damm good one! i been rideing for a,a,a,bout 38 yrs.1st bike 65 cc yamaha then 100cc yamaha 1 street bike 650 triumph chopper,had a head on with a stationwagon in 79 out of the hospital with cast on left leg, get on back of brotherinlaws panhead,to go see my girl,oh those were the days! by the grace of god,i'm still rideing at 52! got a big 1800cc honda never quit what you enjoy!

1st bike was a suzuki ge 125 enduro when i was 14,still riding 33 years later with no end in sight.

My first bike turned me into an Outlaw, at 14 we got restricted licenses here, max 5 bhp / 50 cc's. I bought a new 1966 Honda Scrambler 90, had 8 bhp.  my fate was sealed........ looked like this.

I started riding about 4 years ago when I got my first bike, a Kawasaki Vulcan 800. I had a friend who let me ride his Honda Dream 250cc from time to time in the mid 60's, but probably never rode 500 miles until I got my own bike. I had cancer, Lymphoma, and decided that if I got cured, I was going to get a motorcycle. I did not want to be laying on my death-bed thinking "I wish I would have gotten a motorcycle". The Lord was good to me and I did get cured so I bought the Kaw used in 2006. Now, I just bought a Yamaha V-Star 1300. The Kaw was much lighter and quicker on acceleration but the Yamaha is like a Lincoln compared to an Escort. Lower and nicer to ride. I love this part of my life and the ability to enjoy new things!

Well, here are my 2 cents worth of fame... I started riding behind my brother at 13. We had a standing rule, if he ever met up with a babe who wanted to ride with him... I walked home. LOL, Just a point of interest, I never had to walk home.

I started riding my own with a purple 125 Yamaha street bike. I rode it for about 2 years then moved up to a 440 Kawasaki. I rode that bike for about 4 years then traded it in for a 850 Yamaha triple. That scooter was stolen twice and after the last time it had some major damage so I went without for about 6 years. Then I ran into my last bike while looking with my younger brother for a bike for his wife. I currently ride Rita, a 2001 Road King. I've been riding for 45 years... so far.

I was lucky to be raised on a 500 acre farm, my dad bought me a Yamaha 80 trail bike when I was 13yrs old, I rode it everywhere and have never been without a bike.
So that makes 43 yrs I've been riding.
RandyJoe......Ride Fast Safely...

I've been riding the back (yeah, I know, that's not what it's called! lol) for my whole life; I bought my first bike when I was 15, a Yamaha 650 Maxim, 4 cyl. poked around a little bit, parked it. Bought a Yamaha 1000 Virago, never heard the thing run, but not for trying lol. ended up getting rid of both of them about the same time and bought my Mom's 1980 400T Hawk last fall, and I've been pretty much hard to control ever since lol. (Got REAL tired of that back seat!!!!) Sturgis also gets old when you have to hoof it everywhere lol. I bet Gina and I are probably THE rookies on this site lol, born into it or not.

Late bloomer here. Only been riding for about 4 yrs on my own and pillion for another couple before that...Probably a good thing too, or I'd have never gotten my kids raised! :)