78 and still Riding

Here is a news article on the man who was the distributor for Husqvarna for all Western Canada.
What is amazing is that at 78 he is still going strong. Met him at the Motocross race last weekend near Edmonton. Please see the link.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/shredd...ross-racer-still-ripping-dirt-at-78-1.2591321

Bravo! Good for him!

Great to see!
I am older than dirt ( 69) and ride a Husqvarna TC449 and I have a riding buddy that is 79 and rides a lot and races some on a KTM 350. We are joined by another riding buddy that just turned 70 and he races AHRMA all over the country. To add to that we have a track owner that still rides and races AHRMA and he is 68. We also have a friend that we ride with from time to time that is 68 and he also races MX.
Remember....You don't quit riding because you get old, but you do get old if you quit riding!

Paw Paw

Inspirational. Excellent dry witted Viking stock!

Ah, Steen.
He hasn't changed a bit since he sponsored me in the 80's. Good to see he is still tearing it up.
He was the Canadian Husqvarna Distributor in the 80's and I still have the bike that he supported me with. I restored it and I have been racing it for the last several years.

Good memories, thanks Steen.

Paul Andratis.

Met him a few times and rode with him once at a track. Very cool guy with some wicked cool old bikes.
My buddy had his 76 360 out that day and first thing he said about it when he saw it, " those things were fu****g junk" lol

some pics here from that day with Steen.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/we...ether-today-got-a-few-pics.24767/#post-222666

Is that where the Steve or the original Huskydogg purchased all his parts from ?

Huskydoggg found parts all over...

There's a guy here, Don Newell, he would be about the same age and he still races his vintage Bultaco's. The guy is tiny, i know people shrink as they age but he would be lucky to be 55kg dripping wet, and he's shorter than me!

It certainly stops the young guys whining when they feel sore seeing Don line up at the gates for as many heats as he can squeeze in, he goes at his own pace and just enjoys the atmosphere and the racing scene, and good on him too.

I hope i'm still going strong at the same age as both those guys!

good for him hope i make it that far and can still ride

Don is into his 80's! He races Super Seniors on his beloved Bultacos. Not bad at making a speech either....we also have Bill Watson from Western Australia who is a well known racer and is a few years older than Don. Racing vintage motorcycles is clearly good for your health.....tell the missus!