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Proud to have won "Best in Show" at 2021 National MG Rally held in Swanzey, NH with my 1973 MG 850 Eldorado. This was my first street motorbike, bought it in July 1978, restored in 2020. Thus began my love of all things Moto Guzzi.

Awesome group of fellas there!

THOSE guys!

Yup. Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow includes this iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft. It is ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NZ2308.

Enea Bastianini - Wikipedia - he is quite famous in italy and with kids who are interested in motorbikes - he was expected to be a true contender for motogp worldchampionship this year riding for the ducati factory team. ASI Motoshow in Varano at the Formula 2 race track is the ultimate event for italian motorcycle history afficionados -

A few weeks ago my Lemans got stuck in 2nd gear….oem shift spring failure. I replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible Spring. While I was in there, I also replaced the detent roller with a 688-2Z bearing (per Docc’s recommendation, I think) purchased from McMaster-Carr, they’re local to me. Polished the selector shaft, checked preselector plate, boss and cam clearance. Now I’m just waiting on a new shift shaft seal. Big thanks to those guys and the rest of you guys that contributed to the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads. Thank you!

Passo Maniva nord Italy near Garda lake Start to Terrazza del Brivido to Ledro lake to Passo Maniva https://goo.gl/maps/xdwuRPAAgAv19ZA6A

My TENNI after a winter tuning. Painted rear parts of body and spoiler

W/the Leader of the Pack !

I posted this after some members were wondering what ecm model was in their bike because the ID tag was no longer visable. Kevin T stated that it can be found with Guzzidiag so, I posted a GD snapshot of my Lemans. ECM type can be seen in the lower left corner. Art

No but I'm right there if you know what I mean...front brake hose almost has no slack with forks fully extended and the start/kill sw wiring had to be rerouted slightly. I don't think I can bring them back any further without replacing hoses and lengthening wiring. Also, it might cause interference issues with the fuel tank. The forks are about a 1/2" higher in the clamps with these risers vs the oem clip ons, i don't notice any difference in handling but the bike sits more "upright" on the side stand because of the risers.

So, the oem shift selector spring broke, after getting the selector plate off the trans I immediately replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible spring (barely seen in photo). I then stopped and re-read the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads. After reading the threads again, I was more comfortable taking the assembly apart, washing, inspecting and doing the needful indicated in the threads.

HEY!! Thats MY number from about 13 years ago!!

The first thing I think of here is "crash bars" for the cylinders? ... still liking that side exhaust look though. (But it will never replace my love of the V11!)

Piccoli Guzzisti crescono...

Now THERE is some eye candy!

Hey, I know where that is. Nice pic.

My 1974 Norton 850 MKIIA..built it about 5 years ago..

this is how bike hording starts - you are mentally not able to depart with your totally dead old horse

Here's the trophy!

The venerable green body and red pork chops, and those trick valve covers.....Oh Momma!

New LED tailight carefully frenched into the rear of the tail with a custom made steel number plate hanger carrying the superbright LED micro indicators.. This really helped to tidy up the rear of the bike. The tailight has a clear bottom section which illuminates the license plate.

Thanks for your positive comments guys! Its based on a 2003 Ballabio. It has a much modified replica Ducati fairing with custom mounts. The idea was to create a bike that looked like it could have come from the factory. There a lots of subtle detail changes to give the bike a cleaner more aggressive look. The colour is Kawasaki candy burnt orange code 17L with a charcoal grey centre stripe and airbrushed logos. The centre crossover was custom made in stainless to match the new head pipes (the fronr cross pipe was removed). The silencers are Delkevic 350mm stainless ovals with the dk killers removed. It not too loud but has a lovely deep burble!

In this case, I guess you can have your cake and ride it, too! What an awesome cake! Who made it?

@audiomick,Sorry for the late reply, just saw this today. It is a late model Victory Vision if I recall correctly. Company is now out of business but parts and service is available from parent company Polaris for about 3 more years, I think. Not a good deal to buy that beast and have company dissolve.

Love this image! Magnificent!

Fall day, late afternoon sun might have something to do with it.

It is on my bucket list, but sadly the Finance Minister sais no...

Ah, a Mozzie, my favourite ww2 aircraft! Sadly I've never seen one in real life...

That's what it's all about.

very flash.

I believe you! I may have to put my thriftiness on the back burner and get off my wallet for something that has great longevity...darnit!

Hi Speedfrog, Thanks! IDK if the fuse would mount along side the relay base, i didn't try it because I ran out of room ...only enough space in the relay bank area for 6. I ty-rap'd the fuse to the frame along with other fuses on the left side. You can see it in my pic of "under the seat".

Ok, I gues it is a Cal 3!

Good enough reason not to celebrate birthdays. Cheers Tom.

Looks like great "riding partners" (heh, the guys do, too!)

Xmas present from Santa

Hi Tom, The original owner told me the bags & mounts are HB's. I hear you about the cruise control, I've got cc on my Wing and it is one of the deciding factors in possibly getting my hands on a v85tt. The my V11 has a very light throttle pull imo and I really haven't seen a need for a throttle lock, cc on it. My V11 has bar risers that are as high and rearward as possible without longer br & clutch hoses & wiring mods. Although this bike is great at burning up interstate miles, the most I've ridden it in one day was 450 miles in 2007 when my buddy still owned it. I got it from him in 2015 and the most I've ridden it in one day since then has been about 300 with breaks in between. Art

Very nice pic

Truly! WOW!!

That's a stunner of a shot complete with a gorgeous V-11 model. ciao

the honda was an amazing fun bike but was traded for the occasion of a nearly mint MG Quota ES 1100 first owner from new

Wow! That's a Greenie on steroids. Love it!

Great looking Rosso Mandello

Hello Kane, My Daughter has been making custom cakes for a while, just a hobby!

superb conversion. and a nice reflection of your talents.

That is a BEAUTIFUL piece of art......

Intense! Love it! So edgy!

I've been speaking English for 60 + and it is still goofy