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Very excited to hear from Joe Caruso that he is taking delivery of the current run of V11 gearsets this weekend. He tells me all of the sets are spoken for and intends to make another run of V11 gears "later in the year." I asked him to advise me if any of the current run cancels and I will post them here.

I'm all for that but it's not going to happen in our lifetime. Being from the aviation world I'm totally fine with automated control systems, BUT, you'll always have the driver as the responsibility holder just like a commercial pilot flying on auto pilot. There won't be any sleeping or watching movies while at the wheel and the driver will still be in a monitoring and control role. I'm a massive fan of active cruise control but I have friends that hate it. I explain to them that it's purpose is to relieve the driver of the mundane tasks of driving and reduce the fatigue that those tasks create so their concentration is more acute for controlling the more important aspects of being in control of a ton and a half of moving metal. Most don't see it though. Ciao

And one more for O.P. @sign216 . . .

There is no asking price, only offers to hear.

Very nice ride video from the Oregon Norton Enthusiasts fall ride, with a little bit of Guzzi content.

I hear you Phil and agree the concept is laudable, but I have doubts on the outcomes, especially in the short term. There have been incidents with automated systems in the avation sphere, where the high level of automation and complexity has lead to disastair or near disastair, Airbus spring to mind. These occured where there were not one but two individuals that had undergone rigorous training on these systems, yet still things went awry. With vehicles everybody will be different, but automation that works sucessfully for well over 99% of the time will lull a large chunk of people into becoming too comfortable with the tech and rely on it. Texting, phoning, looking at the web on phones is already a considerable blight and I can't see it getting better if automation further reduces driver input. I stress it won't be everybody and it'll depend on the individual and the circumstances. I'm thinking about perhaps a lengthy commute home from the office (that you've done thousands of time before), you've had a long tiring day and perhaps the weather isn't the best. When the time comes to intervene the average driver will either be doing something else or be that shocked the tech has failed the accident will be a done deal. Then again I'm a dinosaur, in aviation automation has certainly saved more lives than on the rare ocassion it has led to lives being lost. So in the long run automation will be a force for the better, but that doesn't stop concern about the downsides. As for the ability to exceed the limit for short manoeuvers, I don't know but I'd be doubt it. Legislation is a large blunt stone axe and always results in unintended consequences. How it pans out we shall have to wait and see. On noise, when (if?) the vast bulk of vehicles are electric, it will be interesting to review road accident stats, especially pedestrian injuries/fatalities. Back in the 50s and 60s Glasgow City Council (where I live) introduced Trolley Buses, electrically driven buses taking their power via overhead wires. I remember them and marvelled at the smoothness and lack of noise as a kid. No idea of the number of accidents they were responsible for but the locals very quickly named them "The whispering death"

Yup same thing up here in the great white north........... capped supplies everywhere. I think they might all trade in the drilling platforms for strip mining equipment for the production of batteries for these so called pollution free electric thingies. Ciao

that's at least 1400cc's Docc

Here's one for @p6x: https://www.daidegasforum.com/forum/forum-specifici-di-marca/bimota-benelli-moto-guzzi-triumph-ecc/foto-e-video-ac/221924-moto-guzzi-girls/page17

Must admit, I've been playing Aardvark Blues for quite some time now, suits me fine as a background tune to my fiddling in the garage. I use radio. net they have numerous of stations. Let you know, if any interesting shows up. Cheers Tom.

Like mentioned, scaled-down. Thats my friday beer ( IPA ) cave, about 40 square m. The old Altec's are capable of moving a lot of air, power is overkill, but way better with to much, than to little in the speaker world. Marantz SA- 11 S2, good piece cd in that range. DAC, Musical Fidelity M6. Pre amp, Krell KRC HR. Info for those with a touch of Hi Fi sickness . Started the sickness early, mid 80' with Clipsch horn, 104db with 1 watt power. They were tested in the desert in Arizona. 3 amps and equalizer, 3 way system, LOUD. Mirage M1 si, and and. Quiet at night, no houses or sounds in 1/2 a mile, GOOD memorys Yes had my share in heavy Fidelity sickness. Cheers Tom. Cheers Tom. Infinity IRS Epsilon, speakers, needed 2 amps. Krell KSA 300 S, 185pound each, and 16amp power cord to each directly from fuse box .

If a car can truly drive itself, then drivers will not be so anxious about the time spent in transit. Imagine a self-driving van or wagon where you can go to sleep at home and wake up 8 hours later at your destination. Speed limit is totally fine for that. Commuters can plug in to their networked vehicles and be "productive" during the commute. There will be some benefits. But if speeds are limited on motorcycles, I am going to cover a lot less distance in the same amount of time. That would suck. And just thinking out loud... if speeds are constrained to the posted limit, is there any way to accelerate and make a pass? Or are you stuck behind the lorry (truck) for the duration?

I knew about the cars but not the motorcycles. As I understand it initially you'll be able to switch it off but it will reset to default "Enabled" everytime the vehicle is started, I think we can all see the thin end of the wedge here. Along with Euro 5, where the baffles are welded in and the ECUs locked (although there will be some "genius" somewhere that will figure ways I'm sure to get around that) motorcycles and combustion engines in general are gradually going to be subject to more onerous legislation. Despite leaving the EU the UK is 99% certain to follow these rules too. Add that to the low emissions zones being proposed in centres of population, which councils here in the UK are keen on to bolster their "Green" credentials but more importantly use as a cash cow to milk the motorists teets dry (the bad evil people that they are poisoning us all and ruining the planet). Then we get to the latest wheeze where Paris is introducing noise "cameras" and anything greater than an arbitary decibel level gets a ticket. This will get taken up probably next by London followed by other major population centres. Where I am a low emissions zone has ben announced, although what it entails and what the charges are I'm yet to find out. The thing that gets my goat about it all is it's introduced retrospectively, it's not new vehicles but all vehicles that will be subject to these increasing draconian measures and things like "low emission zones" will charge people living within the zone. Currently I think London gives people living within the zone a discount, but they are still charged. I find the whole thing pretty disgusting due its retrospective nature. When the IC engine only belongs to a small minority government are going to go after EVs, nothing is surer as there won't be enough IC engined vehicles to bleed white. Probably road pricing is on the cards, with those GPS systems installed it should be easy to track where you've went and when. I'm not a fan of this brave new world, where we're gradually being smothered by safety regulations and zero road deaths as a target is just bloody stupid. Then again I don't live in the rarified atmosphere of Brussels, Westminster or our own parliament here in Edinburgh I'm just left to quietly despair and thankful that soon it won't matter to me, in the meantime I intend to RIDE!!

In any case, this will not get implemented on our V11s. This is for the future motorcycles coming with onboard GPS, power delivery mappings and all the wizardry those difficult to source chips are enabling.

( I'm trying to fill in for @p6x while he is off to Alaska . . . ) Davida for the thread save . . .

I am counting on @p6x to flood this thread with images to bury this last post. I'm getting burned out having my photographic memory erased after this sort of thing . . .

What I think is it's "early doors" in a 21 race season and Pecco is a bit of a sook. Miller has a much bigger reason to complain but took it on the chin publicly. Ciao

What do you think about Francesco Bagnaia outburst? -"I am here to win, not to be a test rider" Taking away the frustration, I do believe racer's contribution is essential for the fine tuning of the bike's design. Even if pilots may have different opinions on certain details, their input is necessary. Test pilots are there to do the breaking in, put down the laps and find out about initial weaknesses. The feature increments or changes or additions have to vetted by the guys that are the real competitors. When you are not racing any given Sunday, your appreciation and sensitivity is different. Testing requires a different skill set; I agree. The test pilot will have a closer relation with the engineers, may also understand better the physics, and learn how to communicate his sensations. The pilot may or many not speak the same language than the engineers, although in this case, Bagnaia does. I don't know if Jack Miller speaks Italian enough to describe accurately how the bike behaves, and what he would prefer. But he surely can do it in English. Bagnaia probably needed to vent his frustration for having been expected to perform, and failed the expectations. Obviously, wiping off a team mate made it worse. That Ducati took the blame for displeasing Pecco was new. They agree the GP22 is still in the rough, with an hybrid engine in the factory team, a mixture of 2021 and 2022. Pramac is using the 2022 version. I am wondering if Enea's performance was a one off, or will we see more of him at the front? he seemed pretty good from my armchair.

Terrific moody pic of your Greenie. Nice photography. Lustrous glowing green

As great and hot as these pics are, I keep coming back to Ann-Margret as the ultimate Guzzi girl. I know these pics have been posted before, but look in her eyes, and the lines of her body on the bike. She’s one with the bike, the power of the bike is coming through her. She really knew how to work a camera. And she really loved riding motorcycles. Mmmmmm.

Points well taken.....

"No Secrets " ! !

Yeah, you would think it would be brighter with the high beams on like that . . .

https://www.bikeexif.com/ghezzi-brian-moto-guzzi-1100

With respect to the piston motion the crank isn't accelerating/decelerating it's the piston that is for a constant crank speed not the other way around. At low engine speeds like idle the crank in a 90 deg V twin with have varying acceleration during the 2 cylinders full cycle but at 3000 rpm of so it will be on no consequence to the cam drive chain. Ciao

Great video. My LeMans V has Caruso's gears (installed by previous owner). I noticed an improvement on my Scura when I went to the valtek chain tensioner from the stock bit. I put my name on the list a while back for a set of Gears for the Scura.

You can't imagine, Al. Suddenly you wake up and "Who is this old woman in my bed, and why does it hurt to do about anything??" Life is good, though..

I figure I wouldn’t get much push back with that comment.

Autonomous vehicle ride sharing is in use now. Those "cars" will obey traffic regulations. GM has plans to sell personal AV's this decade. Those cars will obey. Many existing autos are already equipped with enough tech to automatically generate violations. Coming digital human ID's could easily be used to deal with old and dirty vehicles. Some people are eager for AI to take over any aspect of human function. Being a Boomer has never felt better.