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#1 | Newly Retired datum

Wed May 05, 2021 9:27 pm

Newly retired 61-year-old Canadian living in Asheville, NC. My gray/black 2016 RS1200 is my first beemer although I rented / hired boxers on tours of South Africa and New Zealand while I was working in the Saudi oil fields. I also managed to store a Guzzi V11 in Italy which I rode all over Europe on my time off. Unable to post a link as a new member but my travel blog is called Orson's travels over on wordpress.com

Now I'm looking forward to riding the Blue Ridge Mountains in my retirement!

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#2 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Wed May 05, 2021 9:41 pm

Congratulations on the RS and your retirement. I hope you have many years to enjoy it. Ascheville is beautiful. We have friends down there. Skyline drive is a great ride. Just be very careful of all the wildlife.

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#3 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Wed May 05, 2021 9:42 pm

Zitat von Orson im Beitrag #1
Newly retired 61-year-old Canadian living in Asheville, NC. My gray/black 2016 RS1200 is my first beemer although I rented / hired boxers on tours of South Africa and New Zealand while I was working in the Saudi oil fields. I also managed to store a Guzzi V11 in Italy which I rode all over Europe on my time off. Unable to post a link as a new member but my travel blog is called Orson's travels over on wordpress.com

Now I'm looking forward to riding the Blue Ridge Mountains in my retirement!

Congrats! Let's go riding sometime, I am out that way multiple times a summer.

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#4 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Wed May 05, 2021 9:49 pm (Last edited: Wed May 05, 2021 9:50 pm)

Welcome.

Welles, Orson, you certainly got about a bit, looking at your blog https://orsonstravels.wordpress.com/

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#5 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 12:57 am

Welcome! Do make your way west to Tellico Plains, TN. Have lunch at the T.P. Bakery, and then head back east on the Cherohala Skyway TN-NC. It makes for a great day of riding.

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#6 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 1:28 am

Thanks all!

Zitat von ChasR im Beitrag #5
Welcome! Do make your way west to Tellico Plains, TN. Have lunch at the T.P. Bakery, and then head back east on the Cherohala Skyway TN-NC.

Thanks!

I�ve ridden Cherohala several times but, I didn�t know about T.P. Bakery. I�m always on the lookout for the next hidden gem for loading up on carbs!

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#7 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 11:33 am

Welcome Your Orson Travels are mesmerizing thanks

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#8 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 1:40 pm

Welcome Orson. What a great travelogue.

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#9 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 4:52 pm

Zitat von Orson im Beitrag #1

Now I'm looking forward to riding the Blue Ridge Mountains in my retirement!

Congrats on your retirement and welcome to the forum.
We'll be riding a couple hundred miles north of you in a few weeks.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#10 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 5:40 pm

Congratulations on your RS and your Retirement! Love the Asheville, NC area and the BRP.

A Straight Road Never Made A Skilled Rider.

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#11 | RE: Newly Retired datum

Thu May 06, 2021 8:01 pm

Very nice at several levels.

Enjoyed your photos of southern France and the Cote d'Azur - brought back fond memories.

(Nice observation on how much better the average continental rider is compared to the average American highway cruiser/poser.)

Keep up the good work, so the rest of us can ride vicariously in front of our computers at work.... Big responsibility - enjoy life a little for the rest of us.

Hope to catch up to you down the road.

�A good man always knows his limitations.�

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