what's the average age here ?

[K-Ray]

I thought I would see what the average age of a ZL owner is ?

Just so every one know's I'm 45 years young

[Ferret]

Seeing as the numbers run out at 40-50 .. I went for "a lot older than I act".

Chronologically I'm 51 .. but I definitely don't feel it, (marvellous what heart bypass surgery can do for ya!! :D ) .. and I'm told by many that I don't act my age .. :cool10: :rotf:

Cheers ...

[acp]

22....

[K-Ray]

[quote="Rossco1"] Seeing as the numbers run out at 40-50 .. I went for "a lot older than I act" . quote]

:rotf: After that point you are old then you act are farting dust Rossco1 :rotf:

:blackeye: Ok I should have went 50 + :blackeye:

[SnakeDoctor]

Happy Birthday K-Ray and many more to you. I guess that was what you were hinting at. :stir:

[K-Ray]

No it was not just, wanted to see if we had all old guys here or a mix .
kind of wondering if most of the people are ones that seen the ZL when it frist came out .
But thank you , SnakeDoctor

[acp]

Would have been hard for me to have seen a ZL when they first came out, seeing as I was only born in August 1985.

[K-Ray]

I was riding a LTD 550 back then and looking at the ZL

[zlMark]

Yea we are a bunch of "older" or should I say more "seasoned riders" for the most part.

Here is the same topic
http://www.zl-oa.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1051&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=age

[zl900_moab]

33.....but I act much younger...like a 10 year old sometimes.....
moab...

[WillyD]

I'm a ripe old 40

Willy

[tmdoth]

Guess I am part of the wee aged group at 26

[CHRIS]

well, as of nov. 5, i am 37 yrs. old CHRIS :cool10:

[Jarney]

37 here too.

[eliuk]

39 for the time being!

[lowlife]

44 and growing

[ste1956]

Just turned 51. Getting back onto bikes. But still like a muck about.

[lowlife]

44 and better lookin every year!!!

[Bacchus]

turned the big 40 this november

[rancid]

im at the age now where im glad that "i hope i die before i get old" :dancingfool: didnt happen! 43.and in 86/87 i owned a kawasaki sr650 one of the best bikes iv ever had i cant remember ever seeing a zl back in the day.

[wuputt]

rancid, you are a long way from old so that may still happen!

[CHRIS]

Wuputt, you sound like you are talking from experience ! :D :rotf: :stir: CHRIS

[ChopperDave]

Only 45 here in the mountains

[jas16]

22 and counting

[Blagadán]

37 yrs old here...

that is until April 16th....(hint hint) :rotf: :pale:

[acp]

Is that a hint that you want us to bring birthday cards in March Blag? If I can make it that is.

[monkeyhanger]

38 until may :bringiton: :bringiton: ANDY

[lowlife]

44 and.......on never mind i will just shut the hell up!

[ZLFancyPaint]

I was riding a LTD 550 back then and looking at the ZL

Me too ! exactly that.
At the time, I worried a bit about moving up from a 550 to a 900.
I must have looked at it a dozen times on the showroom floor before deciding.
And it was awesome - awesome - and more awesome once I rode it home!

[ZLKawBoy]

You're only young once but you can be like a kid for a lifetime ...

[Kawasaki-krazy]

You're only young once but you can be like a kid for a lifetime ... :yeahthat:

KK

[click-it]

36 for now.

[GGRA]

I'm just 31, but I have 3 kids. You know how they say "kids keep you young", well they make you old first. :shock:

[SandstoneSmitty]

All you 'Whipper-Snappers'! Hope you are as good looking as I am when you get my age of 51.

[zot]

Wow...again with the age reminders....yup traded in my '83 LTD 1100 for the ZL1000A-1. Buddie of mine at the time had just gotten the hot new GSXR....Blew the paint off hiz....well come to think of it I blew the paint off of everything I raced back then....then that **** V-Max! Remembering the girl I was with....the music scene...$10 whole dollars an hour. How am I still alive?
Oh one more thing...I remember thinking the day I rode her home in '87 "what a huge ass bike"...Now she sitz next to the C-14 looking like a 600

[Hellion]

Wow...again with the age reminders....yup traded in my '83 LTD 1100 for the ZL1000A-1. Buddie of mine at the time had just gotten the hot new GSXR....Blew the paint off hiz....well come to think of it I blew the paint off of everything I raced back then....then that **** V-Max! Remembering the girl I was with....the music scene...$10 whole dollars an hour. How am I still alive?
Oh one more thing...I remember thinking the day I rode her home in '87 "what a huge ass bike"...Now she sitz next to the C-14 looking like a 600

For a minute there thought he was talking about the girl he was with ! ROFL
I am 42 *UGH!* and in 86 I had sold my 73 Suzuki Titan 500 and 49 Harley pan head and bought my first Kawasaki road bike from a major on my AF base it was a 1982 KZ750 Spectre and I fell in love with the Kawi inline 4's! And in 87 I was still stationed out in the mojave desert and the local Kaw shop I patronized got in a new 87 ZL1000 and I drooled and pinned for that bike as at the time I couldnt afford it and 2 months later was sent to Korea!

[MYjealousKZ]

grrr well um..... dont tell nobody but im gonna be 50 in Jan but everybody thinks im 38............

[Prostreet]

I have the brain of a 20 year old and the body of a 40 year old. There both in the trunk of my car if you ever want to see them! But I'm really 50 myself. Owned ( and still own) a boatload of bikes and still love to ride.

[markus56]

Will be 52 in a couple of months and I certainly don't act this old! I've always ridden these ZL's to resemble a bat out of HELL and still do. Back in 1985, I owned a '75 Z1900 that groomed me for the ZL. Went into the dealership one day just to "look" at the new models but would not walk outta' there without that gorgeous red ZL.....gave $3452.50 in cash, out the door!!!! No bike has ever done it for me like the ZL has........then and now!! Mark

[oldschool]

I'm 41, but sometimes feel much older.

[wuputt]

I'm 41, but sometimes feel much older.

AWWWW, yer just a pup! See how you feel in another dozed or so years!!:)

[rkerg]

58, man am I old or what. Riding my ZL fast kind of gets my heart pumping.

[ian]

I'll be 30 in a couple weeks but I'm still a child. I refuse to "grow up"

[jmassengill]

I'm 46 for the time being and I didn't even ride motorcycles until I was 42. I was thinking the other day that in 1986 when my ZL600 was new, I was stationed in Fairbanks AK, in the Air Force and I was all of 23 or so and I wouldn't have purchased a new motorcycle then for two reasons...1: I WAS BROKE and 2: My first wife wasn't crazy about motorcycles and living in AK when the riding season was only 3 months long, it just wasn't a good thing to try and buy a motorcycle in AK.

I also get the feeling that if I had had the ZL600 at that time in my life I might have wound up dead with such a quick bike.

I sometimes wish my ZL600 looked a bit better but I'm very happy how it rides and that I had a large hand in raising it from the dead.

:headbang:

[ratznfragn]

In the poll you forgot the option "Old enough not to trust a fart!"

[Wyldstreak]

So, what. . . RKERG and I are the oldest ones here? I just turned 55 on the 16th of August . . . I do fart, but it hasn't turned to dust yet.

I do, however, refuse to grow up, or act my age!!! :pistols:

[zlMark]

In the poll you forgot the option "Old enough not to trust a fart!"LOL!!

I think Markus, furchin, and wuputt are right behind ya

[Jarney]

Don't forget Chris's dad, Marty - still the oldest member on here right? Later.

[Wyldstreak]

Don't forget Chris's dad, Marty - still the oldest member on here right? Later.

I forgot about Marty. . . see what happens in old age?? :laughing7: :help:

[AZBones]

My first bike in 56,a 47 Indian Chief,2nd in 62 a 58 Triumph 250 bought from a local in Saigon to get from Than San Nhut to To Do street and others over the years.
Last weekend 1400 mi in three days NW New Mexico,Western Colo,and Eastern Utah.(I cheated and took the Wing)Today 100 mi in the Superstitions in my RZR S. Will be 71 in two weeks,but plan on being up on the Rim in the RZR.Age
and old are two different words.
Bones

06GL1800
87ZL1000
86VF1100
79XS650

[ZL1000-Rider]

I see it's been a year .. from last post .. But I'm new here ... Will be 60 in sept.of 2010 ... was riding a '76 , 900z1 .. back when these first came out .. in 85 -87...

[abq-zl]

34 here, and the zl is my first bike. Feel like I just started a new life!

[wuputt]

You did! Enjoy it!

34 here, and the zl is my first bike. Feel like I just started a new life!

[Bozang1]

33 here. I don't always act my age either, well, rarely. I either act older or younger but never my age. Boz

[rkerg]

I see it's been a year .. from last post .. But I'm new here ... Will be 60 in sept.of 2010 ... was riding a '76 , 900z1 .. back when these first came out .. in 85 -87...

Hey, as I tell the young ladies, the older the violin, the sweeter the music.

[Ravenshurst]

53 in real life, but I don'e feel it, I sure as H@#$ don't act it, lol. I have been riding since I was 15. The 600 is my first Japanese bike, and I am LOVING it!!!!

[kawboy]

53 in real life, but I don'e feel it, I sure as H@#$ don't act it, lol. I have been riding since I was 15. The 600 is my first Japanese bike, and I am LOVING it!!!!

So, what have been riding all these years?

[puttputt]

I am 22 yrs. old, the ZL900 is my second bike, First bike was an 82' suzuki GS 550L

[Ravenshurst]

Kaw - A few Harleys, a Norton, and a Trumpet. The Norton Commando and the Triumph Trident were fast, but not like the Eliminator.

[Whitewolf]

Old. I'm one of the guys that fart dust.

I bought my first ZL1K when they came out in '87. I destroyed that one. You know, same old story. High speed, guard rail, hospital, 1 yr probation.:nono:

I told the dealer I wanted another. Red like the first. It took him a while to locate one, but he did and I still have it.

I was 1 of only 2 guys that owned one in Peoria, Ill at the time.

[rkerg]

I am 22 yrs. old, the ZL900 is my second bike, First bike was an 82' suzuki GS 550L

Hey, I once had an 82 Suzy GS 650GL. Nice bike. Wish I still had it.

[duster]

Ive got socks older than my 86 zl600:headbang:

[CaliDreaminofZL900]

45 as of Oct 13. My first real bike in 1984 was a 1976 Suzuki 750 Waterbufflo. Saw the ZL dreamin of it, wanted it, but was just starting a family.

[zlMark]

I couldn't imagine just starting a family at your age! My younger brother just turned 40 and he's just starting out too, he's got one 6 months and one that just turned 2. He's a stay at home Dad and works from home. He's also pulling his hair out,lol

[mudrunner88]

I'm 33 but act older....I feel even older than that most of the time.

Just getting started with the bike scene myself, but I love the feel of freedem so far!

[kawboy]

I'm 33 but act older....

Do you drive 50 mph in the fast lane with your blinkers on? :laughing7:

[Whitewolf]

And if he does, your point would be?.....:rotf:

[zlMark]

Adjusted this poll so we could have a more accurate accounting. Deleted 2 poll options and votes so please revote if you need to. Results are not public so no need to be shy

[eliminaterman]

Hi, 63 YRS

[zlMark]

Hi, 63 YRSScroll up and vote

[kawboy]

hmm - just 1 person over 50?

[markus56]

Yeah, I'm the only one to admit it so far!

[MARTY]

71 this september 15

[zlMark]

Last 2 options are new as of today

[acp]

How do I change my vote Mark? When I voted I was in the 18-25 category, Ii'm now in the 25-30 range. I'm starting to feel old now....

I'm just going to go and hide from all those glares I can suddenly feel aimed my way...

Adam

[K-Ray]

Yeah, I'm the only one to admit it so far!

I have a few more months too go , Maybe it's time to redo this poll to "how old do you feel" but thats a day by day thing for me right now.

[SandstoneSmitty]

Yeah, I'm the only one to admit it so far!

I was born in the South back in 19 and 57 a poor country boy.

[1 year wonder]

9141.... i was born a poor black child

[hassethehen]

As my gf use to say; "Age is just some numbers on a peace of paper". It tells you nothing of how old you feel or how young you behave.

I am between 40 and 50 myself but behave rather different. (Younger... ;-)

"Males developes until the age of thirteen, then they just grows / get bigger" ;-)