Nail on the head, sir. It's as if someone were to step into a football game without shoulder pads and helmet.


Well, I meant punk rock, but yeah. I'm old enough and have ****ed up enough to realize now that my parents are just "people" looking out for one of their own. Besides, my dad's pretty cool and always keeping up to date with new **** so it's hard to pin him as "old fashioned" anymore... even if he wants a "custom chopper", I can forgive him since it looks ridiculous when I imagine him on a sport bike.

 

I can forgive him since it looks ridiculous when I imagine him on a sport bike.

Why so ? No one can see your age under a helmet.
Here's me and my GPZ900R - I'm probably older than your Dad.
He's only as old as you make him feel...................

 

I apologize for my ageist remark.
I can only hope that I'll still be on a bike at that age.

 

Hey Pete... you were in that movie "Top Gun" weren't you?


Anyway.... speaking of dads and helmets.... when I was a little squidlet, I never wanted to wear one. So in order to get me to wear it, my dad said: "Just think of all the crazy chit you can do with a helmet on, that you couldn't try without one!"
No lie... he said that.
I wore a helmet from that day on. LOL...
I guess that statement made sense (and sounded pretty cool) to a 12yr old kid.

 

Not gonna lie, you pull off those leather pants well Shadow.

 

So I had to know, and here it is from Wikipedia:

The Kawasaki GPz900R (ZX900A) was a sportbike manufactured from 1984 to 2003. The 1984 GPz900R (or zx900a-1) was a revolutionary design[2][1] that became the immediate predecessor of the modern-day sportbike.[4] Developed in secret over six years, it was the world's first 16-valve liquid-cooled four-cylinder motorcycle engine, years ahead of rival manufacturers' efforts.[2][5] The 908 cc four delivered 115 bhp (86 kW), allowing the bike to reach speeds of 151 mph (243 km/h), making it the first stock road bike to exceed 150 mph (240 km/h).[2]

Prior to its design, Kawasaki envisioned producing a sub-liter engine that would dominate the liter bikes of the time, and be the successor to the legendary Z1.[2] Although its steel frame, 16 inch front and 18 inch rear wheels, air suspension, and anti-dive forks were fairly standard at that time, the narrow, compact engine[4] was mounted lower in the frame, allowing it to take Japanese Superbike performance to a new level.[2] Only 3 months after being unveiled to the press in December 1983, dealers entered 3 works GPz900Rs in the Isle of Man Production TT and finished First-Second-Fourth[6] (or 1-2-3[2][4][7]).

I love the internet.

 

Except, like me, you have to explain those two fat caterpillars crawling across your forehead.

 

"Just think of all the crazy chit you can do with a helmet on, that you couldn't try without one!"
Your father's a wise man

explain those two fat caterpillars crawling across your forehead.
Children of the big hairy caterpillar in my leather pants

you pull off those leather pants well Shadow
I thank you, but not even for you am I going to...........pull off my leather pants.......nooooo .
you'll all laugh at my hairy caterpillar.......

I can only hope that I'll still be on a bike at that age.
That's what I said 40 years ago................I still have as much fun today, so you have many years of "happiness" ahead.
May you have many happy miles

 

I'll be using that one in the future

 

well, generally, when they see you on that ancient hot rod, most knowledgeable motorcycle guys will know you are an older [and i like to think wiser] rider. at least, that is what i tell myself when i am on my F.