Marco69

Thank you for making me welcomed - I'll start a thread in the appropriate space to talk about the V11 and 1100 Sport. If I'm honest, I like the looks of 1100 sport and it seems to be a more focused ride. However, the V11 Lemans is a hell of a bike as well... Not in a hurry!

I am 51 years old and reside in Redmond, WA - Been fortunate enough to live and work in many countries. I have been involved with motorcycle (and cars for that matter) since the age of reason! More than anything I consider myself a student of motorcycle design and its intricate inner workings (some would say a mechanic). I have built, raced and cared for many motorcycles over the years - some more fun than others and some more memorable than others. My first bike was an 1980 Suzuki A100 built into a 125cc road racer. This was my first rotary valve two stroke engine. My first full on restoration was when I was 16 and it was a 1959 Gilera B300 twin - this is one of the most memorable ones. I few years ago, I decided to parts ways with the corporate world and decided to open a motorcycle shop - after all, I had to do something with the almost 50 motorcycles I had accumulated through the years of frustrating corporate work. I don't have that many anymore, but I still have too many, which makes it extremely ironic that I signed up to the forum with the sole purpose of researching whether to get a 1100 Sport or a V11 Lemans. Here is a list of memorable bikes I have owned throughout the last 30 odd years: 1959 Gilera B300 Bicilindrica 1960 Gilera B300 Extra Bicilindrica 1999 Laverda 750 S Formula 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 1968 Benelli 250 Racer (fully built by me) 2000 Ducati 750SS (half fairing) 1999 MuZ Skorpion 660 1962 Matchless G12 1978 Yamaha XS650 (first full custom hard tail I ever built) 1992 NSR250R SP Suzuki A100 Racer (don't know the year - already a race bike when I bought it) 1975 Suzuki T500 1988 Honda NT650 Hawk (I've owned 4 of them) 1987 Honda VFR750 There are many more, but I want to keep this short and only as an introduction. Anyway, happy to be here and I look forward to meeting some of you... Cheers!