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07-02-13, 10:23 AM
Yay, I have a few more years before I get injured. ;D ;D ;D
07-02-13, 10:33 AM
PHEW - i'm ok for another 5 years then ;D
07-02-13, 11:41 AM
11 years to go
07-02-13, 12:03 PM
don't know about an elastic chest wall -
- but I will pay more attention to chests as and when they are presented :-?
07-02-13, 12:41 PM
"Data on motorbike size was not available to the researchers, but they suggested that older adults were more likely to buy bikes with larger engines - leading to more severe injuries..."
Nothing like a bit of totally uninformed speculation to distort the true picture is there? The "design life" of the human body is probably about 40 years, after which fitness generally declines, metabolism decreases and things start heading South. Recent generations have been living far longer than in previous centuries due to advancements in nutrition and medicine, and a generally easier life. Those of us beyond 30 will attest to the longer recovery periods from hangovers and injuries and the fact that we ache a lot more than we used to after a long day on a bike.
As we age, we are more prone to injury and take longer to heal because we've exceeded our original design life, in the past we'd have been dropping like flies by now. Susceptibility to injury is age-related, and absolutely nothing to do with the size of the bike we ride. How would these researchers explain the rate of attrition amongst 16 year-olds in the 70s then, when they were only riding mopeds?
07-02-13, 01:02 PM
Us oldies don't bounce as well
07-02-13, 01:15 PM
I find myself agreeing with Scotty on this one.
This is really groundbreaking accurate revelations based on the findings of years of extensive research. :P
When I was a young 17 year old biker, despite partying on till the wee hours on Saturday and Sunday, I always managed to turn up for work early Monday morning fresh, fit and raring to go. Thanks to this article, I now know why at 53 years of age it takes me till Tuesday to recover from a few ciders on a Saturday evening. And there was me thinking that it had summit to do with global warming and polluted apples. :P;D
07-02-13, 01:27 PM
13 months until I'm fifty now that is unlucky.
Still feel like a 18 year old but my wife won't let me have one ;D
07-02-13, 01:30 PM
''Motorcyclists over the age of 60 are three times more likely to be hospitalised after a crash than younger bikers, a US study suggests.''
That's because most Harleys are ridden by old men ;D ;D
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