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You trying to set up some in flight refueling?

I went to look at a few motorcycles today, and I was mesmerized by the prices!!! we have now reached 25k and above for some of the models... that brought back memories of commercials I was seeing on TV in Manhattan in the 80's.... Really insane!

I run a vintage Gilera group, with few members. An offshoot of the old Yahoo group days. Mr brother, a big shot businessman, suggested increasing the group's internet presence to get more people, so I posted a vintage Gilera advertisement photo ... and two members just quit. Is this really that salacious, that over-the-top? I'm just trying to stay afloat in these facebook days.

I have penciled it on my calendar; it is not yet a firm "I shall be there" as I need to work out the logistics and "supply corps" of the trip. I am not certain "supply corps" is the exact translation for the French "Intendance" which is a military term. There also was another translation, such as Stewardship and Estate Management. If you have been in the military, you understand what it means.

It seems that Joe Roberts may be riding an Aprilia next year. It is obvious that Trackhouse needs a US representant in their team, and besides Roberts, there is nobody else. It is early to say he deserves to be uped, but like with everything else, sometimes, being at the right place at the right time is a plus. The big question is, are we going to have a second MotoGP in the USA? Flatrock Motorsports Park is said to receive the FIM homologation with a shorter track configuration. The largest configuration is 9.5km or circa 6 miles, which makes it the longest out of all the current MotoGP tracks. The MotoGP configuration would be shorter at 4.3 km. If they do two GP in the USA, then they would probably take place back to back. It could replace the Argentinean GP which is probably never going to happen under the current government.

Acosta is surely showing signs of being an exceptionally fast learner...he's got guts as well for such a young racer. I think Marquez sees himself in Acosta and enjoyed the battle out there. Like watching Federer vs. Nadal go at each other with their best stuff. Seeing Marquez go down all by himself, not even in a bump and grind situation was surprising indeed...I didn't really see an "error", but if mechanically something happened, he seemed to accept it. Either way, the Ducati was performing well enough for him to battle from 5th to 1st and ride to his limits, which was great to see again. Vinales was on another level altogether...but as said above, can be hot or cold, so very difficult to bet on him being "consistent" again at the remaining races. Either way, Moto GP just became exciting again...it was missing this last year.

I've done similar, even with AGM's, when they got real old and were showing "end of life" signs, and I felt I'd gotten enough life out of them to feel ok to swap it out (got my bang for the buck). For what its worth, that AMG brand (AGM) I took out of the 1200 Ducati was still getting the job done, but was cranking slower each start over the course of the summer, then in the cold wx i had the almost-no-start, so i changed it. point is it was a Li-ion, and that one seemed to show similar signs as a lead-acid to being worn out. Not sure what kind of data point that is, but perhaps of interest.

studio version has more of a "hook" with the clean lead-in percussion, but this is good -

A V11Lemans.com theme song? "I get by with a little help from my friends " . . .

I am so sorry to share that our member Mikko passed away unexpectedly January 10, 2024. He was an extraordinary fellow and I will surely miss him. R.I.P. Mikko