When do you stop?

[i-scream-stop]

I quit racing when It just wasn't fun anymore, but I got more enjoyment out of sharing my knowledge with others. I will probably give up the motorcycle when it just isn't fun anymore. There could be a lot of factors in this but that is just the sum of all, the Fun!

 

[Rudyjo]

I am 61 and it is starting to occuply my thoughts once in awhile that it is selfish for me to keep riding. If I lived alone, I wouldn't think of giving up riding, I still enjoy it too much.
But my wife doesn't drive anymore and has a bad back.
My mother lives close by and is totally dependent on me for all her shopping and doctor appointments.
The two of them would be lost without me. As much as I don't want to, this will
most likely be my last year of riding.

 

[BrokeRecord]

Hey, I'm 65 and still ride daily, about 310 days a year. I have 90,000 miles since 6/1/07 my retirement date. Have ridden regular since 1990, and bicycles before then, so two wheels have been my life. I have a 2000 K1200RS abt 650 lbs, a Honda Hornet, about 440 lbs, and a HD Sportster about 500 lbs. When the BMW gets too heavy to handle, it'll go to a son, and I'll ride the other two. When they get too much, a trike will follow.

 

[SeabeckS]

Hmmm....

After 9 heart surgeries, this is a question I ponder now and then...

But OTOH, it's been almost 14 years since my last trip to the operating room, so guess I'll go on another ride tomorrow....!

Cheers!

 

[Paul_F]

I'll stop riding for the same reason that over the years I have dropped other activities; a declining interest in a past time being replaced by a new one. However, being physically and mentally fit at 65 and based on my parents' genetics, riding into my 80s should be quite possible, although I suspect that might require a lighter machine.

Time will tell.