Aloha all, I’m Bryan, 38, been riding for 14 years but just recently bought my first BMW 2 weeks ago, a well-taken care of 2015 R1200RT in San Marino Blue. I’ll be retiring from the Navy in 6 months and my retirement gift to myself is shipping the bike back home to Houston where I’ll then be able to ‘go where the road takes me’ for about a month, maybe more; there’s so much of my own nation I’ve yet to see, so I’m hoping the magic of Telelever suspension and 1170cc’s of engineering can help me remedy that. I look forward to learning all about the ins and outs of Motorrad ownership!
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rangerreece
RangerReece
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Retired from the Army in 2008 out of Wheeler Army Airfield after 22 years in the Army. Went to Navy Dive school at Ford Island back in 2001, did some diving with MUDSU ONE on my off time. I bought my first bike from a BMW MOA member in June of 2008, a dark gray 2005 BMW R1200RT. I too had it shipped back in HHG’s to Alabama and began my riding adventure and joined the MOA in September of 2008. Welcome to BMW Motorrad, welcome to the BMW MOA. This is a picture of me and “Ursula” on our first time ever on the tale of the dragon.
Retired from the Army in 2008 out of Wheeler Army Airfield after 22 years in the Army. Went to Navy Dive school at Ford Island back in 2001, did some diving with MUDSU ONE on my off time. I bought my first bike from a BMW MOA member in June of 2008, a dark gray 2005 BMW R1200RT. I too had it shipped back in HHG’s to Alabama and began my riding adventure and joined the MOA in September of 2008. Welcome to BMW Motorrad, welcome to the BMW MOA. This is a picture of me and “Ursula” on our first time ever on the tale of the dragon.
rangerreece
RangerReece
My current ride
So, after being elected to the board back in 2016 I upgraded to the wethead RT. I put 100,000 miles on Ursula. I’ve now put 65,000 miles on Gretchen. On your way to the Tale of the Dragon (Fontana Getaway in April) you literally have to ride by the house in Samson, AL. Let me know when your out this way we’ll ride together. Call or come by anytime.
Reece Mullins
(334) 470-7770
15 S Johnson St.
Samson, AL
So, after being elected to the board back in 2016 I upgraded to the wethead RT. I put 100,000 miles on Ursula. I’ve now put 65,000 miles on Gretchen. On your way to the Tale of the Dragon (Fontana Getaway in April) you literally have to ride by the house in Samson, AL. Let me know when your out this way we’ll ride together. Call or come by anytime.
Reece Mullins
(334) 470-7770
15 S Johnson St.
Samson, AL
HSVPhil
AlaBeemer_Prez
Wilkommen to the MOA Bryan!
Hope that things work out for your forthcoming retirement and for the shipment of your RT to Texas. {The Army wrecked my R90S shipping it in a car container from Felixstowe to Los Angeles back in 1980...} Get some extra insurance would be my recommendation!
Hope you have employment arranged for Houston, cause there are so many more m/c friendly places to retire to across the US - jus sayin. We recently rode our Beemers home from Harlingen to Huntsville; Houston is another metropolis I'd be keen to avoid if I had a choice! Much like our encounters with NYC, Wash DC, Chicago and Atlanta... There are other considerations, of course, other than just passing thru a busy city in heavy traffic.
You're very young tho; you've got a lot of LIVIN to plough thru before your second retirement arrives.
Good Luck in your future endeavors & BMW travels.
Ciao!
HSV-Phil & HSV-Karen
'14 K-GT -- '09 650GS-twin
'75 R90S -- '82 R100CS
USAF(Ret)--USN (Ret)
Hope that things work out for your forthcoming retirement and for the shipment of your RT to Texas. {The Army wrecked my R90S shipping it in a car container from Felixstowe to Los Angeles back in 1980...} Get some extra insurance would be my recommendation!
Hope you have employment arranged for Houston, cause there are so many more m/c friendly places to retire to across the US - jus sayin. We recently rode our Beemers home from Harlingen to Huntsville; Houston is another metropolis I'd be keen to avoid if I had a choice! Much like our encounters with NYC, Wash DC, Chicago and Atlanta... There are other considerations, of course, other than just passing thru a busy city in heavy traffic.
You're very young tho; you've got a lot of LIVIN to plough thru before your second retirement arrives.
Good Luck in your future endeavors & BMW travels.
Ciao!
HSV-Phil & HSV-Karen
'14 K-GT -- '09 650GS-twin
'75 R90S -- '82 R100CS
USAF(Ret)--USN (Ret)
