Yet another "born again" rider

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vanend · #1 Unread post by **vanend** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:19 am

Found this site while looking for a bike last year, have been lurking for some time. I started riding as teenager and rode into my twenties but had a misguided urge to become "responsible" when kids came along, got rid of my bike and only rode occaisionally. I always enjoyed riding so when kids were grown and out of the house I decided I'd get another bike. thought about it a long time, had to convince the wife I wasn't too old, then went looking for the right bike, it found me. Someone in my home town was selling a Ducati ST3 although I was looking for a Japanese bike I couldn't stop thinking about the pic in cycle trader. I went and looked at it and knew immediately I would buy it. that was a year ago and I love it as much now as I did then. I mostly commute to work (50 miles round trip) and joyride on the weekends. After I got the bike I took the MSF course at local community college, I had a good time and learned some things about riding slow. Thanks for reading. Dane

jstark47 · #2 Unread post by **jstark47** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:17 pm

Dane- welcome to the forum. Glad your wife and you decided you weren't "too old" - I started as a complete newb at age 48. I don't think there's such a thing as too old!

shalihe74 · #3 Unread post by **shalihe74** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:42 pm

Welcome!

Be careful commuting on that purty bike o' yourn. I lived in Raleigh for 15 years and -as you undoubtedly know - the drivers there can be crazy!

zed · #4 Unread post by **zed** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:06 pm

I agree with jstark47,you're never too old!
I started riding at age 52.

Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:07 pm

Apollofrost · Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:38 pm

Welcome to the forums and back to the ride.

vanend · #7 Unread post by **vanend** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:57 am

Thanks all for making me feel welcome. and you're right about raleigh drivers, they have no concept of what it means to merge and don't know what that thing sticking out of the left side of the steering column is for . . . I'm originally from So Cal so I can cope with anything.
Thanks again

Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:25 am

Welcome to our community.

Taking up riding....... a great way to cope with mid-life.

RTR · #9 Unread post by **RTR** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:42 pm

Welcome back to riding.

Moses · #10 Unread post by **Moses** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:45 pm

You posted right after me and Im really getting the bug! bad I bought another bike yesterday!!! a Non-Running Kawasaki 250 Ninja I saw it on craigs list went to look a very clean machine it stopped on previous owner and wont start wont crank Well here goes nothing paid $550.00 I guess I can part it out for that If I cant get it running But i got a good vibe from it and the PO was totally not any thing at all mechanical his grand dad had to help him put a new battery in a few days ago in a attempt to start it ! But new battery did not help Suggestions Thanks

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