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@GuzziMoto Nice... I only rode on TR3's, never on a race track though... my friends raced, and I was the mascot, so I was warming up the bikes... I never met any lady interested in riding behind or alongside back then, let alone a Guzzi...

True, but exceptional in the 70's, and inclusive of a motorbike, almost unheard off.... I know of one which involved GP racers piloting the bikes in the movie... let me see if I can find a YouTube clip.... again, bikes of the 70's.... I found it; L'agression by Gérard Pirès 1974... Here's some scenes of the movie; all the bikes are driven by former French GP racers; I also include an interview (unfortunately in French) of Gerard Pirès. As a disclaimer, Gerard has a flapper installed in his throat, following a cancer. This is the same device used by Val Kilmer. To be able to speak the device needs to be closed. The voice is also altered. You can hear the flapper closing automatically each time he speaks.

The drop down list is as below; basically two choices 15RC or 15M. V11 Ballabio CAT: IAW 15RC PF3C V11 Café: IAW 15RC PF3C V11 CAT: IAW 15RC PF3C V11 Le Mans 02: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Le Mans Tenni: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Sport: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Sport Naked: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Rosso Corsa: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Rosso Mandello: IAW 15M PF3C V11 Sport Scura: IAW 15M PF3C

My professional life has been a long succession of o'ring.... different sizes, shapes, material too. High pressure, high temperature, 10 years shelf life, don't expose to UV rays and so on. o'ring in viton, kalrez, with or without backup rings... Proper installation of o'ring is an art too. You should never roll them on. Here's an excerpt from an operating manual I wrote; this one is specific about o'ring....

@TobyBott It worked as you described it, if excepted that on my first attempt to run the application, MacOS refused and displayed a message the application could not be verified for malware because downloaded from outside of the store. The only two options shown to me were: move to trash or close... I closed, and attempted to reopen and then it worked. I am taking this as an attempt from Apple to prevent me from infecting my computer, sort of a warning. The program settings only offer V11 Le Mans 2002; I suppose it works for the Le Mans 2004? IAW 15M PF3C?

Each time I start the (cold) Le Mans 2004, I use the "choke" control described in the user's manual 2002 issue. I set it to the full starting position, crank the tractor to get it started without touching the throttle. I let it run with the choke until the engine starts to accelerate and I slowly back up the choke to keep the same rpm. Successive starts, I crack open the throttle just a little bit before I crank the engine. So far, the John Deere never failed to start at first solicitation.

Thank you very much Toby.... To "ping" me, you have to use the @sign, and then @TobyBott my name when it appears. Then I get notified that someone has answered the topic. This is very good news, because my attempts to make contact with the TuneECU people yielded nothing. Nobody answered the question on the Forum supposedly managed by the software developer; and on their FB page, I received a lot of compliments about the Le Mans, but not a single confirmation that TuneECU could be used with it. ....

Sorry, I am not very good at finding the new topics in the forum. I should probably subscribe, that seems to be the only way to know when someone has answered, other than perusing all the topics one by one. The dipstick was missing the o'ring... Now, I don't remember having seen an o'ring there ever. How could it suddenly appear? the top part of the dipstick lid is tapered. I did not see an o'ring groove? But it is clearly visible on the drawing above..... therefore, I am going to assume it came off out of my knowledge, stayed on the bike? and eventually fell down for me to notice.

What really makes the video, is the Champs Elysées, Madeleine, Place de la Concorde filming with a Z1. I don't think I have seen many movies of that era 1975, with a specific motorbike having such an important role. Even if it somewhat reinforced the "bad boy" idea, since it is used by a serial killer. Funnily, Kawasaki will release an upgraded version of the 900 RS, the 900 RS SE in that color. Not sure if it will make it to the USA. Main differences are the Ohlïns suspension and the Brembo brakes.

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon were two (French) actors well known in Europe; peak of their careers 70's and 80's. I saw the Fear upon the city at the movie theater, and instantly fell in love with the Z1; and I was not the only one.

I noticed it too. I spent time in about every country in Europe, around the 80's, and a lot of French ladies, even now were on two wheels. Maybe because it makes you feel good about yourself? wipes out any worry? makes you forget about the dull day? brings a smile to your face? sets you free? keeps you free?

I forgot to tell you... I purchased mine from a dealership in Pensacola FL. I always told them I was going to bring the bike to H'town riding it. This is how much trust I put on a Guzzi right off the bat.. I went to Pensacola as promised, and made it as far as Alabama realizing the Odometer did not work. The Speedometer did. I returned to Pensacola and flew back to Hou. When I picked the bike, I had not been riding bikes for decades. I would say close to 30. The Guzzi felt like I had just parked it the day before.

You of course realize a lot of the answers are going to be subjective to their respective riders? How it will "fit" is entirely up to you, if you have the specific chromosome, you will not notice anything odd. I would like to start by reminding you of some differences; there is no ABS on the S/LM. If you have ABS on any of your other bikes, you will have to keep that in mind if you have to do an emergency stop and the asphalt is slippery. This is the inconvenience of having multiple rides at a different level of technological evolution. I have not made any serious "all day long" riding trips, I am 6' tall too, but the body position on the bike is bearable. Of course, you will eventually get the flat bum syndrome. Fortunately, you can easily walk it off during the numerous stops you will have to make to refill the tank. It is surprisingly stable in long radii curves at speed. It takes some efforts to throw in short bends. The bike goes better with smooth. I keep the steering dampener completely off clutch. I keep the suspensions on the hard side of the settings. I sacrifice the comfort but I like to feel on "rails". I am old school rider. I keep the body on the bike. I don't know if modern riding, e.g. leaning out of the bike in curves help with the V11. I have not tried yet. The Gear Box is fine, and follows your impulses either slow or fast changing. On slow changes, you may found a false neutral between 3rd and 4th? I am yet to find anything that I don't like, but I have limited experience with it. I am yet to make it face some real challenges. It always starts easy. Steaming hot or dead cold. On mine, at least here in Texas weather, hot and humid, the engine is known to cough if I keep at a steady rpm. Also starting from a traffic light, in 1st gear, I have had the engine coughing when I open the throttle. Idle is super steady once warm and sizzling hot. Mine came with a non working odometer. A disease that affects a lot of the V11 from that era. either ITI/hur gauges, or Veglia Borletti. There are several solutions available in the forum. I found an o'ring resting on the left hand side of the bike, and I lost the right clip on bar end weight. That is the limit of my casualties so far.

And this is her, in 2020 with the helmet she used on all her motorcycles trips.... At least she kept it...

She was born on March 22nd 1944; I doubt that she is still a "Demoiselle"...

Here's the map of what Anne-France Dautheville did; the "raid" was ending in Ispahan, Iran. But she went all the way to Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Today I did 6 miles with my Le Mans....

I am subscriber of Mr Adams too...

I received the book today, and took a quick peek in it; right away, I had the feeling this was written decades ago.... I was correct. The copyright is from 1997. The depiction of the two types of bike riders does not ring true with the current world any longer. I now think there are more than two types of riders. Anyway, I will finish the book before I come back to exchange.

And I apply all these concepts in my everyday life. When I dropped my Le Mans, I had done the 5 by 5 before, and I had foreseen the possibility of losing control and dropping it... I went ahead anyway... Experience helps you recognize a mistake when you make it again!!!!

Both; it is called step back five by five; Say you approach your bike to do something: you take five steps back, meaning you don't do anything right away. Whatever you are supposed to do, you think about what could go wrong no more than 5 minutes, but it should be sufficient for you to foresee... We do that before we open a well to the processing equipment for example. Are we properly lined up, is the correct choke installed, and so on...

At least, they have motorbikes headers' photos in the gallery. Most of the other companies only put car's.... They have several colors available; I was initially going to go with black, because the engine is black. But I am wondering if I should not try something a little less conservative. They don't have the exact same red of my Le Mans, pity. I think the header pipes would look good in red; Here's the color palette they propose for ceramic coating;

As for the root cause of the incident, something similar happened to me; it is a strong reminder that we should always use the "step back 5 x 5" principle. Not to patronize or anything, but the step back 5 x 5 is something they teach us in the oilfield. Before you do anything, take 5 steps back, and think about what could happen with what you are planning to do for 5'; then do it after you have mentally confirm that you are doing it the right way. As for the side stand, my tip is to never assume you have a safety switch on any of them. You know when we learn to drive cars in Europe, we only had mechanical gear boxes. And one of the first step is to check that your gear shifter is in neutral before you start the engine. During the driving test, forgetting this step means elimination and back to learning. When I arrived in Houston, I had never driven an automatic. The first car I purchased was a Honda S2000, and to start the engine, neutral or not, I had to depress the clutch. It is the same with my Porsche 911. To start the engine, I need to clutch in. I do clutch in, but not before I have checked that I am in neutral. Since the "clutch in" serves no real purpose in my mind, releasing after the start would still put the car in motion if I was not in neutral. Soooo... what's the point of clutching in before starting the engine?

If I recall what she wrote, a lot of the mods were done "on the fly" as they went on during the trip. And she broke the front wheel axle and a "bush" mechanic replaced it with something roughly similar. Still she finished the trip with it. This Guzzi should have been kept in a Museum somewhere. I am going to try to find the book on eBay. I lost mine but the story is worth sharing here.

Parallel twins always had a lot of appeal. Look at what Kawasaki did with its "w" series.... The interceptor is more authentic though.