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I know what you mean.... you must be feeling so bad that it took you 12 years to finally realize what the answer was.... we are waiting for the photos with bated breath!

Reading Motocicismo, there was a review of some technical undergarments for extreme heat. Lately, I have been wearing the dryfit sports gear I used when I was doing Inline skating. Anyway, the brand is SIXS, but writen SIX2, the 2 standing for an inverted S https://www.six2.com/gb/products/438-2934-ts1l.html#/11-colour-black/34-size-xl_xxl They don't seem to be shipping to the USA; you can find SIX2/SIXS on Amazon, but I would not trust anything not sold directly by the brand.

Just the frame?

It depends what the item is. Some items are supposedly losing value the moment they are being owned. But this is crazy times. We used items that cost more than new, simply because they are not available. Inflation having nothing to do with it.

I watched the MotoGP, and then Moto America Superbikes. I vote Moto America without a doubt.

I would agree with you if the item was exceptionally unique. No matter how much I want something, I stay within the limits of what I deem reasonable with regards to the market.

According to Moto.it, no penalty (at the moment) will be given to Takagami. Race incident seems to be the consensus. I think a seasoned pilot like Takagami should have known better than trying to brake too late at the first curve. He was lucky too. I saw his visor flying off when he hit Bagnaia's rear tire. What was he thinking?

In French, this idiom is" Chapeau bas, Fabio"... Joe Roberts was really doing well in Moto2, he seemed to be going for the win...

We have all done it once in our lives.... finishing our race one lap before the end... I really feel bad for Aleix Espargaro, trading a second place to finish 5th. Not a complete disaster as with Francesco Bagnaia. Fabio Quartararo has shown everyone he is the man of the moment. Pretty boring race too... off to Moto Ameirca then!

https://www.subito.it/accessori-moto/decalco-centrale-moto-guzzi-v11-lecce-333319414.htm

I paid mine $6,000, December 2020. 8,800 miles on a still odometer. 2004 V11 Le Mans standard Red. Given the prices at which pre-owned cars are going in the USA, with new cars being sold above MSRP by dealers because of the chip shortages, I am not surprised that it extended to motorcycles. Prior to purchasing mine, I checked typical V11 prices in Europe, and they were very similar for same range of mileage and condition. But when I look at this one, and this is a completely arbitrary opinion, it does not feel like $7,000.

Da dov’è sei in Sicilia? sono vissuto per un bel po di tempo in Siracusa, poi Gela e Ragusa. A l'epoca, avevo anche una casa a Vittoria, non lontano del Club Med di Kamarina. Ero quasi l'unico ad avere una Harley Davidson, comprata da Numero Uno a Milano. Conosco molto bene la Sicilia. Il mio lavoro mi ha portato un po da per tutto li. Isole Egadi, San Vito lo Capo.

Anyone else watched the first race of Moto America? Nice and fair battle between Petrucci and Scholtz... It seems that Danilo Petrucci found a good fit. The Moto America races are so far pleasant to watch compared to some of the MotoGP ones.

Absolutely; you can run any combination you want. We are talking about tire/tyre allocation on a given week-end. Instead of bringing three hardness choices for both front and rear, Michelin will only bring two. This is a MotoGP committee suggestion, approved by all the MotoGP teams. Currently, Michelin manufactures and brings three hardness choices at every race. It has been determined that only two of the three choices are used. From 2023, Michelin will only bring two choices. At present there are too many left overs, and freight costs. If I am correct, the tires/tyres are specifically manufactured for each race. Left overs are recycled. I think you need to look at it as a cost savings measure.

Speaking of tires/tyres, from 2023, there will only be two choices of hardness to select from at each race, instead of the current three. Michelin will decide which of the two choices will be available at a particular track. Combinations: Soft - Medium Medium - Hard Soft - Hard

After watching Q1, the camera followed MV crossing over to AE's side of the box for a high five. I think he said "I am back" in English for the benefits of the viewers. Q2 did not go as well, 8th. Tomorrow, Johann Zarco will win the race after saving his rear tire, the way he was able to do back in Moto2. Everybody expects Aleix to be first, but I am not.

The 1904 Train depot in Kingsville. Stop #38; 11/50. 466.5 miles (750 km). Under scorching temperatures, two showers around Victoria. My longest one ride distance yet. 7:00 plus the stops. A 10:00 hours outing. As far as I remember, I never rode that much in a single day. Next challenge will be to do the return trip to South Padre which is theoretically 12 hours (with no stops). My last refill was at a place named "The Texan"; it had a similar look and feel as "Buc-ee's". 39.5 mpg while keeping the Guzzi around the 5k rpm. Between Refugio and Victoria. I found that riding under the pouring rain, the faster you go, the better vision you have. It is like with an aircraft. They don't need wipers at high speed. Same effect on your visor. I am finally able to rest comfortably on the Guzzi. I tuck myself behind the front fairing, torso resting on the tank, elbows resting on my knees, and head down cutting on the wind and watching the road through the windscreen. I was not able to sustain that position long previously, because of the neck angle with regards to the body. Unfortunately, the Train Depot was under renovation, and I did not get to see the inside.

True that! For the first time a lady told me I had a beautiful bike!!!! granted, she was probably in her late sixties.... but who cares!!!

This is true for any other motorcycle. I never appreciated the stiff angular cuts of the Multistrada. I am sure it is an excellent motorcycle to ride though...

From my European motorcyclist roots, Moto Guzzi was always considered a "niche" brand. Sort of connoisseur motorcycle. This is coming from someone who lived in a lot of different places in Europe, including in Italy, North and South. Mind you, when it comes to motorcycles, the South always was pretty quiet. When I was based in Milano and Ravenna, I had lots of Italian colleagues owning motorbikes. Mostly Japanese and Ducati. As I made my way South, Pescara, and Sicily, Siracusa, Ragusa, Gela, motorbikes ownership decayed to nothing. I saw the most Guzzi enthusiasts in France, in the 70's. I believe due to Anne-France Dautheville ride to Iran on a V7. She made it to prime time TV, and the Moto Guzzi got its reputation of a very rugged, crude, reliable motorcycle. To confirm the feeling, I can tell you I also got influenced by her book and interviews.

I am watching a replay of FP3 before I do the Qualifications without spoiling anything. MV is top notch as far as riding is concerned. His only issue, which is a major one, is psychological. As far as I know, he is the only MotoGP pilot who attempted to break his engine by revving it; at least he did that after the session. The only other rider I remember doing this was in an endurance race, either the Bol D'or or the 24 hours moto at LeMans. One pilot voluntarily broke the engine to stop his race.

I was simply quoting him. He mentioned that to turn the bike, he had to change the way he was riding, and he was not prepared to do that. He seems to be ok...ish on today's Ducati though. But he does not seem to ever get back to how he was riding that Yamaha M1.

But..... we are in a MotoGP topic? I would love to see a Guzzi here!

I love that red fish. I could make my Le Mans similar. Painting the valve covers in red and the plates from grey to red too.

I have seen so many screws and bolts damaged like the one in the picture. A lot of the equipment we used had mixed imperial / metric fasteners. With bad housekeeping, it is very easy to try to screw the wrong screw into the wrong hole. The worse being hose connections. NPT, BSP....