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Vroomer boomers
The age of motorcyclists is on the rise, and so is their rate of injuries and fatalities

By Kay Lazar
April 26, 2010

The highway signs are cropping up like dandelions on a spring lawn: “Look twice, save a life,’’ and “Share the road with a motorcycle.’’

While it may be hidden beneath their shades and helmets, many of the motorcyclists sharing those roads are increasingly likely to have gray hairs and wrinkles. As baby-boomer bikers have reconnected with their youth, the mean age of motorcycle ownership has risen — from 33.1 in 1998 to 40.2 in 2003, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council trade association. And the American Motorcyclist Association’s latest data show the average age of its members is 48.

full article to big to fit in a post
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2010/04/26/the_age_of_motorcyclists_is_on_the_rise_and_so_is_their_rate_of_injuries_and_fatalities/

[Twolanerider]

No one needs to tell us we've gotten to be a bunch of old farts.  Fortunately I won't remember reading this by tomorrow so it's all good.

[FNGw/08SERK]

No one needs to tell us we've gotten to be a bunch of old farts.  Fortunately I won't remember reading this by tomorrow so it's all good.

Heard from the pool boy AARP will have booth at Sturgis this year.      

[SBB]

Heard from the pool boy AARP will have booth at Sturgis this year.      

Now that's funny!

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