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A 996; all manual, no driving assistance. Red and convertible. This was my compromise before I got the red Le Mans.

I watched a few reviews, and groin warming was indeed pointed out by several. Definitively not interested in the V4. If I go for a V2, it would only be to get the bread and the croissants from the bakery. Any serious riding would only involve the Le Mans. I am not dead set on getting an additional bike. Once I deal away the 911, then I will carefully evaluate what I want/can do.

Just curious; all the seat cowls have the exact same fitting among the V11 models and years of production? What about the holes spacing to attach the cowl to the seat?

Well, you were in the middle of heated technical discussion, and there was no opportunity for me to break in with: -"is it you?" Then you moved with the TSC guy and my attention was called elsewhere. I was going to find you again, but I had to have an impromptu exit. I was indeed in another vehicle, with a P6X registration plate. I got up to a late start that morning, and did not want to line up at Costco for gas. I am sure our paths will cross again.

Iron Supply is going to carry the brand, on top of Triumph and Royal Enfield. I know very little about Indian; I mean the modern motorbikes.

Why not... I go to Dallas often. One of my favorite guitar store is located in McKinney (North of Dallas). The relationship between seller and customer has completely changed. When you go to a store to purchase something, you have most likely researched it beforehand. The sale's assistant is no longer a key element of the choice. For example, the guy at Iron Supply in Katy was exactly as you described the AMS people. He even asked me if I wanted to test drive the RR, although he did not have any dedicated one, he was willing to let me test the new one. I liked that he was taking the chance. None of the bikes they are selling, including pre-owned ones have "please don sit" signs on them. V1 Moto can keep their bikes for someone else. I read somewhere else the Ducati Superbikes are not as uncomfortable as they look. But V1 Moto does not think I am worthy enough to sit on one....

@PJPR01 I am not certain, but I think I saw you. You were discussing installing a side-car on your Guzzi? There were a lot of Grand-Tour of Texas participants today. My original thought was confirmed, I would say the main motorbike brand is Harley Davidson; I think about 90% of the participation. There were a few Honda Goldwing, obviously some BMW GSesses. One Moto-Guzzi, yours? It was fun, I spoke to many tour participants, coming from all over Texas, some from very far away too. Just a shame I could not ride the Le Mans, but it is going to be the only time.

Guys, yesterday (Friday 25th March) I went to V1 Moto in Houston, to take a closer look at the Ducati Panigale. I thought I was back in Europe!!!! like the last Ducati Store I visited there, I got superbly ignored, and I was the only potential customer inside the store. The accessories and spares people were so immersed into their respective screens, than they did not even bother to answer to my greetings! what a difference with Iron Supply in Katy. But I have to be grateful for the cold shoulder treatment. I now know where I will not purchase a motorcycle. Lol..... Apart from this, these guys have a setup I have not seen anywhere else, and the preposterous Ducati line is artistically disposed. Whoever did the stores' setup deserve credits. I will try to shoot a video there, to show you some of the marvels they host. Even the Austin Ducati Store would be in awe. But the Austin Ducati store is extremely Texas friendly. The pre-owned Panigale V2s they had on their website were there, with signs "do not sit, the bike is sold"! oh yeah? but why is it still shown for sale on the website then? I must admit, those bikes are incredibly gorgeous, and the Speed RR is really not on the same planet when it comes to sheer beauty and quality. I am not convinced I need anything else but a V11, if I eventually do, then it will have to be a V2, which I will purchase used on cycle trader.

Indeed, the Triumphs sold in the USA are made in Thailand. Those made in UK are never sold in the USA. I presume it is because of the exchange rate between the GBP and the USD?

The RR uses a cable actuated clutch. I thought it to be incongruous on this price point. Besides, the force required to actuate the clutch is greater than on my V11. I have a permanent tendinitis in my left hand, because I drove too many hard clutches bikes in the city when I started riding motorbikes. This was also one of the main reason I never got a Ducati before with those extremely hard to manipulate dry clutches.

Ha! Do you care to elaborate on where does the repel comes from?

I went to Iron Supply Houston today, to have a look at the Speed RR; 22k dollars new. They had both the white and a red on display. For 17k, you can get a Panigale V2. If I sell my car, I would have the cash. I am not completely convinced I need anything else than a V11, but it does not cost much to dream. I am naturally drawn to the Ducati, even if I like the Triumph's triple engine. What is the consensus among V11 owners on either Triumph RR or Ducat P V2? can you get the same service as with the V11?

Moto Guzzi has released another V100 teaser on their official YouTube channel. Nothing that we have not already seen; still no timetable on a future commercialization. I am really wondering if this bike is even going to be available in 2023.

The Houston Livestock and Rodeo show ended last week, and I want to share this picture of a riding girl. The name of the ride is Good Z, so I deemed she qualified to be here....

A quick update, as I have not had time to feed-back on the details of the modification installed on my Le Mans. The starter motor now cranks immediately upon depressing the start button. Even after long lay away, and cold morning starts like today. The additional relay with direct feed to the solenoid was the correct modification as suggested by the panel. Relegating the key switch to circuit enabler as it should has always been.

I got mine several weeks ago. I am 849 for 2022. I know a lady that would certainly like to join, but since I am not riding my bike, there is not much point. She would certainly fit in perfectly, born in Siracusa Sicily Italy, looking exactly like a match for a Moto Guzzi.

That movie, "The Warriors" holds a special meaning to me. It is the reason why I came to New-York in 1983. I saw the movie when it came out in France, and got fascinated by Manhattan. I decided I had to go there to see if for myself. I still have the passport with the US visa stamped in it. In those days, the visa was given for any number of entries, and indefinite validity. The modality to obtain the visa were completely different from what they became. I remember being alone in a room guarded by an immaculate US Marine in a white parade uniform. Today, you are in a waiting room with 50 other candidates, and a queue number. Once in Manhattan, my first visit was in Coney Island, Stauch Baths where the famous graffiti was painted; I went underneath the board walk, Stillwell avenue, to get a whiff of "Warriors, come out to play!". I visited, still visit all the shooting locations when I go to New-York, like a pilgrimage. Seriously though, I only wear the vest once a year, during Halloween. Even if this vest only represent a cult movie, and should not be viewed as "Colors", the Police told me not wear it as I could get in trouble with other "gentlemen". You do not need to ask anyone to make a Warriors vest for you. There are plenty of them for sale on Ebay, albeit of various prices and quality.

I will go to the Texas Sidecars open house on March 26th; the flyer said their will be some local artisans, including custom leathers. @Kane I have a cut from the movie "the Warriors" shot in 1979. But I don't think I should change it from the original looks.

I am planning to attend the Saturday 26th TSC event, with my.... 911! We have a family emergency and I am unable to ride the Le Mans. I will bring my cameras and plan to take lots of pictures. So if you have some ladies that want to appear in the Guzzi pics section, bring them along...

@GuzziMoto I was trying to get some information on what exactly determined Michelin's decision to bring a 2018 tire with a different casing. I combed the French MotoGP reviews of the GP, and according to Michel Turco, the decision was taken following the pre-season tests conducted a month ago. The average asphalt temperature of 60 degC translated to 160 degC on the tires during load. Michelin determined the tires would not last for the duration of the race, and consequently shipped an older tire equipped with a casing that diminished the temperature load of 20 to 30 degC. This is the only technical explanation I got. I imagine that Michelin informed all the interested parties of that decision. That 2018 tire did not work well on the Honda, while it appeared to perform better on other machines. In any case, because of the rain, the track temperature was at 25 degC.

@GuzziMoto why should there be rules in place to prevent the tire provider to take measures for safety purposes? the reason why Michelin thought right to bring back a four years old construction tire was justified because of the expected high temperatures. While I understand the argument from Pol Espargaro, Michelin's intention was certainly not to disadvantage anyone. If there was any doubt, the Indonesian outing confirmed how tire dependent are today's MotoGP bikes. Do you remember the F1 Indianapolis 2005 Michelin tire failure? I think this was a catastrophe they are not prepared to have repeated again, with major consequences for motorcycle pilots. Is it the correct reaction to be disappointed? should the blame be squarely put on Michelin? should Michelin have designed MotoGP 2022 tires taking into account the Indonesian high temperatures? did they factor them in? did they not have enough time to incorporate the high temperature possibility in the design? did they chose to ignore it? I don't have any answer for that. Yes, it is disappointing that this tire swap affected negatively Honda in particular, who had designed today's bike with the expected 2022 Michelin Tires. That other teams had too is not a soothing factor either. Should have the teams left sole judges of which tire type to run in Mandalika? should have Dorna taken the decision based on whatever Michelin presented in terms of technical facts? Should the pilots have decided? I think Michelin's decision to not take any risk was probably the most legitimate one. It is just terrible those who were so obviously disadvantaged could not get some kind of specific assistance to compensate, but other teams may have objected to that. I don't think there was anything better that could have been done. I am compassionate of what happened to Marc Marquez, most likely because he refused to admit that he was going to be impaired by the tires. Sometimes being a great champion implies stoicism in the face of adversity. Others such as Mike Doohan following his accident, accepted that he would never be able to pilot his bike efficiently to win, and consequently retired.

Incredible number of crashes from MM93 in Indonesia, including one of the most spectacular high side during the warm up....

In any case, this will not get implemented on our V11s. This is for the future motorcycles coming with onboard GPS, power delivery mappings and all the wizardry those difficult to source chips are enabling.

The UE is always inventive when it comes to imposing all kind of restrictions to vehicles. In 2019, they came up with the idea the smart cars should be able to know what is the posted speed limit on a road, and subdue your car to respect it. The system would take input from the GPS and whatever driving assistance installed. But any new car to be registered onward of July 6th should have it. At this point, it can be disabled to compensate for likely malfunctions and errors. I think we can be certain that once the system works reasonably well, you wont be able to disable it. When that idea came about in 2019, motorcycles were included. Motorcycle organizations quickly intervened and convinced the European Commission that on a motorcycle, interfering with the pilots ability to control the power of his bike would be dangerous and create a hazard. The commission accepted the plea. They changed their opinion, and want to have all motorcycles using the system by 2030, in order to reach the 2050 objective to have zero death on the European roads. Combined with all the other announced restrictions, such as cities closing access to non EV, removal of parking spaces, interdiction to transit certain axes during week-ends, I think the times when we enjoyed taking to the road may soon only reside in our vanishing memories.... at this time, only in Europe. I don't see anything like this happening in the USA, or maybe only in cities with a dense public transportation. Such as Manhattan and the 5 Burroughs. Houston does not have any viable public transportation system to cover much more than the city center. It is spread so much, that it is simply unrealistic to have anything efficient organized. Just to add to all the gloom happening at the moment.

@KINDOY2 Not really looking for anything to keep me warm. We were discussing leather jackets, because I need one to put my patches on. I was wondering if I could find one that would be bearable in the Texas heat. @Tomchri by the way, have you ever been to Iceland? In the 80's I used to fly Icelandair to New-York, and we always made a stopover in Reykjavik. They were offering reasonable prices to Europe, again via Iceland, I am wondering if I should not take the opportunity to visit. Its really beautiful.