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Thanks Pascal…I missed the $5.00 discount email apparently also…but I did register last night a bit after watching the fireworks in the neighborhood. i opted for Plan B on the off chance I can swing those extra stops and get the new patch! Maybe we’ll ask David to give us the refund or credit towards some other merchandise or a free sticker!

Correct…no emissions test as in the past for motorcycles…I have even heard no inspection from my place…but we’ll see as mine are Sep and Nov renewal dates….so no immediate concerns. One other good one is no more inspections for Diesel cars so my Rover is now exempt too.

It’s a well taken care of bike by the looks of the pipes and other items already mentioned. You can easily get a high quality wrap on the parts you would like to make red (tank, side pieces)…and it has the rare factory side bags which are also expandable and very nice and not cheap! Definitely worth a visit to ride the bike. A well tuned Griso is a fast bike indeed…plenty fast for our tastes on the road to be sure…it also makes a great touring bike, you may need to modify handlebars or add risers, lowered foot pegs or even a Cortech tank bag with an Onur ring. Lots of goodies there to work with…and to make it yours by personalizing it to your tastes. Those front and rear blinkers are kind of cool if you decide to return them to stock, I’d buy them!

I saw this jacket in Rome back in October while wandering some streets with a gelato from Giolitti…was tempted also but ultimately decided that red leather is not my preferred textile of choice! Similar to the one you found!

Very nice…thanks P6X for the map update! This year's config makes it definitely easier for getting 25 for newcomers based in Houston or Dallas areas. I hope to maybe do a 2 week trip to Idaho/Montana in early or late summer so I might be able to squeeze in the Wyoming one on that route…otherwise maybe a route to Custer park or the Badlands and the Black Hills in South Dakota with a stop at Devils tower in Wyoming could be another route after the Cedar Vale rally in May or September. The fun is in the planning!!

You would be surprised how easy to ride the bike is…even at slow speeds. But aesthetics are important…no point buying a bike that one hates to look at!

I’m thinking that a long weekend starting in Bandera for the flag pick up and then head out west may be a way to get the Big Bend and West Texas ones…weather permitting. Easy pickings coming back to add another 10-15 stops. Central and East Texas will be easy pickings in Springtime…

I recall that Mike at MPH had an orange Laverda in his home shop. I wonder if he still has it…I don’t recall the model however…will have to see if I have a picture somewhere. It was a beauty!

I think I saw 275k bikes in KTM inventory worldwide….fire sales are coming for sure to clear that out. Maybe Red Bull will buy them for 30 cents on the dollar or take a 60% ownership and replace the management with some competent people. At least it will stay as a going concern but more of a niche brand. I’d be concerned about their commitment to Service and parts even with a massive discount on the bike.

The stops are up now! May have another participant recruited to join this years adventure on a newly acquired K1600 GT…

Even for the new bikes? I didn’t know that Davey was familiar with the mechanical maintenance of the new bikes?

Indeed...that was great to see in fact so many 50 stop finishers! I'm sure we'll see most of them again in Bandera next year to pick up flags early again! Let's hope it's not as cold this time around! The 5 stops are quite dispersed, there's 2 that might make sense to grab in May on the way from or to the Cedar Vale Guzzi rally, while the other 3 would have to be a separate trip or maybe combined with a small National Park tour of New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming...but to make it fun would need to be at least 1 week to not just pound out miles and actually enjoy the trip up and back. Colorado is worth a whole week in and of itself, I hate just rushing thru scenic places.

Hi P6X... I'm going to review the video today and take a look...the territorial expansion of the Tour sounds intriguing! There's a chance of a Colorado rally in September next year that might play nicely into this expanded Tour. Time to take a look at the tour stops, I hope there are a number of new ones! Edited: I see 5 stops outside today's Texas borders for Option B. Although not necessarily stops I'd normally make having been to Rawlins and Roswell and the Colorado one before very nearby, but if I'm on an extended trip somewhere else, I'll detour to get them. The new patch looks cool though, so who knows...I must just make an excuse for a ride anyway!

These are easily available from MG Cycle and in stock: Here's the link: https://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=279 Cheap enough you don't need to worry about refurbishing...I had no trouble fitting new ones...you can always add a slight light film of lubricant to help them slip on.