How old are you?

Most of the SW owners I have met are old codgers like me (I'm 65) who have ridden for many years but find it less comfortable than it used to be to mount and shift on a motorcycle, and chose a scooter as a better way to ride. I wonder how many younger riders of the SW are out there or if the SW is really an old guys bike.

Considering that I have actually "met" no SW owners (only on line, like this), my guess is that most of us are not young.
Like Vito, I have been a "biker" for some 40+ years (never a Harley, tho).
I got the SW the day after I dropped my BMW K1100LT at a stop sign and needed help from a couple of young people to get it back on its tires.
I've noted on other forums that I have not really enjoyed riding as much as this since I gave up trying to be a trials rider in the early 70's.

I was 71 on my last birthday.

Hi,

I'm 49, soon to be 50, and have ridden scooters since for the last 4-5 years. I rode m/c's since I was 15 and mini-bikes since I was 12. I really find that I just like this big scooters and think I will stay with them for some time. I am looking forward to see if Honda does come out with the Silver Wing 750. Not that I need one, and wouldn't buy one right away, but it would be nice to have larger tires and another 10-15 hp.

Well, so far I'm the pup at the young age of 48! My SW is the first motor driven bike and I bought it just about a year ago. I'm as anxious as a kid on December 23rd waiting for riding season in the midwest.

Got ya beat skiwoods........I'm 45 pushing 46 this year. But I know I'm not the
youngest one here.

Hey Jeff.
The big 50!
Hope you have something special planned for that day. My wife threw a party for about 60 of our closest friends when I hit 50. I will be 52 this November.

42 Years old and wish I bought the SW years ago.

Hi All,

I am 63 now but will turn over the big 6-4 in about 3 weeks. I'm sorta like "skiwoods" in that I had never had a motorized 2 wheeler of any sort before until I got my '05 bike in June (?) of 2008. I lurked on all the Silver Wing sites for about 3 years debating on whether or not to take the plunge (at my advanced age). However the instructor at the cycle rider's safety course convinced me I'd be alright. I still don't ride a whole lot but come warm weather I'll get to going again.

Ride Safe Friends,

What am I?

Ambitions of a 30 year old stuck in a 52 year old body.

Have a great one
bob

Well I'm a solid 45 adding one in march. scooterbob couldn't have said it better.
The mind says GO the body says Noooo. lol

68 years old and feel much younger. The past two years I've done several long distance trips averaging 9000 miles in four months. This year I have plans to travel more often than in the past.

Will be 76 next Sat. but still enjoy the rides.... Like some of the others, had a GW 1500 SE up until I got the Swing the 1st of Feb. this year... Just got tired of the up shifting and down shifting w/ the GW... The Swing rides like a dream for me..

Tom G

JeffR wrote:

Hi,

I'm 49, soon to be 50, and have ridden scooters since for the last 4-5 years. I rode m/c's since I was 15 and mini-bikes since I was 12. I really find that I just like this big scooters and think I will stay with them for some time. I am looking forward to see if Honda does come out with the Silver Wing 750. Not that I need one, and wouldn't buy one right away, but it would be nice to have larger tires and another 10-15 hp.

JeffR,

You have just described the Gilera GP800... Although sadly, it doesn't have as much underseat storage, but it does have an 850cc V-twin. On a different forum I read one of the guys in Germany has put on a rather awesome sounding leo Vince exhaust, and lighter variator rollers... He says it acclerates quicker and top speed is over 120mph, and quite stable.... When I test rode one 7 months or so ago found it weaved at about 105mph... Anyway I think he has a different screen on his machine, perhaps that has sorted out the weave, or the one I tested had a problem. I'd be interested to see what his new 0-60mph is as the standard Gilera is about 5.7 seconds I believe....

I'm hitting the big 60 this July. Somehow I'm not real excited about that. But I work hard fighting it all the way...LOL We just got back from five weeks in Florida last night and while I was there I walked just over 250 miles! I lifted weights and was motivated by my new bike waiting at the Honda dealership in Richmond, IN. I'm so excited to get on and learn about this new bike. After an Elite, and two Helix the past 15 years I am excited about moving up to the Silverwing. I've ridden on and off most of my life but am still interested in learning more and traveling more this summer.
I think I have a young spirit and that keeps me going...I'm looking forward to lots and lots of active years ahead.

Gene wrote:

42 Years old and wish I bought the SW years ago.

Hey isn't it good to be 42 and a young pup! I agree with your sentiments about the S'wing.

I never really got into powerful high rev sports bikes, was always more into heavier touring bikes with loads of torque. Had my first BMW tourer in my mid twenties..

I'm 43 in August, and still into heavier touring type bikes /scoots with loads of torque...

JeffR, I note that our ages and star signs are displayed on the forum... I was wondering if you could come up with a formula that takes ones actual age, and computes an apparent age given the obvious penchant here for riding bikes and scoots...

Hi, this is "Old Dave" in Western Nebraska and I'll put my two cents worth in because thats about all I have since this mess we have in the economy....
I'll be 73 in August but love to ride and play golf. Have both knee replacements, in 2001 and I suppose because I'm still very active the have come un glued, that is the button on the "Petella" so may have to have them fixed as the knee caps are sitting off to the outside of each knee. Supposed to see an "Ortho" in Ft. Collins April 10th and if he doesn't get to excited will just live with it. This 2005 S-Wing I have just 'foots the bill', and can easily handle it even in my condition. Old, Yes, Well that's the rest of the story.....
Just "Old Dave" Who knows, may even ride to Sturgis with Jon this year....

wow.........I think I will sell this one soon........lol. I am 34. But I got used to staying away from guys my age as most I know are more interested in what they look like and what others think. I care about riding it.

At an actual 57 years of age my mind is stuck somewhere about mid twenties. I took to riding scoots some ten plus years ago and instantly knew a massive part of my life had been missed.

If I want speed and thrills I will jump into the seat in front of my XBox and crash into anybody and everything knowing I can't hurt anyone apart from myself falling off the chair if cornering too hard.

The Silverwing to me is the ultimate in riding, (except in the wet), comfort, speed and storage. The rice rocketeers can have their sporty image, I'm mega happy sitting in comfort getting from A to B in style and panache.

35

Not 60 but 18 with 42 years' experience - at least that's what the T-shirt says.

I'll be 56 on the 10th November if anyone wants to send me expensive presents!

PM me for address, post early please I don't want to be disappointed.

Cornishman:
You and I share the same birthday. I will be 52 this year and I will drink a (moderately expensive) single malt on your behalf.

Well, I don't know whether I should enter this "kiddie room topic, but I will anyway in spite of being 85. I guess my maturity clock is on a different time zone.. having to wait until I was 48 before getting serious about riding and then becoming a competitive observed trials rider . Getting a bit bored with the slow stuff, I started riding enduro bikes like the Yamaha IT 250 & IT 465. A couple of serious getoffs forced me to go to sport quads, my last one being a Yamaha 660 Raptor. Finally (or semi-finally) I decided tp try the street riding thing with a 2002 Kawasaki 1500 Mean Streak cruiser. That just became too large & heavy for the short hops I was taking, hence the S'Wing in 07. I like the scoot especially after the performance additions. I have to say that I still miss the shifting, the clutch, (it's a control thing, I guess)and yeh, the dirt & XC thrills of blasting thru the desert WFO.

The Scootist wrote:

I will drink a (moderately expensive) single malt on your behalf.

Chocolate?

honda_silver wrote:

The Scootist wrote:

I will drink a (moderately expensive) single malt on your behalf.

Chocolate?

Thanks..I'll have a Dos Equis

I usually drink my single malt with a fine cigar, but single malt with chocolate? hmmm I may have to try that...

Thanks Scootist you're a true gent.

I'm 59, turning 60 the day before Halloween.

65 as of March 9th... but do I care??? Heck no, I got Medicare... and Tricare... but who cares?? I ain't goin' nowheres... except out ridin' on my "Wing".

I am 61, will be 62 in November, and appreciate this forum for the online friends and advice of so many fine folks! Ride safe, ...and happy...billc.

I didn't start riding until I was 66. Now I'm 70, playing golf and enjoying my silverwing

It doesn't seem possible I'm 62. I was born during the Korean War so it must be true.

Can't be Papa, the Korean thing started 60 years ago today. I was too young to be part of it, to smart to have been part of the Vietnamese thing and too old now to give a damn.

The Korean War was from June 1950 until 1953 billc.

Me thinks he might mean WWII, but I wasn't old enough to remember it as I was not very old at that time. I didn't show up on the scene till late in 1947, things are just a tad hard to remember back that far.
Craig

69, 70 in December. Retired for 11 years and have lots of riding planned!

Hi KINN,
Next year I will need to change my vote to the 61-70 section.

I'm 33 -- my age increases the further away I am from riding and drops towards 20 when I'm on my Swing and riding free. The Swing is my 3rd scoot. I went from a Buddy 150 from July 2008 to July 2009, then a SYM Citycom 300i from July 2009 till June 2010. I've had Senora since June 12, and been grinning like a 20 year old on the last day of spring semester.

34. Dang, I'm not the youngest here. Hammy, how'd you like the Sym Citycom 300 I. It would make a nice scoot for my wife or a good replacment for the Helix.

Ron, don't even get me started. AVOID SYM AT ALL COSTS. The reason I got the Swing was because my SYM crapped out after just 15k miles and began overheating once it began to get over 70 degrees. It's been in the shop since April 1, and STILL hasn't been resolved under warranty. The US distributor's headquarters just recently burned down a few weeks ago under suspicious circumstances, believed to be arson. I'm not the only 2009 Citycom owner who has been having problems. SYM makes a stellar HD200 and RV250 which might be better options for you, but the way they've handled my situation has been just sickening. Unless the US distributor (Carter Brothers) changes the way they run things or SYM gets a different distributor, I'd advise you to stay away from SYM completely.

AND back to your usual programming, folks! Sorry for the little hijack by your resident 30-something young'uns!

ronjr009 wrote:

34. Dang, I'm not the youngest here ...

And I've got both you and Hammy beat - 28. I thought I was the youngest here for a while, but turns out Shlomy is a few years younger, so no claim to fame for me there...

No worries -- my age is variable! Closer to 50 at work and 20 on the Swing!

Hammy wrote:

No worries -- my age is variable! Closer to 50 at work and 20 on the Swing!

The lower the leans or tighter the curves, the closer to 20?

Let's see, in my newly uploaded avatar -- that'd be about 20 and change!

67.5 and having a good time putting miles on my SW and GW! Been riding on two wheels with a motor for 54 years now and not having much luck kicking the habit.

Well, since it is still Tues out here, I can say that I'll be 86 one week from today. Still riding but not as far or not as hard as I was until about eight years ago when I finally quit XC quad racing & went to the street on a Kawasaki 1500 Mean Streak in '02. A retinal detachment left me with a temporary (alto I didn't realize it was temporary at the time) loss of depth perception & unable to see terrain changes like dropoffs,steps, & holes in time to miss them.Finally sold my 660 Raptor & later the Mean Streak & bought the S'Wing in 07.
I guess I'm still a dirt rider at heart & just don't enjoy the street nearly as much. Now I seem to need a specific destination to ride to, rather than just seeing where the handle bars take me.
OH Well, it beats just sitting home in a rocking chair .

I am 58

hot shoe wrote:

Well, since it is still Tues out here, I can say that I'll be 86 one week from today. Still riding but not as far or not as hard
OH Well, it beats just sitting home in a rocking chair .

Good for you. If I'm still riding at 86 it will be due to divine intervention.

61. I hope I'm fit enough to be riding in 25 years' time.

58. I hope I'm still riding in my 80's as well.