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Title: Old Fella Rant
Post by: grog on Thursday, 06 August 2020, 10:13 PM
Tonight was perfect Winters night, 15c, 19 k ride home but made it 30 odd. New hat, new jacket, one running amazing 14. Guess im getting towards the end of my working days, sadly. Riding days hope will go forever. Tonight was a great reminder of all my perfect riding times. Touched 160 coming home, that was blood pressure btw. So bloody enjoyable. 14 just looked at me when home, lets go again. Amazing machines.
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 07 August 2020, 03:34 AM
Yeah, it's amazing how the wee squirt of high blood pressure gets the senses wired & the happy centre pumping again.   The doc with the flashy lights really  buggers it though. 

That top gear roll on is just great, hitting 130 - 140 (BP) in seconds, or chop down & hit it even quicker.   Just bloody great machine.
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: gsxbarmy on Friday, 07 August 2020, 07:47 AM
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 06 August  2020, 10:13 PM
Tonight was perfect Winters night, 15c, 19 k ride home but made it 30 odd. New hat, new jacket, one running amazing 14. Guess im getting towards the end of my working days, sadly. Riding days hope will go forever. Tonight was a great reminder of all my perfect riding times. Touched 160 coming home, that was blood pressure btw. So bloody enjoyable. 14 just looked at me when home, lets go again. Amazing machines.

No way @grog since I retired, I've ridden a heck of a lot more, after all, you can pick your days and times to ride, roads your own. Toured more places too. I've enjoyed bikes more since I've retired then ever before. Look on it as an opportunity buddy.
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 07 August 2020, 07:50 AM
Hear hear Barmy!
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Hooli on Friday, 07 August 2020, 07:52 AM
Retirement is wasted on the old!
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Kiwifruit on Friday, 07 August 2020, 09:41 AM
Always enjoy throwing a leg over the bike. Does improve ones own perception of our age.
Track days make one feel even younger.... time l did another  :onya:
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: GSXKING on Friday, 07 August 2020, 04:23 PM
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Friday, 07 August  2020, 09:41 AM
Always enjoy throwing a leg over the bike. Does improve ones own perception of our age.
Track days make one feel even younger.... time l did another  :onya:

I enjoy throwing a leg over  :happy1: then going for a ride  :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:

But seriously ............................................. :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Irish in Oz on Friday, 07 August 2020, 06:20 PM
It's best to retire young.
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 08 August 2020, 02:45 AM
Quote from: Hooli on Friday, 07 August  2020, 07:52 AM
Retirement is wasted on the old!

You young whippersnappers of today would say that  :rofl3: :rofl3:
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: grog on Saturday, 08 August 2020, 07:13 PM
Yeah, id retire if i could even though i like my job. I keep working to keep my wife in her happy retired mode. She enjoys it, i guess mainly because im not here to annoy her. 😎
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: froudy on Saturday, 08 August 2020, 08:26 PM
I'm missing my 1400 now with all the hot summer and blue skies. The Bandit is still in the Man Cave so not all is lost.
I pop on here every day still to keep up with what's occuring in the happy world of GSX1400's and their owners. You won't get rid of me that easily :rofl2:
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Mick_J on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 06:18 PM
Retirement ain't cheap, I spend more money on petrol and tyres now than I did when I worked, it's hell.
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Notty on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 06:36 PM
I spend more on coffee than beer since being retired !!  :bugga:
Title: Re: Old Fella Rant
Post by: Basil Brush on Sunday, 09 August 2020, 06:51 PM
Our biggest expenditure now both of us are retired - I left nearly four years ago is food and drink. We are forever stopping off at biker cafes or anywhere else for that matter.  :whistling: