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Geez...that's more than the car itself! I could see a $7-10K range if you wanted something exceptional...but beyond that, seems outrageous unless they were shipping it back to Stuttgart on its own private container ship!

On a related tangent...I was in Scottsdale a couple of weeks ago, and visited for the 3rd time a Museum called the Museum of Instrumental Music. The Museum is a huge and fascinating tour of the world by continent, by country and shows all of the instruments of each country...truly an amazing collection including many rare guitars of all sorts and designs and a section on musicians from the 40's to current (Earl Scruggs, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Celia Cruz and many other well known artists). They also have special exhibits...and the one this time of year was on Stradivarius...Violins and Guitars. An impeccable collection of items to see in person.

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Makes sense. The lever always seems to remain solid indefinitely after the procedure though. Phil

Stradivarius !

Is it too much? I am not sure what you imply... In Texas, 70 miles is like next door...

Which name?

You know how much they wanted to charge me for a paint job on the 911? 50k!!! The guy said because it is very challenging on a convertible...

Yes, I did. This is 70 miles from my home. 😀

Have you asked here? Probably, but I thought it can't hurt to mention it just in case. https://de.tlm.nl/

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Hi, I try to find the frame for the V11 LeMans fairing. Does anybody has it redundant? Best regards

Little brat !

Mefiante la fille!

That's nasty.

Every time I hear this name I think the Beverly Hillblllies episode when Hans Conried was playing this character Stromboli . He was hired to teach Jethro to play the violin . He was talking and he told Jethro "it's a Stradivarius ignoramus" .

At this point, it's a 2008 Norge, so I'm not worried about paint degradation...it's already old. The paint has some chips, some wear and tear as expected for a bike of this age. At one point about 7 years ago, I thought about taking all of the Silver parts off, and taking them to a painter. 1/2 way thru the removal of the parts, I realized that getting all of the remaining parts off would be a monster task. So a wrap is much easier to do from an application perspective vs. removing parts and painting them. Even if the wrap degrades a bit over time, that's OK. The bike is housed in the garage, and only open to the weather on many trips...I would need to see if the quality of the vinyl wrap is good enough and also what the cost is...I don't have a quote yet, but I think it would be a lot easier to do a wrap than painting/disassemble. The painting quote was also not reasonable vs. the value of the bike....so I am hopeful that a wrap might be more economical...we'll see! At any rate, it's not a Stradivarius...so I can be a little less concerned about quality.

@PJPR01 I am certain you can A.I. this as well as I do, but just in case: Downsides to vinyl wrapping your car Wraps look great and can bring a quick pop of color or a unique pattern to your car, but they’re not always the best choice. You’ll need to consider the downsides of a vinyl wrap, which can be significant, depending on where you live and how you use your vehicle. Vinyl requires attention and care, and you can’t park for too long in direct sun or extremely hot areas. You’ll need to clean the surface regularly, especially if you see bird droppings, bugs, or salt/sand — but automatic or touchless car washes are a big no-no, and you can’t use a harsh abrasive cleaner. While wraps look and feel like regular paint, you should treat them like a sticker, which they are. The hassle might outweigh any benefits you get.

Why has it got to be wrap? Can it be powder coating of some sort? is wrap reliable long term? is it not going to start peeling like we see on some cars? I am told the peeling on cars is due to what manufacturers used to put on top of the paint job, to protect it, but it turns out like a snake sheding. Also, given the Texas weather and hamering sun, wouldn't the wrap be susceptible to degrade very fast?

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What I learned about the 60s and 70s music is that it was all mixed "vocal-centric" for the tiny speaker (one) on the "TV" or the car dashboard. Even when "stereo" came on, the mix was all about the vocals. I never knew there were some great musicians n the background. Makes me happy for these days . . . Dawn of the Buffalo = "Donna the Buffalo " . . .

Brown color is affectionately known as Mahogany or Espresso...it's a lovely color in person. A few folks have brought them to rallies...had it been available in the earlier years I would have bought one. Had to settle for the plain Silver one... I have been thinking about doing a wrap however on the Norge to freshen it up....a few color choices are: 1. Black Cherry 2. Deep Purple (Porsche GT3RS color for example). 3. Italian Police Blue Now to find a good wrap shop here in Houston and get a reasonable quote...

Yes twin to it but no top box. Had 8500 miles on it when I bought it now has 10,100. Need to find a right side breather hose as it's cracked and leaking oil otherwise the bike is great. I still ride it as is until hose comes from Italy by boat. Picture is too large to upload.

Welcome, @Donk! A "brown" Norge like this one that Pete roper posted, above?