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We have all seen him the old dude at the gas station saying he owned a 46 Triumph,or the guy at the stop light wanting to talk about your bike cause he had one. Heck I even complained one time about the girl who said her granfather road one just like this back in the day. Then I saw a picture of me from the rally. Was it the skinny 140 pounder with the curly brown hair? Nope. Was it the baby faced 30 year old I once  ? Nope. Not the geezer yet but the greying beard crows nests starting by the eyes. The geezer is in there trying to get out. Wanting to stop someone just cause they have a Triumph. You know I remeber back in the 80s when I bought my first street bike.......ooops you see he is trying to get out. Thats where we all are heading yaknow the geezer is in there trying to get out. You know back in 82 I didnt have ohh know here he comes!!!
Chris
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, and Glory last forever.
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+1 Brother, I've been thinking the same thing lately. Of course I still look great. Growing old aint so bad, the alternative is bleak.
Strangler
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3/4 Throttle
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Speak for yourself!! I can't imagine a day when I stop riding. 
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
2002, Cardinal Red & Silver
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I just read your bio.
You gotta wife that rides.
Quit your bellyaching!
You old geezer!
You're not alone here!
Uncle Charlie
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"Geezer" is in the eye of the beholder.
To the kid on the crotch rocket wearing the flip-flops and wife-beater undershirt with his full face $700 helmet, I am a geezer.
To the bent over, white-haired gent who wants to have a "I remember when" with me, I'm a young whippersnapper.
More flags
More fun!
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Oh, yeah. I have seen the rally pics too. I first just hope to live to be as old as I already look, THEN I really hope to go ahead and be that geezer, who still remembers "back when".
The alternatives are not as cool at all.
Thom
I might be wrong, I sometimes am.
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Ride every day that you can!
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I'm 57, am I a geezer yet? 
03 Speedmaster
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Saddle Sore
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Oh, yeah. I have seen the rally pics too. I first just hope to live to be as old as I already look, THEN I really hope to go ahead and be that geezer, who still remembers "back when".
The alternatives are not as cool at all.
Now Thom , I've seen us together in a photo somewhere , and as I remember , we BOTH look ..................... 38 . 
I still want us to split a bottle of Just Fer Men hair color . Gets the white out . 
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Loquacious
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You already are an old geezer!
we should do this every weekend!
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Check Pants
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You already are an old geezer!
I thought minors had to have parental supervision/consent to participate on this board 
jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Worn Saddle
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I'm 57, am I a geezer yet?
You and me both, brother  (where's the geezer graemlin?)
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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As Two Face would say, I'm of two minds about this. On one hand, at 50 I can tell that my 10 hour rides are a little less comfortable now, but on the other hand, kids today are so wimpy that I figure I'm still tougher than they are!  Ride on!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Loquacious
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I'm a Geezer In Training, but don't call me a git. 
Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
Procom CDI
"There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."
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Fe Butt
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Well Chris, the way I figure it, you aren't "officially" a geezer until Willard Scott wishes you a Happy Birthday one morning, dude!!! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Fe Butt
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Glad I'm a yougster yet, I'll be old enough to drink soon.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I keep a warning on the back of my helmets~~~  could be the reason i ride alone,,,,,,,,,,,,, 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_WXxYGyRas
Noli Irritate Leones
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You can't avoid growing old, but you CAN avoid growing up.  I've always considered maturity an option, and highly overrated. The last Experienced Riders Course I took included a Gold Winger who was 79. He planned on riding as long as he could hold the bike up. He was shooting for 85.
Morituri Nolumus Mori
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Yup, yup. Had me a Bonneville America back in aught three, still ride it oncet in a while when 'taint too windy or snowy. 
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Glad I'm a yougster yet, I'll be old enough to drink soon.
Umm, would that be alcohol or geritol?
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Fe Butt
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Unfortunately I get AARP fliers in the mail so I guess the latter. 
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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