Guest Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I'm fairly new to this forum - I posted an intro in the newbie section a while ago. As well as being a keen biker I am also a photographer - not commercial, I just like to shoot my own projects with a particular subject in mind. I would like to do a series of portraits of octogenarian motorcyclists. The first obvious issue here is whether there are any, in the UK at least. I do hope so for all sorts of reasons least of all so I can photograph them, but accepting there may be few or none riding, I would like to hear from anyone that is over seventy, still riding and willing to be photographed (Anyone agreeing would get a decent sized print of the final shot) Alternatively if you know of anyone that fits the bill or you could provide other introductions or leads to other clubs or forums I would appreciate hearing from you. If I can get this going I would keep TMBF posted on progress with images etc., with permission from the subjects of course. Quote
wr6133 Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 A couple of years ago there was a guy in his 80's used to attend Salisbury bike night on a Ducati, I see you're in dumpminster so you could try heading up there on a bike night see if he still exists. Quote
rennie Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 roadtorque still comes on here occasionally.I think he's 70 something.We also had lonely old Dave and Bob,1 of them sadly passed away but theother still comes on occasionally Quote
KTM21 Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 There must be some around, I did my cbt with an 81 year old lol Quote
Guest Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Many thanks KTM21, Rennie and wr6133 for the replies. I'll follow up and will take a trip along to Salisbury Bike night in July. Quote
Sherrif Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Go to BMW Club meetsGo to any vintage rally or showYou will find loads Just don express surprise that they still ride as possibly could take the tone of this post as AGE DISCRIMINATION Quote
Guest Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Hi Sherrif. Thanks for your suggestions. Will get out to some meets. Take your point re age discrimination though definitely not intended. Quite the contrary, I'm interested in anyone that resists the age tag and keeps doing what thy love. Quote
Roadtorque Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 roadtorque still comes on here occasionally.I think he's 70 something.We also had lonely old Dave and Bob,1 of them sadly passed away but theother still comes on occasionally Cheers rennie, always the diplomat I'll settle for seventy somthing Quote
oldie59 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Len Vale-Onslow, used to own a bike shop come spares dept on Stratford road Sparkbrook in Birmingham (Vale-Onslow's) till he died in April 2004 aged 104. He rode bikes into his 90's, he even designed and built his own bikes (the S.O.S). I used to go there quite often for spares for the Bonnie and other bikes, sadly missed. Quote
A40man Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 i came across this recentlyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe- ... n-13596255 Quote
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