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https://www.rideapart.com/news/657989/ducati-one-billion-euro-revenue/ Their best selling model is the Multistrada V4; I guess their Worldsuperbike, MotoGP results help.

I received a bunch of motorcycle magazines from Europe, and in one of them there is an information the V100's gear box is made in China!

I am wondering what was the rationale for having a turn signal indicator repetition instead of a much more useful Battery/Charging light... When you think about it, on a motorcycle, turn indicators are ever more optional than with a car.

I watched the first MotoGP in its new format. Saturday Sprint race and Sunday Standard race. From my armchair, it seems that MM93 has grown desperately frantic to win one more championship. He was always an aggressive rider, but I think he has stepped up his antagonism even more. Starting last year by injuring Takaaki Nakagami and securing an impossible come back for Fabio Quartararo in Aragon. Now, he not only injured himself but also Jorge Martin, taking out Oliveira for good measure. According to what I read, since he is not going to participate in the Argentinean GP, his double lap penalty is not carried to Texas. I am wondering if the fire that burns in him will only be quenched once he manages to equal or surpass VR46s stats... Anyway, MotoGP needs Marc Marquez, so I don't suppose DORNA is going to do much about tempering his thirst.

https://www.motociclismo.it/10-moto-piu-vendute-febbraio-2023-82299# Report came in on Motociclismo.it, February sales data for Italy. The V100 is not inside the top 10. The top 10 are all adventure bikes, the Honda Africa Twin trusting the 1st place. Then Yamaha Tracer 9, Benelli TRK, BMW GS, Ducati Multistrada, Yamaha Ténéré, BMW GS Adventure, Honda NC750X; It makes sense that Piaggio wants an adventure bike using the new V100. I spoke to some friends about the V100 and they all are curious but would not purchase one, at least just not yet. Mainly because of the lack of dealerships, also they don't trust the brand to properly stick by the warranty rules. I guess Moto Guzzi has that reputation of not honoring their obligations. MPH did tell me they opted out because of "issues". Also the Triumph / Royal Enfield dealership which I ask if they could add Moto Guzzi told me Piaggio said they had to take Aprilia too to get Guzzi.

I do not have a battery light on mine... I have neutral, oil, high beam, low fuel.

The newest cars have a feature that vibrates and firms the steering wheel if you attempt to change lane when the adjacent lane is not clear and you omitted to check your mirrors, or the other vehicle is in your blind spot. When I took my car driving test, forgetting to use your turn indicator only once implied a retest. Here in Texas, I understand why drivers don't use it; If you indicate your intention to change lane, the driver in the destination lane will accelerate to close the gap in order to impede the maneuver. It makes sense to hide your intentions to prevent any negative reaction. I had once a driver on my left, who was in the "continue straight" lane, rolling down his window to politely ask if I could let him pass in front of me, in the right turn only lane. I answered you just had to put on your turn indicator, and I would have let you. His answer was: oh! I see; you are not from Texas then....

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@radguzzi When my V11 refused to crank, I purchased a Motobatt from www.motobatt.com with it, you can run a few tests: Battery state of charge, which you can usually do using a voltmeter Battery cranking ability, which requires testing the battery under load, but in this case the tester does it itself. Charging system voltage ouput. Starter motor test. The Part# is MBT. The tester costs peanuts, and in 5 minutes, you will be able to verify what could be wrong...

@radguzzi Are the symptoms identical to those in the video below?

I am glad this came up; not the "no crank" V11 issue, but the fact that finding information buried in multiple posts in a thread is often difficult. I have the idea to coalesce the information into one single ePub embedable short story write up including photos. Sort of a single read instead of multiple posts, multiple threads. RadGuzzi is proving that it is not easy to understand the root cause and the ways to mitigate the problem. Not for all the topics though. But the V11 cranking problem is a really puzzling one. There are various opinions on how to solve it.

Good catch! to me Kays, sounding like Keys in my mind meant kilograms. I did not immediately compute... The greatest distance I dared going so far was 226 miles; not because I was pushing it, but I did not find any gas station before.

You are brave! even using Ethanol free gas, 250 miles seem to be out of my reach... I would not like to run out of gas in Australia, especially in the back country!

I am shocked to find out there are still people using their turn indicators; maybe only in Connecticut then? My experience is that it seems to be superfluous for most drivers, nowadays....

Philanthropy is going away, fast! All of the hosting sites I have used for years, completely "free of charge", have now updated their policies after they captured you. I received this email from Shutterfly this morning; This is a good warning to all of us, to avoid taking for granted those so-called "completely free" sites where you can store stuff. Google being the first one to create and retire apps or sites. Places like Photobucket or Shutterfly used to based their economical model on traffic to watch the pictures you uploaded. Apparently, it is no longer enough. When they state my account has been inactive, they mean I have not spent money with them.

I use a combination of sites, I do photography has a hobby. If you want to easily embed your photos such as in this forum, you can try flickr.com; initially, the site was completely free of charge. Now you are limited to 1000 photos or you can subscribe. The walk around is to use multiple accounts. Then I also use Google photos; with Google photos there is no privacy, but it is free of charge and unlimited. Amazon photos, if you are a prime member. Unlimited.

I did experience the on/off issue though. Including on a highway when not perfectly leveled. Light came on, and then went off. Also, depending on the sun position, I have missed spotting the amber glow a few times. This is why I stick to my odometer for refuels.

Manufacturing year is just before the "M" which indicates the vehicles was manufactured in Mandello Italy. Once you have ascertained the year of production, I think that what Docc meant is to check the gear shifter does not hit a hard stop (like the chassis) when depressing it. Meaning the lever can fully reach its lowest position.

True, but there is a factor you need to include; I drive (most of the time) very conservatively. I change gear "at torque" (I don't know if that means anything in English, since it is a literal translation of "passer les vitesses au couple). On highways, I am generally well above 40 mpg or around 40. In the city, I am around 38 mpg. But if I drive less conservatively, in the city, I do get to 32 mpg too. If I remember correctly, the "reserve" light is activated when the sensor is no longer fully immersed in gas. So it is not a very accurate, precise indication of the exact volume of fuel remaining. We all have agreed that 150 miles is when you should be looking for a refill. Since I abode to this precept rigorously I have almost never felt anxious, if excepted in West Texas, after leaving I-10, some gas pumps can be spaced more than 100 miles. Same in New Mexico. 150 miles is sometimes scarce.

When I took my job in the oilfield, units for reporting varied with the operator depending on country of origin, but even for oil companies based where the metric system prevailed, there were differences in what units you had to use. This was a real nightmare. Pressure units in psi, kg/cm2, atmospheres, bars, kilo pascals. Standard systems variation: e.g. reporting according to inches of water or millimeters of mercury. But the most difficult for me were physical measurement and mass units and of course volumes. meter foot inch, fractions, short ton, metric ton. Before computers would automatically translate everything, all computations to be vetted by the customer had to be in his units of choice.

Better than words: Remove the extremes, e.g. low mileage not as representative. Remember that in the US, the gas is baptized with ethanol up to 10%, but not necessarily. I have also done some trials with ethanol less fuel.

Take a look at the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas 2022. I used an app to record all my refuels versus trips. You can get an idea. I am born with the metric system, but here in the USA, it is imperial sorry. I always refuel at 150 miles. But I have pushed above 200 miles with still fuel to spare, but I restrain myself to 150 miles. I am going to do the same for the tour 2023.

I assume this is related to your Moto Guzzi Stelvio 2012? Here's the part from this site in French which I have not vetted yet; https://www.pieces-motoguzzi.com/moto-guzzi-motos/1200-MOTO-GUZZI-MOTORCYCLES/STELVIO/2012/Stelvio-8V-STD--NTX/Chassis/Transmission-cpl/415/70/1028002262/976 In any case, the part does not look like from a CARC, but if you have no luck anywhere else, including used spares, maybe I can check with them. They sell parts everywhere in the World, and I would think they can answer in English.

After riding a lot of long distances for the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas in 2022, and now 2023, I can vouch for the SIXS gear. Especially the "padded" boxer shorts! They really help to subdue what the but has to go through. They have two options. I have tried both and for long distances, it really helps. They are made of a very light material and they are comfortable once you get past the feeling that you have pooped yourself. Add at least two sizes if you order from them. Their undergarment for summer rides are better than anything I tried before. They are extremely light. What a pity they are not distributed in the USA.