VFR Discussion: Monk - Viewing Profile

I go by the name "Monk"...... I live in Danville,VA...... on the NC/VA line near Greensboro(where I lived for a year)
I served in the American Armed Forces; and also drove semi's coast to coast; Retired from FedEx in 02'. I grew up in Danville through high school, left in 62', went into the Navy,was a life support spec., Went to the Med for 10 months on an A/C carrier, port to port at most countries on the med's coast. Sat off shore in the "Bay of Pigs"(Cuba) in 63'. Got out of the Navy and got married/ONE son/Divorced. Went In the Air Force Spent a year(Mar 67'-68')in Viet Nam(Laos), from there I got a tour in the UK(Mid-Lands) just north of Cambridge. I was there 3 years and bought a red Triumph Spitfire New 68'(car). and put 90,000 miles on it while there. Then when I got out of the USAF....... I bought a New 72' Bmw 750cc and rode it around for a year, or so then took off for about a year just zig-zagging N/S while moving slowly West, riding/camping/jumping out of A/C.... Ended up in Denver.... After I put 100k on the beemer, I got a Yamaha 750 Spec. shaft and put 100k on it in the Rockies...... Then got a 99' VFR and put another 100k on that one..... Now that I'm retired, I can finally get out and go riding(still divorced).... So I bought a new VFR 08' the 1st of March 09', and only put 11,000 miles on it so far(Now July 09'), In the middle of May I went down to the "Tail of the Dragon" area for about a week(most fun I've had since I moved from Denver)... after a few days on the TOTD, I came back and did a 8 lap "non stop/end to end".... I started getting slower on the 7th lap so I did one more to get me back on the store end of the tail....... I've done a few mod's to it since I bought it, which I'll put in my signature. I'll post some pic's if I can, if not will post some later....... Monk (John)