Getting Old?

[Alan Nicholls]

Happy bday!!!  I've got my ehand up too!  I got my gpz in 08 with 2800 miles on her.  She needed a lot of love, but she's runnin like a champ!  A faster 95 in sexier black! :D



-- Sent from my Palm Prē
Chuck Driscoll wrote:

Happy Birthday! On Valentines Day, too!



Chuck Driscoll





--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Alexander Finger <af at genevainformation.ch> wrote:



> From: Alexander Finger <af at genevainformation.ch>

> Subject: Re: Getting Old?

> To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>

> Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 3:08 AM

> Hey guys,

> it's my birthday today, mid-winter, but the sun is shining.

> Life's

> pretty good right now, I hope that keeps on. For some

> people that's

> half-time..

> The bike did not get a lot of road the last year but this

> year I have

> a 10week sabbatical coming up and am dedicated to eat some

> asphalt. I

> look forward to ride on weekdays, not on the overcrowded

> and crazy

> weekends :)

> The mech made some comments about "oh, soon it's over" with

> the GPZ,

> but I hope that was rather "let's try to push him to a new

> bike",

> though the guy's normally quite honest.

> I'll try to find you guys on Facebook.

> 

> Alex

> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Paul Heim <SuprHtr at columbus.rr.com>

> wrote:

> > I still have my '95, purchased 5 years ago.  It's

> running fine (as of

> > November) and still makes me smile.

> >

> > I'm on FB as Paul M. Heim.

> >

> > I just searched FB and found Charles!  Already got

> the Dave's on my list.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Paul in Ohio

> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ped" <pedmail at dbmail.dk>

> > To: "Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>

> > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:49 PM

> > Subject: Re: Getting Old?

> >

> >

> >> Yrk! Thanks for reminding me. I'm turning 60 next

> year...............!

> >>

> >> 'Fortunately' we don't have this 'old bike'

> syndrome in Denmark. Thanks

> >> to the fact that new bikes are so insanely

> expensive in this country

> >> most people ride bikes that are up to 30 years old

> - or even older.

> >> There simply isn't any gap between new bikes and

> the veterans - it's

> >> filled up with middle aged bikes that people can

> afford to buy. I just

> >> looked up an add and saw a black '96 GPZ with

> 45.000 km on sale for

> >> 11.000 USD!! A new Concourse is 55.000 USD!!!

> These middle aged bikes

> >> are what keep the shops going - and going well. No

> shopkeeper would show

> >> a funny face or throw smart ass remarks at

> anything :-)

> >>

> >> Despite the 125.000 km on the odo the bike is

> still running fine. I

> >> didn't ride much the last couple of years though.

> 2008 because of a

> >> deployment to Farawaygistan during summertime,

> last year because I was

> >> buried with work. One of the best events last year

> was a visit by 4

> >> members of the German GPZ 1100 Forum (2 on GPZ

> 1100 and 2 on Yamaha GTR

> >> 1000) who travelled around the Baltic Sea. Their

> pictures are here:

> >> http://www.flammersbaer.de/Ostsee00.htm -

> the pics from my home are on

> >> page 19 and 20. The text is in German, but Google

> Translator should do

> >> the trick. I hope the coming season will be

> better. One niece is trying

> >> to talk me into a trip to an amusement park i

> Germany, another niece

> >> wants me to take her to Poland to see Auschwitz.

> Right now all

> >> two-wheelers are in deep hibernation due to

> winter. I know it's nothing

> >> compared to what you guys are experiencing on the

> east coast right now,

> >> but over here is the  coldest winter for many,

> many years. We have had

> >> snow and temperatures below zero since mid

> December which is very, very

> >> unusual. Last night the temperature dropped to -

> 22 deg. C! The

> >> inhabitants on many of the small islands (some

> 400) have been able to

> >> walk ashore for several weeks, now they can drive

> ashore in their cars!

> >>

> >> I'm also on FaceBook under my full name: Jens

> Libak Pedersen FWIW

> >>

> >> Ped

> >> '96 "Black Stealth" GPZ

> >> Denmark

> >>

> >>

> >> mrgilmore at aol.com

> skrev:

> >>>

> >>> Hey Charles, Hey guys!

> >>>

> >>> Amen to the non-recognition the GPz gets at

> the local shop.  In fact, I

> >>> stopped going to the closest one since they

> told me they don't work on

> >>> "older" bikes.  Like a UJM is so hard to

> figure out?  WTF?  For me, ok, but

> >>> them?  Not the way to endear themselves to me

> to maybe become the place I

> >>> buy my next bike from.  I mean, it could

> happen!  LOL!

> >>>

> >>> Yes, the List has seen better days, but some

> of us are still out here.  I

> >>> still ride my GPz, only not as much since

> there've been several other higher

> >>> priorities than riding lately (just ask my

> woman!), like our home remodel,

> >>> the ex wife's cancer condition getting worse,

> and more.

> >>>

> >>> I am also on FaceBook as Rhunsted Jordan, my

> real birth name FWIW.

> >>>

> >>> Regards, "you know you're really old": alas,

> ain't that the truth?  That

> >>> sucks!  I'll be 60 in 3 years, fercrissakes!

>  Holding up ok though.

> >>>

> >>> Take care guys.

> >>> Ron Jordan

> >>> red '95 bought new - kinda beat up these days,

> but runs strong!

> >>> Altadena, CA

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

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