According to Yamaha the liter-bike crowd is comprised almost entirely of boys (97 percent), are on average 33 years old, have 13 years riding experience, ride approximately 7,300 miles per year, and first-time buyers make up a very small percentage -- less than 10 percent -- of sportbikes displacing 1,000cc.
what the the hell? well it is the bike i've always wanted.. rode dirt bikes when i was young, but fracturing ribs ended that pretty quick.. the 6 was my first street bike.. put almost 15k miles on it in a year and a half... anyway, i thought it was pretty amusing... so how old are you? i'm 24 with an '08 Raven..

edit: the link to the article (its an older article, but i just read it the other day) R1 First Ride (http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/yamaha/yamaha-r1-first-ride-611.html)

Boy that is kinda creapy accurate. I am 31 with 14 years of riding, finally got the R1 2 years ago. Guess it is good news to hear, we all know the stereotype of a 18 year old guy buying a literbike and promptly wrecking it...

The old Men are kicking ass so far :lol

I'm getting there :lol

25 here. The young men strike back.

^thats what i'm talkin bout! maybe it shows we're more mature? i guess i should have put my vote in there too.. oops