Joe

Bloomfield, KY

I’m still in on a carbon seat cover, where are we in the process of actually getting them made?

Doc, I agree with every detail of your assessment of the Greenie. At this point they don’t make them, our current US inflation hit dollar is crap when buying used cars and most Motorsports purchases, even from just a couple years ago. I recently bought a super clean Rosso, then still had to sort it out, w debris build up in all of the hydraulic lines, replace a blown up rear brake caliper, lastly a faulty stop/run switch. The cosmetic’s of the Rosso weren’t up to my standards of “super clean”, but I invested the time & energy to make it right. BTW, the Rosso will never be sold again, never letting this one go like I did my Silver red frame. The US market on most these V11 sports is around 6k give or take, so that Greenie isn’t way off, maybe should be 5-5.5k upon closer inspection. IF you wanted a Greenie, (personally I do, but my wife would kill me if I brought another bike home right now), then it’s an opportunity to buy & own a cool bike.

https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2001-Moto+Guzzi-V11+Sport-5021134216

https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2001-Moto+Guzzi-V11+SPORT-5021305081

If I had the money I would buy this bike...... The question is it worth it? https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/1988-Honda-RC30-5018309410

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/german-prosecutors-mount-raids-over-suzuki-cars-alleged-test-dodging-2022-04-27/

Found this sticker under rear wheel well.

MotoGP RIDERS CONSTRUCTORS 2022 Standings Rank Rider Points Wins Podiums 1 F. Quartararo Yamaha 102 1 3 2 A. Espargaró Aprilia 98 1 4 3 E. Bastianini Ducati 94 3 3 4 Á. Rins Suzuki 69 0 2 5 J. Miller Ducati 62 0 2 6 J. Zarco Ducati 62 0 2 7 F. Bagnaia Ducati 56 1 1 8 B. Binder KTM 56 0 1 9 J. Mir Suzuki 56 0 0 10 M. Márquez Honda 54 0 0 11 M. Oliveira KTM 43 1 1 12 P. Espargaró Honda 40 0 1 13 M. Viñales Aprilia 33 0 0 14 T. Nakagami Honda 30 0 0 15 J. Martín Ducati 28 0 1 16 L. Marini Ducati 21 0 0 17 F. Morbidelli Yamaha 19 0 0 18 M. Bezzecchi Ducati 19 0 0 19 Á. Márquez Honda 18 0 0 20 A. Dovizioso Yamaha 8 0 0 21 D. Binder Yamaha 6 0 0 22 F. Di Giannantonio Ducati 3 0 0 23 R. Gardner KTM 3 0 0 24 R. Fernández KTM 0 0 0 25 L. Savadori Aprilia 0 0 0 26 S. Bradl Honda 0 0 0

Its a complete shame for Suzuki to pull the plug, both riders are legit contenders. I'm not positive but I thought Suzuki was the last inline 4 on the grid. They always seemed to take care of their tires better that showed up at the end of the race, typically with a podium. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/motogp/why-inline-four-motogp-bikes-handle-better-than-v4-motogp-bikes

I've only owned the bike for a short time but I think the Rosso Mandello is gorgeous version of the V11. Ventura recommends facing the bag forward for weight distribution and aerodynamics. Clearly it looks like I need to order a smaller EVO bag, but I like the fact that the mounting system design lets you see the bike when used. I don't plan on using a tank bag for the same reason. I sport toured back in the day on a brand new silver 2001 V11 Sport with Techno bags and large tank bag, in a new season I guess.

New Pirelli rear arrived to fit to my silver Sport the problem is how do I transport this tyre on the bike to the fitting shop, a journey of around 12 miles. I have no “steamer trunk” sized luggage system ! Don’t really want to bungee the tyre to the pillion seat either. Maybe devise some way of carrying it on my back ? Any ideas?

More pics.... May have gotten the wrong size bag, looks like a steamer trunk from rear view. Has anyone ever taken off the body work and had the matte finish clear coated or freshened up? Clearly I can't remove the Rosso Mandello logo's and such, but spraying it would maybe erase the scratches and scars from 21 years and preserve it. Thoughts...................

New Ventura EVO Bike-Pack System.

I'm liking these more and more, parallel 889cc twin, 111HP, 365 dry weight.

MotoGP RIDERS CONSTRUCTORS 2022 Standings Rank Rider Points Wins Podiums 1 F. Quartararo Yamaha 89 1 3 2 A. Espargaró Aprilia 82 1 3 3 E. Bastianini Ducati 69 2 2 4 Á. Rins Suzuki 69 0 2 5 F. Bagnaia Ducati 56 1 1 6 J. Mir Suzuki 56 0 0 7 J. Zarco Ducati 51 0 2 8 B. Binder KTM 48 0 1 9 M. Márquez Honda 44 0 0 10 M. Oliveira KTM 43 1 1 11 J. Miller Ducati 42 0 1 12 P. Espargaró Honda 35 0 1 13 J. Martín Ducati 28 0 1 14 M. Viñales Aprilia 27 0 0 15 T. Nakagami Honda 21 0 0 16 F. Morbidelli Yamaha 18 0 0 17 Á. Márquez Honda 16 0 0 18 M. Bezzecchi Ducati 15 0 0 19 L. Marini Ducati 14 0 0 20 A. Dovizioso Yamaha 8 0 0 21 D. Binder Yamaha 6 0 0 22 R. Gardner KTM 3 0 0 23 R. Fernández KTM 0 0 0 24 F. Di Giannantonio Ducati 0 0 0 25 L. Savadori Aprilia 0 0 0 26 S. Bradl Honda 0 0 0

Gstallons, not sure about Little Sturgis, but thinking about the European Riders Rally in Burkesville KY this year. https://bmwmcon.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=433756&module_id=514025

Kyle rides all type of off road bikes including a Husky Svartpilen 401, Husaberg and KTM's.

My wife and I rode the Indian down to Tellico Plains TN and rode the Cherohala Skyway last weekend. Out of nowhere the temps rose over 85 degrees, but overall the weather was nice w no rain showers. We stayed at the Farmhouse Inn, can't say enough about Kyle and Laura's hospitality from a motorcycle riders perspective. Kyle is a Adventure rider, MotoGP & Nicky Hayden super fan. He also GPS logs trails around Tellico for adventure riding, with a Youtube Channel Tellico Adventure Trail. He and Laura ride two up all the time on his 950 Ducati Multistrada. Laura made home made breakfast and the whole INN was spotlessly clean, can't say enough, 6 stars out of 5. As for the ride, we rode over to Tapoco Lodge for lunch, where TVA was letting out extra water, so the atmosphere was wonderful watching kayakers hit the currents right in front of our tables, literally. Nicole and I met with Mark/Tina who we haven't seen since before COVID, they rode up from North GA, very nice lunch. We also seemed to leap frog a large group of Porsche's on the skyway who later ate at the Lodge for lunch.

Farmhouse Inn B&B had 85 reviews on Trip Advisor, 81 were excellent, 5 stars. Motorcycle friendly a block away from Tellico Grains.