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Can you imagine Roberts( either) Hailwood, Hayden, Sheene, riding like that..waiting around for a Tow so they could make qualifying?...Shameful.

Ride it....

Your clutch sounds great to me, I have had much louder on the multiple v-11's I have owned. including a R. Mandello....in Fact My current Griso's clutch is much louder..You will learn to love the sound...:-) IMO..Don't be concerned , just enjoy the bike..:-)

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/9/97-year-old-grandad-sets-record-as-worlds-oldest-motorcycle-racer-758426

I gotta take a closer look at that sport the next time we go for a ride...

Just a chuckle from the Lambretta clubs page in Italy...

YAH He and Keith Richards both turned 80 yesterday I believe....deep sigh...lol Bonham really WAS the Shit!

I've done it on all brand's with these tank bubbles..ie: Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, Ducati's..As you mentioned..I use a larger sized needle ( as in leather sewing) pierce the bubbles and then lightly heat with a gun and hold the spot down with my thumb, sometimes you may have to pierce in more than one spot if a big bubble....usually works very well. I had a black Aprilia tank which had 0ver 25 bubbles..when I finished you could barely tell. The thing is..whenever I have done this I also removed the tank for at least a few weeks, ( couple months if possible in thhe off season) washed it out with hot water and dish soap and let it dry out real well..then sometimes In the winter I stuck a hair drier in the top and let it run on low all day. I also usually caswell treat the tank after before installing . The results are very good..the tank is back to original size and the bubbles dont show..I have had some for a couple years after and they never returned. Worth all the trouble imo if its an otherwise nicely painted original tank.

Enjoy life Pete.!!..We will still be seeing you around the forums! Cheers..Or "Ta" as you sometimes say! :-)

Last time we were in Venice ( Italy) My wife and I ran into Billy Gibbons and his wife twice one evening..Just wandering around on the back streets and canals

Graham Hill was the nicest one I met..I worked with several when I was with "International Management and ""Wide World of Sports" back in the 60's and early 70's ..Jackie Stewart, Peter Revson..,etc. but I liked Graham Hill

Lost it now..that was a couple days ago..I read a lot of stuff daily and at my age ..short term memory is probably my weakest attribute. Pretty sure it was on this site...https://www.mining.com/all-the-mines-tesla-needs-to-build-20-million-cars-a-year/

I read this today... Here comes the Tesla battery. To produce it you need to excavate: 12 tons. of rock for Lithium 5 tons. of cobalt minerals 3 t. of mineral for nickel 12 tons. the mineral for the copper Need to move 250 tons. of land to obtain: 12 kg of Lithium 13.6 pounds of nickels 22 kg of manganese 6.8 kg of Cobalt 100 Kg of Rams 200 kg of aluminum, steel and plastic. The Caterpillar 994A used to move this earth consumes 1000 litres of diesel in 12 hours. Here is the “zero emissions” car.

Just wondering why " Slip on's" is a concern?

Hmmmmm...Thats a fairly dubious looking trio....I'd keep an eye on them Kathy...

I like the bike in some ways..but imho...That fairing and headlight look cheap and doesn't flow with the rest of the bike.