XSive age

[petejw]

41 here, mentallity of a 15 yr old. lol

[Snow]

I was born the same year as the XS11 in the US - 1977 (78 model year)... mentality of a 15 year old also, so claim the ex's...

[TopCatGr58]

Looks like John, EZMoney and I are all being sucked into the same time vortex!! The Big 1/2 century mark in Feb! Hope to make another 1/2 century! Only a step-G-pop several times over. Mentally feel 30, physically right around where I'm at! I don't want to grow up!
T.C.

[Hammerhead1st]

36 in Feb...

dating a 25 yr old...talk about feeling old the morning after...wouldn't trade it for anything!

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

I think the numbers speak for themselves. The majority of us seem to be in our 40s and 50s, we were YOUNG when our XS's were NEW. We read the reviews in the cycle rags, we left trails of drool in the local Yammy shop, we worked three jobs trying to earn enough to score an XS (or I am ashamed to admit, a Z1).

Now we are better employed, better heeled and still know what a rush the XS is. So we enshrine them in our garages, exalt them in the streets and sing their praises to anyone who will listen. We are older, wiser and savy to the ways of the world. We shun the naysayers and taunt the Milwaukee Drones with a golden exhaust note and a blur of metric poetry in motion.

We slave over warm exhausts, sacrifice pounds of knuckle skin and trickle blood on the altar of classic performance, all for the ear to ear grin that comes with full throttle roll on.

We are comfortable in our skins, though they may be a little wider, a little grayer and in many cases, a little less (okay, a lot less) hairy. We mostly do the 9 to 5 (though some of us have the luck to do what we really love) and dream of the days on the open road, (well, about 110 miles of it until the Special tank runs dry) the blue sky and rush of wind trying to drown out 1100 cc of FREAKING ADRENALINE!

God, I truly love being me, xsive that I am!!! Thank you for Shaft Drive, In Line 4s, 36 MM Mikunis, 4 into 2s, dual front discs and an exhaust note that surely must echo Your Hosts!!! Oh yeah, Thank You for SWMBO (just in case she reads this thread)

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

BTW FREDINTOON - Happy Birthday!!!!!

[mro]

My 70th birthday.
So you've got to see some of the most dramatic changes to America....
Happy birthday Fred...

I'm in the over 50 crowd,
and "CRS" and murphy-san seem to be making an apearance a little more often than I like


mro
btw, wouldn't mind being 25 agin

[EZMoney]

Well put Papa Gino
For all of us going onto the back nine of life, I think the XS captures and holds a little of our youth and I thank Yamaha for that.

[Dads11special]

Physically 50, mentally18

[wa407mpp]

age

turned 60 in july, joined the ripper club two years ago. longest summer in my life. Doctor, kept me off my bike for six weeks.

[rover]

Will be 69 end of this month, been riding for 53 years, legally, only 1 accident when I was 22. Am married to a 38 Y O woman, have an 18 month old son, and 2 XS's

[81xsproject]

We need Hobbieman to get his number up there

[mitch]

Holy Smokes

Originally posted by rover
Will be 69 end of this month, been riding for 53 years, legally, only 1 accident when I was 22. Am married to a 38 Y O woman, have an 18 month old son, and 2 XS's

Rover your outta your friggin mind , I thought me being55 and my wife 34 was a streach. I have a 10 year old daughter.Im gonna go drink a toast to you buddy
Doug

[olebiker]

Originally posted by rover
Will be 69 end of this month, been riding for 53 years, legally, only 1 accident when I was 22. Am married to a 38 Y O woman, have an 18 month old son, and 2 XS's

Our wives are the same age but you have 14 years on me. My kids are grown and bein as I was neutered years ago I don't think there will be any more. You are a lot tougher than I am 69 and an 18 month old WOW.

[mason79]

48, mentally in the gutter