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@audiomick This is for you; to be listened at loud volume on a decent HiFi system. This was recorded in Berlin (Germany), 2015. Lucienne Renaudin is 16 years old here. This is the very well known (among Trumpet players) Hummel Concerto for Trumpet. For those who do not have a particular affinity with classical music and trumpet in particular, skip to the third movement, the Rondo. The video starts at the second movement, the Andante. This is a bit personal and nostalgic to me, since I started learning trumpet at her age, and kept at it for seven years. Only, I never liked the instrument. I wanted to play guitar. Listening to her grandiose and perfect execution makes me want to go back to those days....

@audiomick Mark Knopfler like many others changed brands for profit. Many examples, such as EVH who endorsed so many different manufacturers, until he got his own EVH brand, made by Fender.

With a lot of good reasons! he was a virtuoso in his own right. Another guitar player who left too early!!

Only, this is not a Fender one. It is most likely a Pensa Suhr, now only Suhr. He also has a humbucker in the bridge, so his Strat is actually a SuperStrat.... I am guitar fanatic too.... lol....

As a long time inline skater, including urban outings, I quickly learned that protecting your wrists, knees and elbows was essential. Of course, that includes the head. As I got better and better, I ditched elbow and knee pads, and later the wrists protections. Always keeping the helmet. Then during a marathon race in Houston, in a pack, I failed to see a pothole, and I took a tumble. I was happy to have been wearing my safety gear. I think FortNine is saying in case of a catastrophic or major accident, body armor is not going to prevent you from breaking things. True, if you land on your knees or elbows, having pads will help. I own an Alpinestars Tech5 airbag, and it is probably the best protection against a percussive hit. That being said, the airbag does not protect your elbows. Although, they have since came up with Airbag pants which are even more uncomfortable than their vests' counterpart. My goal is to purchase an Helite Backpack airbag, mechanical deployment. This should increase my survival factor, combined with all the rest.

The Liberty vision for MotoGP has been revealed: Leverage Liberty’s Ability to Scale Leading Global Sports Assets Expansion Opportunity Especially in Key Growth Markets including US Amplify Marketing Support and Storytelling Capabilities Broaden MotoGP Reach and Appeal to Drive Competition and Boost Commercial Partnerships Expose Sport to Wider Fanbase and Fuel Value of Entire Ecosystem Improve Hospitality and Fan Experience Sounds like someone with an MBA has presented the 3 years look-ahead plan to substantiate revenue. One of the way to expose the sport to a wider fan base would be to diversify the pilots' origin. The majority of today's MotoGP is basically Italian and Spanish, with a few exceptions. If we exclude Brad Binder and Takaaki Nakagami, all the riders are European. It is natural to want to support someone from your country. Moto2 is a bit more eclectic, with a larger span of nationalities, however the MotoGP material seems to always revolve around the same countries. Jorge Lorenzo offered a very good point. Rivalry captures interest. Doohan versus Criville; Biaggi versus Rossi; Rossi versus Lorenzo; Rossi versus Marquez; Today the field is more leveled; Bagnaia, Binder, Martin, Marquez, Acosta, Bastianini, Bezzecchi.... it feels aseptic. Maybe it is going to change.

I removed mine to fly to Phoenix. I did not need to remove those in my jacket, because it goes in the tray, but those in my pants. I had already been singled out by TSA's wrath in 2023, when going through the full body scan with my motorcycle padded pants. After watching FortNine's laius, I think I agree this is another way to stifle competition from non "motorcycle" brands. Is body armor pads part of your attire?

As GuzziMoto stated, the larger the range covered, the more additives are required. The viscosity is tested according to ASTM D445 at two different temperatures. 40 degC and 100 degC. There is a third measure at 150 degC, High Temperature High Shear. Compare your 10W60 performance with less spread viscosities to find out how large the difference is, if any.... I am old enough to have used different oils between winter and summer. Before oils became multigrade. As long as your oil is JASO MA2 (2023), API SP certified, you are in the clear. I had a heart-to-heart discussion with the US Motul representative last year, when we had temperatures above 115 degF / 46 degC. I learned that any oil brand gets their oil base from the same 5 major oil companies, and their additives from the same 5 companies worldwide. The main difference resides in the recipe used. His new recommendation for my V11 is this: https://www.motul.com/en-US/lubricants/recommendations/49352 But I am a long time Motul user, starting from the 70's with Motul Century 2 strokes. Out of curiosity, why do you need 60?

There you have it... The simplest reason always makes sense. I did my gear box and final drive on my V11, and used a syringe to measure the exact cc. Obviously, Guzzi did not specify what standard conditions is the measurement valid for. I did not observe any seepage or leakage. Same thing with the Quota. I was often checking the breather when stopping. It remained dry.

Pundits are predicting the deal will not be condoned by the European Union. They base their judgement on a previous attempt from a different group. The principle remains the same. Those groups are purely money motivated, and the sport in itself is not their main concern. Profits is. We will wait to see what will effectively happen, or not.

We are April 1st, this is not an April's fools... Liberty Media has acquired MotoGP, and would therefore manage both F1, MotoGP and WSBK. The official announcement is anticipated to take place in Austin for the next MotoGP. Subject to approval from the European Union. Therefore, not a done deal just yet. Lot of opinions expressed so far, many are negative. F1 is deemed more a show than a sport (some say), and there is a train of thoughts that Liberty Media will turn MotoGP profits using the same tools that worked in F1; such as organizing commingled F1/MotoGP races, not together on the racetrack, but together on the racing weekend. There is also a strong possibility of clashes between the existing bodies within MotoGP, FIM, MSMA, IRTA; in plain language: the promoter, the sports' authority, the manufacturers, the teams. Interestingly, there isn't a body that represents the pilots, excepted in the safety commission. Liberty Media may hamstring the others by using their dominant position. Too early to say, and in any case, while Dorna has agreed to the deal, the European authorities have to put their stamp on it.

I was merely discussing beer from a purely academical point of view. I was never a beer drinker, and I still don't qualify for one. This was more about Beer tradition between Germany and the rest of Europe. Also, when I say Europe, I am referring to the Maastricht treaty signed in 1992, effective 1993. The 12 original countries that signed the treaty. Same as in the USA, with the 13 original states. 12 Stars on the European flag, and 13 stripes on the US flag. My passion was/is in the wine, and I participated to two harvests from grapes cutting to wine making. First with traditional wine, second with sparkling wine in the region commonly known as Champagne. I was blessed in having the opportunity to continue my journey by working in several countries with a wine tradition. That's my end of it. Texas makes wine too, but I am yet to find one that I really like.

Since we are talking about Beer, are you Kölsch or IPA? I found that Germany may be one of the rare place in Europe that does not partake in IPA. IPA is not German tradition. I was surprised. I don't know if I ever sampled a Kölsch, but the next time I am in Fredericksburg: https://www.altstadtbeer.com/beers/kolsch/

I agree. It is just that some of the Facebook groups have strange rules. If I was to create a group on Facebook, I would at least let everyone look at what is posted. Even more if the objective is to sell stuff. Having to "join" is most like a deterrent. I realize that spamming is annoying and requires more policing to keep the site tidy.

In what way? You need to join to be able to see anything. I can forgive the "join to post", but the join to be able to simply look around seems excessive. I attempted to join Moto Guzzi Classified, and each time I wanted to comment, the administrator had to validate before it could be posted, at times taking days.... several days comments are sometimes no longer relevant. I left. The Moto Guzzi Quota group is friendlier as anyone can take a look.

All the languages are now a "pot pourri" of many others.... The French have espoused many words from the English language, such as "week-end", even if the pronunciation remains French; the English have also made theirs many words or expressions from European languages, also keeping their own way of saying. I discovered "A tout à l'heure", which means see you later, which English pronunciation makes completely opaque: Toodeloo???? what?

I am going to have to disagree on this one, but not completely. The German language picked it up from French.... In Biblical use, the principal meal of the day, corresponding to the Greek deipnon, Roman cena. Applied since c. 1300 to the last meal of Christ with his disciples before his crucifixion, at which he instituted the Eucharist. also from mid-13c.

Add your name tag, quantity required, and country where the patch should be sent if you do not live in the United States of America. I do not have a price per unit yet. I do not have a delivery date. I am trying to gauge interest. The patch length will be between 3.50 inches or 88.9 mm. The patch will need to be sewn on. Those would be woven patches;

I found someone selling V11 starter motors in the Czech Republic: https://www.motorkari.cz/motobazar/nahradni-dily/elektricky-system/startery/moto-guzzi-v11-1100-1999-2006-elektricky-starter-motoru-1479419.html About 140 USD.

Another one, in the Czech Republic.... 12k EUR. https://www.motorkari.cz/motobazar/motorky/x-1932020.html The question that I have is: out of the 170 Tenni produced, how many were imported in the USA?

I watched an interview of the returning Davide Brivio, now running the other Aprilia team. He said the departure of Valentino Rossi from MotoGP made the sport less popular and visible. The gimmicks he introduced in his early days and kept coming up with were never matched. I don't necessarily say MotoGP should be a freak show. Today's motorcycles are a lot more demanding in terms of physical preparation. I think almost every rider in MotoGP has been doing the "arm pump" surgery. Last information I got, Pedro Acosta may have to go through it too. When I started racetracks hoping, I was 14 years old, on a moped. You could see the racers from up close and personal. The "Parc Fermé" was anything but "fermé". Today, the racers have bodyguards when moving from their RV to the Garage. You hardly get a glimpse. Only at the Grand-Prix de France, the organizer has a tribune where the pilots come on stage and answer the public's questions. I am a few hours drive away from COTA, but I am not feeling the call...

That includes the infamous "F" word.... I wonder if many English native speakers know that.... the five letters word that starts with an F and that perfume many conversations is actually drawn from German...

Eric Johnson was always pretty much a Fender Strat guy. I specify Fender because almost every guitar brand makes a guitar with a Strat body. Eric Johnson remained faithful to Fender in that domain. That does not mean he did not play Gibson. You can see him on a 335 for a first G3 show. Lately, he also used an SG. But his main known guitar was a Fender Stratocaster 1954, that he named Virginia. He sold it after a neck incident and repair. He was always very finicky about his tone and sound in his younger days.