RETIRED BUT NOT DEAD YET

[GUZZI JOHN]

  Hi,a fellow from the MN Sportbike site told me about you folks. I'm 64 next month,a retired mechanic,been riding and wrenching on bikes for 50+yrs. I was a West Banker and CRA racer in the 70s and after 34 yrs of commuter riding I mostly just do short putts north and west of town. My real joy is to head for the hills southeast of Lake Pepin at least once a month. My herd is down to 4 now-'81 GS1100E,'82 XJ650 Seca,'94 XJR400(Japanese Market bike),'02 Aprilia RST Futura(for the hill country). I tend to avoid weekends due to heavy traffic and generally only get to ride mondays as I tend my 4y/o grandson the other days. I also sail a 14' Javelin on local lakes. I'm hoping to find others who still like to strafe apexes but leave the wheelies and demon braking to the squid squad. 'Guzzi John' Pierson-Champlin,Mn

[Busa dave]

Hey John, another old fart here. I have been riding with the WBMC for 10 to 12 years and MSTA is a great group. Check out the TWiSTAR ride coming out May 21-23 in WI, as we have a lot of fun. Look forward to meeting you.  dave

[GUZZI JOHN]

 Hi Dave,you're just south of me. What's your schedule like as some days I don't pick up grandson 'til after noon?JP

[Ray916MN]

Welcome to the forum! Gotta say, I'm a bit disappointed. Based on your username I was hoping to see a Lemans in your stable....

Either way looking forward to seeing you on a ride. Most of the rides run here are done pretty much in the middle of nowhere, so traffic generally isn't a problem, and there are a few folks with schedule flexibility like yours so keep an eye out on the rides forum.