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While the supply chain issues that arose from the pandemic seem to have been resolved now, the cost of freight has not gone back to what it used to be pre Covid. But I am guessing nobody is surprised; it is like the fuel surcharge that was once the reason plane tickets cost increased. After the oil price went down, the fares remained at their new levels. I don't know if we are going to see any decrease any time soon.

Rumor has it, that Valentino Rossi only accepted to have his half brother move to Honda, because he knew Davide Brivio was going to replace Alberto Puig. I am not certain that managing an F1 team automatically makes managing a MotoGP team more efficient. It is like anything you do in life; once you stop doing it every day, you start to decay. Turning your team upside down by changing all the elements at once is most likely a good recipe for failure. This is the reason most riders like to keep the key figures in their crew. Once you have established a way to work, you do not want to start from scratch with someone different. There are obviously some advantages in introducing a new system that has proven to work elsewhere. I heard that Davide' skills is to make the team feels like a family; e.g, this is what Joan Mir seemed to say. In any case, Jorge Lorenzo has already predicted that Marc Marquez will win the 2024 World Championship. There is no more suspense.

"It's a computer that happens to operate a car....." Yep, and one with potentially deadly consequences WHEN it has a hissy fit... Think I'd rather be master of my own destiny. Cheers HAL ...ha ha

Of the original 9 Triumphs, only 37 are still out there . . .

Bolt Dimensions 14mmX1.5 pitch Thread length 28mm. I may have one in my stash and will look this afternoon. Paul B

New tank cap. Required a bit of modification to work. I made up a new FKM flat seal as the originals don't hold up. A new vent tube in fuel proof tube as the original clear tube isn't fuel proof, some standoffs to get the compression of the flange gasket correct and a 2mm flange washer to get the distances and seal compression correct on the main seal. These Chinese caps are cheap and well made although they are short on the design details that are important for a proper fit that seals correctly. You won't be aware of this until one day if the bike falls over or you fill the tank too much and you get fuel leaking everywhere out of the cap assembly. Titanium fasteners, naturally. The last thing you need is fuel leaking out the cap assy onto a hot engine in the event of a silly tip over. Phil

Was that the spooge docc? Have you ever replaced/checked the sealing between the tank flange/cap adaptor and the tank itself? This is what the old caps seal looked like ( not the OEM cap but another ebay cap) the flat seal they use is Nitrile and over compressed. They don't last for anyone thinking of using an ebay cap. They either do this or swell and distort badly. FKM material is the solution as usual and getting the compression of the seal correct.. Phil