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Dr. John Wittner was quoted by Greg Field in Moto Guzzi Big Twins (about the holes in the early boomerang plates): " . . . they were a great place to stuff a sandwich " . . . [I took some liberty paraphrasing that to "salsiccia" . . .] Our V11, starting with the Sport 1100-i and then the Centauro got the "redesigned boomerang side plates" . . . aka "Stilettos "

Well, it a happened again. Got some 91 at Casey's for the Ducati. Mileage went from 42 down to 38. Just filled it with Phillips 66, within 10 miles I was back to 42.5. How do they put filler in gas? Is it the same volume but less weight? Air?

I have no idea where to put this as it's not my bike but it might be of interest to someone here. It's a bit of a long story so I'll C&P another post I made about it elsewhere. The gist of the matter though is that my *friend* Victor Matei in North Carolina has died, quite suddenly, from Pancreatic cancer. From diagnosis to death was no more than three months, but that is by the by. His brother is over from Romania where Vic hailed from and is sorting out his estate which includes two Stelvios. Basic explanation below but if anyone is interested PM me. As far as I can make out his brother is looking for $4.5K but I expect that would be negotiable. For two Stelvios, one running and one in substantial pieces with an engine that has all the parts for a partially completed rebuild it sounds like a bargain to me. Both Stelvios are the same, big tank NTX's with luggage, just from different years.

Yup Greg Field's "Moto Guzzi Big Twins" is a fascinating deep dive into all things guzzi. Ironically,it's on the bathroom reading rotation right now Reading the fine details about Lino Tonti & Dr John Wittner;never grows old.

I went to MPH today, at their current location, and spoke to Mike; They are not going to relocate to Hempstead, and will continue to operate out of Park Row. @PJPR01

Plates should be ready in 2 or 3 weeks so things will be quiet for a while. Will update everyone once I have them.

Ethanol content; no clear data. However, Ethanol takes x3 the liquid volume per horsepower than 'gasoline'. So if you have 10% ethanol content, that instantly removes 3% of your horsepower; that then is also dependent on your engine- if it's carbureted, it can't adjust for the ethanol's additional oxygen requirement, and the engine runs lean, reducing power. This is the chainsaw scenario. On an EFI engine with oxygen sensors, the fuel system can increase the amount of liquid mixed in to maintain power, but then increases volume consumption. Either way, it sucks. But it doesn't explain the huge difference in mileage in the same vehicle of either type, with the same usage, using what is expected to be similar 'mandated' pump fuels. We're being skinned, simple as.

All y'all should have Greg Field's treasured work in our library. His effort to chronicle and anchor the Moto Guzzi Big Twin is second to none.

Not only great for storing sandwiches,those holes were also a nice place to put a pipe to hold the bike up on axle stands.

New topic from split posts for further, ongoing discussion . . .

I guess "Stick this up yer arse you thieving Pommy scumbags!" was too long?

There's a lot of discussion about cold performance of lithium batteries, but I have never noticed an issue. Push button - engine starts. But then I'm a fine weather rider too.

A place to keep the salsiccia warm . . .

I drove Smart Fortwo when I was still in Europe, so older models. I agree with you they were really crude unrefined cars. I can't comment about the SCION IQ, I never tried one. Anyhow, the only reason why I would want one, is to gain space in my garage. Ideally, I would like to ditch my car.

@Speedfrog______ x1✔️ @PhillipLarsen____ x1✔️ @guzzler________ x1 ✔️ @Joe____________ x2 ✔️ @Tomchri________ x1✔️ @audiomick__ ____ x1✔️ @swooshdave's friend____ x1 . . . . . CONFIRMED @activpop________ x1✔️ [edit to add @DucatiGuzziIndian ___ x1✔️ as of Nov 6, 2023 = ten plates] + @Dragonknee ...... x1 . . . . . .CONFIRMED So if I am not mistaken the list above is correct and we need 10. ...... I will order 11 to have 1 spare. EDIT: I better check my math... forgot to count 2 for @Joe... so that makes 12 total with 1 spare. Ya know, there's only 3 types of people in this world; those that are good at math, and those that aren't! I'll get them inscribed with "V11 ROPER PLATE".