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The last one, coming from Lisboa in Portugal; As for San Francisco's trams, Lisboa has its own yellow tramways, which are very popular with tourists. So much, they managed to make it difficult for the locals to actually use them. The city attempted to implement special tram cars especially for tourists, but it did not catch. It is a in the same way as what I was alluding to above, concerning the Parisian metro. Those systems were conceived at times when nobody could anticipate what the world would become. The station's platforms cannot be extended to add more cars. The more modern tunnels have been pierced in a way they can have two level cars, but the original subway system cannot really be changed. They have improved on the frequency now that trains are autonomous. But not enough to absorb the number of passengers.

You should come around here, and exercice on the Katy freeway: Although this is qualified by factcheckers as an assertion because it cannot be verified. the Katy Freeway still has an incredible number of lanes. I was at a dealership grand opening in Katy last week, and caught some crotch rocket riders discussing some kind of competition going on that particulare freeway. The rules are simple; you go as fast as possible in the traffic, and use all the lanes to weave between the cars. It is apparently a very popular game for the locals. Given that any of the Houston freeways are clogged up at any time of the day or night, it is certainly a hobby that can considerably shorten your lifte. Safety not guaranteed.

This is the reason why more and more legislation is passed against short term locations. As I was saying, I am about to go to Paris in two weeks time. The AB&B which have been using each time is off the market because Paris mayor has enacted that to be able to rent short term, you need to have another place of the same surface available to rent long term. The owner of the place prefers to not put it on the market has he had a bad experience with tenants that stopped paying the rent, and could not be expelled. The main issue is the same in every big city, including Manhattan. Owners prefer to rent short term to tourists, rather long term to tenants. As for overcrowding, I don't think there is much that can be done. The ever growing world's population is also a major factor. As a kid, I remember taking the Paris subway out of rush hours, and being comfortable. These were the days when they still have a 1st class car, lol.... Today, the metro is packed at whatever time of the day or night.

It looks to me that you are going to need to remove that cover as what appears to be a recess looking from the outside, is where the axle of item 12, Selector 2a-4a-6a is connected. Maybe it is a post. As you see in the drawing, there is a discontinued line going through the middle of that recess, on the other side of the selector item 12, there is a circlip. This leads me to believe this is some axle maybe a cold insert which leaks on the outside. Hopefuly, someone who has opened the gearbox should be able to shed better light. It think I have a picture of it when my geabox was opened because the pawl spring broke; you can see the axle coming out from that cover. I don't know how there could be a leak there, but you may be able to fix it from the inside. But it looks like you have to remove that cover in any case.

Indeed! I don't remember having had such a nice riding weather for a long time. Last Sunday, I went to Brenham myself.

Here's the flyer from the Texas Ride Magazine: https://www.ridetexas.com/event/flying-g-motorcycle-museum-grand-opening-2/ I am planning to be there using some kind of form of transport which is left undecided as I am typing this; 2 or 4 wheels. Joaquin is very close to Louisiana, with a bit of imagination Arkansas, bit more Oklahoma... Current Texas weather is incredibly good, at least here around the Bayou city. I believe it maybe cooler up in the northeast part, in the woods. If you decided to come there, you will find me in a red vehicle, with either 2 or 4 wheels. I should think, given past experience, than no many have red bikes or cars...

I don't think we should be surprised; the guy has some incredible qualities, resilience, combined with experience. At the beginning of the season, it seemed that Pedro Acosta was going to be his natural heir; however, in view of the latest performances, we may need to revised the judgement on this one. Well, without being harsh of course. Pedro is still in his rookie year in MotoGP. Now, let us not forget that Philip Island is a counterclockwise track, immensely favored by MM. New asphalt meant unknown conditions, again a factor where MM shines like nobody else. I think it is a given that he should be at the top of the list of the potential winners for the 2025 title.

Exactly that! In fact, nobody really knew that Piaggio existed, as Vespa was just a product that became a brand name; same as Frigidaire for refrigerators. Hoover for vaccum cleaners in the UK. But today, Vespa is its own brand, and Piaggio makes scooters too.

According to Iron Supply of Katy (Houston area) and Wild West Motoplex (Katy), indeed, Piaggio is a tough cookie. Iron Supply wanted to add Aprilia to their line up, and Piaggio refused. You take all or nothin'. Wild West Motoplex carries all the line, and I discussed the meandrous ways of Piaggio to support their products in the USA; if the customer experiences a problem under warranty, all the dealings have to be done through Piaggio's representation in the USA. If my information is correct, this is an extremely convoluted process setup by Piaggio in order to exasperate people with claims. There is nothing more frustrating than having a failure that should be taken care by warranty, and dealing with a slow process. Mind you, I heard that BMW is also dragging their feet to open their wallet. Before any "under warranty" work can be done, the dealership involved needs a go-ahead from the manufacturer's representation. Else, you are on your own!

I think it was more a battle of the old faithful with only one of the rising star... the other star was clearly shining in a different twighlight. Makes you wonder what 2025 is going to look like. It seems very evident to me that when it comes to mastering new conditions, strategy, experience, astuteness easily dominate. This victory was engineered from the pits, and overcoming the various spanners thrown into the path seemed like a breeze. Buriram will maybe be a revenge territory for those spoiled...

if Moto.it is correct, there is not going to be any major change in the Guzzi line up. More like iterations based on existing models, and according to them, centered around the V7 line. I really thought Guzzi was going to come up with a mid size cubed bike; Triumph and its 400cc seem to be doing pretty well. That's a segment where Guzzi is not present. We heard a rumour that Guzzi was going to use the Aprilia parallel twin, so let's see if it happens.

I had not realized Piaggio had made "Vespa" a brand... I wonder how they did not get copied since they can't trademark "Vespa", wasp in Italian. The original 150 cc two-stroke from the 60s are less than 4000 restored like new from Planet Vespa... today's Piaggio "Vespa" equivalent, the Sprint 150 is $6000 new! In case someone is interested: http://www.planetvespa.net/catalog/ They are based in Vietnam, previously an Australian outfit, and they take care of the shipping to the USA.

Barracuda has a special meaning to me... Especially because we hunted these while in Gabon!

I did not get it at first...

I think Hallmark is pretty dead too.... Having spent countless hours perfecting my handwriting at school, using nibs in holders, having ink included in desks, nobody uses pens any longer. The cards that I receive have printed words, and if I am lucky, there is a hand drawn signature on it. Even documents are no longer requiring hand signature. You can sign electronically, and it is just as good. I am fighting that lost battle anyway. I have gone back to paying by check as I can't stand having to enter codes to confirm its me before I can log in. I have to pay an extra six dollars to receive my insurance card on paper since I refuse to download the insurance's application on my phone. I don't want to be bound by my phone for just everything, because I often go out without it. My last flight to Phoenix Az to go to Sedona, I had to pay extra to print my boarding pass. I paid for the flight, but that does not include a boarding pass? next it will be the luggage tags that you will need to pay for? What a formidable world we live in!!! thank god I can get out of all that on my Guzzi...