The math of the motorcyclist is consistent: Research through the decades shows that as the baby boom generation ages, so does the population of motorcycle devotees.
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Mark Korb laces up his boots at his Newcastle home before riding his motorcycle last week. His wife, Molly, 58, also rides. Department of Motor Vehicles data show that baby boomers make up 56 percent of the almost 1.4 million Californians licensed to operate motorcycles.
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Mark Korb rides his motorcycle near his home in Newcastle on Thursday, October 2, 2014. At 75, Dale Brimley, who founded the Sun City Lincoln Hills motorcycle club, is giving up his motorcycle – but 71-year-old Mark Korb wouldn't dream of it. Surveys show that California motorcyclists tend to be older, well-off and educated, but retirement age motorcyclists represent a growing group of riders involved in bad accidents.
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Mark Korb with his motorcycle at his home in Newcastle on Thursday, October 2, 2014.
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Mark Korb rides his motorcycle near his home in Newcastle on Thursday, October 2, 2014.
