“Men do not quit playing because they grow old, they grow old because they quit playing.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Fifty Years of Kicks is a 20 minute video documentary featuring Paul Rodden (right) and Larry Murray (left); two experienced motorcycle riders who continue to do what they love despite age and health issues.
Fifty Years of Kicks, is a collaboration between Motojournalism.com and Traction off-road e-rag.
We've seen too many videos with teenagers doing double backflips, so with Fifty Years of Kicks, we wanted to show older adults pushing their bodies to the limit. We were tired of saying, “I wish I could have tried that when I was young”, we wanted to say, “I want to be like them when I grow up!”
We would like to continue to produce episodes profiling other interesting characters in motorcycling and are looking for sponsors to make that possible. We want to tell the stories of the people who participate, the reasons why these people engage in a sport with inherent risks and dangers, and why they can’t live without these two wheeled machines.
Enjoy the show!
April 13, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Great great stuff! Keep it up!
April 19, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Thanks Bash3r, can't wait to get in the saddle and behind a camera again!
April 22, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Inspiring, ride till you die.
Really dig this, your photography talents translate well to video.
May 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM
Excellent video. I loved every minute of it. As a rider with physical concerns it's an inspiration to see guys refusing to give it up when no one would blame them if they did. Kudos, excellent stuff.
May 7, 2012 at 2:00 AM
Wow! Great story!
Very impressive video work, editing, sound, etc...
Great work!!!
May 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Thanks guys! Yeah that's the crux of it, Larry and Paul don't see any reason to stop riding. It's like the quote at the beginning suggests - They AREN'T old, BECAUSE they are still playing!
Can't wait to make more videos.
September 10, 2012 at 10:58 AM
This was a great video! Thanks!
October 9, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Great video! Thank you.
March 2, 2015 at 10:00 PM
Excellent video. I loved every minute of it. As a rider with physical concerns it's an inspiration to see guys refusing to give it up when no one would blame them if they did. Kudos, excellent stuff.
July 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Loveed reading this thank you