Who's the oldest kettle rider?

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Who's the oldest kettle rider?

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Just thinking, I've owned my kettle for 32 years and if I still have it in another 32 years I'll be 99 years old, and I guess I'll have to face the fact that I might not still be riding :( :o :roll: So who is the oldest person riding a kettle? I know a guy in the kettle club who still regularly rides his "A" model, which he's had from new, and he's 76, any advance on that?
There is another old fella who I often see at Willingham Woods in Lincolnshire and he rides three sidecar combinations, a 900 Kawasaki, a Buell and a Vincent, (obviously loaded) and he's well into his 80's.
P.S. I've heard a rumour that there's a really old guy living in Yorkshire that rides a kettle, they say he's always complaining too, anyone know him? ;)
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I’m 57 , but feel 90 because I’m always pushing mine !! Does that count :D
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I don't recommend pushing a kettle, much too heavy, not too bad until you get to an incline :o
Pushed mine about a mile once when I ran out of petrol, never again it nearly killed me, a good cardio workout though :lol:
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I have a tee shirt which says "If god was a biker he'd ride a two stroke", maybe he is and rides a kettle :D
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Witch god maybe all of them..
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BAZ wrote:Witch god maybe all of them..
He's a fictional being Baz, in other words he doesn't exist :tw
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That's what most rational people figure out..
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stevewharton wrote: P.S. I've heard a rumour that there's a really old guy living in Yorkshire that rides a kettle, they say he's always complaining too, anyone know him? ;)
It’s Alan H, who else could it be? :roll:
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mizzytheman wrote:
stevewharton wrote: P.S. I've heard a rumour that there's a really old guy living in Yorkshire that rides a kettle, they say he's always complaining too, anyone know him? ;)
It’s Alan H, who else could it be? :roll:
Can't be me. I don't complain. I just have strong opinions. Plus, I'm only 67!!
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