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john grinsel

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Riding 2019 for me
« on: November 03, 2019, 02:33:38 PM »
2019 ending soon and year will close out with me doing only 10,000 2 wheel  miles for year.  Which is low for me, since retiring at 71 (80 now), usual for retirement years has been 20-30,000 miles, working years as high as 60,000 miles a couple of times (commuting/business/pleasure miles)----as I am living in South (I do not like) been to the places I wanted to see like Barber layout/ ridden Natchez Trace and Blue Ridge Pwy end to end/ Dragon.   Riding in south not so much fun/ hot/terrible food/low standards.....and of course the rude/stupid drivers---in TN they do not stop at stop signs and the directional light has not yet been invented!

So what is new for 2020---think AK interesting again...actually on the way the Canadian Rockies beautiful and deserve time, need to ride to Seattle to see a couple of friends before they die.  And I rode to 49 states in 2014(TU250 and Burgman 400) All Prov. in Canada 2020 on new Like 150 I plan to buy ought to be interesting.    And 2020 should be more camping as Motels are getting pretty expensive and poorly run in many cases.  Top of line Motels not so convenient for bike rider with dog.

Next week might ride up to the Blue Ridge Pwy on a couple of day overnite trip.  XTown 300i.

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Re: Riding 2019 for me
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2019, 07:36:29 PM »
John, you're an inspiration to us with the miles you ride, the places you go and the age at which you do all this! I love it. Alaska does sound great...be sure to fill us in on your trips in 2020.
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Re: Riding 2019 for me
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2019, 08:11:15 AM »
Can’t compete with that John, I’m in awe. As lahawk says, you’re an inspiration. Reminds me of an old t-shirt slogan:
“You don’t give up motorcycling because you get old. You get old because you give up motorcycling!”


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Neil

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Past bikes: BSA C15. Honda S/wing (GL500). Kawasaki GPz750. BMW K100RS. Kawasaki GPZ900R. Yamaha FJ1200 x2. Sprint. Triumph Daytona 900. Kawasaki ZX-7R. T595 Daytona. Kawasaki ZX-9R x2. Triumph Daytona 955i. X-Town

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