Has it been 20 years already?

[Charles Scappaticci]

Sid, you are 100% correct, but 37 years behind a desk has made the body not
quite what it once was, LOL!
Charles S
Sid Young said to Charles

60 is not old!

>
> > I've been thinking I'm coming up on 20 years of ownership with my GPZ.
> > It's been a lifetime of adventures that have involved four trips to the
> > Pacific Ocean, including two to Alaska and one across western Canada.
> > There have been many trips around Colorado, a trip to Arkansas and rides
> > with some of the wonderful people I have met on this list in New England
> > and eastern Canada.  I'm actually a little sad as I write this, as its
> > become time to sell the GPZ and move on.
> >
> > At 60, I'm not getting taller or stronger and that last trip to Alaska
> on a
> > big, heavily loaded bike made me think it's time to get something
> smaller.
> > I looked long and hard at the BMW 800GS, but the seat height along with
> the
> > top heavy feel made me think twice, and as this may be my last big bike
> > purchase, I want to get it right.
> >
> > Although Kawasaki makes some nice stuff, I'm not over the long distance
> > trips yet, and comfort combined with storage and lighter weight over long
> > distances is an important factor to me.  So, with that in mind, I went
> out
> > today and purchased a very clean, low mileage 2013 BMW 800GT that has all
> > the nice factory accessories already installed, including all three hard
> > bags, an Akrapovic exhaust, the BMW comfort seat and ESA, or Electronic
> > Suspension Adjustment.  It is located in Illinois, so it will be a few
> > weeks before I get it to Colorado.
> >
> > All that said, in the coming months I will be working on selling the GPZ
> > and all the spare parts I've put in the basement over the years, and I
> have
> > a crap load of them though all the body parts are long gone except a
> > scratched up right lower and a dirty but usable front fender.  I'll be
> > putting a list up in a few weeks of all my spares, and trying to figure
> out
> > a price to sell my much loved, but well used, 95 GPZ which has a salvage
> > title thanks to the POS that hit and run me a dozen years or so ago.  If
> I
> > can't sell it at a decent price, I'll keep it and just ride it around
> when
> > I feel like having some big bike fun.  Potentially I will sell it and my
> > WR450 and buy a KLR650 for those off road trips, I certainly saw enough
> of
> > them on the roads to Alaska.
> >
> > Though the list has mostly gone silent these days, I will be staying on
> the
> > list for the foreseeable future.  And, since my ex has moved to Florida,
> I
> > have two empty bedrooms should anyone come through Denver and need a
> place
> > to stay, and I'm always willing to act as a guide if anyone needs one.  I
> > can't wait for summer!
> >
> > Charles S.
> > 1995 GPZ1100
> > 2013 BMW F800GT
> > 2003 Yamaha WR450
> > 1999 Kawasaki KX250
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