23, though I don't start learning to ride until the end of next month.

I was a huge import car fan beforehand, but could never afford my favourite(s), due to my poor college student status. Was on the bus to school one day when I saw a sport bike zoom by, which made me think "A motorcycle! Why not? Why didn't I think of that before?"

I was hooked!

A friend took me for a ride on his new Goldwing in 1983 and in 1986 I slapped down a deposit on a Shadow but I chickened out. Here I am 22 years later and still have the itch. The difference is I haven't chickened out this time - got the bike - waiting on the course. It's been a long time coming and I can hardly wait.

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07 Honda VT750C2 Shadow Spirit
The joy is in the journey

when i was 18 i rode on the back of my dads bike on one of those HUGE 9-11 rides down to the city, it was the most moving and amazing thing i had ever been apart of. for a while i thought it was one of the best days of my life until October 26th 07 when i passed my MSF course. now that was the best day ever, lol. so 21 was when i started officially riding

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-Carrie
-97 Honda Shadow VLX

Poll does not go early enof I started at 13 but some nowadays start really young.

I'm the lone 51-55 vote. Late mid-life crisis: I bought my bike the day my younger kid graduated from high school.

I started at around 10. We had access to mini bikes, then to Honda 90's. SO we did a bit of street and a bit of off road riding...

I started to get the itch when I was in High School at
the age of about 14. I remember dreaming about owning
a CBR and looking through the Cycle World Magazine time
after time. I got my license and first bike by the time I was
22. I'm 28 now and cannot imagine my life without riding.

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BILL

I was alot younger then what the poll gave. My father had a 47 Harleyso I guess I was 4 or 5.

I started riding in 1969, at 18 on my birthday I went to the local Honda dealer and got a 1966 Honda CB77 (305 super hawk) $300.00... Going home I was sure my mother was going to make me move out.. For years she said to NEVER come home with a motorcycle. Later I found out that my father rode but I never knew.

Most of my Adult life I have had at least 2 bikes to ride, and never been without one. NORE will I

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Chuck_the Hammer
2005 Honda VTX1800F Silver Tribal 22k *1972 Honda CB750 K2
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1966 Honda CB77 Superhawk sold 1972 7.5k * 1972 Honda CB750 K2 sold 1975 21k
1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing sold 1983 63k * 1983 Honda GL1100A sold 1987 102k
1983 Honda VF750F sold 1990 14k * 1988 Honda CBR1000 Hurricane sold 2003 19k
1986 Honda GL1200SEI sold 2005 130k * Total Miles 376,000

In 1969 I rode a 305 Honda Scrambler..... never got it out of first gear ! Loved it. Been ridin' ever since; dirt bikes, owned 6, naked street bike, cruiser, sport bike (now).... profile, if you want more history... I fall into the 21-25 bracket..! Somebody Puleeeez tell me how to post my vote... age (67) and pure ignorance have defeated my very intention ! ! !

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Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snake bite, and further, always carry a small snake.

Bikes owned:
Kaw 100 (fried it !)
Yam DT250 (2) [desert racers]
Yam DT360 (stolen)
Yam IT200 (2) (best woods bike of it's day)
'83 Honda 650 Nighthawk (toured three states)
'93 Kaw Vulcan (good quaility junk !)
'86 Honda VFR700F (Sweet !)