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Offline Rick4003

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Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« on: November 02, 2015, 07:19:35 PM »
It seems that most people on this board is old farts getting retired or who are already retired for years!  :grin:

How many young guys are we actually here? Am I the only below 30?  :grin:

(I am a little jealous of all your spare time I have to say, being stuck out here in Indonesia's jungle, 12000 km from my bikes...)

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2015, 07:37:16 PM »
Hey! I'm 56 but I can still act like a 20 year old- at least for a few minutes!

Us old folks have time to post, that is all.  Ride all you can!

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2015, 07:43:14 PM »
I am 26 I think im the youngest member so far.

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2015, 07:48:27 PM »
I used to be in my 20s, but that was 30 years ago.  It's hard to figure out how I got to 57 so quickly.  Luckily, when I have my riding gear on with my dark face shield, it's hard to tell how old I am, so I tend to feel young again.  But it's tough to explain to a chick why I have to keep my helmet on after I get off the motorcycle.
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2015, 07:48:33 PM »
Good on you young fellers! Glad to see your involvement. I'm only 53 so the retirement threads only make me dred work, so I don't read 'em. I think we should have a warning for retirement thread like the NGC designation.


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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2015, 07:54:35 PM »

Feel better, 'young' man?
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2015, 07:58:35 PM »
I wish I were still a young feller! I will turn 58 in a few months, but I like to think I still have many years ahead of me. Happy riding regardless of one's age!
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2015, 08:01:25 PM »
I won't be retiring anytime soon, and even under the official rules I'd have the best part of a decade to go. My idea of retirement is being able to choose how much I work and when, rather than not working at all.

Now, if you want to ask the question of whether the brand and the style of these bikes attracts more riders who are buying their second, third, or nth bike, that has a pretty clear answer. After all, the average below-30 person hasn't learned the difference between Chablis and Chardonnay - let alone a GSX-R and a Griso!  :grin:
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2015, 08:08:20 PM »
Years drag by slowly, it seems. But decades fly by. Yesterday I was 24, Now I'm 66 and I don't know what happened. :shocked:
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2015, 08:09:22 PM »
I'm with Jeff.
My advise is ride all you can so when you get to be our age you can be an experienced Smarta@@!
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2015, 08:27:19 PM »
There is a whole new crop of Guzzisti due to the introduction of the new V7 models.  I for one think it's great for the board and the Marque.
Take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that us old retired fart possess.

BTW no apologies for being retired worked for 40+  years most of the times two jobs.  I've earned it!

Enjoy being young, won't last forever.


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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2015, 08:34:43 PM »
Work hard for the next 30 years, someone's got to pay my pension and social security and medical bills ... !

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2015, 08:34:52 PM »
It seems that most people on this board is old farts getting retired or who are already retired for years!  :grin:

How many young guys are we actually here? Am I the only below 30?  :grin:

I'm 47, so, while not as young as you, I've got a long way to go.   I'm raising my daughter (with the help of my wife) while also taking care of aging parents, plus a job that takes too much time, so, I'm pretty much getting it from all directions.   Some weeks, the only riding I get in is the commute to and from work.


I am a little jealous of all your spare time I have to say,...

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2015, 08:41:14 PM »
It seems that most people on this board is old farts getting retired or who are already retired for years!  :grin:

How many young guys are we actually here? Am I the only below 30?  :grin:

What kind of suspenders do you have?

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2015, 09:01:38 PM »
61, my wife retired at 59.5 and my X got my $ so I'll never retire..

  Some weeks, the only riding I get in is the commute to and from work.
for me that's good enough, it's really good to start my work day riding in on a bike (even in rain, or snow, not ice)..and clears head going home.. sadly  I'll have to park them for the winter soon..
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2015, 09:16:30 PM »
Enjoy the age you're at, it will be only time you'll be there.
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2015, 09:40:19 PM »
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2015, 09:57:02 PM »
I've had the T since I was 35. I don't know what relevance that has. Never mind.
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2015, 10:00:09 PM »
I just turned 30... does that put me in the "old" group?? :angry:

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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2015, 10:07:55 PM »
 I think Unkept is the youngest member , although we haven't heard from him lately . To put this age thing in perspective . we just lost a 92 year old Guzzi RIDER . So , JN Smyth was as much older than I am at 61 , than my age is greater than the OP's . Think about that for a moment  :laugh:

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2015, 10:10:54 PM »
" my X got my $ so I'll never retire.. "

I know all the verses to that song. 59 and began saving for retirement (again) last month. Ride often - my Bassa is my daily commute vehicle. First Guzzi discovered at age 25.
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« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2015, 10:13:33 PM »
I think Unkept is the youngest member , although we haven't heard from him lately .
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« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2015, 10:33:02 PM »
Ooops...that song goes "You're only as PRETTY as you feel inside"
Glad I checked.
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« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2015, 10:47:14 PM »
A few months ago(or so it seems) we had a survey here on this subject.  Your time will come, grasshopper.  :wink:   The older you get, the faster time goes by.

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« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2015, 11:31:31 PM »
I'll be 57 in April so it looks like I'm right in the Guzzi sweet spot agewise.

When we all reach "retirement" age we will be opening Guzzi mc shops so the young guys have a place to take their bikes. Good thing they make so many different kinds of motorcycles. I plan on going out with a Guzzi sidecar rig.  :thumb:
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« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2015, 11:38:54 PM »
I am 26 I think im the youngest member so far.

I was 26 once, sometime last century.
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2015, 04:14:16 AM »
Not retired, but working on it.  I may be able to retire in 5 years, but I probably wont.  I like my job and I get bored sitting home (especially Wisconsin winters).  Thanks for being here and please stick around.  The more young folks we have that are into Guzzi, the better.  I got into motorcycling and Guzzis when I was 25.  I'm now 52.  Hang in there. 
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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2015, 04:29:05 AM »
.. sadly  I'll have to park them for the winter soon..

That's the worst.    Hopefully, I've got another good 6-8 weeks before I have to do that.
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« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2015, 04:31:11 AM »
You qualify for a pre-mid life crisis Tee shirt.....

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Re: Everybody seems to get retired. Am I the only one below 30? :)
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2015, 05:48:26 AM »
I discovered Guzzi in my early 30s.... but that was more than a decade ago now...  :huh: :shocked: :huh:


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