Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club

Who is the oldest Valkyrie rider in the VRCC that can still mount his Valkyrie and go for a ride?


I'll start the list.....who is older than me that can still ride his/her Valkyrie?

Digger 72

Ya got me beat, I just turned 29 (again).  ;)

But, if you can get that identified by the gender of the oldest male and female rider, you have accomplished something.   ;D

Rams

I got ya beat DIGGER, I'm 72-1/2..    ;D

(but I'll bet I ain't the winner)

my guess is Stuffy will be in the top 3 if not the top

but he is young at heart

Beat me to it Evan.

Stuffy, aka John Schmitt, is the likely winner.  

His Valk will not fall over, but you said nothing about trikes.   You just mentioned mounting (and he's getting married BTW ;D)

And it's very likely he can ride a 2 wheeler, just chooses not to.

Digger has me beat by 2.  

Ok.   2 classifications.   Oldest 2 wheel Valkyrie rider that can still ride.....and oldest Valkyrie trike rider.   

Im interested to see how much longer I can expect to be able to ride....ha.
Im 72 born August 29, 1950.  I am starting to get a lot of aches and pains.....until I get on my Valkyrie....then Me and the other 29 yr olds ride together.   

Still ride mine regularly. Will be 75 in 6 weeks.

I crossed the 75 marker last September but I know men who are longer in the tooth than me and still straddle two Valkyrie wheels and ride.  One of those men adds several miles to his Valkyrie every year and owns no other transportation.


Bigwolf

73 and plan to ride a lot this summer.  This might be my last year.

Well, I'm 78 & still riding on 2 wheels although my Valkyrie morphed into an F6B a few years ago.

You older guys are an insperation to us younger ones.  :2funny: I'm only 70   :roll:

Well said Jerry We all know him (12)

You got me by a year and a half. 

Still riding on two wheels.  Though only got in one very short ride in last 6 weeks.  Strange very wet cold winter. 

Really glad to see all these older riders.....an inspiration to me

Looks like you are in the lead so far.....any challengers?

     I already KNOW daprez and BonBon are busy up north and I also KNOW he will be 76 in March. I'll be 78 in Feb BUT I have NOT ridden in while!  :'( I also KNOW there are othe Members here that Are older than me!  :2funny: RIDE SAFE.

Glad I’m not in the running for this recognition! For me, a bunch of you guys are either going to have to park’em or that other less desirable option. :cooldude:

Just turned 79 on Christmas and the phat lady still makes me grin..... :crazy2: and still on 2 wheels...

A new leader!!!   I may have a while yet.   My old uncle rode Beamers on two wheels till early 80's.   Started getting off balance while going slow and sitting still.

Well guys, I don't know if I'm the oldest but figure I'm at least in the running. I'll be 85 in a couple months and yes...I can still ride two wheels with no problem but as suggested, I did buy a trike a while back. My reason(s) are quite simple; At my age I feel I'm safer now on 3, hence more comfortable. I do still have my old 2-wheeler in the garage but it now belongs to Carman Allen. Until he's able to come get it, I still take some short local spins...weather permitting. I was still riding it when I bought the trike so it wasn't a case or being unable to handle two, was merely a choice.

In the past 70+ years of riding, every time I got caught in the rain on 2 wheels the comfort level went way down. The first long trip with the trike was an entirely new experience. My last day out was 460 miles long and I was in/out of rain all the way. Although running a bit slower in the rain, I realized I was much more comfy and relaxed than I ever was on 2 wheels under similar conditions. Since I still want to be in the wind and healthwise don't really have a reason to stop, I've found the trike to be a great platform to do so. And just so you'll all know, last summer I outran a rain storm coming home from out west. At about 30 miles from home I checked the radar while gassing up and saw a huge bright red front coming up behind me so I hit the road hard and fast. I started getting drops on the windshield and picked up the pace, by the time I hit my exit 2.5 miles out I was running between 85-90 with no issues. I no sooner closed the garage door and the sky opened up. It might be a trike but still runs with the best of them. Soon as it starts warming up, I'll be making the engine swap to the Wing motor with a reverse. Hoping to make IZ this year but will have to see how the $$'s hold out since we're going to Florida for 2 weeks in March. This is an interesting post...Oldest Valk Rider! Kinda gets in your blood.  :cooldude:

For all of you out there riding motorcycles in your "golden years" I salute you!  

Golden years sounds nice, but is not exactly accurate.  

There's no gold...... but there is Tylenol and Advil and horse linament.   ;D

Our oldest rider, of course he is not on a Valk but rather a Honda Shadow, just turned 98 years old and he is still riding.  He has ridden to the last 2 Inzanes!  He rode to the Athens Ohio Inzane from Maryville, MO, and to the Billings, MT Inzane last summer from Fulton, MO.  He plans to ride again this summer!

WOW just WOW :cooldude:

Kali Ecton (youngest) with David Carter (oldest)

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My hat is off to him, chatted with him briefly in Ohio. I hope he's still riding at the century mark, for me...I just hope to live that long.  ;)

WOW!!!!!  My hats off to him!!!!

What? Noone else proud of your years and can still ride? I, for one, would like to see more posts re. ages of various members. I find it interesting to see the age of our members, some I know but others I have no idea and think it would be fun to see the average age of our group. Ladies aren't required to divulge.  ;)

As for myself, I'm only too happy to tell my age. I want folks to know how long it took to look like this.  ;D

  I guess I would qualify around "middle age" with this group at 66. Still fully confident on 2 wheels with no significant physical issues to slow me down, and a much more sensible/mature attitude towards taking unnecessary chances than I had maybe a few decades ago, which hopefully will keep me on 2 wheels until I inch up towards your and other inspirational more senior riders' ages  :cooldude:

I love the post, it makes me feel so damn young at 75.

At 51 I'm feeling like I should be in Romper Room!

(Do I get bonus points for being 51, but having bought my Valk while in my 20's?)

Most of us could not buy a Valk until our 40's.   :)

I waited a while longer, 2003 Valkyrie Standard.  Purchased new in June 2003.   

January 1, 2023

Oh and I will be 77 in August, I hope. 

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My son-in-law rides an I/S he bought a couple years back, he's not quite 50 but not a member. He jokes about it, said he doesn't need to join for the Tech aspect of it since he has me. Maybe I should start charging him!  ;)

Serk,

I'm 45 and still own my very first street bike. I was 29 in 2006 and bought a 99 valk interstate with 18k miles. I paid $9500 for it. It now has about 90k miles and probably 5k in accessories that I put on it over the years.  I will have it until I'm pushing up daisies. In 2009, I bought my 98 valk tourer (jade/black). I think I paid 7500 for it. It came loaded and only had 23k miles. I know it has less than 45k on it 15 years later.

Marriage,  kids,  and starting a lavender farm has consumed my time.  I still enjoy riding but it has been far less the last 10 years.

I think about all my vrcc friends and wonder and hope everyone is doing well.

All the best and hard to believe how old some of you are getting!  Ha ha ha.

Stude31

He's got his new hip and is going to PT twice a week.  Part of his therapy is motorcycle specific.   We measured his seat height and they have placed a pad on one of therapy bikes at the same height and he now has to practice putting his leg over it and simulating getting on and off.  Making progress.

Physical therapy to prepare for wind therapy. Gotta love it... :cooldude:

79 Went for a ride today.  Don't forget High Binder and DDT.  Both right behind me.

Tom Jordan (Wingman) turned 80 last November still riding.

Birthday was on April 2...a couple weeks ago. I'm now 85, except for an old injured right shoulder I'm doing fine.

Happy Birthday John, wishing you as many more as you can handle.

I don't even rank  in this esteemed company but with my injuries I doubt I ever will. I'm only 58, but with 45 years of riding and several significant incidents and surgeries behind me, I doubt I'll get there either. Funny thing is my worst injuries never came from motorcycles, they came from working with idiots!

Oldest female Valkyrie rider? Anybody been brave enough to step up??  :2funny:

A gentleman doesn't ask a lady her age.   >:(

WOW!! :cooldude: Born 1962. In may ill be 61. Still hoping to catch up to my elders.  I’m here to endorse you never grow up.

A gentleman doesn’t tell either. So I guess we are all gentlemen, with the oblivious exception of myself?

My mother will be 95 in August but unfortunately she doesn’t ride a Valkyrie. She is quite proud to still be driving though very cautiously!

1962 was the year I graduated from high school in Sturgis,Mi. You ain't never gonna catch me.  ;D

My mom is 93 and still driving.  One moving violation in her lifetime.

She used to ride a Harley (imported Italian 125 Rapido).

Isn’t it great to still have them around! I spent the last 4 days at my mothers house doing maintenance chores that I should have done long ago. Her mind is sharp and her perspective is clear. I get a kick out of teasing her as she is so serious most of the time. I love to make her laugh.

My reason for bringing the subject up is that “old” age is a gift, a gift not afforded to everyone, whether man or woman. Plus I’m always impressed by female riders, that kind of independence and adventurous nature seems rare, at least in the circles that I navigate.

Yes it is.  Mine is a 10 hr combat drive away, and I don't get to see her as often as I'd like, so I talk to her on the phone almost every day.  She's also got all her mental faculties with no apparent loss of function at all.  And a good sense of humor.  We alternate between talking about our daily lives, and then back in time about family history.  What cracks me up is she says she has to pee and will call me back, and I tell her to just take the phone with her, I can't hear anything, but nope she just calls me back.

She's enrolled in the U of MI health system (one of the best in the country) and with good insurance, she's being seen for one thing or another all the time.  All her doctors love her because she is so upbeat and friendly (and follows orders).  Her cardiologist just told her her heart is that of a much younger person.  She just had her rt shoulder replaced, rehabbed, and now scheduling for the left this summer already (I feel like I'm running out of time Jess).  She was always heavy, but life has her down to 130, and always good with a sewing machine, she is cutting down her clothes.  My brother tells her to just buy new, but she says she likes what she has and that would just be a waste of money.

Years ago, well into my parents retirement, they decided to sell (out of Northern MI) because upkeep was getting hard on them.  My brother convinced them he would build them a small home right next to his (on his 17 acres, well off the road, south of Ann Arbor) (one floor, all wide doors, handholds in the bathroom, and purpose built for old people) (I love my brother).  The folks were not sure about this, but went ahead with it (and dad paid for all materials).  My brother did not bother with code issues (and never does), and after completion was informed only one home was allowed per lot.  So he tore one side off the home and connected it to his home with a short walk through causeway, making it a single structure (no separate utilities).  With dad gone 10 years, this setup is perfect as my brother and his new wife are always right there to offer all help and assistance (gladly and lovingly given), but mom still has the independent living she so desires (vs some retirement home).   This makes me a bit guilty for not pulling my share, but I offer cash money for anything she (or my brother/wife) may need, and have helped a number of times, though mom generally says no need I'm doing fine.  Except she has just recently outlived the Required Minimum Distributions (MRD) on dad's life savings. 

With no one depending on me for lifetime support, I have decided to start my MRDs a couple years early.  I don't really need the money, but (after paying off my home) the balance is just sitting there, and it will make me better able to offer cash assistance anytime it might be needed.  Though I am now in better shape than I was for the last 20 years, I seriously doubt I will last into my 90s.  My family history shows the women live forever, and the men don't.   :)   

Maybe use some of that MDR to fly out to surprise her sometime. I always like showing up somewhere I’m not expected. I’m only 83 miles from my mother so that has been a big plus for the last 6 years.

Unless I can't avoid it, I'm done with commercial airlines (going on 20 years). 

Not afraid of flying, but I'm fed up with being treated like a one of a herd of sheep. 

Can't park here, can't stop there, can't bring this or that, papers please, that's oversize and extra, line up here, then there, TSA yoyos, shoes off, seats and legroom too small for everyone but children, children get bad inner ear trouble and scream bloody murder (and when I offer to buy everyone on board under 2 a split of wine, I'm told to shut up), large people taking up a quarter of your seat space, seats up, no getting up, and so on.  I realize some of this is necessary, but I don't have to like it.

I'd much rather drive 10 hours (completely under my own sail), than wait around 3 hours and fly 4 hours and put up with all that crap.  Cost has nothing to do with it either.

73 for me