25 years old is kinda old. I had a new Mustang GT and a19 foot wellcraftBoat when I was 25. By 27 I had my first mortgage. To buy a $16,000 bike ain't that hard if you have a good job and a roommate to share housing costs.

But being 44 years old, I gotta tell you anything more agressive then the position I am on my F4i (with helibars) would be torture on my old decrepitneck and twistedback. Those bikes are for young guys (so is the RR and other race readys), and I am happy that they can be enjoyed by young guys. Some old farts like me that can afford them just can't enjoy them like they were designed. It is almost like seeing a 70 year old man in a Ferrari or a Porsche Turbo.


To me it is kinda like the 17 year old high school quarterback banging a 16 year old cheerleader, I can't do it, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy for him.

 

words to live by

 

I do see your point Fish and maybe "squid" was not the right term. He was goingroughly the posted speedlimit of 25mph, so his riding wasn'tcrazy.But like people are saying, if you buy at bike like that why not spend the extra 1k or so on gear?? Just because you're Rossi doesn't mean you can escape mother nature's animals and such.

 

Damn laws...

It feels odd to me to not even have gloves on. Rode around the block without a helmet once and I think the kids on their bicycles were passing me. If I wanted someone to see me and my bike I'll head up to bike night, park it and very slowly get off so that everyone can see who it belongs to.

 

Squids with gear...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ziWVu0cmQ[&:]

 

HAHAHA!!!! ++1

 

Also, the first time you need the bike repaired, you have to take a second on your house...[&:]

 

6:20. bahwhwhawa "Hey. Tell Garry we're in france not england." "Hey Garry. We're in France you dizzy ***. Not england."

 

^^^^



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