Just wondering how many of us "old" guys are on this forum. I'm 52, and enjoy riding atv's, but I don't care which is fastest,(thirty years ago, I probably would have!) and I get tired of all the "bashing". I understand the "kids" on here like the speed and racing, but some of us KNOW we're not invincable! We can get hurt, and at this age, it takes longer to recover! I just enjoy the ride and would like to see a forum where we can share a common interest, no matter who built our machines. No offence to the young guys, just trying to "hook up" with the old men! Jim

 

Why, Hell I'm young by your standards, at 33. But it's good to see older people going out and doing something, besides rotting in a wheelchair.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

JWC,
some people are old at age of twenty five,some never grow up.I am over fifty as well,yes slow healing is a problem, but we are little wiser,I think.
I like speed/have Grizz 660 and 1200cc jetski/.I go to Colorado with my mountain bike, take a ski lift and go downhilling, I like to ski fast/used to race/. My age slowed me down very little, my injuries do/not much/. I have a 22 years old son, his favorite sport is sleeping. I have a summer house in UP Michigan for years and I go there almost every weekend for riding and having fun. He was there last year first time.Never again.I have 4 Atv's available, he can go there and use anything....well, that's why I think age does not matter.
I believe that a life should be like a good book. Every page is exciting and you enjoy every single one.........
/If you knew my life story, you would say I am takin' this "good book philosophy" tooooo seriously/.
Joe

 

Hey, I'll be 40 in a couple of months. The wife and I just bought our first two ATV's. WE know several other families our age who like to camp and ride. Like you, I'm not winning any races but I have a great time whenever we go out. Welcome to the club.

 

Hi, I am 54 and have been enjoying quading for about three years. Last summer I let the insurance expire on my motorcycle. It is a 5oocc T.T. Yamaha and I do miss it a bit. My wife likes to come along on the quad so I get out more often now which makes up for the loss of the Yamaha. For two up riding our 454 Arctic Cat works well and is a lot easier on the old bod.

Kenh

 

I guess I would have to be a member of this gang too. Although I am a "young" 46 I have been involved in ATVing since I was 19. I bought my first new 3 wheeler in 1975. A nice new shiny Honda 90 ATC. I always rode motorcycles, and before that mini-bikes. The first time I ever rode an ATC I was hooked instantly. I went out the very next day and bought one. Most of my trailbike friends said I was crazy and that the 3 wheeler was "stupid". Needless to say I spent a lot of time riding their motorcycles while they TRIED OUT my machine. And guess what! All of them ended up owning one of their own after realizing how fun they were. Now 26 years (and conservatively) 40 to 50,000 miles later some of us still ride together. We have evolved thru the whole range of models from sport to 4wd utility. I used to say when the 4 wheelers first came out that they were for sissys and I would NEVER own one. Well as my age changed so did my ideas. Now I wouldnt have anything but 4wd. I have slowed down my speeds over the years but not my endurance. We still ride 10 to 12 hour days sometimes. I am still the "oldest kid" on the block and I am sure my neighbors wonder about me sometimes. I pride myself on being able to do a wheelie on just about anything with a motor. (Including my riding lawnmower)
I do know that I am going to get older no matter what, but I am going to hold out to the bitter end on that growing up part.

 

Well gentlemen, I am only 69 years old and I do ride an ATV. My younger brother ( only 65 years old) and I use our ATV’s to fish, hunt and trap. We also use them to haul wood for the camp stove etc. We spend about six months of the year in the forest enjoying nature and it’s abundance. I am just back from bow hunting season with a ten point buck on the rear rack of the ATV. I will be leaving on October 19 for trapping season. I will be back home either for Christmas or when the need to be near my wife calls very loudly. We are not speed demons, we are only two old coots having safe fun after retiring a few years ago. We have all the time in the world to admire nature in all respects during the different seasons. It is especially beautiful now with the maples turning red.

Enjoy yourselves safely.

Eeyou
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I guess at 45 I can't claim to be the oldest, but I think I have more fun than most. I have been involved with off-road fun most of my life. Raised three boys by the seat of a dirt bike or atv. (Much against the wishes of their mother) Just gave up the two wheeler this summer, seems I don't recover from wipe outs as quickly. Just can't imagine growing up and giving up the fun - guess I won't.

 

I am 31, but drive like I am 70 in a car, 18 on a motorcycle (one reason wife 'suggested' selling it for a quad, and 35 on an ATV.

 

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