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  • Birthday 11/11/1963

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    1983 V35 Imola _ _ _ 2003 Breva 750 i.e. 2002 V11 Le Mans

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  1. Indeed. I don't really expect Moto Guzzi to bring out any "serious" sport models in the foreseeable future. Aprilia is the designated Marque for that in the Piaggio concern. The best we can hope for is a "sport classic" or "retro sport" like the Paul Smart Ducati model a while back. Still, I would be happy to see that, even if I probably couldn't afford to buy one.
  2. About the video: if the man can't sort out his audio so that it is not distorted, I'm out of the game. Can't take him seriously, even if he really does know what he is talking about. As far as fuses go, you don't need a "nano-ohm" meter. If your 10 dollar multi-meter shows no continuity through the fuse, it is no good. Full-stop.
  3. audiomick

    Custom seats

    @Lucky Phil I don't have a leather seat on any of my bikes, but... I made a seat cover for a mate of mine for his Z1R out of kangaroo leather. It was beautiful, but he didn't look after it, and it didn't last very long. So I'll give you points on that. On the other hand, there is no way I will ever wear bicycle pants under my leathers. Nappies is just not a good look. Ok on a push-bike with a Brooks saddle, but not under the leathers on a Muddabike.
  4. For instance, from here. https://guzzitek.org/ no doubt not entirely in accordance with various copyright laws, but it is all there. Navigaiting the site takes a bit of getting used to, but it is not that hard as to be impossible.
  5. A good exercise for me was to "extract" the starter circuit myself. Helped me understand what is happening there a lot.
  6. A couple of years back, before I bought the V11 Le Mans and the Breva 750, I was tossing up about my motorcycle situation, and whether it made sense to keep the Kawasaki 1000 GTR. One of the things I did was a back to back comparison of the GTR with the V35 Imola over the same stretch of country road. I came to the conclusion that, while it was nice to have the possibility of using the 98 hp that the GTR had, I wasn't actually using more than the 30-odd (on a good day) hp that the Imola has. Ok, the Imola weighs a bit over half of what the GTR weighs, and that is to be taken into account. Even so, the little 350 Guzzi motor is really a lot of fun. 3 times the horsepower is also fun, but you don't need it to have fun. Having said that, I wouldn't have an Enfield. Don't like parallel twins. Never did, never will.
  7. The question is, how bad are the potholes? Of course it is possible that you need to look at your suspension. The bike is not exactly new. On the other hand, suspension can only cope with so much. If the road is shitty beyond reason, it might be just too much.
  8. News posted in the German forum: the new V7 model still has 67 ps. There was initially some speculation that it might go up to 80, i.e. the V85 TT motor, but that is apparently not the case. It apparently does have a couple of Nm more torque, though. The pictures shows a green one with twin disks at the front and USD forks (good move, I reckon), which is apparently the "sport" version. Don't know what the other versions are. Edit: I see the white one with the slightly bored looking girl sitting on it has a single disk at the front. Can't say anything about the Stelvio, as I am ignoring it on account of an inground aversion to chook-chasers.
  9. That's difficult. I don't think there is a single "best ever". But they are definitely up there, right up front, in the front runners.
  10. It never occurred to me that they might be anything else. They certainly look like cast items to me.
  11. Neither do I, actually, because I've never had two normal eyes. From things I have heard (my dad lost an eye, and he still plays footy....), I have the impression that someone who loses an eye may, possibly, deal with it better than someone who never had two. But I may be wrong there. How do I deal with it (riding bikes, particularly), I think I scan constantly how much ground is between me and whatever it is I am trying not to hit. Also, how quick is that thing getting bigger? Parallax also plays a part, I think (with only one eye, you have to move your head a bit to get that). One thing is certain: "ball in the air" sports just don't work. No chance. Footy, cricket, badminten, basketball, table tennis, tennis, whatever. Doesn't work. I played field hockey at school, because that was about the only thing in which I had half a chance. As far as driving and riding bikes goes, there are moments when the brain is convinced there is no road in front of me. Here, left-hand-drive, right-hand traffic, is actually a bit harder for me (the left eye doesn't work, but I don't know how relevant that is). For instance, heading in to a left-hand curve with a car coming out of the curve in the other direction, there is a moment where the brain is absolutely convinced there is no room to get past. It requires a conscious effort, in the knowledge that, yes, the road really is there, and just as wide in the curve as where I am now, to just ride through the moment. It is only a moment, but it is there. Anyway, for anyone who wants to know what it is like, try this. Cover one eye, and get someone to put a bottle on the table in front of you. It is important to not do it yourself. If you do, your brain will still know where it is, even with both eyes shut. Try and put a finger on the top of the bottle, going from well above the bottle straight downwards. Get the other person to move the bottle again, and try again. I'd be surprised if you get the finger on the bottle first time. For the adventurous: cover one eye and get someone to throw a cricket ball or a baseball straight at your face. I'd advise wearing protection for that one.
  12. I have to admit, I don't have a great deal of experience with singles. I learnt to ride on a Honda CT 90 that my dad had for riding around on the farm. There was a Suzuki, RM 80 I think, that my dad won in a raffle and gave to my younger brother (who was already too big for it when he got it, but we all flogged the life out of it...), and I remember riding another dirt bike that belonged to the cousin of a girlfriend of the time. No idea what it was, other than that I think it was a 450 or 490, and a two stroke. The one that left me scarred for life made the most impression on me was the XT 500 that a house mate had in the last place I lived in in Melbourne. A capable bike, and with a motor that qualified as good, if I recall correctly. I rode it a number of times, but never really enjoyed it. Too many vibrations, amongst other things. I just don't get what the fascination with singles is.
  13. Apparently there are still people who propogate the assertation that the earth is a flat disk. Some people are just dumb as dogshit.
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