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I have bought #003 this April. It resides in Trondheim, in the middle of Norway. The VIN number is ZGUKR00001M114548 Torstein

If you wait long enough it will circle back around. Phil

Well that was "fun". Aviation to boxing with a ride in between.

I had to laugh a few years back on another Guzzi forum some member waxing lyrical about electric bikes like old blokes who still want to look up to date, hip and "relevant". He'd taken one for a ride and was impressed by how when you stopped at an intersection you could sit there and hear the birds chirping, lol. When I get on my motorcycle what I want to hear when stopped at an intersection is a big V twin with free flowing mufflers idling underneath me. It's one of the joys of riding a big V twin, the noise it makes. The irony of owning one of the worlds most individual brands of transport and preaching about how you need to get rid of them is not lost on me. Phil

Just like her airplane.

He is but really annoying to listen to. Phil

Hi to All,Just a thought... When the new E5 petrol arrived in Ireland some years back, the ethanol dissolved some old epoxy based thank liner treatment. It resulted in quite a few valves tightening when their guides got glued up with the accumulation of that goo, some carbs too were a nightmare to clean up. Worth checking inside your tank to see if it has been lined and the liner's melting away.

Have a great trip and let us know how you got on..

Sad, but true. I have read many stories about aviation fatalities, mainly to learn from mistakes that were made. The story that demonstrated the most lack of situational awareness that I can remember is Eastern flight 401 in 1972. Many changes were made in commercial aviation training after that incident. The fact that there were four people in the cockpit and no one was flying the plane turned out to be devastating. I am not sure of this but there were good odds that some of them were military trained, the best training you can get. But they still made a fatal mistake. They broke the main rule of flying...fly the plane. https://www.faa.gov/lessons_learned/transport_airplane/accidents/N310EA

You're never going to believe this Mick in 100 years but I owned the identical car same colour Fairmont everything for about 8 years. No rear blinds though. I bought it after my car was wrecked and it was not my best buy. Plenty of rust. It ended up a genuine beater in the end and leaked so much water it had grass growing in the passengers side footwell carpet. My most vivid memory of that car was how seriously under powered it was. The early days of strangling legacy designed engines with emission stuff before the figured out making them clean and still having power. An overtaking manoeuvre on our country roads in that car was a fraught affair requiring perfect timing a wind up and foot to the floor. Phil

Yea, not important to me Mick, I like the challenge of getting a manual car off the line clean and smooth. One of the joys of motoring is a manual transmission and a clutch. That's why I didn't buy a Supra until they released a manual version and I'd never own an automatic motorcycle with the exception of a scooter. But then again a scooter to me is purely a functional thing designed for a specific purpose much like a fridge, washing machine or an electric car. A mobile version of a white good with the same emotional connection. Phil

Mick, close to the bottom of my priority list for a car and motorcycle is outright acceleration. Any modern road car with more than 450hp and motorcycle with more than 100 hp is a totally pointless exercise. I have 200 hp motorcycle and it's less enjoyable to ride on the road than my 45 hp motorcycle and that's why it got retired off the road over 10 years ago with 800klms on the clock. I wouldn't own a Tesla even if someone gave me one. The Supra forum is full of people modifying their road cars to make 600-750hp! Why. It's not like they have the ability or the environment to use it. Phil

Greetings, all. New to the forum. Sixth bike in six years of riding. Came to it later in life. Third* Guzzi, long story there... this one is a keeper, and the others should've been too. 2000 V11 Sport Sexy Magni Fairing, some ugly little turn signal lights to replace. Loads of miles before I fell for her. Will require attention, purchased last month and still getting to know her. The style of these bikes just really grabs me, and the ride is pure joy - the shake and the rumble make it feel really alive. I can't help but smile when I ride this bike, so the repairs and hassle are worth it. If you have to go somewhere, do it in style, right? Life is short. Find joy. -Tom *Previously *02 Vll LeMans (Champagne/gold) that died on the drive home from the dealer. He took it back and we undid the deal - good guy. I wasn't ready to wrench a bike then, and had to get home! It was the best 12 miles I've ridden. I fell in love and finally searched out this new one many years later, *08 V7 Cafe Classic Greenie. Pretty little thing, a little too little for me. I wasn't confident on highways. Would be a perfect second bike if I wasn't married.

Yup.

Excellent, thank you for all of the details. I can't wait to get there!

Well these days compared to MMA cage fighting boxing is pretty benign. The thing I like about boxing is apart from being some of the fittest athletes there are there is nowhere to hide in the ring if you haven't trained hard and done the work. Unlike many sports where there is still scope to go in less than prepared and still come out a winner or at least OK in boxing that's never going to happen. Not 100% committed to the prep then you will get punished severely. I'm not even a particular boxing fan to be honest but I admire the skill and commitment they have. Plus they don't spend their retirement bleating and whining about how they were brain damaged in their careers unlike the football players of every code here looking for excuses for being ordinary in their post football life. Boxers accept if you're going to have a pro boxing career then you may end up punchy at the end of it. If you don't like that then find another sport, simple. Like a pro motorcycle racer complaining about limping or having missing fingers after his career is over. It never happens because they all accept the risks and consequences like real men. Phil

Well, once "betting" enters the equation, all matters of "sport" are off . . .

That. There have so many attempts to define "THAT." Somehow, "fun" just does not entirely translate the fullness of the experience. "Welcome home, dear! Did you experience that surreal , uplifting, transcendental, existential experience on your ride ? " "Why, yes, darling, the ride was fun . . ." "Did you cheat death with your awareness and skillset, mastering the physical realm with intensity and purpose ?" "Yes, yes. Quite fun, actually."

Hey Lagrasta! well…. I have just got back into my house from a 4 day trip south to north of Portugal. There is a publicised route that runs from Faro in the south to Chaves (pronounced shoves). Don’t tell anyone but the roads here beat the Alps by a mile. The Alps has higher mountains, but a ton more tourists and speed cameras. There is a lot of info on the N2 route on Google and a thread on Advrider. https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/n2-portugal.1580803/ But this is just a very small part of what Portugal can offer. I came back via Serra da Estrella. This was even better. Just stunning. And I have ridden the alps, dolomites picos and Pyrenees etc. But that’s all for a longer tour. If you are hotspotting.. Lisbon and Oporto have plenty rental opportunities and great riding near by. Around Lisbon ride out of Lisbon on the Marginal to Cascais stay on the N247 north up the coast to Guincho then Malveira da Serra. After this you can continue North on 247 and take a quick stop at Cabo da Rocca. (The most western point in EU) If you have time Azenhas do Mar is. Great place for food. Sinatra is a must see place and can be visited on the way back. It is very busy there on a weekend. South of Lisbon, go across the old bridge (Ponte April 25th) and route yourself to the coastal road of Arribida. This is used a lot for new bike launches. N379-1. Halfway along there is a small road that goes down to the beaches portinho da Arrabida. Fantastic place for lunch. Continue to Setúbal and take the ferry to Troia. It’s another world over there but sandy and flat for a while. I like it there because it’s more original and the food is great and cheap. If you want to go further then the Alentejo is wonderful for slow touring. (Can be fast also if you want…) Evora is a very nice place to visit and happens to have the best Guzzi dealer in Portugal. It’s Piaggio and not a big place but the people are great. They organise the yearly Guzzi owners day. Had a fantastic time with them. You can ride there for lunch and be back in lisbon for dinner. All on national roads. There is a dealer in Lisbon if you just want to window shop etc. Service with them was not to my liking and I am not the only one with that view. Porto this is easier.. everywhere is great! 😂 Follow the Douro river out of town in land. Jump on the N222 (voted most picturesque road in Europe). There are loads of vineyards to visit for wine and port. Or just stop where ever something takes your fancy. Braga and Guimares are great cities to visit. hope that gets you started. If there is anything more specific or you want to do or if you need some help finding bike rental then I will be glad to assist. you will have a great time, that is guaranteed.

I am thinking we should do our due diligence and pump those hydrocarbons to burn systematically in small, distributed amounts before they reach the surface in sufficient quantities to turn our atmosphere into a sea of methane . . .

You know I've worked on race bikes for women that race, I've pit crewed for woman racers, I've dated women riders, I've been on multi bike 3 day magazine road test with a female rider on the team and obviously observed many of them at track days. One thing they all share in common. No matter how good they ride on the road or track once you get to walking pace like the pits or a carpark they are all wobbly accidents waiting to happen and more times than I can count do happen. Phil