From NBA President to MSF Student: Returning to Motorcycles after 40 years | Highside/Lowside S11E11

Former President of the Los Angeles Lakers, Tim Harris, joins the show to discuss his life as a returning rider to answer the question: is it ever too late to start riding? Tim rode from age 16 to 22, then spent the next four decades "frozen in motorcycle ice" while building a family and a career. Now back in the saddle in his 60s, Tim shares the hilarious and humble reality of relearning the "friction zone" and surviving the "intervention" of worried coworkers. We also dive into new data from AIM Expo about Gen Z's interest in motorcycling and answer a listener's question about how to convince a reluctant spouse to let you start riding later in life. Shop RevZilla to support Highside/Lowside: https://rvz.la/47GDV2e Check out our sponsor Motul | https://rvz.la/4sg90Bp Thanks to Progressive for sponsoring this episode of Highside/Lowside. Learn more about America’s #1 motorcycle insurer at https://www.progressive.com/comoto Listen to the Highside/Lowside Podcast: Spotify - https://rvz.la/4hV6tY5 Apple - https://rvz.la/42o1QRG RevZilla.com - https://rvz.la/48Ges8 0:00 - Opening 0:32 - Sponsors/Ads 1:53 - The Warm-Up: Gen-Z Riders? 10:09 - Welcome Returning Rider Tim Harris, How’d You Start Riding? 23:24 - Why Did You Stop Riding? 28:45 - What Made You Start Riding Again? 55:27 - Middle Break 55:27 - Risk Profile in Later Life? 1:23:04 - Finding a Community of Motorcyclists 1:47:17 - Engine Sound Guessing Game 2:04:12 - T-Shirt Winner + Listener Comment + A Special Guest 2:11:30 - Final Thought