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@Yam350 As promised, I contacted Mouser Electronics who had the Panasonic Thermistor part number in their catalog. They sent me a quotation with zero quantity stating the item is not currently manufactured by Panasonic. "No longer" would have been more appropriate. Quote Quote Number : QEAFF9F Contact Name : Quote Date : OCT 25, 2023 Customer Number : 61459FE Pascal Thank you for the opportunity to quote on your current requirements. Unfortunately, we are unable to bid on the items requested. We look forward to assisting you with future inquiries. If you have any questions, please reply to this email or call our Customer Service Team at 800-346-6873. Customer Service Please direct inquiries to: Mouser Electronics, Inc. Phone: 800-346-6873 orders@mouser.com Office Hours: 7:00am to 8:00pm CST (Monday - Friday) Mouser Electronics is an authorized distributor of the product(s) being quoted, and will/has purchased the product(s) being quoted directly from the manufacturer or authorized supply chain. Chuck Amsden / Director of Quality

Seems like Moto Journal got the drop on everyone else... this is the Moto Guzzi Stelvio 2024....

Dang! I really don't understand why would someone remove that sticker, unless it was stolen and someone wanted to hide the serial number?

I am big Zarco fan, and listening to interviews yesterday, let's not forget he won two Moto2 championships in a row, but he did waste time when switching to KTM unfortunately. BB33 has also consumed his rear tire, that is probably why he got reined in by the rest. Zarco was always known to be very smooth and able to preserve tires to prowl towards the end of the races. it paid off this time, since he was able to pounce on all initially in front of him. Bagnaia applied the same principle more or less. He resisted chasing Jorge Martin and gambled that he would finish his rear tire before the end. Reading the comments on specialized media, everybody is wondering why did Jorge Martin took such a gamble... he was fastest, including on the medium tire, what was he trying to gain? he has now given a lot of leeway to Bagnaia to win the season, starting with the cancellation of the sprint race on Sunday. With only four more Grand-Prix left, 27 points difference don't seem to be much, but if Bagnaia wins by only a few points, JM will certainly remember that tire bet...

Is there any way to check your ECU type? the adhesive label that I see on photos is missing on mine. It has been ripped off.

I think each era had its challenges. I was 16 years old when the Honda 750 CB came about, and of course, my dream bikes, the Kawasaki triples. I had the privilege to ride on a 500 Mach3, and this was my first real scare. This bike was just an engine with wheels, no brakes to speak of, a very wobbly frame but an acceleration that nothing else could match at the time. Then came the 750 H2 which nick name was the widow maker for reason. But again, the cars of those days were no match in acceleration or speed. And there weren't that many of them anyway. Speed is euphoric! it is so easy to let it take over reason and accountability... I think that has never changed. However today, you have many more four wheeled and eighteen wheeled vehicles that want to occupy your space of asphalt. In 1972, they had a Grand-Prix near Paris, where the new general market had moved. Following that Grand-Prix, every friday nights motorcycle riders assembled there to race using the same track. There were injuries at each reunion. The police started to show up, but as soon as they stopped coming, the racing continued. To put a final cap, they put speed bumps on the straights. I used to live 10' away from that market. I was there every Friday night, but I always remained within my limits and that of my bike.

Even if we don't always understand or realize it, for those of us who are into their late 60's or early 70's, we were in a forgiving driving world. People were actually trying to drive properly, and paying attention. Today, driving is like breathing, a reflex that you don't need to focus upon because it takes time away from texting or talking with your phone on your hand. Turn indicators? who use them nowadays anyway. Today's bikes have better brakes, riding equipment is no longer the usual leather paper thin or Barbour jacket but becomes incompatible with the weather systems we are experiencing almost everywhere in the world. To the point where you cannot ride during summer to avoid getting a heat stroke, or ride during thunderstorms because roads flood, or you do not have any kind of visibility. Crazy!

That same Motorcycle is now at 12,000 USD or 11,995 USD like they write it.

The GS contributed to create a completely new genre of Motorcycles; right up to the 1250 GS. 2023 1300 GS seems to have taken a new direction from the long running spirit of what the GS was, is? It now looks more like a Moto Guzzi V100 than a GS. But still with the BMW innovative technology. From what I understood, they have finally gotten the Telelever front suspension to work so you could get all the perks of the system, without its major inconvenient: the lack of front feeling. According to the journalists that rode it, including on terrain, it feels like a conventional suspension, but provides the rigorousness and precision of a Telelever. They also have tweaked the engine, so the response is a lot more linear than it used to be. For those of us who like their torque at low rpm, well the new 1300 GS no more. Or no longer the same would be probably more accurate. I never liked BMW motorcycles, so it is all the same to me. The Quota initially and Stelvio now are what appeal to me for a second bike, whenever I get the space if I ever get it.

Finally Zarco.... I thought it came at the right time, and not as a lucky gift because of the weather. He actually had to work to make it happen. Of course, Jorge Martin took a gamble, which almost worked. Zarco explained that he felt that if he was only going to try to stay second, those behind him may have taken the chance, so he had to seize on the moment. Anyway, we had Zarco's signature back flip on a MotoGP race finally, in Philip Island nonetheless; nice! Tomorrow's races have been pushed up one hour on weather forecast.

Well, as expected, Jorge Martin did the pole and fastest lap record. BB behind but at 0.4", followed by Francesco Bagnaia who did manage Q2 with MM93. One has to admire how Marc Marquez is shamelessly using tows to maximize his chances. In Q1, he initially started with Pecco, but when Augusto Fernandez managed 1st and Pecco 2nd, he switched to Fernandez managed Q2. Same technique used in Q1, less successful though. Only 7th. Still, Joan Mir is only 16th. Will Marquez continue catching tows on a Ducati?

I think the T-800 only communicates via Bluetooth to its Application via your media. It is more modern than connecting through a USB port via a cable. I know that Triumph advertises that you can get your guidance app to display on the dashboard. Like all the modern cars do in the USA. But transmitting in the opposite direction, I am not certain it works. I know that some Ev can transmit information over Wifi to inform you that your charge has completed. But not via Bluetooth. As for downloading the existing map before you upload a different one, is is compulsory. They would not sell anything if it was not working this way. You need to have the possibility to return to the initial map if needed.

This morning, going to Brenham on the 290 (car), I was on the right hand lane of a dual carriageway, or a two lanes highway in the US. The posted speed at this point is 65 mph, with everyone going minimum 70 or more. Including 18 wheelers. There was a truck in front of me that was going about 50, and then I discovered the reason why it was going so slow..... This was a young lady from Hungary on some kind of Honda model which I don't have seen before... but most likely with a small mono-cylinder engine 125cc. Although she was keeping to the right as much as she could, no lane splitting is about the most respected motorists rule here. She was slowing down everybody on a very busy truck way, possibly unaware of it too. Sometimes going too slow is as dangerous as too fast....

Surprisingly when nobody was really expecting them to perform. But if you look at Jorge Martin's time sheet, you will see that he is the one with the regular fast pace. The KTM's got the fast one lap down. Maverick Viñales is also doing well, but with him, it is always the lottery. I am going to watch the race later on tonight, I am wondering if Francesco Bagnaia will manage to get to Q2. On an other subject, it seems like Miguel Oliveira is penciled to move to replace Marc Marquez, providing Aprila's boss gives his authorization. Honda is able to propose a significant salary increase and a three years contract. In any case, Fabio di Giannantonio is still on the market, so Aprilia could easily let Miguel go, and sign Fabio to replace him. Unless of course, Fabio Quartararo decides to go Aprilia RNF?

I had discounted the torque influence on the clock's movement since it is powered. These clocks are used by Harley Davidson riders without a problem said Marlin. I would think HD bikes have massive bodies too? but the engine's vibration are not in the same axis.

Final verdict: The Marlin instruments stay on the Guzzi. They don't fall off. Unfortunately, this is the only good news. The clock mechanism is sensitive to the way the Guzzi engine vibrate, meaning that when you travel you slow down the time... The Temperature gauge is not readable during the ride, but seems to go back to a realistic value when the engine is not running. So nothing wrong with the Marlin's instruments. It is just they are not suitable for a V11. I wanted to have analogical gauges, not the ugly digital displays. But Marlin's is not the solution.

Just to mess up this Marquez=>MotoGP=>WSBK thread... Andrea Iannone will race for the Ducati team GoEleven in 2024. This is also something which will be interesting to follow, given all the musical chairs that happened: Toprak Razgatlioglu to BMW Jonathan Rea to Yamaha Bautista and Iannone on Ducati

What you say makes a lot of sense. Now Marc Marquez is driven by ambition and some kind of internal burning fire. Bailing out of his Honda contract, paying multi millions is just another proof. The only other example of a racer exiting a factory contract is Zarco with KTM. He confirmed that he will be riding a 2023 Ducati in 2024; now will Ducati ultimately throw some bones in his direction? Having Marc Marquez racing for your brand is good for marketing. Even on a one year old bike, it is still a Ducati. Personally, I think Marc Marquez will be competitive right from the start. I base my opinion on his desire to equal Rossi, not only for the number of world titles won, but also winning on two different machines. We shall find out when the do the testing after the last Grand-Prix in Valencia. Honda has allowed him to test the Ducati ahead of the end of his contract.

That is what I heard too. So "QED": quod erat demonstrandum

@GuzziMoto From what I understood, Ducati has even perfected the hole shot device, this is why Binder got matched lately. They have added something which Pecco Bagnaia touched upon in an interview without saying what it was. This new device is present on all the factory spec'ed bikes, minus Zarco's.

I have recognized you Jorge Lorenzo!!!

Well, this one is a real sore... note that for some reason, doping always existed at the Tour de France. Starting with Tom Simpson. Even today, I don't know if they are as clean as they say they are.