Wondering how old we are (commando owners) (2009)

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illf8ed said:
I like that. I turn 66 on Feb 18. I’m still one of the youngest members of the Northern California Norton Owners Club. Exception is Angel who is probably 20 something.
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Note that post was 9 years ago. I'm 75 now and infrequently ride. I think I made it once last summer. Spinal stenosis is catching up with me. Seriously thinking about selling.
 
I be 63 or 64 I think this year .... like the Tdog , I don’t ride the Commando enough .... most of my seat time is on the Italian bikes .... the Ducati will be leaving me come spring I think, for sure , and then either the Commando or Griso , maybe .... want to be down to one bike , the TL & Jeep when I turn 65 maybe...
Craig
 
I'm 58 I have owned 4 commandos since I was 19 albeit one of them in a wideline frame
I now have one commando and 3 other classic bikes all on the road ready to ride
I have another 3 or 4 bikes to build (one day)!
And one of those is a commando,so I guess there is no hope for me!!!
 
Nope, no hope ! but you do still have some time .... build as many as you can is best advice ....
 
Hi
I'm 67 next month and still giving it large wether it be on my XT250, Kawasaki gpz900r or my Commando.
 
I probably replied to this years ago but guess what? I’m getting older. I’ll be 51 this year.
 
I'm new here and have awakened my '74 850 after 38+ years, and I think I'm 66....I forget sometimes, but I remembered how to get my Norton road worthy...didn't say beautiful.
 
You know it's bad when your wife helps you down the stairs and you ask her what day it is.
 
If you get old and don't stay mentally active, you will always be behind the 8-ball. These days I read mainly books on ethics, philosophy, history and a lot of biographies. I participate in political forums on the web. That way I don't go stale between my infrequent bouts of motorcycle enthusiasm. As you get older, the most difficult thing is to maintain the urge. With me, motorcycling is important, but I sometimes find it self-defeating. One thing I usually do, is stay away from the historic road-racing guys - many of them are very petty and love tying themselves up with rules. As soon as anyone mentions a log-book to me, my eyes glaze over. When the weather cools off a bit, later this year, I want to do some on-board video. To do it in an historic race, I need to get a log-book for my bike and argue with idiots about eligibility. Alternatively I can join another club and have a ride at one of the closed events or I could do it on a practice day. The practice day is the cheapest, but is still expensive. If I am paying, I might as well get another race-ride for my money, but I don't think I could stand the head-fuck.
 
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Nater_Potater said:
If you're retired, you don't have to know what day it is!
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Every day is Saturday! :)

And now I'm ten years older than I was when this thread was started! Old enough to appreciate the benefits of an electric starter, which I installed on my 750 last year. Not sure what I'll do with my 850. Maybe sell it - how many Nortons does a girl need, anyway? If I keep it, I guess I'll be calling Matt up for another kit. The old knee hasn't held up as well as I had hoped.

Back to lurking...
 
ninja said:
You know it's bad when your wife helps you down the stairs and you ask her what day it is.
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Yes, it may be bad, but as long as you know to kick a NORTON with a compression ratio of 10,5 : 1 into life you are young enough. So, always check that you can do just that.
Best Regards
Klaus
 
Kurt:

How far North? After I retired from the Kite Factory (Boeing - Everett) we moved to Anacortes. Been here 19 years now and don't plan to leave, unless wearing a wooden overcoat. After we first came to the US, I had a lot of trouble converting to LH drive cars and so decided not to ride street bikes again for fear of reacting the wrong way in an emergency.

Still very much interested in what goes on with motorcycles, but not an active rider/owner since I left N-V/Wolverhampton in 1968. Back then my rides were all on company bikes (650SS, Commando, AJS Stormer). I rode the Stormer prototype back and forth to work for most of my final year at N-V. A pain in the butt to have to shake it about to mix the gasoline and Castro "R" back together if it had sat for more than an hour or so.

The 650 was my commuter bike for about 45 miles each way from where we lived in Kenilworth to N-V Marston Road. We moved to a village north of Wolverhampton after about 9 months of that commute. It was a big improvement on my previous drive to work turkey (a very tired Heinkel bubble car). That was for my job prior to joining N-V.
 
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Nater_Potater said:
If you're retired, you don't have to know what day it is!
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What's the best thing about having Alzheimer's ?
You get to wake up with a new partner every morning.
I'll be off the forum until April. Likely happy about that after the old folks joke.
Me and the wifey will be backpacking Thailand and deepest Myanmar (former Burma) soon , (our 2nd. trip ) , renting 125c.c. Hondas and other small oriental bikes , very rough roads in Myanmar , gasoline out of roadside pop bottles. Budda will protect us.
There is a collector on the very east end of Kao San Rd. , on the North side. He owns a big air con. bar on the 2nd. floor of an expat. bar. He has help and bodyguards roll out all his Ducatis , Laverdas , Enfields and one silver Norton Dominator to display at the entrance to his mall every Sat. night. as an attractor for expats to come in and drink and watch sports live from back home. All are pristine. If you survive this road to it's reward you win.
 
Torontonian said:
How many in life ? Just bought my 19 th , a Big Money Wasted 97 R1100 Rt. But I'm old , so gimmee my Senior's Discount goddammit.
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19 total motorcycles or 19 Nortons?

My score is 23 working, ridden motorcycles from model years 1957 to 2007 having started riding in 1968. Basket cases not included.
Norton - 6
BMW - 3
Bridgestone - 1
BSA - 1
Ducati - 1
Gilera - 1
Harley Davidson - 1
Honda - 3
Rickman - 1
Suzuki - 1
Triumph - 2
Yamaha - 2
 
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