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Hey John.... I made one small correction above digging into the memory banks here after writing above, it's been 1 set of PR3's, 4 sets of PR4's. I'm counting the tires on my Norge and Scura, and as I mentioned above I get approx 9-10K miles out of each set. I do change front and rears at the same time, and the rears wear slightly faster than the front, so I'd guess I could probably get another 1K or a bit more out of the front, but why push it. I like to run tire pressures at 40/40 cold, they heat up to 43/44 on a normal Texas day when out riding for a bit. I know others here run much lower than that, I suspect that may account for faster wear perhaps.

Nicely done on completing the tour and a cool patch too! Several of us from Houston will ride up to the open house at Texas Sidecar on March 26th, looks like a good chance to have a nice ride and pick up a post for the tour. I've posted up the event on the Facebook page of GRIT (Guzzi Riders in Texas), so we may get some other Guzzisti from around the area to join in hopefully. One year we had a Guzzi lunch in Hearne, the equidistant location between Dallas, San Antonio and Houston...I think we had about 15 riders show up for lunch that day, including a Ducati Diavel who joined me from Houston. On the way back, we'll pass thru Milano. Some of these rides thru this part of Texas are quite fun...you can go thru Athens, Carthage, Palestine, Italy, Milano, Paris all in a days ride!

Davey at MPH is a real national treasure...he does excellent work, so far has proven to be extremely thorough, and even has sent me pictures of the work he's doing at my request when he's deep into the job, so I could see before and after shots of some internal work. His work has been 100% perfect on everything I've brought him, but as a habit I also go thru my bikes after I get them back from the shop and make sure nuts and bolts are all tight, check torque settings on the wheels particularly if I've had tires replaced. I've had a few experiences over the years from prior mechanics where they failed to tighten up bolts which were glaringly obvious oversights. Luckily no accidents caused by such oversights. Mike used to work on the bikes when his brother Todd was around years earlier. I bought my Norge from him back in late 2009, and Mike was just as picky and meticulous as Davey, so I always felt very comfortable knowing he had his hands on my bike, and his guidance on how Guzzis behave when new and then at future intervals as they break in has always been spot on. The Griso was also purchased from Mike by a friend, and then I bought it from my friend when he could no longer ride, and so far has been flawless. My Scura was worked on at Mike's house up in Hempstead when for a period of time he could not use the workshop, and he did the Roper Plate, replacement of the single plate clutch, full lubrication of those bloody hard zerk fitted u-joints and several other "must do" items that Chuck had recommended at one of the Cedar Vale rallies. He did them all, and the bike has ridden like a dream since I got it back from him several years ago, no failures, no issues. Knowing that there are good Guzzi surgeons nearby is very comforting, I can do a lot of work on the bikes, but some items are beyond my knowledge, skill or toolset, and sometimes even time, and I'd rather ride another bike while having one of them on the lift with Mike or Davey, knowing they'll probably find a few other items to look at with the patient on the operating table that I wouldn't even know to look for. On the subject of tires, I'm on my 5th set of PR's, 1 PR3, 4 sets of PR4's...they have been impeccable in all kinds of weather, very very good in wet weather, and very sticky for twisties. I have them on the Norge and Scura, and a fresh set waiting to be put on the Griso when the original tires wear out. I am curious about the PR 6's, but will choose to skip the 5's based on feedback from other riders. Getting the GT version is excellent for longer wear here in the flats of Texas...my experience has been about 9-10K miles per set so far, with the rear wearing slightly faster than the front.

Ahem...Colin McRae - Scotland and Walter Rohrl - Germany... I'd take these two any day for style and substance as well. Back to Pikes peak...everyone should enjoy a ride up there at least once on a motorcycle...it's a fun ride to the North Pole, well worth the investment in time to get there.

The other item that is less of an issue, but still something to look at once item #1 is solved. If the start at 4 minutes truly is a warm start, then it should start up and idle perfectly instantly if properly tuned without having to gun the throttle at all.

Sounds like the problem that the older Land Rovers (Defenders, Series vehicles) have with the starters. Frequently solved by hitting it on the casing with a hammer to free it up and then they start right up. Quite a few folks in the HLRC (Houston Land Rover club) have experienced this regularly. Not that I'm recommending the same solution here, but is the starter an original one or does it look it's been replaced at some point? Presumably all of the battery connections have been tightened down sufficiently as well. Just another thought on this...do you by any chance have a Lithium battery on the bike. The symptoms can be exactly the same in cold weather...where the battery has to "wake up" a bit. I've seen this on my Shorai from time to time...

It's quite lonely being only 1 of 2 willing to buy here, at least I have 3 other Guzzis to play with in the meantime! But hey, that means fewer people to wade thru to get one when it finally is released in 2025! No butting in line guys!

Well that would have been equally entertaining too! Nothing like a good slide guitar to accompany the songs.

Upcoming Docc!! Event is in March!

For Texas riders within a reasonable radius of Donie, Texas (south of Dallas, north of Houston, north east of Austin), here's a fun event and a good excuse for a ride. I'll ride up from Houston on the backroads, easy couple of hours. If anyone else wants to tag along, let me know and we'll convoy up. https://www.facebook.com/events/2963816537263102?ref=newsfeed

BRRR! That doesn't look like fun at all!

The gas cap looks very nice...bought it that way or had it powder coated or painted?

Looks pristine! Beautiful bike!

All that extra prose is worth about $1900 to $2500 of over inflated price…nothing truly special there….

Need to know basis only...why divulge unnecessary incriminating info! You look happy, that's the most important! Nothing like running above triple digits...smooth as silk!

Flashback to the 60’s! We had those and then the blue plates….what’s old is new again!

Very stylish as always! By the way, what production # is the Mighty Scura?

Can't imagine you worrying about cops Chuck!! When you get stopped, do you stick your hand in your vest like Napoleon as well? You were offering up your Scura the other day if I recall correctly...how many miles are on it now? I'm thinking those Red grips might also be the reason for no vibrations! Hope all is well!

All this talk about hand numbing vibration, I don't have that issue at all on my Scura, but I also use a Crampbuster on all my bikes to avoid any wrist strain, but I'm curious now whether the clips on have any filler in them or not. May have to take a look. I tried mounting Napoleon's a few years ago, but the "shaving" down process was overly complex, so back to standard Aprilia/Guzzi mirrors, I took off the Mickey mouse round ones, those just seemed like a couple of lollipops. My odometer is at 09999, ready to roll over on the next trip, just in time to start racking up the miles this year with this wonderful riding weather down here in Texas.

Products: 1 X Gepäcktasche973260900 V11 NML This is the part number from Stein Dinse. Agree on the coating it black, that’s what I did also. If you have an email, Shoot it to me via pm and I’ll email the larger resolution pics. I don’t host my pics on any hosting sites anymore, so just posting from my IPhone directly… Cheers!

Prego! Here’s the order summary from Stein Dinse with the part number for reference! Fits perfectly…very convenient to have at least one bag…hope the pics are clear enough…I have to shrink them due to size restrictions on the forum…but can send higher resolution if needed via email.

You can also use a Crampbuster, I find this indispensable on all of my bikes to eliminate any wrist cramping, but it also tends to isolate some of the vibes to the palm of the hand, not the fingers or wrist. On the other hand a well tuned V11 should be pleasant to ride at that rpm level, so I'd get quite a few more rides in to see if it's really behaving oddly or just a question of bonding with the bike. However, above 6k and on up, the bike does smooth out a lot...just depends if you like to ride at higher RPM's or not...I'll call this hooligan territory for lack of a better word as the responsiveness is instantaneous, but I'm sure you're used to that also with the Ducatis. Either way, it's fun figuring it out and tinkering, as long as there are no bolts loose anywhere, and these bikes do require inspection of every bolt on a regular basis as I've been told by Chuck, Mike at MPH and others...and it's true!

Corsicana….I know it well!!! What a coincidence!!

A cool 45 this morning…blue skies…after a nice breakfast with the family, had to get the Scura out of the barn to run a bit. Stopped at one of my usual places for a piece of genuine Texas Pecan pie and felt that my Scura has shrunk in size compared to these modern day behemoths! Super nice ride, lots of motos on the road today, twisties galore thru the forest roads. Have to say thanks to Kindoy for the wonderful Alcantara seat he sent me…super nice on these cool days and very comfortable!

Nice pic above AZ...your Scura has grown in size! Here's another great article to read...hats on to this guy! https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/extreme-moto-expedition-across-siberia-to-the-coldest-city-on-earth/