Started at 11-12, riding a 73 Yamaha 125 Enduro(looked like a Bonneville kind of) and 73 Yam 250 (looked more like a dirtbike), then fast forward to 1987, had a VF700S Sabre(Honda), and then fast forward to 2003 where I now have my America. All told, about 11 years saddle time....