I dont want the game to end.

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I was on blood thinners also for 6 years and was told the same thing about falls and moto riding. My wife was there when the Cardio Doc said "no more riding forever" As we left the doc office she said she was more concerned with my mental health than my physical health and just said to be very careful and minimize the risk and don't take any unnecessary chances when riding. The no riding bikes lasted 30 days and I said screw it. Got back to Colorado and the new Cardio Doc took me off the blood thinners as he said 6 years was enough. One only lives once in this li
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I've been on blood thinners (Eliquis - the 'Lexus' one that costs like it!) for a while and still ride.
It was a concern for me when I crashed in the Yukon last year as to whether I would wake up in the morning ... :biggrin:


But I figure I'd rather die happy than die safe. ;)
 
I just read all 5 pages of this thread…You guys are old!!!! (And I’m just kidding as I’m right on your six o’clock at 60.5 years now). I try to stay young as possible- still working (but 2 days per week), and exercise 4 days out of 7. Some mild aches when sitting too long but other than that, I’m still pretty agile. As far as anticoagulants for DVT, usually you’re on them just for 6 months or so, unless you have a subsequent DVT (it’s really to prevent other colors from forming while the existing one has time to be broken down by your body’s ability to take care of that). Right now, I don’t find the STs to be that hard to handle when stopped and the Silverwing is a featherweight by comparison (even though it is 500+ lbs). That may change one day and that’s why the Silverwing is my ‘old man’ bike.

We will all face the day when it’s impractical or unsafe to ride, but until then, I hope we all stay roadworthy and safe, as well as healthy as we can be.
 
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I just read all 5 pages of this thread…You guys are old!!!! ...
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What's weird is when you look at the ages ...and they sound o-l-d, like really old. And you realize you're older than they are. Or like DTeel. I didn't know the gentleman, but he was five years younger than me when he passed.

I suppose it is like when I turned 30. I waited around a few days trying to notice if anything changed, and nothing did. So I got on with life. Till I get old, the only thing that makes sense is to get on with life.

Chris
 
I have a buddy that has just turned 60 and he gives me the business for acting "old" at age 65. But, as was pointed out to me, when you are a kid there is a huge difference between a first grader and a fifth grader. As you age this difference goes away but comes back into play later in life.

I started to notice a difference as I turned 59. I got plenty of exercise and felt really good. At the time I was replacing the windows in my two story house. By the time I got to the last two windows I noticed a fatigue that had not been there. I could get the old window out. I could get the re framing done but getting the new window in left me wondering if I had the strength to finish. It was disconcerting. I am a big guy and I have always take my strength for granted but that's kind of gone away. I do not feel "old" but getting out of chairs really makes me feel like I am.

The ST1300 is heavy and not unmanageable but I am very careful about stops and getting my feet planted. I am also more noticeable of stairs and stepping off curbs. I go to the gym regularly but that has not made things easier (or maybe is has and I have no bench mark to compare it to.)
 
Reading this thread at 55 makes me optimistic and impressed at the same time. I know for sure that I'm gonna need some replacement parts in the future. Seeing that a lot of y'all have had major medical issues, yet here you are, doing your thing gives me hope the next 30+ yrs will be OK and maybe I'll be able to keep on keeping on.
 
Big_Jim59 said:
I go to the gym regularly but that has not made things easier (or maybe is has and I have no bench mark to compare it to.)
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You would be surprised…once I started going (and that was only ~ 2+ years ago due to part time status whereas I never went in the past, except for a time in my 20’s), I dropped ~ 40 lbs and feel stronger than I have in the past (was always overweight and probably not in the best of shape). Had you never gone, you might feel even worse.
 
Uncle Phil said:
When I was a teenager I thought -

"Man, I'm gonna be 48 years old when the year 2000 comes - boy that's ancient!" :biggrin:
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That was my (flawed) reasoning when I changed my mind, 3 years into a planned 20-year career in the US Navy, only 20 years would have made me THIRTY-EIGHT. I decided that was WAYYYYYY too long for that endeavor. What a mistake, looking back now.
And when I was still 58, I realized with dismay that I'd already been out of the Navy for 20 years... which I thought was an eternity when I was a mere 18yo. And those 20 years from 38 to 58 are like a brief passing shadow, looking back at it from now. So a 20yr stint really wouldn't have been that long, I see, looking back on it. And getting a retirement income at 38 years old? Come on!
My view of time has certainly looked vastly different at the far end of each successive decade. But it's still so weird to me, being the same age as old people...
 
Well. I'm 82 next month. Riding my ST1300 or my GL1800 most every day. GL1800 for long rides. Next trips, 1300 miles to Arkansas in Aug., 1400 miles to S.D. in June. The ST1300 for local rides around Tucson area. Can't do long rides on the ST. Need a new seat.

"Chin up young fellows." You've got lots of time left on your bodies.
 
When I was in the USAF, we'd comment on how hard life was in the Air Force. Guys would retire in their forties and keel over dead a few years later. Later, I went to work at Boeing. I heard the same line, but the average age had shifted 15 years older. Guys would retire...and within 5 years be dead.

My conclusion was that for those that died early like that, they were married to their jobs. When the job left their life in retirement, they sat around waiting to die. And so they did.

Chris
 
At 71 (physically, though not in my head) I still have no problem managing the 1100, although I have never moved it around the garage or elsewhere unless I'm sitting on it. It seems this scenario is why many look to something lighter, which is something I have never owned. That said, I definitely can't pick it up by myself any longer. Heck, I can only do one, maybe two push-ups! Unthinkable but true.
No problem yet with the center stand, which is rarely used.

Not nearly as comfortable after a day spent on the bike as I used to be. No more 600 mile days will be happening. Around 300 tops these days, and that doesn't feel all that great.

Regarding the "not in my head" part, lots more trouble for my brain synapses to make the connection for names which I know perfectly well, what did I come into this room for, where did I put that tool, etc.
Not a doubt in my mind though that the bike (still primary way of getting around most days) has kept the brain younger and sharper than it would otherwise be and probably has added a few years to life.
 
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rwthomas1 said:
Reading this thread at 55 makes me optimistic and impressed at the same time. I know for sure that I'm gonna need some replacement parts in the future. Seeing that a lot of y'all have had major medical issues, yet here you are, doing your thing gives me hope the next 30+ yrs will be OK and maybe I'll be able to keep on keeping on.
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Pay attention to your physical self, Many people (including my self) have had their bodies betray them during mid 50's. If it happens don't ignore it, just get it fixed and carry on! My loss of immortality was cancers plural on different occasions starting at 54. radiation, chemo, feeding tubes and maybe more to come. I just dont have time to worry about it. You know you are STARTING to get old when you begin to discard body parts.:biggrin:
 
Daboo said:
Guys would retire in their forties and keel over dead a few years later. Later, I went to work at Boeing. I heard the same line, but the average age had shifted 15 years older. Guys would retire...and within 5 years be dead.
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I have absolutely no idea how old this data is. It is very old, at least 25 years old, but it is telling.
The below was released by Boeing after they had conducted a study of their retirement payroll.


Boeing experience is that the average employee retiring at the age of 55 receives 360 (30 years) monthly pension checks.

The average employee retiring at the age of 65 receives 18 monthly pension checks.

Lockheed-Martin experience is 17 months for employee retiring at the age of 65.

Conclusion:
For every year that one works beyond the age of 55, approximately two years of life span are traded.
 
ChucksKLRST said:
:rofl1: You got to be kidding. Just could not let this one pass.
MSG US Army Retired 1968-1991
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Well, how about that eleven week resort stay I had at Parris Island back in 1971 courtesy of the USMC?
We only had one feller that got hauled away in a straight jacket because he cracked up.
And only a couple of attempted suicides ... :eek:
 
That makes total sense to me, Andrew. My guess...guess only...is those who worked longer willingly found their life in their jobs. When their job was done, they didn't know what to do.

Those that work because they have to, to make ends meet wouldn't be in the same situation. In fact, working probably would keep them active and healthier.

@ChucksKLRST - when I was a youngun I thought about joining the military. All the services were on the table. I thought of the Navy and Marines, and then I thought of how they spent six months away from Mama and home cooking. I thought of the Army, but I was already a Boy Scout and camping in the mud was okay...but not for a living. And then I thought of the Air Force. My Dad was in the Air Force. Except for Vietnam, I think he came home every night to Mama and the kids. Hmm...which will it be? :D :D :D

Sigh...but someone's gotta do it. Thanks for your service (and to the Navy and Marines out there too.)

26 years Air Force.

Chris
 
Daboo said:
That makes total sense to me, Andrew. My guess...guess only...is those who worked longer willingly found their life in their jobs. When their job was done, they didn't know what to do.

Those that work because they have to, to make ends meet wouldn't be in the same situation. In fact, working probably would keep them active and healthier.

@ChucksKLRST - when I was a youngun I thought about joining the military. All the services were on the table. I thought of the Navy and Marines, and then I thought of how they spent six months away from Mama and home cooking. I thought of the Army, but I was already a Boy Scout and camping in the mud was okay...but not for a living. And then I thought of the Air Force. My Dad was in the Air Force. Except for Vietnam, I think he came home every night to Mama and the kids. Hmm...which will it be? :D :D :D

Sigh...but someone's gotta do it. Thanks for your service (and to the Navy and Marines out there too.)

26 years Air Force.

Chris
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My first 5 years was Basic, AIT, and then to Germany to the Depot level maintenance in the Nike Hercules Missile System, Internal Guidance. After that I reenlisted for the Bio Medical Equipment Maintenance Field. (Biomedical Engineering), Field Hospitals, back to Germany and Hawaii to the Med Centers and the School House as an instructor. Retired and then did the same thing for twenty years as a civilian. Yes I had some time in the mud but not a lot of it. I was very fortunate in 1968 to be able to get in the Electronic field, even if it was Missiles / Air Defense

Side note: I spent 11 years teaching within the Airforce AETC system as an Army Civilian at Sheppard AFB. I am quite familiar with the Air Force culture. Thanks for your 26 years of your AF service. Each and every service has their specific mission to accomplish.
 
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