From: Steve To: President@bmwor.org.nz Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 10:20 AMSubject: BMW touring 2015Peter:  Several years ago, I joined your club and had the good fortune to meet  then members Philip and Judy Meyer of Pukekohe.  They had answered my ad in your publication to buy, rent or borrow a bike for a NZ adventure.  They loaned me their K75C which allowed be to tour most of your great country and I wrote a follow-up report on my travels which you published in 2000.  I want to do it again and hope to ship my 2011 R1200GS to NZ and leave it there when done travelling on it with my wife.  What is the chance that someone in your club might want to own such a great machine?This is still very tentative and we must explore the cost of shipping the bike but it just might be a good thing for all.  And if that does not work out, who would you suggest for bike rental for four weeks for our own self-touring as I have ridden most of your roads and tramped 2,900 miles from Cape Reinga to Stuart Island, Big Mercury, Tiri Tiri, etc. and want to come back.  The clock is running and at age 70, the bucket list grown!!! May all be well with you and hope your summer has been comfortable. Cheers, Steve Shauger(Col. USAF Ret) PS  Yes, I still have my lifetime flying license in NZ which I got one day at Taupo airport