New Member in San Francisco

[kgaskins]

Greetings! My name is Ken and I am new to this group. I have lived in San Francisco for almost 50 years. I am married and newly retired.

I currently ride a R1250RT and while this is my third BMW, it's my first boxer. I do a lot of riding and am planning a long distance trip for this coming summer/fall. I look forward to interacting with other members on this forum.

 

[skibum69]

Welcome from Newfoundland!

 

[pglaves]

Where do you plan to go on your long trip. Folks here might be able to suggest good sights and stopping points along the way. We like to help.

 

[VinceKelly]

Greetings! My name is Ken and I am new to this group. I have lived in San Francisco for almost 50 years. I am married and newly retired.

I currently ride a R1250RT and while this is my third BMW, it's my first boxer. I do a lot of riding and am planning a long distance trip for this coming summer/fall. I look forward to interacting with other members on this forum.

 

[VinceKelly]

Hi Ken, welcome to the forum. I'm going on my 4th BMW soon, I've had a '12 K1600GTL, a '13 R1200GS ADV, and a '15 R1200 GS ADV. Waiting on delivery of a R1300GS - hopefully Feb timeframe. Ride safe. I lived in SF in early '80's gotta get back to ride in that area. I've ridden around LA and south, need to get North!

 

[kbasa]

Greetings from Sonoma County!

 

[HSVPhil]

Hola Ken, and welcome to Retirement Living & BMW LDR Riding! Hope that you'll show up in person in Redmond, OR in June! >>>

Home • June 13-15, 2024 | Deschutes County Fairground, Redmond, Oregon

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rally.bmwmoa.org

<<< Don't know how many MOA rallies you've been able to attend, But They Are bringing this one very close to U! We'll see ya there, volunteering and camping somewhere on the fairgrounds. Happy Travels!

I'd suggest U put this Vintage M/C Museum on your not-to-be missed Bucket list...
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Happy Trails whenever U can - Ciao!
HSV-Phil & HSV-Karen
USAF-Ret'd — & — USN-Ret’d
'75 R90S ————— '82 R100CS
’09 KLX250S ——— ’08 CRF230L
'14 K16GT ———— '16 R1200RS
’05 Vespa 200L -—- ’11 Vespa GTS 300

 

[langoptc]

Welcome Ken! That is a beautifuil bike. Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[mikegalbicka]

Welcome from central Florida. Enjoy that nice ride and retirement.

 

[kgaskins]

Where do you plan to go on your long trip. Folks here might be able to suggest good sights and stopping points along the way. We like to help.

Well, we are still planning, but I have a friend who rides a GS and he lives in Boston. We are going to meet in Kansas City, MO. We are going to do some riding there and on over to St. Louis and down into Memphis. We're calling it the BBQ tour. We're thinking of starting the end of August. It's going to be toasty, but I need to be back in SF at the end of September.

I'm not quite sure of the route yet, but I am thinking the more northern route will be more scenic. But I am certainly open to suggestions.