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On 4/22/2023 at 10:59 AM, p6x said:
I am going to send them an email to verify if I can get a color code rather than a Lechler product reference.
No reply!
It seems those companies providing an email for inquiries are no longer monitoring them.
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On 4/25/2023 at 6:30 PM, audiomick said:
No, the term is also in use in the German forum.
Ha!
I would have thought Tenni Grün... but there again!
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On 4/26/2023 at 4:32 AM, audiomick said:
That's every two years in Germany. I think it is not a bad thing, a regular inspection. There wasn't one in Australia when I was still there (and still isn't, I believe). The police can require an inspection to be made if they are in doubt about the roadworthiness of a vehicle, but of course they don't get everyone. Some of the cars that one sees driving around look very questionable...
The "Motards en Colère" who are fighting the "chain" pushing to have State Inspection implemented, have demonstrated using government provided statistics, that motorcyclists are almost never implicated in accidents where the root cause is lack of maintenance. It does not take a genius to understand that. Operating a motorcycle without any brakes can result in the operator' serious injury. The Inspection for motorcycle is only a "money grab".
Unfortunately, those companies pushing for the inspection have found a new argument, in that a lot of motorcyclists modify their exhaust systems, sometimes making their bike non compliant with the Emission or noise rules.
In Texas, I don't know what they check on motorcycles, but the place where I go does not even charge me for the inspection. I think they check if the turn indicators work, since nobody uses them, I guess it is important.
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On 1/11/2007 at 4:12 PM, Skeeve said:
The big problem being that ins. co's are profit-oriented entities, as opposed to joint-risk coops, which is where the whole premise of "insurance" gets it's start. The risk-reduction premise of insurance is best illustrated by a school of fish: the odds that a predator [in this case, an accident] striking any one member [risk pool participant] is reduced [cost is spread across all members] to a degree that every individual's net risk is substantially less than trying to go it alone. Insurance companies, otoh, have lots of expensive executives' & board members' salaries to pay, plus the shareholders like to see a bit of profit in the form of dividends every quarter.
This is what the association "Les Motards en colère" did in France; when motorcycle insurances started to impose restrictions on who they would insure, and prices became prohibitive, they started "La Mutuelle des Motards";
I do not know how competitive their prices are today;
My annual insurance for the V11 2004 is USD 302.00. Full coverage though...
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Marquez will not compete at Jerez either. He is expected to resume at Le Mans.
Doctors said his bones have not yet consolidated enough.
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On 4/22/2023 at 9:29 PM, PJPR01 said:
On a slightly different subject there is a good series profiling Marquez called Marc Marquez.All in.Season 1 in Apple TV…might be available elsewhere also.
As always some interesting insights into the man and his thinking and his self admitted more aggressive behavior on the track. Enjoyable to watch like the series on Alonso from Formula 1
I did not watch it, but it is also available on A.com;
Warner Bros will make a MotoGP inspired movie too:
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5 minutes ago, audiomick said:
In Germany too, as far as I know.
I did not know for Germany, or other European countries; I did not want to make assumptions. Europeans are supposed to be governed by the same rules, but there are so many exemptions.
For example, French motorcyclist are exempted from the yearly technical inspection. They are fighting hard to keep this privilege.
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36 minutes ago, docc said:
In this State, the seller must sign a statement on the title transfer that the indicated odometer reading is the "actual" mileage, or that it is "not."
I know of sellers that always check "not" upon transfer to be relieved of any accountability. That this action forever compromises the vehicle's history and value, of course, makes this practice just as unethical as deliberately understating the mileage.
Interesting!
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The internals, e.g. the sprockets and worm screw are swaged in a preformed structure. Probably cold stamped. There is zero adjustment possible. If the driven sprocket is not perfectly lined up with the worm clamp, then it grinds itself until there aren't enough teeth height left. Or, until one or more tooth fail and the sprocket stops turning at that point.
Even if the driven sprocket was made of steel, it would still eventually fail.
The system works, since in the majority of the cases, the wheels are properly aligned. But in multiple cases, they aren't as the cheap built way does not account for variables.
What was surprising, is that Guzzi knew it was failure prone, and that an odometer is important, because it is one of the parameter that is determining the value of the vehicle. I don't know what is the percentage of affected odometers.
I don't have a clue about the real/actual mileage of my V11 Le Mans. I doubt very much it only had 8,800 miles when I purchased it, in December 2020. The 8,800 indicates when the Odometer failed, that was accurate. I was wondering how my predecessor could go through the state inspection when the mileage was not increasing... I suppose the State does not care? In France, a non working odometer means you fail the technical control.
What about elsewhere? nobody checks?
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@drossell7 As Doc suggested, only send the instrument to Joel, nothing else.
For the record, since Joel fixed mine, it is still working fine. From 8000 miles to today's 25,000 miles. Mine was fixed in 2021.
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Wow! it was a miracle that Josh Herrin did not collide with Cameron Beaubier when he crossed the track... this was really scary and had the potential of serious injury for both pilots. He really missed Beaubier by the skin of the teeth!
I think Jack Gagné should get himself a Ducati. Yamaha seemed to have gone back into making musical instruments. MotoGP, Superbikes. Each time there are going to be longer straights, Gagné will have to ride hard to keep up.
What is the story with all these bikes catching fire? they run on phosphorus?
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I watched the two heats;
It seems that Cameron Beaubier learned one thing or two from his Moto2 stint, combined with the BMW legs.
Heat 2 was really epic! I have not listened to the debrief, but it seemed like Beaubier touched Josh Herrin and Gagné took the opportunity to get the win...
Again, the Yamaha seems to be lacking top speed, just as in MotoGP.
Like in WorldSuperbike, MotoGP, the Ducati seemed to be the best package in good hands. Not to put down Petrucci, but Herrin was really giving Beaubier a hard time.
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If it can be of any help, my V11 Le Mans 2004 exhibits the same "coughing" are around 3000 rpm, sometimes below that too.
Yesterday I did about a 130 miles run, in an acceptable temperature. The "coughing" happens less than when the temperature is in the 90's and more.
I have StayInTune exhausts without the DB killers. That is how I got the bike. In any case, since I started to ride it, the engine missing at about 3000 rpm, sometimes less always was there.
While I don't like it, I have not yet been able to do anything about it. However it is on my "Todo" list for this end of year.
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Well, no joy.
ProRider called and the course is cancelled because of the weather. Not that we can't do it under the rain, but this is the law in Texas.
So pushed back to June now.
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1 minute ago, PJPR01 said:
P6X…Yes…and it’s the same laptop I use for the Norge and Griso. No connection issues or driver conflicts…just this particular functionality at the moment seems to be an issue.
Merci!
I purchased the interface, downloaded and unzipped the software. I am using an old MacBook Pro from late 2011 that runs an older version of MacOS. The software runs, but I can't get communication with the interface.
I should assign the port directly in UNIX, but I have not gotten around to do it.
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On 4/21/2023 at 12:47 PM, audiomick said:
Lazy buggers.
Nope... I asked them the reason, and they answered because of some liability clause they need to sell it directly to the USA, that requires a special insurance coverage. I don't know if this is true, or they have a deal with MG Cycle.
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On 4/21/2023 at 12:45 PM, Speedfrog said:
FYI - Becker doesn’t ship to US.
Correct. I purchased mine https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2995
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Missing "rear brake" lens, but the photo does not shot it missing;
Could this mean the photos on the add are not of the bike in its current status?
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I take that you are using a computer running Microsoft OS?
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As a user of photo and designer's application, I use colors a lot. Each color is easily represented by HTML or HEX color codes.
I could easily upload a Tenni photo in my app. and get the color shown in the photo. But this is not the most accurate way.
Unfortunately, most paint makers do not provide the exact color code to the public. Of course not!
The color is always referenced to their own product catalogue.
Maybe the V100S Green is the same as the Tenni?
I am going to send them an email to verify if I can get a color code rather than a Lechler product reference.
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14 hours ago, KINDOY2 said:
Looking for a good paint code for the Tenni green...
Thanks!!
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11 hours ago, LowRyter said:
None of us here can ride like Rossi
I don't think Rossi ever rode a Moto Guzzi V11 Le Mans. I cannot be certain, but from what I read, outside of the competition pad, he is a four wheeler guy. The only current MotoGP pilot who actually rides motorbikes outside of "work" is Johann Zarco.
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5 hours ago, audiomick said:
BMW Motorcycles have that too. I gather they have it better under control than on an older Guzzi, but it is still there.
Apart from that, it seems to me to be the main point of such a course to learn how to deal with those situations on the bike one rides on a day to day basis. So I would just go ahead and do it, and not worry too much about the idiosyncracies of any particular type of bike.
Well, each bike is different. The turn radii are different, rake, trail, wheelbase, everything comes into play. Especially when the exercises are conceived for a particular type of bike.
In any case, I will let you know how it went. This is going to be a first for me, doing this type of exercises with a +500 lbs motorcycle.
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6 hours ago, LowRyter said:
@p6x seems a lot like the MSF course.
I can't tell, I have never been to an MSF course. However, the curricula for advanced training seems to be different and oriented more towards general road safety.
The course I enrolled into seems to be more in low speed skills which are probably important, but not as much.
UK Bike Insurance - Ridiculous!!
in 24/7 V11
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Maybe riding in Massachusetts is safer? I got a merit decrease too; like you, less than 10 dollars. Peanuts!