wbrownell9
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I'm back in the BMW fold after having just gotten a lightly used 2023 GS. I had a dalliance with a Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro. It was a fine bike, but I've put over 250,000 miles on BMWs (over 200K on GSAs) and just couldn't/wasn't willing to adapt to a new set of quirks. Before the Tiger, I'd been bike-less for 18 months - some clown pulled out in front of me when I was riding a service loaner. I got a helicopter ride out of it and besides a concussion, I came out of it unscathed - yay ATTGATT! But then I did an RV trip through the Southwest and remembered how much I enjoyed riding, and was all mopey. So bought the Triumph.
I retired nearly 10 years ago and my wife passed away before that, so I had a blast touring North America, solo. I think to a certain extent I was running away from loneliness, and I don't feel like I need to do that now. I'm no longer single, but my companion is unable to ride with me. She's not totally enthusiastic about me riding, so it'll just be day or weekend trips now.
I retired nearly 10 years ago and my wife passed away before that, so I had a blast touring North America, solo. I think to a certain extent I was running away from loneliness, and I don't feel like I need to do that now. I'm no longer single, but my companion is unable to ride with me. She's not totally enthusiastic about me riding, so it'll just be day or weekend trips now.