A bit of a road trip

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Re: A bit of a road trip

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OK. That's a great find, and the fact that you now own two is pretty nuts.

I just looked up a bit of the Executive history, which I really knew nothing about.

I've learned another thing about GLs this evening. Thanks.

One has to wonder: How many of those 52 Executives are still in some kind of service? (Many of the LTDs, it seems to me, don't get a lot of special "limited edition" treatment.)
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Nice score Sir, and better trip.

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Re: A bit of a road trip

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This is the other one that I have. #34
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Nice Executive Liam, most certainly a rare find to now have two.
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Congrats on BOTM! Very nice example of an Executive!
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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The hard part was which executive to pick for Bike of the Month. Think we got the most prime.
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Bike of the Month! :shock: Wow! Why did I not see this before now?
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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Ya gotta pay attention …

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Re: A bit of a road trip

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Sorry. I was reading just the first page and made my comment without perusing the others (which I didn't notice because I'm old and have the attention span of a cat).
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