Retirement News

Tell Us About Your Rides!

Retirement News

Postby Rick F. » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:10 pm

Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be retiring at the end of January--which should mean lots more time for BMW trips!

More on the story is available in this New York Times article.

Rick
For all my tour articles, check out rsftripreporter.net.

2020 Mercedes-Benz SL550
2013 BMW 335i convertible (sold)
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (sold)
2006 BMW Z4 3.0i roadster (sold)
2005 BMW R1200GS (retired)
2003 BMW F650CS (sold)
User avatar
Rick F.
Board Wizard
 
Posts: 1734
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:43 pm
Location: Catonsville, MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby ChaseH » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:48 pm

Congrats, going on Medicare now?
09 R1200 GS
14 S1000RR HP4

Scuba Travel & Motorcycle photos
http://chaseh.smugmug.com/
User avatar
ChaseH
Where GS = Gone Skidding
 
Posts: 1343
Joined: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:13 am
Location: Burke VA

Re: Retirement News

Postby Ted » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:51 pm

Congrats Rick! Looking back on an incredibly impressive career, and looking forward to new travels, new explorations, and seeing just what could be hiding around the next hill.

Bravo :)
Image TedV
Moto Pages
'94 K75RT
"There's No Old Road ... That Doesn't Have Something Interesting On It" -- RickF
BMWBMW MoTY - 1996
User avatar
Ted
Board Guru
 
Posts: 682
Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:26 pm

Re: Retirement News

Postby Unity » Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:45 pm

Congratulations, Rick!

--John
(Forty years? that should be long enough. After 34 years, I was more than ready to endure a retirement party and put the alarm clock into storage.)
2002 R1150RT, Silver
Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
(Road & Track Vol. 56, No.2, p. 19)

1971 Triumph Bonneville, Gold
Gold, the "paying the restorer" color.
(Trust me.)
User avatar
Unity
Shaman
 
Posts: 7170
Joined: Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:26 am
Location: Reston VA

Re: Retirement News

Postby ERC Scott » Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:51 am

So you're that dude! Hey, congrats and welcome to the leisure class :lol: :lol: The first year is the hardest. Scott
2016 R1200RS
2005 R1200 GS
2015 1290 SuperDuke-R

You don't choose your life, you live it.
User avatar
ERC Scott
Board Wizard
 
Posts: 2727
Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:58 am
Location: Catoctin Mountain

Re: Retirement News

Postby Mac » Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:39 am

Rick F. wrote:Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be retiring at the end of January--which should mean lots more time for BMW trips!

More on the story is available in this New York Times article.

Rick


Congrats Rick. Looking forward to your first book "A Pictoral history of the east by road".
_________________
08 R1200RT
Only a motorcyclist knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window
User avatar
Mac
Member
 
Posts: 101
Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:16 pm
Location: North Potomac MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby Scratch » Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:17 pm

Congrats Rick. I retired last April after 37 years of government (and military) service. Don't miss it one bit.
'08 R1200GSA
'09 Dorsoduro 750
'10 Madass 125

ImageImage
Scratch
Member
 
Posts: 79
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:27 am
Location: Annapolis, MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby Dough Boy » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:31 pm

Rick, congrats on your retirement, AND on being a kick-ass actuary!
Dough Boy
 

Re: Retirement News

Postby Chiba » Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:05 pm

Congrats, Rick - enjoy your leisure time!! By "enjoy" I mean "take more pictures, write more words." :)
BMW MOA Digital News Editor www.bmwmoa.org
- 05 R1200GS - 98 K1200RS + Hannigan Classic sidecar -
User avatar
Chiba
The FUNNY One
 
Posts: 6464
Joined: Sat May 06, 2006 8:01 pm
Location: Mechanicsville VA

Re: Retirement News

Postby pbharvey » Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:23 am

Congratulations Rick. What a nice article!
Brian
R1200C Montana for sale.
Good enough for James Bond, good enough for you.

Replace your heating and cooling system and receive a $1500 Tax Credit.
User avatar
pbharvey
Board Wizard
 
Posts: 1336
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:12 pm
Location: Highland, MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby Blixa » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:41 pm

Congrats! From the article, it sounds like it's well-deserved. Looking forward to reading more Z4 adventures (and admiring the pics).
Blixa
Frequent Poster
 
Posts: 262
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:25 pm

Re: Retirement News

Postby sati8d » Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:44 pm

Well deserved! Thank you for your years of independent service!
Smooth throttle and spirited twisties!

Tony
'09 R1200 GS Adv
...and the piggy's still saying: "whhhhiiiiiiii"
User avatar
sati8d
Babies GS
 
Posts: 274
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:00 pm
Location: Pasadena, MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby eap » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:01 pm

Yes sir, thank yo for your service Mr. Foster!
eap
Chesapeake Bay Watershed http://www.chesapeakebay.net
"Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride, E.A.Poe
14 R1200GS LC
01 R1150GS (100K smiles)
81 R80G/S (~50k smiles)
IBA # 60680
User avatar
eap
Board Wizard
 
Posts: 1812
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:13 am
Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Re: Retirement News

Postby Yellowjacket » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:31 pm

Rick: Thanks for your many years of service in reporting the facts.
-------------------------------------
2004 BMW R1150R (Green and Black)

George Byron: "The best prophet of the future is the past."
User avatar
Yellowjacket
Just call me Moz!
 
Posts: 3499
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:38 pm
Location: Socialist Republic of PG County

Re: Retirement News

Postby biometrics » Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:18 am

Congrats on having made your mark on the nation Rick... A professional history to be proud of for sure...May you enjoy many many years of retirement doing what you like to do now...

=D> =D> =D>
1983 R100 /T with Velorex Sidecar
2000 K1200LT (Sold!)
1999 R1100RT-P (Sold!)
1983 Honda Nighthawk 650 (Sold!)
1973 Yamaha 125 Enduro (Ripped off!)
My Avatar? U.S. Army - Kagnew Station, Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa, 1972-1973
User avatar
biometrics
Frequent Poster
 
Posts: 268
Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:12 pm
Location: Winchester, VA

Next

Return to Ride Stories

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests