Has it been 20 years already?

Sun Jan 29 07:46:37 PST 2017

Hi Jim
I got rid of the KLR in June. Guy flew it to Nunavut.
Same deal, paying insurance to leave it parked. The boat is my new money vacuum. I had fuel delivery issues on it and Pratt diesel in Carp finally got it sorted out.
I can get close to 40 mph out of a 30' boat which is not bad. We were at the Toronto boat show last weekend looking at the 55 footers. Not to buy just to look. Surprisingly many deals wee being signed as people feel wealthy in Toronto with house prices rising 10% a month. It won't end well. Same as in '89 didn't for housing.

Oh yeah -- Dec 1st Dan Brideau (VTX Dan) hung himself. Booze and drugs got the better of him.

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To: Buehrle, Michael
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Subject: Re: Has it been 20 years already?

My Suzuki vstrom will probably belong to someone else this spring.  I
didn't put 500 km (300 miles ) on it last year.  With insurance at
$750.00/year this kind of pissed off my wife.  I'd like another bike a
little lighter and a little lower but at 70 the Suzuki may get turned
into a cab for my Kubota tractor.
I'm finding it too top heavy.  And the seat is at the limit of mt 30"
inseam.  I dumped it in my yard after a ride last year.  My Labrador
retriever was jumping around in front of me when I came down the hill.
 I stopped the bike to keep from hitting him.  Unfortunately I was
stopped over over a rain wash out and neither foot touched the ground.
 I went over like the guy on the tricycle on "Laugh-in".   Fortunately
It was soft sand so there was no damage to the bike.  Levi (the dog)
had the presence of mind to make himself scarce until I cooled down.

On Saturday 28/01/2017 at 7:49 pm, Charles Scappaticci  wrote:
> 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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