Age gap between you and your bike

[Mosin]

Just as an amusing concept which I was musing over on the way to work this morning, I was wondering if on average BSA owners are older or younger than the bikes they ride, and if so, what the average age gap might be?

So, to get the ball rolling, I am 13 years younger than my 1960 A7 S/S.

[Desburnett]

I am 10 years OLDER than my 1961 BSA A7 SS

Come to mention it I visited the Science museum in Shanghai, after about an hour I came to realise that I was the oldest thing in there including the exhibits. Things like, the evolution of the silicon chip, radiation foil and satellite guidence systems.

Des

[tombeau]

Bike:
Frame '59
engine '56
Me:
Body '71
mindset 2003
Cheers,
Iain

[a10 gf]

funny topic!

Bike a few years older, body 50+ (starts to feel like 150 sometimes!), spirit 16. And all these unique 50's machines of all makes were on the road when I was a kid, and never ever noticed one of them, until like 35 years after, when there were no more to be seen driving around.

Desburnett:

I came to realise that I was the oldest thing in there including the exhibits

lol

[RichardL]

Sure, the guy (Simon) who's 13 years younger than his 1960 asks the question! I remember the day my dad came to me and told me the world was about to change because someone came up with these round things that you put on the bottom of your ox cart to make it move easier.

OK, to answer the question, I'm seven years older than my bike.

Richard L.

[bsa-bill]

Two A10's one 1959 the other 1961 me 1943.
Wouldn't like to say which of the above three holds liquids or exhaust best?

All the best - Bill

[ncpierce]

I am 18years younger than my bike.

BSA A7SS 1961 - Me 1979.

[a101960]

I have tried raising the needle all that did was make the plugs a bit darker.I have spent the day 'playing' and earlier this afternoon I went out for a road test. I have retarded the ignition to 33 degrees and quite honestly the engine feels pretty much the same. By the way the head was off about 18 months ago.

[A10Boy]

Me, February 1960. - A10 February 1960. The BSA is in better nick than me nowadays......

We're going to hold a joint 50th birthday party in February.

 

[flashblack]

My bike was fifty last week, i, on the other hand, have another seven years to go for that privilege!
I was born in 1966, and i don`t really like bikes of that era, dunno what that says ?

[jfligg]

Hi Guys
  I'll just go with the one I ride.  Shes a 1949A7ST and I am a 1969 model.  Cheers, Jeff

[LJ.]

Born 5th Feb 1960. I'll let you do the mathematics with my bikes list! 

[muskrat]

'51 A7, '57 A10, '61 me, I call them Sir & Madam.
Cheers

[A10Boy]

LJ,

Thats my date of birth too.. 

[rocket man]

im 2 years younger than my girl