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Well, I would say not exclusively Parisians. In the 70's, in France, being a biker meant to belong to a very special fraternity. What is depicted in the Joe Bar Team cartoons was based on real events, of course amplified to make it like look like a meme. It was called the "biker' spirit". During these golden days, each passing biker would salute you. If you would break down, the first passing biker would stop to help you. This was completely out of this world. I went to rallies and races all over Europe. The 2 stroke versus 4 stroke was real, and the two cylinders versus four too. I have ridden on most of the bikes shown on the first Album of the Joe Bar Team. I read the book from Anne France d'Hauteville: Une demoiselle sur une moto. She did the Orion raid Paris to Isfaban Iran) on a Moto Guzzi California. I don't think the book was ever translated into English. However, I can tell you that the Guzzi she rode went all the way from Paris to Pakistan and back. Her major mechanical problem was to replace the axle on the front wheel. She dropped the bike so many times, but a Guzzi is so reliable... Can you imagine doing Europe to Iran nowadays? this was possible in the 70's...

That's why its mounted in a spherical ball. I usually put an oring on one side of spherical bearings between the ball and the damper cylinder mount bracket that stops them rattling around but still allows rotational movement in 2 planes. Same with the rod end bearings on my torque rod. Stopping the rod and or damper unwanted movement dramatically keeps the wear down. Ciao

The British had Ogri.

Reminds me of this:

Not my bike, know nothing about it..but looks pretty decent and Original with very low miles https://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-Moto-Guzzi-V11-COPPA-ITALIA/184592168575?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D3e7dfcf2d28443069e2491c6bf39b84a%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D124488353234%26itm%3D184592168575%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ab0a90a16-44cb-11eb-a198-ba55a75252bb|parentrq%3A8d8ee07f1760a16d14400585ffe2834c|iid%3A1

Here you go, one of my favourite Aussie road images. Always enjoy seeing this through the screen just before popping up for the braking marker. Turn 1 Phillip Island Bass Straight in the distance. Ciao

Read up about the Joe Bar Team if you never heard about it; It is a cartoon about bikers in the 70's; this is hilarious and it talks to most of us from the "old days" because we have been in these situations depicted in the cartoons. Here are a few examples below; you can purchase the cartoons in English, and some of the stories don't even require translation. There are some Moto Guzzi in the stories, but I could not find any available from the web. I used to have all these cartoons, but they were lost.... If any of you have read or heard about the Joe Bar Team, please let me know. They also have a complete line of biker's wear.

Great video! Formidable on peut dire aussi...did she write any books...will have to see, would be a good one to read if she did. The cartoons looks interesting...a bit of the same drawing style like Asterix combined with Lucky Luke!

“Parisian redneck bikers”. I just started my bucket list

Nevada and Arizona are two of the states where you can worry to be lost for ever... some of the gas stations are those that you still see in the old movies, just like a general grocery store with gas pumps up front. As in "No country for old men"; of course, you don't have to ask the owner to flip the coin...

Looks like it would be hard to make a wrong turn there . . .

A reputable BMW dealer (for almost 50 years!) in my neck of the woods also is dealer for the 4 Japanese brands (and ZERO electric bikes) BMW forced them to build a mega showroom or at least use the full front shop window for their bikes only. They refused and decided to quit BMW. They still sell them though, and the workshop still has two BMW specialists. They just made a deal with the next BMW dealer. Their new wharehouse staff though... I once asked for a M8 x 40 hex bolt. Their reply: 'What bike and year?'

Hi Tom. Sorry they were picked up already. Ciao

While musing about the Isle of Man, It occurred to me that the logistics would be easier and the event more interesting if I shipped the bike into Italy and rode it to IoM...

Updated, restored and added images. Original post edited to reflect more current discoveries and understanding. I hope @jrt approves!

Nice, man! It'll be great to some pics of the mounting and outcome! These high-mount Titanio are really sweet looking a V11 - really tightens up the tail. The tail of my Sport looks more like the chest of Banana Republic general sitting in a big armchair.