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Phlip:
Hi. I recently joined. I'm in Cherryville, NC. I am currently retired.

I got my 1st street bike in 1982, an '81 Suzuki GS450T. 10 months and 10,000 miles later that was replaced with a new '82 Suzuki GS550M Katana. 12 months and 12,000 miles after that, I added a new '82 Suzuki GS1100E.

Now, my main traveling bike is a 2016 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally. It replaced an '07 Moto Guzzi Breva 1100."Premature old age" and lots of injuries required a bike with good legroom and the Capo Rally has been great so far, much better than my Guzzi was. I also have an '08 Aprilia Shiver. I've upgraded the suspension and made some custom brackets for Krauser K4 and K5 hard luggage. So, the Shiver can be a sporty sport tourer bike.

Earlier this year, I started riding with a great group of guys that are mostly retired. Almost all ride some sort of adventure tourer, with BMW 1250 GS the most popular. These guys seem to know every twisty backroad in NC, VA and TN. I am by far, the slowest rider in this group but hey don't even make fun of me...maybe they just quietly pity me.   :o Some of these guys are MSTA members. I heard them discussing this group and thought I'd give it a go.

Since I mentioned that I had owned a Moto Guzzi (for 9 years!), you might think that means I'm a little strange. I'm not actually, I'm a lot strange.  ;D I hope to meet lots of you guys out on the road. I'll try to keep my warped sense of humor in check.

Patmo:
Welcome Phillip!  You’ll find more than one Guzzi fan in this group, so don’t sweat it.  You’ll also find more than one “strange” person here too (although maybe I shouldn’t be the one to point that out. 😂). We tend to like ALL motorcycles and all motorcycle riders here, so please plan to attend some of our regional events and/or STAR when you have a chance. Keep riding and we will see sometime down the road.

stevegrab:
People are strange, when you're a stranger....

Welcome aboard Phillip

RIDEMYST:
Welcome from South Florida. -JEP-


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Ride4MS:
Hello Phillip,

Welcome to MSTA. Check out the Dan Clark Safety Program on this forum.  This program is designed for our members when they purchase Safety Gear.

You can also read previous articles in the STAReview for more information.
Here’s the link to the Dan Clark Safety Program information...

https://ridemsta.com/membership/discount-benefits/dan-clark-safety-program/

Carl

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