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"Heh - pretty sure we're all outliers here . . . " Sorry , I guess I am the real "outlier" here ( I guess I am here?)....I love my 2025 e-5+. V-85 I did around 3k miles on my friends 2020 V-85 with full bags in about 14 days this summer mostly in the Alps, , Stelvio, Timmelsjoch, and all over the Dolomites, Switzerland, Austria..St Moritz to Mandello and back down to Milano, to and then down to Rimini ..The days in the Alps I was riding with with a couple of guys from Rome , long time riders who who can ride their Ass off..one on a new 2024 1300 BMW and the other on a new 2024 1300 Ducati...Sure they could blast away from me on long straights..but in the Alps switchbacks they had nothing on the V-85. Milano to Rimini we rode 145-150 kph most of the way on the expressway in 35+ C heat and it never missed a beat..and was comfortable..400 km per tank. All you gotta do is stay busy with the shifter and keep it in the 4000..5500 rpm range. No complaints from me.

I worked with him filming "ON ANY SUNDAY" and had the pleasure of riding with him at Bruce Browns Ranch ...Great guy! RIP https://www.cyclenews.com/2024/11/article/godspeed-malcolm-smith-1941-2024/

"order up a can of Caig DeOxit from Amazon because you'll need it"... This.......

WELCOME..BRAND NEW SEATS ARE PRETTY CHEAP..YOU CAN GET ONE FROM AF1 RACING IN AUSTIN FOR LIKE $160..I'D DO THAT RATHER THAN RECOVER.. GU01460560 SEAT

I had a similar issue on one of my my Scura's and I fought with it for a couple weeks, trying all sorts of different things, it would run awesome in the shop..and then after a 20 minute ride it would start running real rough at low RPM..then finally die ..I thought it was heat related and tried all kinds of things..the side stand switch would work fine while at home, but still it finally it did turn out to be in the side stand switch adjustment bolt was just at a weird angle and would start not making good contact after it got hot......but it sounds as if you have completely eliminated that possibility. Good luck , you'll finger it out.

Australian racing legend, Casey Stoner, criticized the Sprint Race format which has lasted two seasons in MotoGP. According to him, these short races should be removed from the competition schedule! Stoner emphasized that the existence of the Sprint Race has eliminated the essence of real racing. This race made the racers lose concentration during the main race on Sunday. "They held a Sprint Race by taking up time that could have been used to concentrate on the main race. They shouldn't hold a world championship with mini (races). This should be an endurance stage," Stoner said. "The world championship should take place in a long distance race. You (can't) collect points from this kind of sprint race because the points should be earned on Sunday when the main race."Australian racing legend, Casey Stoner, criticized the Sprint Race format which has lasted two seasons in MotoGP. According to him, these short races should be removed from the competition schedule! Stoner emphasized that the existence of the Sprint Race has eliminated the essence of real racing. This race made the racers lose concentration during the main race on Sunday. "They held a Sprint Race by taking up time that could have been used to concentrate on the main race. They shouldn't hold a world championship with mini (races). This should be an endurance stage," Stoner said. "The world championship should take place in a long distance race. You (can't) collect points from this kind of sprint race because the points should be earned on Sunday when the main race."Australian racing legend, Casey Stoner, criticized the Sprint Race format which has lasted two seasons in MotoGP. According to him, these short races should be removed from the competition schedule! Stoner emphasized that the existence of the Sprint Race has eliminated the essence of real racing. This race made the racers lose concentration during the main race on Sunday. "They held a Sprint Race by taking up time that could have been used to concentrate on the main race. They shouldn't hold a world championship with mini (races). This should be an endurance stage," Stoner said. "The world championship should take place in a long distance race. You (can't) collect points from this kind of sprint race because the points should be earned on Sunday when the main race."

Agostini,Read,Roberts,Doohan,Rossi,Stoner , Marquez, Were all GP World Champions..They were good enough for me...They never Rode a Sprint race...I see no reason to change.. We used to call those a "Trophy Dash",same bikes, same track, shortened race , irrelevant to the #1 plate....That was the guy who won the most main events.

Sept 2024..."Among the championship protagonists, Pramac’s Jorge Martin has suffered seven accidents in 2024 so far - including from the lead of the German GP before the summer break - while Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini have crashed five times each on their factory Ducatis." I have a different perspective on Moto GP results this year Pecco won 11 actual MOTO GP races this Year, Martin won 3. Martin got most of his advantage from the short "SPRINT" races In my opinion "Sprint" races should be a totally different category, 2 yrs ago when they decided to have sprint races on Saturdays ( mostly to bolster the Dorna organizations wallets). If you will recall when DORNA announced they were adding sprint races to the Championship The majority of the MGP of the riders were against it..they did not spend years to ascend to Moto GP with the plan to ride sprints..SPRINTS are NOT GRAND PIX RACING...and don't require the skills of tire management and concentration that a Grand Prix does. In what other type of racing do they combine 2 different categories to determine the seasons champion? Formula one with Drag Racing? Circle track and Road racing? Stock Cars and indy cars racing? motorcycle Speedway and Superbikes, Moto cross and trials? In my mind the person who won the most Most Grand Prix races is the Grand Prix champion. ? "As of September among the championship protagonists, Pramac’s Jorge Martin has suffered seven crash accidents in 2024 so far - including from the lead of the German GP before the summer break - while Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini have crashed five times each on their factory Ducatis."