53 been riding since I was a kid, I got my xs last year, riding it but it needs some loving, I see my first one in 72 along with a Kawasaki Z1 the older boys at school had them, I promised myself I would own one of each of these bikes, got the Kawasaki 11 years ago and loved it the xs I waited longer for as over here most have been chopped up and I wanted one that had not been, only to find that my imported one has been subject to some really poor maintenance by someone whose only tools must have been a welder a pair of snips and a large selection of hammers, still slowly getting there, it puts a grin on my face when I ride though.
