How Old are You? - Page 10

JohnnyBravo · August 7th, 2015, 01:22 AM

I quit birthdays!

ally99 · August 7th, 2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by adouglas

Do you have any idea how silly that sounds from my perspective?

I'd love to be "getting old" like that again.

Dude, you're reading back through this old ass post? I haven't been 35 in, well, a year.

Alex · October 28th, 2017, 09:51 AM

Bump for an "old" thread!

csmith12 · October 28th, 2017, 12:07 PM

The number of gray hairs I shave off is saddening. :\

DannoXYZ · October 28th, 2017, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by csmith12

The number of gray hairs I shave off is saddening. :\

Me too! But I rejoice in knowing that my next wife hasn't been born yet!!!

csmith12 · October 28th, 2017, 01:12 PM

hahahahahahhahaha

DannoXYZ · October 29th, 2017, 10:17 AM

Snake · October 29th, 2017, 02:40 PM

I tell the young folks that I’m as old as dirt.

DannoXYZ · October 29th, 2017, 06:05 PM

I tell people I'm 10-yrs older then I really am. Then they're always amazed at how young I look for my age!!!

Snake · October 29th, 2017, 07:33 PM

My real age: 51

Triple Jim · October 29th, 2017, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Snake

My real age: 51

My fake age: 29

Abu_Mishary · October 30th, 2017, 07:59 PM

I am turning 36 this year. And my back is killing me each time i do long distance ride. A symptom that I am getting older by the minute. Damn.

Triple Jim · October 30th, 2017, 08:33 PM

Abu, take if from someone with experience, back problems can come and go over the decades. Try to figure out what bothers your back and avoid it. Treat it nicely, and avoid doing things like lifting while bent over, lifting and twisting, etc.. You may find that if you do something simple for a while, like use bar risers, you can avoid the pain and keep riding, and maybe not need the risers after a few months. Examine what you're doing while riding and see if that's making it worse. A few years ago, I found that I was tending to tense up and lift the weight of my arms. When I relax and just lay them on the bars, I can go all day without problems.

Abu_Mishary · October 30th, 2017, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Jim

Abu, take if from someone with experience, back problems can come and go over the decades. Try to figure out what bothers your back and avoid it. Treat it nicely, and avoid doing things like lifting while bent over, lifting and twisting, etc.. You may find that if you do something simple for a while, like use bar risers, you can avoid the pain and keep riding, and maybe not need the risers after a few months. Examine what you're doing while riding and see if that's making it worse. A few years ago, I found that I was tending to tense up and lift the weight of my arms. When I relax and just lay them on the bars, I can go all day without problems.

Wow... thank you Jim!

CaliGrrl · October 31st, 2017, 11:06 AM

Riding was hurting my back but I had bad posture on the bike - my back was rounded. When I tilted my hips forward, which puts the normal curve back into the low back, it's much more comfortable. I also had to make sure I'm not putting any weight on the handlebars. Weight on the bars hurts my wrists.

I hope you figure out what helps your back feel better.

DannoXYZ · October 31st, 2017, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

Riding was hurting my back but I had bad posture on the bike - my back was rounded. When I tilted my hips forward, which puts the normal curve back into the low back, it's much more comfortable. I also had to make sure I'm not putting any weight on the handlebars. Weight on the bars hurts my wrists.

I hope you figure out what helps your back feel better.

This is big with cycling too. A lot of people sit with butt and hips vertically like in chair, then reach forward to bars with bent-over rounded back. Causes a lot of strain and pain on back muscles.

Solution was to rotate and rock the hips forwards to straighten out back (more normal curve).

There are exercises you can do to strengthen back muscles. Roman Chair back-lifts really help.

MrAtom · October 31st, 2017, 01:37 PM

Core-exercise is great in my experience. I'm just tall enough to get back problems and boy do they hurt like hell when they get bad.

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August 7th, 2015, 01:22 AM	#361
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	I quit birthdays! __________________________________________________

October 28th, 2017, 09:51 AM	#363
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Bump for an "old" thread! __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 28th, 2017, 12:07 PM	#364
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	The number of gray hairs I shave off is saddening. :\ __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

October 28th, 2017, 01:12 PM	#366
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	hahahahahahhahaha __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

October 29th, 2017, 10:17 AM	#367
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17

October 29th, 2017, 02:40 PM	#368
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I tell the young folks that I’m as old as dirt.

October 29th, 2017, 06:05 PM	#369
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	I tell people I'm 10-yrs older then I really am. Then they're always amazed at how young I look for my age!!!
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October 29th, 2017, 07:33 PM	#370
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	My real age: 51

October 30th, 2017, 07:59 PM	#372
Abu_Mishary The Asian Caucasian Name: Abu Mishary Mohd Fairus Location: Malaysia Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja 250 SE 2015 (sold); Honda ADV160 (current) Posts: 796 MOTM - Jan '17	I am turning 36 this year. And my back is killing me each time i do long distance ride. A symptom that I am getting older by the minute. Damn. __________________________________________________ Losing someone is not painful. They are a part of us all this while and will always be with us. But missing them is.

October 30th, 2017, 08:33 PM	#373
Triple Jim Guy Who Enjoys Riding Name: Jim Location: North Carolina Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16	Abu, take if from someone with experience, back problems can come and go over the decades. Try to figure out what bothers your back and avoid it. Treat it nicely, and avoid doing things like lifting while bent over, lifting and twisting, etc.. You may find that if you do something simple for a while, like use bar risers, you can avoid the pain and keep riding, and maybe not need the risers after a few months. Examine what you're doing while riding and see if that's making it worse. A few years ago, I found that I was tending to tense up and lift the weight of my arms. When I relax and just lay them on the bars, I can go all day without problems.

October 31st, 2017, 11:06 AM	#375
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Riding was hurting my back but I had bad posture on the bike - my back was rounded. When I tilted my hips forward, which puts the normal curve back into the low back, it's much more comfortable. I also had to make sure I'm not putting any weight on the handlebars. Weight on the bars hurts my wrists. I hope you figure out what helps your back feel better.

October 31st, 2017, 01:37 PM	#377
MrAtom . Name: . Location: . Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot. MOTM - July '15	Core-exercise is great in my experience. I'm just tall enough to get back problems and boy do they hurt like hell when they get bad.
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