🇺🇸☀️🤘🏻
When I was 19 (in 1982), a few of my friends all had bikes and I couldn't go with them when they went out for rides together. My first car was an old rust-bucket junk heap so not much fun. I found an old '73 Honda 350-Four lying in a field and bought it from the farmer for about $50. I spray painted the tins, put on new tires, new battery, new speedo cable, changed the fork oil, engine oil, and spark plugs, and got it running. I took the written test and was ready to go. I had never been on a bike in my life so my friends took me to one of those places where you can rent little dirt bikes and I learned the basic controls on one of those. It was a lot of fun. After I got back to town, I took my Honda for the first ride and went about 5 miles down a straight road and came right back. The bike felt huge. What a rush! I rode it for two summers, then upgraded to a Suzuki Madura 700cc. Liquid cooled, 6 speed, shaft drive, 100 mph top end. After one season, I had to give up my bikes to return to college. After that, I was living in apartments and I didn't want to own a bike and leave it outside so I never got one again until I finally got my first house with a garage at 40yo and that's when I started riding again. I'm now riding my '09 Sportster 1200 Custom that I bought new and although I sometimes consider upgrading to a Softail, such as a Sport Glide 107, I still enjoy the Sporty. Now I'm very close to turning 60yo and my only regret is all those years I missed out on riding.
I just learned at 35. Just put 1200 miles on my Iron 883. Really had no urge to ride a motorcycle before now but glad I waited. I’m definitely more careful and mindful than I would have been in my 20’s.
Ru gonna do maintenance check list videos anytime soon. I bought my first motorcycle last year October. I never rode a bike before and got myself a 2012 1200 custom. Best choice I made so far. Got 2700miles so far. 1200 is fun.
Your story sounds damn near identical to mine...my kids are a little bit younger so I've had to step away a little bit, but hope to really get back on the bike when they get a few years older. Keep up the great content!!!
That sounds similar to my story, except not mid life crisis. I just kept thinking about doing it every few years for the past 10 years or so, until I finally bought one, a super cheap one, to learn to ride. I have had it a year and have ridden it only twice. My work schedule leaves a small window to practice. But I totally love it, even though it is scary AF. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope the cougar was an animal and not a middle aged woman....lol.
hahahaha you know I didn't even think about the other definition of a cougar since my wife has approached that age 😂 damn missed opportunity for a joke! I am glad that you picked up the hobby - sucks that you get so little time to ride but the fact that you can go for a ride and know how to, it is an accomplishment on its own! bucket list ✅
Though I grew up with and around bikes, I'm glad I waited until my mid 20s to learn. Much safer of a rider for it, and my tastes changed from sport bikes to more retro style. Never too old to ride, or learn. It's the most freeing feeling, and fantastic for clearing your head after a rough day.
I'm in Ontario Canada, almost 60yo, never had an accident, been driving since 1979, and my bike insurance for this year was $947. Considering I can only ride about 6 months per year due to the weather, that seems ridiculous to me. When my son was 21yo, his car insurance for the first year was more than $330/month. Friggen brutal. What a scam. When I was young, we bought and rode bikes to save money with respect to cars. Now it's the other way around it seems.
I got my license last April, at the ripe old age of 40. It's funny, I took lessons way back in 2003/2004 when I was in my early 20's. Failed the final road test and totally lost interest. Got the itch again in my late 30's and have no regrets. Never too late.
haha yeah failing that road test and having to wait around/re-pay fees to re-do can definitely make you have second thoughts. I am glad that you got back to it and achieved what you wanted later in life!
Much like yourself, my dad was very strict and would not allow me or my brothers to ride a motorcycle while we lived under his roof, i moved out when i was 19 and moved in with my partner (now wife) and had kids young and felt the time was never right then at 34 my younger brother sat his test and was trying to encourage me to go for mine because he knew i always wanted to, and it was my brother who actually booked my test for me without telling me 😂 that was last July and I've loved every moment on my motorcycle ever since, and although more mature riding makes me feel younger and brings back those childhood memories of bikes 🏍️🏍️
@@KSMotoCafe surprisingly there ok with, there more worried about my younger brother as he's 26 but has the mind of an 18 year old, so he's been taking most of the flak, but he's a daily rider and is very good so I'm not worried compared to me I'm just a weekend rider so getting that experience and confidence is taking a lot longer, but I'm quiet happy being a straight line warrior just now 😂
I always wanted a bike but my family definitely didn't support the motorcycle life. Especially when a family friend died at a very young age due to an accident. For my 31st birthday(6 months ago) I got my M1 and still scouting for a bike cause I'm pretty broke at the moment with a car I just bought in 2020, so I can't go and buy one at the moment😅
hey getting ur m1 is a big deal! your insurance will just get cheaper as you get older :) Just find some motorcycle rental places to get your experience up
MotoCafe, at 58 years young now, I'm better prepated-emotionally than I was at 28, when I missed getting my endorsement by 1 question. Now I'm going for it, and, my family isn't gonna crush my dreams this time!🤐😠 They've tried to "stuff me under the bus"since I was 5 years old! It's the same crud with getting my 1st home & getting married and having MY OWN children.💔. I've had to divorce myself from the entire family to get free of their OCD problems. Doug🏍️😎🧸🐻🦅😁👍
Hey Doug - I am glad to hear that you finally got to do what you have always wanted! Im so happy for you! And yes picking up this hobby as a more matured mind was probably what is saving me from getting into an at fault accident or speeding tickets lol
Best time to learn to ride, is as soon as you can get one...I've been riding since I was a kid in the 70s on dirt bikes, wouldn't have life any other way...there's no such thing as a 'safe' vehicle, so get out & ride...life is too short to roll in a cage all the time...motorcycles aren't a hobby for me, it's a way of life...of course, that way of life might be interrupted if I had to pay $100-$300 a month for insurance...how does anyone pay that & the note too? Even when I paid a note on 2 Harleys at the same time, their combined full coverage was only $70 a month...🖖🏿😎👍🏿
Please let me viewers know how you ended up riding and when you think is it the best time to learn motorcycling!
I started riding as a teenager, didn’t get certified until I was 30, still riding at 71 😎
Start when you want to, but always remember who counts on you to come home every night. More responsibility requires prudence. Ride accordingly
😎🇺🇸☀️🤘🏻
that last part always drives home for me. I always hug and kiss my entire family before going on a planned ride 😅
When I was 19 (in 1982), a few of my friends all had bikes and I couldn't go with them when they went out for rides together. My first car was an old rust-bucket junk heap so not much fun. I found an old '73 Honda 350-Four lying in a field and bought it from the farmer for about $50. I spray painted the tins, put on new tires, new battery, new speedo cable, changed the fork oil, engine oil, and spark plugs, and got it running. I took the written test and was ready to go. I had never been on a bike in my life so my friends took me to one of those places where you can rent little dirt bikes and I learned the basic controls on one of those. It was a lot of fun. After I got back to town, I took my Honda for the first ride and went about 5 miles down a straight road and came right back. The bike felt huge. What a rush! I rode it for two summers, then upgraded to a Suzuki Madura 700cc. Liquid cooled, 6 speed, shaft drive, 100 mph top end. After one season, I had to give up my bikes to return to college. After that, I was living in apartments and I didn't want to own a bike and leave it outside so I never got one again until I finally got my first house with a garage at 40yo and that's when I started riding again. I'm now riding my '09 Sportster 1200 Custom that I bought new and although I sometimes consider upgrading to a Softail, such as a Sport Glide 107, I still enjoy the Sporty. Now I'm very close to turning 60yo and my only regret is all those years I missed out on riding.
I just learned at 35. Just put 1200 miles on my Iron 883. Really had no urge to ride a motorcycle before now but glad I waited. I’m definitely more careful and mindful than I would have been in my 20’s.
right on! great choice for your first bike too 😁
Ru gonna do maintenance check list videos anytime soon. I bought my first motorcycle last year October. I never rode a bike before and got myself a 2012 1200 custom. Best choice I made so far. Got 2700miles so far. 1200 is fun.
Your story sounds damn near identical to mine...my kids are a little bit younger so I've had to step away a little bit, but hope to really get back on the bike when they get a few years older. Keep up the great content!!!
That sounds similar to my story, except not mid life crisis. I just kept thinking about doing it every few years for the past 10 years or so, until I finally bought one, a super cheap one, to learn to ride. I have had it a year and have ridden it only twice. My work schedule leaves a small window to practice. But I totally love it, even though it is scary AF. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope the cougar was an animal and not a middle aged woman....lol.
hahahaha you know I didn't even think about the other definition of a cougar since my wife has approached that age 😂 damn missed opportunity for a joke! I am glad that you picked up the hobby - sucks that you get so little time to ride but the fact that you can go for a ride and know how to, it is an accomplishment on its own! bucket list ✅
Though I grew up with and around bikes, I'm glad I waited until my mid 20s to learn. Much safer of a rider for it, and my tastes changed from sport bikes to more retro style.
Never too old to ride, or learn. It's the most freeing feeling, and fantastic for clearing your head after a rough day.
mid 20s as a seasoned driver and mature mindset is the perfect timing I think. Unfortunately I didn't mature until I had kids in my 30s lol 😅
I'm in Ontario Canada, almost 60yo, never had an accident, been driving since 1979, and my bike insurance for this year was $947. Considering I can only ride about 6 months per year due to the weather, that seems ridiculous to me. When my son was 21yo, his car insurance for the first year was more than $330/month. Friggen brutal. What a scam. When I was young, we bought and rode bikes to save money with respect to cars. Now it's the other way around it seems.
I got my license last April, at the ripe old age of 40. It's funny, I took lessons way back in 2003/2004 when I was in my early 20's. Failed the final road test and totally lost interest. Got the itch again in my late 30's and have no regrets. Never too late.
haha yeah failing that road test and having to wait around/re-pay fees to re-do can definitely make you have second thoughts. I am glad that you got back to it and achieved what you wanted later in life!
Much like yourself, my dad was very strict and would not allow me or my brothers to ride a motorcycle while we lived under his roof, i moved out when i was 19 and moved in with my partner (now wife) and had kids young and felt the time was never right then at 34 my younger brother sat his test and was trying to encourage me to go for mine because he knew i always wanted to, and it was my brother who actually booked my test for me without telling me 😂 that was last July and I've loved every moment on my motorcycle ever since, and although more mature riding makes me feel younger and brings back those childhood memories of bikes 🏍️🏍️
yeah man I can totally relate - how is your family taking it after u and ur brother getting into riding?
@@KSMotoCafe surprisingly there ok with, there more worried about my younger brother as he's 26 but has the mind of an 18 year old, so he's been taking most of the flak, but he's a daily rider and is very good so I'm not worried compared to me I'm just a weekend rider so getting that experience and confidence is taking a lot longer, but I'm quiet happy being a straight line warrior just now 😂
06 SV 650S is approx 125 per month at 22, thanks icbc very cool
that's actually a really good price for young age - I have seen upwards $300/month for someone who just got their motorcycle license
I always wanted a bike but my family definitely didn't support the motorcycle life. Especially when a family friend died at a very young age due to an accident. For my 31st birthday(6 months ago) I got my M1 and still scouting for a bike cause I'm pretty broke at the moment with a car I just bought in 2020, so I can't go and buy one at the moment😅
hey getting ur m1 is a big deal! your insurance will just get cheaper as you get older :) Just find some motorcycle rental places to get your experience up
@KS Moto Cafe thank you for the advice 🙏 I honestly didn't think about it cause I'm scared to drop a bike but I gotta practice somehow haha
if anything- best to take a course that teaches you how to ride on their bikes. Best $500 spent
MotoCafe, at 58 years young now, I'm better prepated-emotionally than I was at 28, when I missed getting my endorsement by 1 question. Now I'm going for it, and, my family isn't gonna crush my dreams this time!🤐😠 They've tried to "stuff me under the bus"since I was 5 years old! It's the same crud with getting my 1st home & getting married and having MY OWN children.💔. I've had to divorce myself from the entire family to get free of their OCD problems. Doug🏍️😎🧸🐻🦅😁👍
Hey Doug - I am glad to hear that you finally got to do what you have always wanted! Im so happy for you! And yes picking up this hobby as a more matured mind was probably what is saving me from getting into an at fault accident or speeding tickets lol
Best time to learn to ride, is as soon as you can get one...I've been riding since I was a kid in the 70s on dirt bikes, wouldn't have life any other way...there's no such thing as a 'safe' vehicle, so get out & ride...life is too short to roll in a cage all the time...motorcycles aren't a hobby for me, it's a way of life...of course, that way of life might be interrupted if I had to pay $100-$300 a month for insurance...how does anyone pay that & the note too? Even when I paid a note on 2 Harleys at the same time, their combined full coverage was only $70 a month...🖖🏿😎👍🏿
Yeah I envy the cheap insurance you guys have. Some people here own multiple bikes - each insured at 100-300$/month lol
I own multiples, but I'd have to cull some ponies from the stable if it cost that much...Lol!