Old timers
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Old timers
How often do older people -man or woman come up to you and tell you who beautiful a bike you have then start to tell you of the times they remember when they were young and rode. I personaly love to hear thear stories -if not to long and always ask if they remember what model it was. Some do some don,t but i,ts nice to see the face of older people with a smile insted of a sour puss looking at you like you just stole their ss check.
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I just hope some day i can look at some young guy and say i remmber back in 06 when i rode a harley and he dose,nt look at me like o brother here we go with pops and his in my day stories. Just respect i guess.
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It's happened to me as well. Once my older neighbor came over to check out my bike. His eyes lit up as he was telling me about his Harley back in the day. I think that's great! I realized that its something that gets in your blood and never goes away. In all the years I rode metric that never happened. Seems to be that Harley passion.
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Funny question when you take a second to reflect. I was pulling into a quick store on the way to work one morning last week and a ---old lady-- (looked more than 80+) pulled in the space beside me in an old Cadillac. She got out of her car and look at me and my bike for a few seconds. She then said shaking her head "ah those were the days" then smiled and walked on. Made my day.
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The senior's give you a complimemnt and then tell you their stories. The age peers respectfully tell you "nice bike". The younger riders want to tell you all about their fast bikes.
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Funny question when you take a second to reflect. I was pulling into a quick store on the way to work one morning last week and a ---old lady-- (looked more than 80+) pulled in the space beside me in an old Cadillac. She got out of her car and look at me and my bike for a few seconds. She then said shaking her head "ah those were the days" then smiled and walked on. Made my day.
Funny question when you take a second to reflect. I was pulling into a quick store on the way to work one morning last week and a ---old lady-- (looked more than 80+) pulled in the space beside me in an old Cadillac. She got out of her car and look at me and my bike for a few seconds. She then said shaking her head "ah those were the days" then smiled and walked on. Made my day.
hey, if you havent been with an eighty year old, yer not livin! they say nothin bags the chicks like a harley, so dont dissapoint us!
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i like it better when i tell the younger guys how old she is , yeah she's 24 yrs old
and has alot of miles left in her .
lets see old man / old bike life is good for the old man
and has alot of miles left in her .
lets see old man / old bike life is good for the old man
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Had my bike parked in front of my office awhile back. I noticed a man who looked to be 80 or more leaning on his cane and looking at my bike. When he reached out to touch the handlebar, I thought I might want to go out and introduce myself. Turns out he rode in the 30s and 40s but gave it up for having a family. He never lost the love though.
I asked him if he would like to sit on the bike (had to help him get his leg over the bike). He sat in the saddle with his eyes closed for about 30 seconds reliving, I guess, days on a bike gone by. After a minute or two, he thanked me, and, b4 hobbling off told me "if you love something, never let it go." I've not seen him since. I'd forgotten all about it until I saw this thread.
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I asked him if he would like to sit on the bike (had to help him get his leg over the bike). He sat in the saddle with his eyes closed for about 30 seconds reliving, I guess, days on a bike gone by. After a minute or two, he thanked me, and, b4 hobbling off told me "if you love something, never let it go." I've not seen him since. I'd forgotten all about it until I saw this thread.
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