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Many hotels have USB outlets too nowadays, but you never know in advance.

You are actually very close to my life's philosophy. Just take your AMEX with you, and you are set. Unfortunately, the AMEX cars is mostly useful in the USA. In Europe, not many stores take it. You are better off with a VISA or a Mastercard.

I spent a good part of my career dealing with mixed units based on what the customer fancied. Sometimes I had to measure tools in inches, other times in meters. Sometimes I had to make my report using ISO units, sometimes Imperial. Although I was taught in metric, I had to learn inches and fractions because some measures are still expressed in imperial units. But I agree with you that metric is much more intuitive to decipher.

I have the same; Australian Stay In Tune, and they do. However, the company went belly up, and was picked up by an auto parts.

If I remember correctly, the distance between two opposed faces which determines the size of the wrench you need to use is based on the standard used for that particular fastener. It is either ISO, or DIN and at the manufacturers' choice to follow. Either one works, but for the same size, the nominal wrench size may change. This always has been a major pain in the back side. In the oilfield industry, early on, some accessories, instrumentation, metering systems were manufactured in the USA, and installed on equipment manufactured in Europe. So you would always need to have a tool box with imperial and metric tools; sometimes the temptation to use the wrong tool would result in a lot of frustration. That included tap and dies, and screws that looked alike but with imperial threads that you may want to install in a metric threaded hole; same size, different thread pitch! And the cherry on the cake were with the early British standard for threads, which fortunately got discarded when they embraced the metric system. Initially, British threads would screw anti-clockwise against the universal standard to screw clockwise, excepted for gas connections.

My company switched to RCM for many downhole tools. Most of those tools are capable to determine when they require maintenance. Modern cars have some RCM built in too. My car tells me when I need to change the oil. It is always (a lot) later than the kind advice written by the dealership on that windshield sticker. lol...

In one of my line of business, "infant mortality" was used for brand new equipment that would break down a few hours before entering service. Mainly Electrical Submersible downhole Pumps. For those non eruptive wells, you run a pump. Some of them, would fail a few hours or days after being started.

Keep your fingers crossed that you can actually travel. Who knows what can happen until then...

I think the world is going in complete FUBAR mode with the back and forth botched communication that took place almost everywhere. I am now totally confused on what the message is. I am going to go with riding my V11 is going to keep me safe from the Delta variant. Why not? wearing a helmet is the best protection... lol...

@po18guy I received the preowned jacket today; not in time for my trip to Freeport, which I did with my Icon. But it was a very educating trip, because throughout there were patches of showers followed by intense sun. So I got drenched, and then dried by the sun. I must say the "cooling" effect of wearing wet clothing did not convince me at all. It felt wet, but it was not really "cooling" me. I found it rather unpleasant. And the "cooling" effect did not last much under the sun. However, the rain was so heavy that it was hard to see, and the asphalt accumulates water pretty fast. Bottom line, I don't mind riding in the heat!!!

It is only postponed though.... Not as bad as if it was cancelled. So let's hope for the best next year...

6th Stop: Etape #7 Freeport Texas; "Mistery Boat". This was interesting since I could test the cooling effect of a good shower followed by the sun...

Did you watch the movie "The accidental Tourist" with William Hurt? in this movie, he tells that packing is an art that comes from experience, and this is where "less is invariably more" came from, when it comes to packing for travel. When I traveled with my motorbike, the 70's, I had a tank bag, and carried another bag on the back end of my bike, where a passenger would have sat. Most of my travel was week-ends to go to the races around Europe. In these days, I carried a two spots tent. As I am exhausting the Tour du Texas stops around me, I am going to need to overnight somewhere, and bundle stops together. I only want to carry the strict necessary, and go with only what can fit in the small bag at the back of my bike (see the video herewith). I think I would only spend maximum two nights, so I can get by with nothing but the indispensable. Clothing, my riding gear will be on me, socks and shorts won't take much space, jerseys neither. What will take the most space are the compulsory accessories, mainly the stuff to charge all these batteries. Because they are all different; AirBag, Phone, Camera, Video Camera, Helmet Bluetooth. The Airbag, Camera, Video Camera all have dedicated chargers with their own cords. The Phone has a lightning connector; the Helmet audio, a micro USB port. I am not considering my phone to take pictures or make videos. Anything I may need on the road, I would buy. What do you guys pack on short trips? what do you favor to carry the stuff? any of you carry a back pack while riding?

@footgoose; Looks cool, but unavailable. In any case, the one I purchased preowned is on its way. It looks similar to the one you suggested.

I had the same thought when I was looking to purchase a helmet. I wanted a Shark, Carbon Fiber, and all they offered was.... black! unless I purchased a Jorge Lorenzo repro. I wear a fire red jacket, and if I could I would have red pants and red boots and a red helmet. Just because my Le Mans is Red. I need to stand out on the road, so people texting and driving can at least think: what's that red thing in the middle of the road....

@po18guy: Brosh Interesting. But the tester is from NJ and Israel has lower average humidity than here. What we need is a company that, that would check the gear in this kind of humid weather or similar. Today, 95 degF but 108 degF felt because of the humidity. Whatever you are going to wear, difficult to not feel the heat.

In case you would be tempted, The San Jacinto Museeum is a good destination for a V11. There is a lot of historical facts which have to do with Texas. It is always nice to learn about our past, isn't it? I decided that it was 95F with a 108F real feel, and the Guzzi had rested long enough since the Dime Box trip. This was a quick run, but nice nonetheless....

I concur with all those who have experience with high temps and high humidity. I have workrf in the Libyan desert, in Saudi Arabia, in Chad where temperatures are higher than what we have here, but when its dry, it is bearable if we could compare working with riding a motorcycle wearing protective gear. Well working you wear PPE, but excepted for flame retardant textile, you are more or less fine. I don't think there is any solution just yet. All that we have revolves around mitigating the heat, but we don't have much in terms of riding in "good" conditions. Hydrating does not last long. And if you start making stops to refresh, you end up stopping at every gas station to cool down. Not withstanding that when you get to your destination, the first requirement is to change clothes and take a shower...

Correct. I read it too. But this is moot in that the Moto Guzzi Daytona RS has an exemption to be imported, independently of the 25 years. It is in the list of those "non-conformance" motorbikes that can be imported. In any case, the bike being from 1996, the first box of the HS7 can be ticked.

I honestly can't make much out of "wrong chip". Going on a limb, "wrong chip" may mean released incorrectly programmed EPROMs. Will got replacement EPROMs with the correct EFI program for whatever bikes they were supposed to work.

Yesterday, a lady on a scooter wearing shorts, and a bare mid-riff shirt cut right in front of me without looking. She had beautiful legs, it would have been a shame to ruin them. I wear these reinforced jeans with protections at the knees and hips, and they are extremely uncomfortable in the current weather. I have been obligated to wear PPE for my own good before, so I am soldiering on. About going commando, as long as you are wearing pants over, why not.....

@po18guy I bought that exact jacket from Ebay $50.00 preowned. Hopefully, it will arrive soon enough for my next MGOT stop.

For the time being, I am going to concentrate on riding my humble Le Mans. Once I am satiated with it, providing it is even possible, I may get her a sister. That Daytona RS is that kind, and if I had the means, I would not let it slip away...

Absolutely stunning black beauty! Do report once you got your CO reset using Guzzidiag. Although the Danish weather is certainly no match for the stuffy Texan one, it is always interesting to get feed-back.

I would rather you take it to Europe, to make it a bit more challenging.