Yup. Too many old(er) folks (easy, I'm 45) trying riding for the first time. There's more to it than swinging a leg over and grabbing a fist full of throttle.
I started on a 1975 Honda Mini-Trail at the age of 9 and never looked back. I still get all tingly when the rear wheel gets loose. ;-)
My creed for safety:
Give people enough room to be stupid. ATTGAT.....All The Gear, All The Time. No alcohol or meds.
Ride to work, work to ride.
"...Too many old(er) folks (easy, I'm 45) trying riding for the first time. I started on a 1975 Honda Mini-Trail at the age of 9 and never looked back..."
The good news is that you've miscalculated your age and you're actually younger than you think...and now statistically safer. If you were nine years of age learning on a 1975 model-year motorcycle the earliest you could have possibly been born was in the mid-1960's. Celebrate the good news!
~ Blue Jays ~