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I don't think so... There is nothing to be gained because they are never going to change their mind anyway. They also easily get agitated if you try to lecture them with factual data. Fortunately, the flat-earthers seem to belong to older generations. Hopefully, from the millenials onward, they will understand that earth is actually square.

Not only Ducati's issue, but everybody's. This has been described as brought by the new Michelin rear compound which provides extra grip, and, de facto, transfers stress to the front of the bike. Ducati is said to have already found a way to mitigate the problem for their 2025 bike. Bagnaia tested it and is satisfied. Since it was a chassis modification, they could have implemented it immediately, but given that Pramac is leaving for Yamaha, they do not want to give it away. Although the championship seems to be a given, Spain announced flooding possibility in the Barcelona region, which was the backup track to end the championship. So we know it is not going to be Valencia, and it may not be Barcelona either. Nice gesture from many of the pilots, including non Spanish ones, giving their bonuses to Valencia region devastated by the flooding. I am wondering how some people still say the extreme weather problems we are now seeing happening worldwide have not been influenced by men's activity on earth. Scientific evidence and sea warming does not seem to be convincing enough. I don't know what would.

Today, November 4th 2024, a legend went to write and produce more music with Michael Jackson. Of course, you knew Quincy Jones for MJ's Thriller and many more. But Quincy Jones has produced so much good music for so many, including himself; So many of us danced to that song.... Ai no corrida...

Or you could purchase this 1956 Moto Guzzi Iodola for $4500.. it's in Monterey. Seller says its equipped with the 235cc engine; not the 175. Runs like the wind!

i found this 1993 Moto Guzzi daytona es 1000 for sale on FB Marketplace; listed in Ohio for 23k USD. I think I reported it before. Seller says it only has the original 11 miles that were accrued during factory testing. It is #39 out of the only 117 in total shipped to the USA. It was never titled, the seller advertized it as a "collector" item. I guess that a bike that never ran for 31 years most likely requires a complete overhaul before start. Questions: how can you title a motorcycle which has never been titled before, even if it was imported in 1993? can you purchase a vehicle and not title it?

Ahead of EICMA, I was combing the net to see if I could get an idea of what Moto Guzzi has in store, outside of the beaten V7 path. I have been hoping for a smaller cubed engine, as other brands have had much success in the 400ish cc. Praying that Piaggio would not resort to their parallel twin which is used in the Aprilia line. YouTube is full of those AI generated concepts which are just there to gather viewers but are not based on reality. It seems that many are thinking the Le Mans will be the next revelation, even one using the 850 cc air cooled engine. Moto Guzzi is not the only target though. You can find Honda resuming six cylinders CBXs too... I don't expect much Moto Guzzi changes this year. Between the Mandello and the Stelvio, and all the declinations around the V7 and V85 engines, they have rounded the circle. I think what they need is to come out with a modern V45 engine, and use it on a Scrambler, Adventure, models.

How accurate are the feeler gauges you use anyway? Was there a metrological check included with them? I think they are mass produced so the entire procedure is kind of relative anyway. Its rather an approximation exercise. Not withstanding the temperature at which you are using them. Usually, properties are measured at standard conditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_temperature_and_pressure Lol....

Looks like Jorge Martin has taken a serious option on winning the title. Unfortunately, it really takes the form of a demolition derby more than anything else. Marc Marquez was again the best of the seconds, even if he said that he struggles a lot on this track, due to his injuries. He still does a pretty good job. I also learned that Jorge Martin has hired someone to keep him from being too nervous because of the proximity of winning the title. This is something he had not done last year, and he confirmed it helps quite a lot to be more relaxed. It is really going to be a shame to remove one of the main protagonist from the championship next year. The Aprilia officials are way behind. Next year, it is only going to be between Bagnaia and Marquez.

The two times I went, it was really rowdy, but I may still ride there tomorrow, just to stretch the V11 wheels, or not. My last time, there were a lot of different police agencies and special police teams on motorcycles. Many different brands. We had Honda, BMW K6 and RT, HD. Some of the bikes modified to carry long guns. As I said in a previous post, in France, every police and gendarme ride the exact same motorycle. BMW RT's exclusively. It makes sense, because I am sure they get a large order discount, but also, they get the bikes as required and you can go from one to the other without any adaptation. I think it is the same in many European countries and UK too. BMW seems to have the monopoly for that kind of equipment. In France, you can purchase them for next to nothing after they are retired. Unfortunately, they have extremely high mileage, and even if they are cheap, you often need to do a full engine overhaul. I just did a quick check of what they have available, and they have auctions for 2015 BMW 1100 RT with 85,000 km starting at 200 EUR!!! however they are difficult to snatch, since there are a lot of professional buyers competing.

I went a couple of times, but it is not really my kind of event. Seems very popular since they have a lot of people from everywhere attending, including Germany and Switzerland.

Because the owner told me spares are available from Europe, and when I asked him if it was a Piaggio engine, he omited to answer. For all I know, they could have installed a Kubota engine. But the dead give away is that Piaggio does not make a 4T 200cc engine. it is 50, 150, 400; Vespa has 50, 125, 300 Now, the only 200cc engines were 2 strokes in the Vespa PX.

Westview within Spring Valley is safe. The Spring Valley police is there hunting all the time. However, as soon as you are pass Wirt East or Campbell West, traffic goes back to no limits. I have not been to Uptown Park in a long time. Last time was a B'day at The Rustic.

When I was a kid, we used to peek inside sports cars, to read the speedometer maximum speed. Naively thinking that it must have been the top speed achievable by the vehicle... lol... we soon learned that it was part of the marketing to have speedometers reading 220 km/h for cars barely able to get to 140 km/h. Seriously, the Ape I remember from Sicily, had two strokes engines, and I am certain they could go more than 30 mph (almost 50 km/h). The Ape in the pictures is a four strokes, 200 cc. I don't think it is a Piaggio engine. Here in H'town, even in 35 mph limited streets, people are driving way faster, so you need power if you want to avoid danger.

I don't know which part of Japan you are living, you should maybe put the name of the city in your profile card, but I don't know if you ever saw 46works YouTube videos, this guy is some kind of wizard for preparing Guzzis and BMWs. I don't think he would be interested in working on your bike, he is more like a custom prep, but giving him a call may be worth your while. https://46works.net/

The length is 106 inches, which would allow me to park three motorcycles in my garage, perpendicular behind the Ape. However, 35 mph maximum speed means being virtually unable to use highways which is kind of a show stopper for me. If I was living in the rural area, it would be fine. But just here in front of my neighborhood, where speed limit is 30 mph enforced by police, people still run at 50 mph or more. I feel it would be unsafe, unfortunately.

The "U" is pronounced à la Française. Not like the double OO used in the USA. Like "tuck" or "duck"

Spain, and the Valencia region in particular have been touched by a thunderstorm of incredible strength. Newspapers report 95 dead so far, and counting. Valencia is the location of the Ricardo Tormo race track, where the 2024 MotoGP season is supposed to end. According to Marca (Spanish Sport Newspaper), they are assessing the damage which has mainly affected the access roads to the track, and the installation around. There were some landslides. The runway itself seems to be in good shape. The last GP was meant to take place mid November there, so about two weeks from today. The back up tracks are the other ones in Spain, Portugal, or Italy. Valence is another track where Marc Marquez would have been a favorite. But we will see what happens in Malaysia this weekend.

I have looked for one for a little while now. Those that are in the USA are expensive compared to what you can find in Europe. However, because of that evergoing supply chain crisis, the Houtis, seafreight is expensive, even in groupage.

Unfortunately, max speed is 30 mph... 35 mph with a good wind push!

Well, Joaquin is a little village of 700 souls... seeing so many motorcycles must have been a shock!

All of you are familiar with "Vespa", right? But in the South of Italy, there was another very common mode of transportation and commercial use. The "Ape". When I was based in Sicily, those would be everywhere, including at local markets, selling local produce. While browsing market place for Moto Guzzi, I got a hit for a very nice Ape. By the way, if you know what Vespa means in Italian, then you will easily get Ape. This one is in Dallas. This is a winner!!!

Hence, programmed obsolescence... fortunately, there is a law in France to attemtp to prevent it. Especially with household appliances which are conceived in a way they can't be repaired as it used to be possible before.

As an apparté to the thread's main topic, I think we should not ignore that many of the non strickly mechanical parts of our aging motorcycles need replacement. When I was still working at Schlumberger, we had already moved from scheduled maintenance to RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance). No longer doing routine changes based on time, but strictly when required. Althought this is applicable to just about everything, vehicles are still mainly using the scheduled maintenance scheme; of course, this is the most profitable one. Although we have seen some evolutions lately. The mileage between maintenance has significantly increased. To some extent, my car tells me when I need an oil change, and this is different with what my garage' sticker says. By a long way...

Andrea Iannone will replace Fabio di Giannantonio on the VR46 GP23 Ducati for the Sepang Grand-Prix in Malaysia coming this week-end. It will be interesting to see how well he will do without any testing and straight out of WSBK. As Toprak Razgatlioglu won the WSBK title this year, he hinted that he wants to come to MotoGP, if exclusively in a factory team, the rumours that BMW may join are rife. Toprak is 28 years old in 2024; starting in MotoGP in your 30's is not ideal, even when talented.

I did too... There is a lip on the admission pipe, and the rubber sleeve has a corresponding inner indent, or it should have. My guess is, UVs hardened the rubber compound allowing the throat assy to jump the lip. This is something that I have not seen mentionned yet. After 20 years, all the rubber made items should be replaced. O'rings have to be kept in their bag, away from light, and to be discarded after 10 years. Can those sleeves be purchased somewhere?