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  1. G'day all. After the madness of 2020, ( and unfortunately for many, it continues !) Just wanted to wish all V11 addicts a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !! Stay safe and I hope that 2021 lets us all do more of what we missed a great deal of this year Spending time with loved ones and riding our V11's!! Cheers Guzzler
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  2. Well, it is all relative... This is only my fourth two wheels, and third motorcycle. My first was a moped when I was 14 but that does not count My second was a Suzuki T350 when I was 16. Back then, you could get your biker's driver license at 16. No longer the case obviously.... Of course, there are more twists to tell about.... At 14, I belonged to a Moto-club; among us we had guys racing Suzuki's prepared by Crooks in UK. Guess who was in charge of warming up and doing a few laps to check out the vitals? I more or less rode on any bike from the club, that includes Ariel. Then I chose an international company and became an expatriate. In my early days, I got stationed in Italy. Based out of Siracusa, I mail ordered a Harley from the only Italian dealer in Italy at the time. The Italian will remember him: Carlo Talamo owner of Numero Uno in Milano. I was almost certain to be the sole HD owner in Sicily. I think I have a video that I should maybe share. When I parked in Houston, I immediately wanted to purchase a Ducati. However, my spouse took quickly stock of how dangerous distracted driving was here. I kept an eye out for Motorbikes, and after I found this Guzzi Le Mans, I managed to get an authorization from the general to purchase. I had to promise not to ride on the highways though... The video below is a presentation of Numero Uno.
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  3. I wish the best to all of the V11 forum participants, and am hopeful that we will meet on the site and outside for many more years to come! Have a wonderful Christmas, wherever you are....
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  4. Same to you! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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  5. Here's the bike I am purchasing tomorrow, December 24th, 2020.
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  6. I did not ask anything yet... I am still a freshman here, and I am slowly making my way through all the posts.... I have not seen the bike other than the brief video that I asked the seller to send to me. I just went on Cycle Trader, typed Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans, and it came up... I fell in love immediately and after a little bit of email exchange with the seller, I went ahead an purchased it. I initially wanted to make the 8 hours trip from Houston to Pensacola, to check it out myself, however Christmas got in the way. This is a consignment bike. The owner, is 60 years old, and can't ride it anymore because too painful for his back. Or at least, this is what I was told. I will be able to tell you more about the bike once I get it. But this is not going to happen before early next year. I am going to fly to Pensacola and drive back to Houston with it. That's the proper way to christen any bike....
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  7. Here you go, one of my favourite Aussie road images. Always enjoy seeing this through the screen just before popping up for the braking marker. Turn 1 Phillip Island Bass Straight in the distance. Ciao
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  8. Safer on the Highways than in town imo .Looks like a beautiful bike! Congrats!
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  9. I was trying to picture myself searching to acquire each and every color of the same model, and I could not. To me, they incarnate some kind of constellation of their own.
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  10. Was it you asking about cost of aftermarket mufflers? Those look like Staintune, ...some of the best.
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  11. Very nice, p6x! That didn't take long for you to commit!
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  12. I recall that fellow did sell something from his SPOrT-1100/ 1100 Sport-i collection, but not those. FWIW, p6x, those 1100 sport Guzzi predate the "V11" versions of 1999-2005. Biggest difference might be the change from the older 5 speed gearbox to the V11's 6speeder. (There are many other differences, of course).
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  14. looks goood, sounds right! congratulations
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