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Started when I was 16, 76 now. Whew! Time flies when you're heavily sedated.
From what I've seen on road trips most are over 50, the younger crowd seems to gravitate toward liter bikes or small displacement dirt bikes with the "Grom" being pretty popular. (I know the "Grom" is not a dirt bike but they're cheap an great for kids( anybody up to 25).
Times have changed, a lot of the younger crowd just can't afford what we consider a motorcycle.
In the '60's and '70's there just weren't that many motorcycles. Around 1984 the yuppies discovered them. We all know how that went. $60,000 choppers, buying and reselling contracts on a Harley that had a delivery date a year out. Etc., etc.
I feel very lucky to have been born at the most fun time in history.
 
First bike I saw, and was told about was my Dads 36 Knuckle. It was a picture of it tied down on a barge, which was one of four my old man tied together and push fron the New York City area to Lockport NY, transporting oil. I was single digits. Tried to make my "Stingray" look like it. Started riding (legally) 1968, on friends bikes (this does not count the "RIVERSIDE" moped we would"borrow" and ride around the neighborhood. Will be 70 this Dec. If I can't hold it up at stop lights - I'll hang a chair on it. My plate says "NO CAGE" could not survive without a bike, have taken four over 100K ( this doen't count the miles I've riden on others). My first solo ride was on my dads - not sure of the year (1973 I think) FLH 1200. I am riding bike number 5 of my own now, 14 Cross Country 8 ball plus added "stuff" to it. has abou 40K on it. my moto " Some people OWN MOTORCYCLES - Some people Ride them! Do not know if I am a "BIKER" I think I am but depends on what that words means to each reading this.
When Easy Rider magazine came out;
1. I wouldn't have a copy in my house.
2. I made sure to let everyone know I wasn't a "biker", I am a motorcycle enthusiast.
 
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