Are You Too Old To Ride A Motorcycle?

Is it time to grow up? Should you be riding a motorcycle at your age? Are you going through mid-life crisis? For older riders like myself, who have ridden all their lives, these are questions you may ask yourself. They are likely thoughts that friends, relatives, and acquaintances may have privately had regarding your two-wheeled habit. But it just may be that you have the answer for questions others your age don't have the courage to ask.
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The Blue Marble Rider uses the following riding gear and equipment to record and edit VLOGs:
*STREET ADV HELMET is SCORPION EXO AT950
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*STREET HELMET is KBC VR3
*ENDURO/DIRT HELMET is 686 Blacque www.686.com/
*EAR PLUGS (Silicone soft core):
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*KLIM K-Fifty Riding Jeans
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*JACKET Olympia Waterproof Motorcycle/Teknic Black Leather Bomber
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*ROAD BOOTS: TCX Hero Waterproof or XBlend Black
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*INTERCOM:
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*Insta360 OneX-2 360 Camera
*SKYDIO 2 AUTONOMOUS DRONE with Beacon2+ and SKYDIO Controller
*GO PRO HD HERO 5 BLACK chin-mounted (Proshot Mount) helmet camera with skeleton back for on board audio commentary. I shoot in 4k OR 2.7 K wide/super view at 60 fps or 1080p 60fps unless in limited light, then I drop to 30fps amzn.to/349vdHP
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*Helmet-mounted BACK UP CAMERA BATTERY PACK: NOCOXGRID XB3L Battery Pack for keeping those pesky cams charged.
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*MICROPHONE Lavalier microphone for in helmet audio and for 2 person interviews
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MY CURRENT MOTORCYCLES ARE:
2011 Husaberg FE390 Enduro
2014 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 Adventure
2018 Kawasaki Z900RS*
*Chic Design Road Comet Fairing (Samurider.com)
*Luimoto Vintage Diamond Seat Cover (Motostarz.ca)
*Michelin Road 5 Tires
*LSL Handlebar (black)
*Rizoma brake fluid reservoir (aluminium)
*Powerbronze Fender-Extender
*Ivans Performance Products ECU Reflash
*Spiegler Steel-Braided Brake Lines
*Evotec Radiator Guard
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[@RetiredAdventureRider]

I'm old enough to collect my pension, and I'm nowhere near ending my riding career. I'm thinking about next bikes and planning trips. I look at it as the reward for surviving some pretty dark periods in my life. I love how you skillfully blend voiceover and embedded audio.

[@BlueMarbleRider]

You are an inspiration. Thanks. Just navigating through a hiccup in my life now, and the bikes keep me sane. Cheers.

[@jacksunstone8771]

I'm 65 and I plan to ride for 20 more years. Z900RS and KLX300.

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Love it. A man after my own heart. Love my Z900RS. Do you get out on the trails with the KLX, or use it as a winter commuter?

[@jacksunstone8771]

@@BlueMarbleRider Off road as much as I can. And to run errands so I don't run the miles up on the Z.

[@ZSmith-yy4lv]

my riding buddy is in his 70s and still smokes everyone in the group

[@BlueMarbleRider]

There you go. It's experience and technique. Off road?

[@ZSmith-yy4lv]

@@BlueMarbleRider you bet.

[@user-et7rm8fx7u]

Hi from south africa, i guess i also fallin that category but who cares, been on dirt bikes since 5 yrs old,had a hiatus of about 13 yrs and then started again😂. I just love riding my bike even if its not competitively anymore, enjoying nature and having me time, have been labeled as crazy, going through mid life crises etc etc, who cares? Enjoy the ride and stay young at heart

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Great attitude. Cheers.

[@mrsilbo6499]

Not if you have a Guzzi, you aren't!

[@BobDiaz123]

Age is just a number. If you are physically able to do it, don't let a number or a bunch of stupid naysayers stop you.

[@BlueMarbleRider]

My sentiments exactly. Cheers.

[@lylemacdonald6672]

Yes I am older than you BMR; I was riding my first bike about the time I think you were born! And although when I look in the mirror I see an old man, when I am on the bike I feel like a teenager again. Life is a sweet journey and as long as we keep moving, especially on 2 wheels, we are alive. Of course though, one must take time to admire the roses, or as in your case, the dogwood. Stay philosophical my friend.

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Keep moving - wise words indeed. I guess we reach benchmarks and reflect, but, like you, I see an older guy looking at me who I don't recognize - my heart is young. So...onwards looking at life from behind a tach :-)

[@digger8180]

We know them as tree poppies, I grow them in my garden in Scotland. You are never too old, never give up, just be smart, use your age as both a tool in your favour and sometimes show the younger gen how to ride ✌.

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Thannks, digger. Having lots of riding experience is like having a sixth sense - it's kept me sane for years. Tree Poppies - amazing. I never saw them in England growing up...or maybe I never noticed. Cheers.

[@Peter-eh2vw]

Beautiful story!!! It sounds like you were very old, which I don't believe. I also have my own story. I Dreamt for more than 30 years about getting a driving license for a motorcycle, because I used to drive a small 50cc thing with 17. Finally, my wife agreed, I made the license last year (Germany, quite expensive), bought a Kawasaki Z900RS SE 5 days later, and today at the age of 50 reaching my first 10k kilometers. What a pleasure to drive this thing and feel/sense every time better and better, what happens between the tire and the road!!!! More, and more relaxed with every km driven. Btw I changed the muffler (to better hear the character of the bike), ordered a DNA-air filter, and did quite some more things over the last year. Most of all, I was tuning my driving technique every time again, and again. There are not many people, who experience what I do. Is this a midlife crisis? 🤔 Then I have had it for the last 50 years... Please go on with your channel and don't you dare to grow up 😑(I mean the classic definition: going back to the embryo position and waiting for the end....)

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Thanks, Peter, really appreciate the support. You have a lovely bike - I love mine and it gives me a massive amount of pleasure to ride it (my age evaporates :-). Cheers.

[@ComfyDadShoes]

Everyone is the perfect age in my opinion. As long as you can balance those wheels and keep yourself and others safe! Lovely content as usual! Thank you for making this!

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Thanks for the support. Cheers.

[@flatcapcaferacer]

Very well said.

[@murrayjonasson]

I'm 62 and I ride a 1100 Yamaha on the street, a crf 450 r Honda in the bush and a Kawasaki 750 brute force for hunting. I've recently been lifting weights to keep my riding strength up. I have 12 bikes in total and I will only stop riding when I fall off the damn thing. Been riding since 10

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Man, I'm a lightweight compared to you. 12 bikes. I have some buying to do! I work out for the same reason - keep my leg and core strength to elongate my riding career. Cheers.

[@TeamStruggleBunny]

Keep moving to keep moving.

[@FWCaptain-kv6sm]

i'm 60 just bought a gasgas 300 it rips

[@BlueMarbleRider]

You are my hero! They are quite the bike. Enjoy!

[@IRQ1Conflict]

I'll be 56 this year. Just sold my GS500F and bought a new CRF300L. 😁

[@BlueMarbleRider]

You are ramping up the challenge. Love it. Cheers.

[@malcolmpatton9314]

I am 66 next month been riding for 4 years after a break of 25 years. The 4 years have been spent touring with my wife who has the same bike Honda cb500x around Victoria Australia and Tasmania

[@BlueMarbleRider]

Great to hear. Love the fact you are both out on the bikes. Cheers.