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Sooo... from the city of lights, on my third day, and after watching all the videos on YT; As I thought, there were no real reveal for 2025 in Guzzi. The V7 Sport has inverted forks and a second rotor; however, they missed the mark with proposing what was for a very short while the fastest motorcycle when it was first introduced. They should have made it with the clip-ons. I felt like watching an Apple presentation, with new colors and slightly different screen sizes. Or maybe I am disappointed because I was expecting a mid-capacity new engine. Ducati introduced their new V2, non desmo.
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Despite the flooding in Barcelona, the last GP has been confirmed there, from 15th to 17th November. Both Bagnaia and Martin like the track, the unknown will be the weather and temperature conditions. Some think that Martin will try to get the two points difference he needs during the sprint race, so they really duel during the main one. Not sure if either Bastianini or Marquez will be able to stick with them.
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Sadly, I came upon the truth that all night trains that used to be running every day between Paris and Milan have never resumed service after they were stopped by the pandemic. Same situation between Paris and Rome. Those trains were cheap, because slow. But it means you would travel on hidden time. Travel during the night, arrive in Milan in the morning, spend the day at EICMA, come back during the night. But it is now impossible. They only have fast trains running throughout the day, but not fast enough to give me enough time in EICMA and come back the same day. So, no... but it is not a big deal, because there are plenty of youtubers who are going to be there, and I am plenty certain Moto Guzzi has no real new model for us this year.
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I don't think so... There is nothing to be gained because they are never going to change their mind anyway. They also easily get agitated if you try to lecture them with factual data. Fortunately, the flat-earthers seem to belong to older generations. Hopefully, from the millenials onward, they will understand that earth is actually square.
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Not only Ducati's issue, but everybody's. This has been described as brought by the new Michelin rear compound which provides extra grip, and, de facto, transfers stress to the front of the bike. Ducati is said to have already found a way to mitigate the problem for their 2025 bike. Bagnaia tested it and is satisfied. Since it was a chassis modification, they could have implemented it immediately, but given that Pramac is leaving for Yamaha, they do not want to give it away. Although the championship seems to be a given, Spain announced flooding possibility in the Barcelona region, which was the backup track to end the championship. So we know it is not going to be Valencia, and it may not be Barcelona either. Nice gesture from many of the pilots, including non Spanish ones, giving their bonuses to Valencia region devastated by the flooding. I am wondering how some people still say the extreme weather problems we are now seeing happening worldwide have not been influenced by men's activity on earth. Scientific evidence and sea warming does not seem to be convincing enough. I don't know what would.
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What [music] do you listen to? Share your favs
p6x replied to Admin Jaap's topic in Special place for banter and conversation
Today, November 4th 2024, a legend went to write and produce more music with Michael Jackson. Of course, you knew Quincy Jones for MJ's Thriller and many more. But Quincy Jones has produced so much good music for so many, including himself; So many of us danced to that song.... Ai no corrida... -
i found this 1993 Moto Guzzi daytona es 1000 for sale on FB Marketplace; listed in Ohio for 23k USD. I think I reported it before. Seller says it only has the original 11 miles that were accrued during factory testing. It is #39 out of the only 117 in total shipped to the USA. It was never titled, the seller advertized it as a "collector" item. I guess that a bike that never ran for 31 years most likely requires a complete overhaul before start. Questions: how can you title a motorcycle which has never been titled before, even if it was imported in 1993? can you purchase a vehicle and not title it?
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Ahead of EICMA, I was combing the net to see if I could get an idea of what Moto Guzzi has in store, outside of the beaten V7 path. I have been hoping for a smaller cubed engine, as other brands have had much success in the 400ish cc. Praying that Piaggio would not resort to their parallel twin which is used in the Aprilia line. YouTube is full of those AI generated concepts which are just there to gather viewers but are not based on reality. It seems that many are thinking the Le Mans will be the next revelation, even one using the 850 cc air cooled engine. Moto Guzzi is not the only target though. You can find Honda resuming six cylinders CBXs too... I don't expect much Moto Guzzi changes this year. Between the Mandello and the Stelvio, and all the declinations around the V7 and V85 engines, they have rounded the circle. I think what they need is to come out with a modern V45 engine, and use it on a Scrambler, Adventure, models.
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How accurate are the feeler gauges you use anyway? Was there a metrological check included with them? I think they are mass produced so the entire procedure is kind of relative anyway. Its rather an approximation exercise. Not withstanding the temperature at which you are using them. Usually, properties are measured at standard conditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_temperature_and_pressure Lol....
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Looks like Jorge Martin has taken a serious option on winning the title. Unfortunately, it really takes the form of a demolition derby more than anything else. Marc Marquez was again the best of the seconds, even if he said that he struggles a lot on this track, due to his injuries. He still does a pretty good job. I also learned that Jorge Martin has hired someone to keep him from being too nervous because of the proximity of winning the title. This is something he had not done last year, and he confirmed it helps quite a lot to be more relaxed. It is really going to be a shame to remove one of the main protagonist from the championship next year. The Aprilia officials are way behind. Next year, it is only going to be between Bagnaia and Marquez.
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2024 Galveston Lone Star Rally - Till November 3rd -
p6x replied to p6x's topic in Meetings, Clubs & Events
The two times I went, it was really rowdy, but I may still ride there tomorrow, just to stretch the V11 wheels, or not. My last time, there were a lot of different police agencies and special police teams on motorcycles. Many different brands. We had Honda, BMW K6 and RT, HD. Some of the bikes modified to carry long guns. As I said in a previous post, in France, every police and gendarme ride the exact same motorycle. BMW RT's exclusively. It makes sense, because I am sure they get a large order discount, but also, they get the bikes as required and you can go from one to the other without any adaptation. I think it is the same in many European countries and UK too. BMW seems to have the monopoly for that kind of equipment. In France, you can purchase them for next to nothing after they are retired. Unfortunately, they have extremely high mileage, and even if they are cheap, you often need to do a full engine overhaul. I just did a quick check of what they have available, and they have auctions for 2015 BMW 1100 RT with 85,000 km starting at 200 EUR!!! however they are difficult to snatch, since there are a lot of professional buyers competing. -
I went a couple of times, but it is not really my kind of event. Seems very popular since they have a lot of people from everywhere attending, including Germany and Switzerland.