Little bit of back ground. Im 23 years old. (24 in August), a diesel tech for Dr. Pepper. I went to school and as a graduation gift because of how much more I make now because of going to school my wife surprised me with a 2014 Heritage ( as shown below ). my first bike EVER. never rode before. ive grown up around bikes my whole life. just never got on one. My dad rides , my uncle rides , countless family friends ride, my father in law rides , my wifes uncle rides . so we decided we were going to get a bike and my wife surprised me with it. so I learned to ride. cam very natural for me and easy. put 4K miles on it in a matter of 4 months and I love the damn thing.


issue im having is people to ride with! I love my family and my wifes family and we all ride from time to time but sometimes I just wanna ride with people my age ya know? I make more than average for my age and I have a way higher maturity level than most kids my age. it seems like everyone I know who rides a Harley is older than me. I wanted to take a poll and see if theres anyone near my age group that is on a HD cause the few people I do know my age that ride are on GSXRs and Honda Groms.....

 

No doubt about it, HD demographics are old.
HD is trying to change the image with the Streets and some Sportster styles.
Your Heritage is definitely an old timer ride.
I reckon over 50% of this forum is over 50, I'm 63.

 

Welcome from one of the (mid) old timers! Good luck finding people your own age that ride harleys. Around here, there are allot of older people on harleys too, but not may youngins.

 

34 here.

Most of the guys I work with are younger than me, I'm trying to get them on HDs, the ones already ride have chosen sport bikes mostly. Almost no HDs. The kids that don't ride yet want bobbers or cafe racers or sport bikes. The younger guys I know think of HDs as "old man bikes". It doesn't help that there isn't a "cool" Harley that is priced for entry level riders.

 

You really don't need to ride with someone to enjoy the ride. I have some favorite places to go for an hour or two ride. Take your wife to lunch in the next town. Don't worry how old you are. Just ride safe and you'll be an old fart like me in about 40 years.

Dan

 

Ummmm, mentally or physically?

 

Enjoy the ride kid......58 here......been riding since 1968(dirt bikes at 10)......don't worry about any of that crap......ride your own ride........what ever that may be......just don't be a douche!(and I mean those morons that ride crotch rockets and give bikers a bad name!)

 

Thanks guys, trust me I enjoy riding by myself all the time. but sometimes itd be cool to call up a buddy and go ride for a few hours.


I know one guy that's 21 that has a 883 and hes a cool dude. but don't call and ask to ride unless the sun is in line with the moon and venus and its a mild 82 degrees with nearly no humidity and its precisely 3:24 PM because he wont ride if its not like that lol

 

I'll be 68 in August. I got my first bike...a '51 panhead...in 1970, with the money I saved up in Nam. And I've never owned or ridden anything but a Harley.

 

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