I'm Barry, a recently retired scientist/teacher, and I've been in Somerset for about 15 years now, the last 10 in Taunton. I've been a Quantock and Exmoor club member for ages, and I'm also an Advanced rider, until recently a member of Somerset Advanced Riders. I've been with you guys on Facebook for a long time but thought I'd sign up here too and find out what you're up to.
So yes I'm getting to be an old fogey now, but I've been riding for 50 years and have no intention of stopping! I've had numerous bikes over the years, from screaming two strokes to humungous v twins, and I currently run a Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor for local runs and a BMW R1200RS for serious touring. I've been all over Western Europe but like most of us the last 2 years have seriously cramped my touring style. This year fingers crossed I'm planning another major trip, this time a loop through France and Switzerland into Italy then back up via Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. I'm a member of an international club for old fogies called Ulysses and we have members/friends in most of those countries.
But when I'm home I'll be interested in local runs and such, and I look forward to meeting you.
) We've one coming up 13th March:-
I'm really looking forward to getting kitted up to do long tours and go exploring.