54 this year. Been riding since I was 4 years old thanks to my Dad!
Created on: 06/06/14 09:42 PM
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danfzx14
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/17 2:43 PM
54 this year. Been riding since I was 4 years old thanks to my Dad!
timomasalin
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/17 6:13 PM
49 and NOT acting like it...
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marco
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/22 9:30 AM
I turned 69 in February. Bought my 2016 ZX14R new in 2016, after owning 3 Blackbirds. I have about 30k miles on the ZX14, including a few times to the Dragon and one 6k mile ride from Minn to Calif and back, in 2 weeks, with my dad who is 19 yrs older than than me. He is small and rode a 650 Ninja to Calif 3 times with me in the last 12 years. Pops and I had matching Blackbirds from 1999, when we bought them new, until he downsized to the 650 Ninja in 2006 and I moved up the 14 Ninja in 2016. He downsized to a 400 Ninja about 5 years ago, and finally hung up his leathers and sold the 400 last Fall, at the ripe young age of 88. He/we rarely got passed at the Dragon in the 33 some-odd years we frequented there, whether we were on our old matching 1000 Hurricanes, Blackbirds, or Ninjas. Imagine being "dogged" by a 650 or 400 Ninja on the Dragon, and seeing a 140 lb 87year old guy crawl off the bike that caught up to you!! He will join me and my son this Sept driving his manual Genesis Coupe, and will likely still spend a day riding my son's Z900 at the Dragon and beyond. a suitable, and sad end to an era, for sure.
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/22 9:43 AM
Started at 16, been at it for 4.5 decades, so let’s see ?
I must be 61 yrs young ??
On my 3rd ZX14
& now on my 26th bike overall
Being a Beemer S1000XR
Enjoy riding em both like I stole em.
Fordtech58
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marco
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/22 6:09 PM
Someone said: "If you want to be happy one day get drunk, if you want to be happy one year get married, if you want to be happy a lifetime get a motorcycle"
I believe we all agree, don't we?
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yannih
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/05/22 7:28 PM
59 years old here.
Late riding starter at around 30!
I thought I was old till I started reading some of these posts...
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banknyank
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marco
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/06/22 7:26 PM
Best regret out there mate...
busabim
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marco
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busabim
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RE&#x3a&#x3b; Average 14R rider age....
04/07/22 4:59 PM
Txs Marco,
Presently bike is in Florida and I am in another country lol. I am going to put it through its paces for the 50th BMW MOA rally in Springfield Missouri leaving from Florida in June.
It is flashed and makes about 240 hp in this level of tune.
In response to those say the numbers are optimistic, see dyno below. I have full brocks and sprint filter ...
conservative 240....the 233 is with zx-10 headers.
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OhioKawiMW
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yannih
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RE: Average 14R rider age....
04/10/22 1:39 AM
It is flashed and makes about 240 hp in this level of tune.
Rather generous numbers...
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