Richard Z

Mine was replaced under warranty due to the fuel pump and something wrong with a check valve... It swelled enough to just start chipping the paint under the mounting area. Found it when I was replacing the air filter... The tank wasn't the problem. It was the fall over thingymajig that kept the fuel from draining out if it had fallen over. So I have have my original tank in a box ready for someone to buy....

Freakin Sweet... I made it before it was locked..... A Muslim, A Jew and Rush Limbaugh carrying an AK47 Walk into a bar....

I like Ants....

I Luv You.. But not in a gay Way.... Ooops, posted this on the Ducati site... Who'd a thought they were Liberal Democrats....

The ant and the grasshopper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD VERSION The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODERN VERSION The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving. CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.' ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing,“We shall overcome.” Then Rev. Jeremiah Wright has the group kneel down to pray to God for thegrasshopper's sake.. President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight. Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share. Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the grasshopper.. The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the ant’sfood while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and once peaceful, neighborhood.. The entire Nation collapses bringing the rest of the free world with it. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote!!

I thought my blurry low light pictures were bad.... I didn't know they were Art.....

I high speed tested my Nelson Rigg Bags at 138mph on my GPS... Does that make my bags "Z'Rated?

Seems that Long... No Silly... Original Equipment Manufacturer. Couldn't tell Ya exactly. It gets plugged in each and everytime I park the bike when not being ridden.

Ok here goes. Now that I mention it. Mine will probably Die.. 2004 V11sport 5000 miles. Been on a Tender since delivered Dec 07. How much life left in it? (Like you all can see the future)LOL Should I go buy one right before the riding season really gets underway or wait til it leaves me on a cold dark back road...

The Power of the Badge.... DEA officer stops at a ranch in Texas, and talks with an old rancher.. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs." The rancher says, "Okay , but do not go in that field over there," as he points out the location. The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, " Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me." Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher. "See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish.... On any land.. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand? " The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores. A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by the rancher's big Santa Gertrudis Bull...... With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he'll get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs..... "Your badge... Show him your badge!!"

Indoor Motorcycle Show here in Kansas. 38 Classes including European and Asian Classics. Probably end up judging. My son will have 2 bikes entered. Mine will be in the Promoters Display.

Incest is Best when you keep it in the family...

Photo's from the commercial shoot today.... From My camera so the quality isn't that good. I was promised the professional stuff when its done. That's my Ducati there too. The V-Max is owned by a Sponsor of the show... Of course it was up front..

Shhh! Makes the girlfriends casserole taste better.....

Hmmm. Maybe I need to turn my cell phone on its side to take the picture..... Girlfriends daughter wanted me to check the antifreeze in her car. Said she would pull it in the garage for me to check it. I told her, garages are not built for cars. Thats what Driveways are for...

It's a Powder Coat process. Can be done in a kitchen oven as long as the part will fit. I buy the High Temp Powder from Eastwood.com. http://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powder-coa...mp-powders.html

You can't see all of them in the picture. 11 Motorcycles in a 2 car garage.... Been Prepping the bikes for a TV Commercial Shoot on Tuesday. Tends to be quite a shuffle getting them each on the lift to tidy them up...

Shouldn't this be moved to the technical section......

Guzzitech. Isn't that an Oxymoron?

Thread Jack..... My new years resolution: Don't get Married or Divorced. Too many motocycles suffer from the outcome of both...

Video and some better pics....

OK Done..... Loud as Hell. May need some more glass packing...:yup:

I got the paperwork today. Could it possibly be for the Scott Roeder trial here in Wichita Ks. Scott Roeder has admitted to Killing Dr George Tiller in a Church. Dr Tiller is the Infamous late term Abortion Doctor that was shot last year.... Just curious which Shirt I'll Wear. My: "Kill Them All, Let God Sort Them Out" (Crap, the verdict is still out on the "GOD" Conspiracy) or My: "I Got the Needle, If You Got the Time" T-shirt. That was sarcasm Folk's I really did get the Jury Duty Summons....

I have M4's on my V11 and didn't think about if they'd fit on it. Now you've done it. I'll hold them up to the Guzzi tomorrow and see if there is a chance that these would be a good alternative. BTW, I took the Emgo's apart. They definately need more Glass. Only a thin amount is used and it doesn't even cover all the baffle area.

I don't know if these are stainless. For that retail price, I wouldn't think so. I'm still going the Hot Coat Black since the rest of the system is black. Almost a "Termi" look to them. Several Sport Classic Riders have used them and disassembled them to put more fiberglass. There is a short sound bite on ducati.ms and they sound aggressive but not loud. However, the speakers on my computer are worthless.