I'm 26, how old are you?

I'm 48+, with 3 '82 650 Seca's, a '77 Yamaha 500 and an '87 Suzuki 850. A Goldwing and a 750 Honda round out my list of current/past bikes, and I plan to stay with my stock Seca. Gotta admit that some folks make some nice looking machines when they put their immagination and wrenches to work, but I lack both.

I'm a new member - and plan to stay for the good info.

 

45 and have been been accused of having a middle age crisis! Thats not until 50, I plan on livin' to 100
Riding the north shore of Lake Ontario

 

Age 44 years and living in SE Arizona desert. Riding since age 8.

Bike is a 1982 Seca Turbo. Also have a 1976 Honda CT-90 for picking my way through the desert.

The main project right now is a 1973 Citroen SM. In the porcess of restoration and soon to get a refurbed 2.7l Maserati V6 (updated with EFI and Vortech supercharger).

 

48, just got a 1981 550 seca, only bike, for now anyway.

ken k

 

It's my birthday today- - my present to myself? a "new" 900
I've wanted since I sold my old 900 17 years ago.

I'm 45. . . dang !

 

38 here in North Texas. Picked up an 82 XJ650 2 years ago and a Haynes manual. Never even changed my car oil but with the manual and lots of help from this site its just about running and ready to see the texas roads!

 

Hey TimetoRide, Mine too! Happy birthday! 40 here.
Mommy gave me a gift certificate to Chacal's store!
Whoopie!

 

Hey folks,

36.83 yrs as a humanoid, and I'm just now riding again after 16 eons of going without. I'm back in the saddle again |with| encouragement from my oh-so-groovy wife of not-quite-two-years.

Cheers.

 

48 and I've been riding since I was 17.

I had to hide my first bike at my friend's house because my parents wouldn't let me have a bike. They didn't find out I rode until I was 21 and in the Navy.

I picked up the Seca for $600 a couple of years ago. It didn't look good, but ran well. I figured it will be a good bike to eventually teach my son on. He just turned 12 and wants badly to ride a street bike. He wants to ride my R6, but that's not gonna happen.

 

25 born and raised in Syracuse, NY. That makes 4 of us pretty close to one another-maybe I'll come whining to one of you guys if I need some help with her.

And I didn't list it in my intro but here is my entire list of bikes in order of acquired:

1972 Yamaha DS7 (Complete but bad shape-donor bike at this point)
1972 Yamaha DS7 (Beautiful-just needs some internal carb work and new tires)
1983 Honda Nighthawk 550SC ("Free" bike that has been anything but-taught me that good old quote)
1978 Yamaha XS 750 Special (Complete, 3000 miles, just needs everything gone through and gas tank de-rusted)
1978 Honda CB400A Hondamatic (Eh...weird)

And after tomorrow:
1981 Yamaha XJ 550 (Runs perfect, does everything perfectly, most perfect thing ever...sure.)

Oh and I'm not a guy that goes after brand loyalty in the slightest but I've got quite the yamaha/honda collection going at this point.

The biggest hurdle for all of these machines? Aside from $? The fact that none have a title. Doesn't matter for the 72's, but getting a title in NY state has proven to be a ripe pain in the ass. Any of you folks deal with similar issues and if so how were you able to get around it?

This place looks better and better the more I read.

-Nate

 

Hey Tubabone....I play a BBflat in a local concert band here in the Columbia River Gorge!

Im 45, bought my '80 XJ650 not long ago, and my helmet came today! woo hoo! (problem with living in the sticks sometimes, having to order stuff).

State of Oregon 'lost' my motorcycle endorsement. So have just enrolled in a Safety Course....might as learn right. And bike is running better and better.

Rick, I am going to do the carb cleaning, my brother inlaw talked to a local tech that is going to let me help, I just have to build a computer for him (his parts). But its going to get done....including adjusting the valves.

 

22 here, living in Edmonton, AB, Canada.

First bike, learned to ride a year and a half ago in training.

 

I'm 44 and act and feel like i'm 24. Been riding since I was 13, I ride every day if the temperature is above 30F and not to much rain in the forecast.

 

im 20 with my first bike and its amazazing lol uhm ive always have wanted a bike well the first think i ever bought that had wheels was 1979 honda trail 50 then i bought a go-ped that i supped up up to i think 40-50mph then got hit by a car i was down for 2 weeks 2 years later im here now with my first bike and im glad that i bought a seca

 

23 yo in queens, NY. this is my first bike, bought last summer. Rode it till the winter then took it apart down to the very last bolt a little after new years. The frame is now completely assembled, wiring in place, welded up a mount for a little chopper seat, and painted the whole thing flat black. Engine is back together minus the cylinders and heads which are going back on tonight. I wouldnt be this far into it without help from this site.

 

21. Had a 74 Honda 350 enduro before the xj550 and have been riding for a couple years. Never really got into bikes until I came across the Honda, and thought "hey that would be fun"...now I'm hooked!

 

22.994520547945206 years.

I'm from NM, living in AA MI for grad school. First bike = first xj. Had it for a few years now. Can't ride enough here, wanna go back home .

 

56.75, started riding again after 25 years or so. Bought an
'82 Seca 'cause I loved the look when they were new and
it fits! Also have a 1968 Royal Enfield Continental GT that
I bought new in the crate in 1970 and rode for years. It needs
a total restoration, one day ....

---p

From N Delta BC Canada

 

lots and lots of people

i never thought this thread would get so many replies! thanks all!~

 

65, Huntington, Indiana. Thats about 25 miles west of Fort Wayne.

Phil