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Please welcome gray ray
« on: January 04, 2017, 05:01:07 PM »
gray ray has just joined the MSTA Forums. We'd like to welcome you to the MSTA.

gray ray, we hope you enjoy your visit and will return and participate often. Please be sure to tell us a bit about yourself by replying to this post. Peruse the MSTA forum and website and get to know the members. You have found your home with like minded riders who will support you anyway they can.

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2017, 09:16:29 PM »
Welcome gray ray! What part of the world are you from?


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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2017, 08:44:42 PM »
Hi, I'm gray ray.


70 years old, retired pipe fitter from Eastlake Ohio


Primary road bike is a 2007 FJR 1300. Currently 65,000 miles on the odo.
Best bike I'v ever owned. (given the way I like to ride) twisties Currently
own 6 motorcycles; 2 sprint race bikes, 2 endurance race bikes, 1 metric cruiser,
1 super sport touring bike.


I love road racing. Presently racing with WERA. 2013 Kawasaki 300 Ninja
Highlight of my racing life; Qualified for WERA Grand Nationals at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham Al.
in Sept. this year.


Best roads to ride, for me, are in S.E. Ohio, 555,78,255,800,256,236,26,260,145,etc.


Hope to see everyone at a meet in S.E. Ohio

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 06:46:52 AM »
Welcome GR from South Florida.
Hope to meet you at a MSTA event this summer! -JEP-


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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 06:59:59 AM »
We have the Mail Pouch Fly-By on Aug 25-27 in Marietta.  Most of those roads you mentioned are nearby!

ps.  bring a couple of friends and they'll get a free year's membership of the MSTA when they pay for registration,
plus two meals and possibility of winning some door prizes.  It's hard to beat that deal!

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 07:22:00 AM »
Welcome! 


Happy to have you here.  Congratulations on making it to the Grand Nationals, that's always a great accomplishment and something to be proud of.  I'm sure the racing keeps you quite busy, but hope to meet you at one or more of the events this year.  Make sure you get Coach to get you on the Ohio email list and try to make it to some of the monthly lunches this year. 


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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 09:25:21 AM »
Hi Gray Ray,

Welcome to MSTA! I remember you from the FJR rally at Marietta last May. Hope to ride with you again this year.

Cheers!

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2017, 12:42:01 PM »
Hi, I'm gray ray.


70 years old, retired pipe fitter from Eastlake Ohio


Primary road bike is a 2007 FJR 1300. Currently 65,000 miles on the odo.
Best bike I'v ever owned. (given the way I like to ride) twisties Currently
own 6 motorcycles; 2 sprint race bikes, 2 endurance race bikes, 1 metric cruiser,
1 super sport touring bike.


I love road racing. Presently racing with WERA. 2013 Kawasaki 300 Ninja
Highlight of my racing life; Qualified for WERA Grand Nationals at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham Al.
in Sept. this year.


Best roads to ride, for me, are in S.E. Ohio, 555,78,255,800,256,236,26,260,145,etc.


Hope to see everyone at a meet in S.E. Ohio

Hey, I think I know you? :D

See you in SE Ohio in May.

Mark/wheaton

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2017, 06:36:43 PM »
Hi, I'm gray ray.


70 years old, retired pipe fitter from Eastlake Ohio


Primary road bike is a 2007 FJR 1300. Currently 65,000 miles on the odo.
Best bike I'v ever owned. (given the way I like to ride) twisties Currently
own 6 motorcycles; 2 sprint race bikes, 2 endurance race bikes, 1 metric cruiser,
1 super sport touring bike.


I love road racing. Presently racing with WERA. 2013 Kawasaki 300 Ninja
Highlight of my racing life; Qualified for WERA Grand Nationals at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham Al.
in Sept. this year.


Best roads to ride, for me, are in S.E. Ohio, 555,78,255,800,256,236,26,260,145,etc.


Hope to see everyone at a meet in S.E. Ohio
Fantastic accomplishment to get to the GNF at age 70! I am a wannabe racer from way back. Bought an R3 last year and started doing track days again (still dreaming). Welcome aboard!
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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2017, 09:12:58 PM »
Gray Ray U R my hero. I'm not 70 but approaching and it's good to hear their are guys like U out there just having fun! Welcome to MSTA I'm Wardie aka Larry Ward and I live in Canfield, Ohio. Buzz me when you're in the area like this Saturday looks like a great day to ride!

Check out the MSTA upcoming events...plenty of fun, always good company and great roads!
Wardie

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Re: Please welcome gray ray
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2017, 12:19:13 PM »
Ray,
My name is Steve Grabowski, I am the northern Ohio assistant director, basically the coordinator for our portion of the state. We are primarily in the NE part of the state, clustered around CLE/Akron/Canton with outliers in other areas like Youngstown, New Philly and Mansfield.

If you'd like any information about the MSTA or our local activities let me know. We use a Yahoo group to communicate about local rides and other activities, if you'd like to be added to that list send me a message on the forum or email me at stevegrab@aol.com.

Our next planned activity is attending the annual motorcycle show at the IX Center, no plans have been made yet but I'm going to try and get that moving. Some go on Friday with dinner after, others on Saturday.

The Mail Pouch Fly By event in Marietta is very close, we always have a good group going and the riding is lots of fun. Might be the last one, or at least the last under the current format and leadership of the long time (20 years) host Jon & Janet Campbell.
Steve Grabowski
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