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With age comes wisdom and apparently, wisdom weighs nearly 20kg! Think we‘ve found our missing weight penalty lads; nothing to do with the frame at all! Not sure what we can do about it though?

Apparently a person between the ages of 60-69 is called a sexagenarian - looking forward to that!

Voodoo - 48
Steve - 57
Mak - 60
Tony A - 62
2Cups - 69
Cehenard - 48 yrs ridin‘ Harley - 73 (wild ass guess - sorry mate!)
Icrken - 78

We ‘out and proud‘ age identifiers have a collective wisdom of 447 years and an average age of 64! Ken is clearly the wisest of all and from this point forward wishes to be referred to as ‘Yoda’. Voodoo, on the other hand, is so young I’m surprised that he can work out how to turn the key ;) !

No surprises here, but interesting nonetheless! Feel free to make this figure more accurate. What does it mean, and why are people reluctant to talk about age? Apart from the ability to laugh, cough, sneeze and pee at the same time, I see far more positives than negatives. I’m retired, so I think I’ll go and do, ...............................................................................whatever the hell I like (bad back, COVID and wife permitting of course)!

Long live Norton (age - 122 yrs)
 
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With age comes wisdom and apparently, wisdom weighs nearly 20kg! Think we‘ve found our missing weight penalty lads; nothing to do with the frame at all! Not sure what we can do about it though?

Apparently a person between the ages of 60-69 is called a sexagenarian - looking forward to that!

Voodoo - 48
Steve - 57
Mak - 60
Tony A - 62
2Cups - 69
Cehenard - 48 yrs ridin‘ Harley - 73 (wild ass guess - sorry mate!)
Icrken - 78

We ‘out and proud‘ age identifiers have a collective wisdom of 447 years and an average age of 64! Ken is clearly the wisest of all and from this point forward wishes to be referred to as ‘Yoda’. Voodoo, on the other hand, is so young I’m surprised that he can work out how to turn the key ;) !

No surprises here, but interesting nonetheless! Feel free to make this figure more accurate. What does it mean, and why are people reluctant to talk about age? Apart from the ability to laugh, cough, sneeze and pee at the same time, I see far more positives than negatives. I’m retired, so I think I’ll go and do, ...............................................................................whatever the hell I like (bad back, COVID and wife permitting of course)!

Long live Norton (age - 122 yrs)
Not only can I turn the key, I can also service, repair and rebuild anything from today’s modern computer controlled cars to 100 year old 6 volt vehicles. Including 6 volt positive ground vehicles. Plus, I know how to use a rotary dial phone, tell time on a analog watch / clock, know practically all rock and classic rock groups and songs From the 50s to today.
I can cook and clean and do my own laundry, live alone, have nobody to nag and tell me what I can or can not do. Best of all, I’m old enough to know right from wrong, I’m young enough to still learn and old enough to know when to walk away.
 
My American friend you are wise indeed, yet maybe do not recognise a backhanded compliment from an Englishman when you read one! We truly are different peoples, and all the better for it. Thank God for diversity.
 
My American friend you are wise indeed, yet maybe do not recognise a backhanded compliment from an Englishman when you read one! We truly are different peoples, and all the better for it. Thank God for diversity.
Gotta be pedantic with your last sentence (sorry!) I thought 'God' made man in his own image? Not much in the way of diversity there :)
 
Gotta be pedantic with your last sentence (sorry!) I thought 'God' made man in his own image? Not much in the way of diversity there :)
Can’t argue with that mate! But methinks there are just a few differences amongst us all. An Englishman‘s gross overuse of sarcasm for example.

I was aiming to compliment/tease Voodoo for being the youngest in the group. As an exaggeration of this I had in mind a picture of the 4 year old Voodoo walking up to his Norton and trying to work out where to put the key. Humour - intended. Insult - not intended (Ignoring my ‘back handed compliment‘ line - wrong use of terms). I guess life is all about interpretations. It is my interpretation that this part of the thread is closed:)
 
Stephen,
Really had no idea I came across as being that old. Started riding when I was 12 (still learning daily), first Harley at 17 years old. I'll be 66 in August. Currently own 12 bikes and as usual I've always had at least one HD. I taught rider education for thirty years and probably learned as much as I taught. You can never stop learning about people, motorcycles or riding. Wisdom does not come with age. A young dumbass most often will grow to be an old dumbass. The Nortons have a place of honor in my stable but so do most of the other bikes for one reason or another. I'd sure hate to think about picking one bike to be the "only" one.
Charlie
 
Ah Charlie, I’m just wondering if there was anybody that I didn't insult with my post and rather ‘suspect‘ sense of humour; it has got me in trouble many times! My mistake with you was my application of logic. By my thinking, you may have started riding early (as did I at 17) but it would’ve been a little later in life when you had sufficient experience (and funding) to purchase a Harley. I plumbed for 25! Wrong as usual, at least I’m consistent. I readily accept any ‘dumbass’ classification! Let’s say instead that it was your elevated wisdom that influenced my guess (said Steve, trying to ‘dig himself out of a hole‘)!

Definitely agree about continued learning. It was this forum and it’s members mechanical exploits that have inspired me to start doing my own maintenance. Just completed a full service on my dirt bike (pretty simple) and about to do the same on my KTM 990. Same with riding - the learning never stops. Moved to Aus from the UK in Jan 04. Bought two cars and a bike, adding two further bikes as I went. Still have all five. I get attached to my vehicles as as odd as that seems, well the bikes anyway. The Norton however will be cremated with me. You never know, I might need it on the other side.

Voodoo - 48
Steve - 57
Mak - 60
Tony A - 62
Mx - 63
Charlie - (a very wise for his years) 65
2Cups - 69
Icrken - 78

Collective wisdom - 502 years
Average age - 63. We are getting collectively younger ;)

Long live Norton
 
Can’t argue with that mate! But methinks there are just a few differences amongst us all. An Englishman‘s gross overuse of sarcasm for example.

I was aiming to compliment/tease Voodoo for being the youngest in the group. As an exaggeration of this I had in mind a picture of the 4 year old Voodoo walking up to his Norton and trying to work out where to put the key. Humour - intended. Insult - not intended (Ignoring my ‘back handed compliment‘ line - wrong use of terms). I guess life is all about interpretations. It is my interpretation that this part of the thread is closed:)
Brother I know you were kidding. So was I.
I guess my cocky sarcasm didn’t come across right.
you know how the younger generation is, we know all and everything lol.
 
Ah Charlie, I’m just wondering if there was anybody that I didn't insult with my post and rather ‘suspect‘ sense of humour; it has got me in trouble many times! My mistake with you was my application of logic. By my thinking, you may have started riding early (as did I at 17) but it would’ve been a little later in life when you had sufficient experience (and funding) to purchase a Harley. I plumbed for 25! Wrong as usual, at least I’m consistent. I readily accept any ‘dumbass’ classification! Let’s say instead that it was your elevated wisdom that influenced my guess (said Steve, trying to ‘dig himself out of a hole‘)!

Definitely agree about continued learning. It was this forum and it’s members mechanical exploits that have inspired me to start doing my own maintenance. Just completed a full service on my dirt bike (pretty simple) and about to do the same on my KTM 990. Same with riding - the learning never stops. Moved to Aus from the UK in Jan 04. Bought two cars and a bike, adding two further bikes as I went. Still have all five. I get attached to my vehicles as as odd as that seems, well the bikes anyway. The Norton however will be cremated with me. You never know, I might need it on the other side.

Voodoo - 48
Steve - 57
Mak - 60
Tony A - 62
Mx - 63
Charlie - (a very wise for his years) 65
2Cups - 69
Icrken - 78

Collective wisdom - 502 years
Average age - 63. We are getting collectively younger ;)

Long live Norton
63, 1st bike at 13, BSA Bantam, 50 years this summer!
 
Brother I know you were kidding. So was I.
I guess my cocky sarcasm didn’t come across right.
you know how the younger generation is, we know all and everything lol.
You definitely ‘out-kidded’ me mate - I thought my sarcasm antennae was pretty well attuned:).

Ah, the youth of today!!
 
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