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You'd think, but it is not the case. One forum was recently closed by a media, just because every single race report was used to ad-lib the hate on either VR46 or MM93. There would be hundreds of posts off topic, one side against the other. Even Rossi classified 2015 as one of his most regretful season before the 2006 season won by the late Nicky Hayden on the last race when Valentino crashed. But now that Valentino is going, all his former enemies are now at peace with him. Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo. What will be interesting, in my opinion, is the consequences following VR46's departure from the MotoGP grid. Will the interest for MotoGP drop? I am convinced it will.

Mark Marquez had been at it in several GPs before the Malaysian one where the incident took place. Rossi's reaction was the apex of a long perceived anti-sportsmanship attitude from Marquez. Valentino Rossi was clever from the get go. He was the one who started those little celebration theatrics after a win. People started to watch the races just to find out what would be the next one. Ross always surrounded himself with people who would understand how to turn popularity into business. He also started the "new helmet" reveal each year. Drudi and him devised a new theme every year. Today, most of the top riders have started to do it too. Even today, when Valentino Rossi finishes races at the back of the pack, you still find people who go to the races because he is there. Justified or not.

What does WG mean? Bikes in this kind of state use to be the bread and butter of "junk yards". They can make so much money by selling the parts. Even more they aren't that many around.

It seemed to me that he hit something with the front, bent the chassis. The bike may have pivoted under the impact and hit something on the right (plot, guard rail,) which prevented it from falling. That would explain the gash of the exhaust but nothing else scrapped or mauled.

The listing has been removed. Can you actually lift the bike by inserting an hydraulic jack underneath the sump like it seemed on the photo? wouldn't the sump collapse?

I am participating to some discussions on various forums following MotoGP races. A lot of the hate came from the controversial 2015 season, which saw Rossi almost win a 10th title. A lot of Rossi's fans agreed that Marc Marquez made a purpose of challenging Rossi on track, when Marc Marquez was not even in competition for the title. Jorge Lorenzo was the challenger. I don't want to take sides, but in some occasions, it really seemed that Marquez was simply trying to make it hard specifically for Rossi. Marc Marquez denied any wrong doing, and said he was simply doing what a racer does. Try to be in the front. This perpetual "nagging" ended with Rossi kicking Marquez during a race in Malaysia. Rossi got a penalty and lost any chance to win his 10th championship. This will always remain as a sore to him. After this "strange" event, the crowd split into two categories. And it went on until now. The haters said the "old timer" was only a geriatric and holding a bike from someone that would really deserve it. Valentino Rossi did something nobody else did before him. Because of his antics and wins, he made MotoGP popular to people that did not even know the sport existed before. I was actually following the races when Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene used to race. Kenny Roberts and the US pilots that came to race in Europe. Back in these days, you would only have people that love motorcycles in the audience. If you want to see Valentino Rossi one last time, you need to go to COTA http://circuitoftheamericas.com/motogp/tickets: October 1st to October 3rd.

There is one more race in September. First is (of course) a Yamaha Ténéré 700, and second KTM Adventure 790, third is another Ténéré. All considered, the V85TT did reasonably well. If I had to race in that kind of Rally, a Moto Guzzi would certainly not be my first choice.

They added the protections around the engine, and the fixture to hold all the compulsory dashboard information, Tripmaster and electronic Roadbook, as you thought correctly. They replaced the stock exhaust with a Zard system in titanium. The front suspension had Andreani elements and the rear suspension mono was substituted with one specific from Öhlins. The spoke wheels were equipped with Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR (with foam); the two front rotors were replaced by Biting Performance 290mm OD ones with reduced surface to mitigate possible damage from projections. Zard slip on exhaust system for Moto Guzzi V85TT Andreani fork cartridge for Moto Guzzi V85TT

And here's Champion's helmets answers:

I ran a few checks, and it appears the price shown on their website do not include VAT. Which is surprising, but it is The Netherlands. Their program checks for VPN too, so I could not set my local in any other country that the USA. But I input a few European addresses, and I saw that for shipping to those destination, VAT was added. I am not worried about the sticker per se, but the law stipulates that helmets in the USA have to be DOT certified. Would an insurance company use a non DOT helmet loop hole to avoid reimbursing you?

The 85TT was prepared by Gianfranco e Vittoriano Guareschi, historic Moto Guzzi custom shop in Parma. Placed at the 9th and 8th place against the usual Yamaha and KTM. It looks nice!

Champion Helmets Ettenseweg 2 4706 PB Roosendaal The Netherlands Thanks for the tip! they have the "Red Shark" helmet in stock, the one I was looking for. I just have to check if I can have one with the DOT certification. Usually, helmets sold in Europe have the E-22/05 certificate. Also, and I mentioned this in another post. Keep in mind, by law prices shown in Europe have to include the local taxes. If the goods are shipped outside of the EU, they should remove the VAT from the price. The Shark Helmet I am looking at is shown USD 726.62; VAT in The Netherlands for this item is 21%. So the helmet price for a US base resident should be USD 600.51.

Here's the list of all the FIM certified helmets by brand. To obtain it, the helmet needs to pass more stringent tests than those required by the various governments' entities. So I am sticking to my Shark Race R Pro, even if it is not the best in terms of ventilation and probably noise level. I do have the internal jettison feature too, and I wear prescription glasses. Out of all the helmets I tested, the Shark was the only one which allowed me to slip in the branches of my glasses in an acceptable time. Again, a black helmet. Shark has a red model I would be willing to purchase, not imported in the USA.

It would like to see other colors and designs. But as a new model, they are going to go with what most people would purchase.

I agreed with the principle " since you are there, you may as well". Since he had the lower part of the sump already out, it seemed reasonable to check as much before bolting everything back. This was the line of my thinking; in principle. Obviously you guys know much more than myself about the inner works of a V11, as I have never done anything on mine, and it does not look I will any time soon.

Interesting. Nord-Lock made a video that compares various anti-turn locking solution against their own design. Are they really objective? are those results shown telling the truth? I cannot tell. I can only say, that we installed lock washers of the Grower type on the road wheels, support wheels, drive sprocket, tension drive. Then we drove the tanks in terrain to test components. Sometimes we sent vehicles to be tested by the military for different environments. If anything, the bolts were more difficult to remove after the trials. And we also received field used battle tanks for upgrading. I did not once come across a loosened fastener. However, there is a small difference with the video shown above. We did not have nuts on our bolts. The bolts were screwed directly into threaded holes in the chassis, and the Grower washers on top of flat washers would be situated underneath the heads. The threaded part of the bolt is much longer than that of a nut. As far as vibrations though, if you have been in a continuous track battle tank before, in terrain or on asphalt, vibrations are constant. Conclusion: I would probably agree that a Grower washer underneath a nut is not very effective. When we had nuts to secure, we would have a hole drilled through the nut and the bolt, and a spring pin would be inserted and lock secure the nut onto the bolt. Those pins we called Mecanindus Pin. And the company still exists! http://www.mecanindus.fr/en/

Biltwelll also proposes retro looking full faces helmets at much lower price point. But not with the refined design that characterizes Ruby.

Honestly, they are really not in the same category. The Koura, which seems to be the equivalent of the full face helmet appear to be only available in the one color. At least for the launch. Ruby Helmets are exclusively made out of carbon fiber and with many different designs and colors. Davida helmet have a more modern take on the retro look. Not really appealing to me.

Yes, I think this is what I meant by Tee, which I should have named clamp. Tee was a literal translation from my language since English is not my mother tongue. As for the Grower washers, we installed them systematically on the battle tanks, and they seemed to do the job.

I decided how I want to install the Formation instruments. I will use the upper fork tee, and install two 1/4" stainless steel bosses which I will glue to the tee. Now, "gluing" is not the best possible bond, especially those Formotion dials are not super light. The other options, would be to drill and tap the holes for 1/4". I don't know if the tee is in steel or alloy. If it is in allow, then I would need to drill for helicoils since you don't thread directly into light alloys else you strip the threads, or welding a 1/4" boss on the tee. Here's below the hardware I selected, for the glue maybe the high-strength urethane? What is your opinion? I know that mechanically, glue is not the best.

As a matter of principle, I only wear a full face helmet, and when I ride, I keep the visor closed, including promenade speeds. The last thing you want, is to have an insect hitting you in the face. If you are at high speed, it can be painful but the insect may not survive. At lower speed, getting a wasp, a hornet, a bee through the visor opening of your helmet may turn unpleasant and... dangerous.

The Ruby brand has been claimed by Paradise Cycle in Paris France. As a matter or fact, I knew them from before. They are located on avenue de la Grande Armée juste on the other side of the Champs Elysées. And they are a Moto Guzzi dealership. Check their store front, and you can see they have the Ruby logo. https://paradisemotoshop.com/

By popular demand, the Ruby Helmet...

@lowriter; I don't know which age tranche you are, but back in the seventies, racing helmets looked a bit like those proposed by Ruby, and as I understand other brands who want to cater to the "retro" look. They had "snap buttons" for the visor which are no longer used today, but which are kept for the "look". I was drawn to the color, since it matches the red of my Le Mans, plus I liked the look. The visor system is not convenient. Air circulation may not be well suited for Texas weather. The inside padding is not removable, so you can't wash it. They have a lot of cool designs, which are a major deviation from today's norm.

From a photo posted in the GOG thread (Girls on Guzzis), a lady was wearing a Ruby retro looking helmet. I looked for information about the Ruby line, and found they were proposed by a company based in China. These helmets are expensive, but after more research, it turns out the Ruby company based in China may not be the legitimate rights' owner of the brand. This is the "About us" posted on what they claim as being the sole official Ruby Helmets market place: https://www.ateliers-ruby.com/pages/about-us Succinctly, they say they are not manufacturing any helmet as of now, and all those are available from the Internet are not legitimate "Ruby" products.