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AF1 Racing is at Austin; but I added them up to my list.

Wow Enea Bastianini!!! 3 out 7! would it be the first time a satellite team wins a world championship? Francesco Bagnaia lost it, and could not accept Bastianini was simply faster today. I also very happy for Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia to finish 3rd. And kudos to the French crowd for the celebration given to these three guys and all the riders! Jack Miller clowned it too to thank them!

In remaining fully objective, I really don't understand why Dorna could even think that a new, non already involved constructor could replace Suzuki starting in 2023. The only possible option, in my opinion, is Aprilia. Even the mighty BMW would not be able to put together a package to compete in 2023.

My left wrist is damaged owing to my days doing Inline skating. Each time I ride, I need to keep my left hand opened, with my fingers laying on the clutch lever. To complicate matters, I started to ride vintage motorbikes early in my teens, those had extremely hard clutches and I also have a permanent tendinitis on my left hand. I doubt any kind of muscle training could change that. I sometimes wear a brace on my left hand for support. I have been told "infiltration" could alleviate the pain, but I am unwilling to try.

I usually ride on torque. I will make some videos when I go to the twisted sisters again. Something I noticed when I try to top my tank up to the brim. It seems that it never overflows. I top it, the level goes down, and again and again. This does not make sense. It feels like hydrostatic weight fills in part of the tank? are there any cavities that could only be filled because the tank is full?

@docc Today I refueled at Buc-ee's and managed 40.2 mpg with mainly city stop and go traffic, and some highway at 60/65 mph. It is quite obvious the V11 strive on Efree gas. I need to correct my previous statement Efree gas is 87 Octane. I don't know where I was looking.

@GuzziMoto Did you see the flight Zarco did during FP2 when he could not make turn2 , hovered on the gravel and jump the track? This one is going to be a hit on YouTube!

During FP2, there was an interview to Massimo Rivola Aprilia's CEO, and he said that Dorna's primary objective, is to have a new factory substitute to Suzuki's outing. However, he said that should the opportunity arise, they could provide bikes for another team, providing it happens soon because to be ready for 2023, they basically need to start now. So at least we understand that the decision is mainly resting on Dorna.

In my never ending quest on ideas for "another" motorbike that could come close to the feel and pleasure of the V11 Le Mans, I think I have discarded Aprilia too quickly. How is the Tuono 1100? How comfortable is it on long rides? as good as the V11? I am mainly interested in the amount of weight on the wrists and how curled your legs have to be.

Dorna has installed a shoulder cam on Aleix Espargaro; the view from there is incredible! Watch the Free Practice 1!

I forgot to mention "Bitcoins" or identical digital money. Good catch!

I have that itinerary planned; I like to capture the Eiffel Tower in the evening, when they have the lights on, or in the morning when the sun comes up! This week-end, they have the Le Mans Grand-Prix....

You are correct.... 87 it is. I read the wrong label. I am positive the V11 runs better on EFree gas. I am running a test at present, exclusively city rides to verify, but I am convinced it makes a big difference. I hardly get a protest from the Le Mans and I run it at low revs. The area where I live is 30 mph limited. Spring Valley Village. I am going to push my refuels from 150 miles to 200 miles. I have noticed and reported there seem to be a lot of people complimentary of the V11s. We saw that at Buc-ee's too. Everywhere I stop I often get compliments (for the bike only, unfortunately....)

I am aware that PayPal would/should reimburse you. I am on "thegearpage.net" forum. There are plenty of horror stories about sellers and vendors being grudged and scammed and PayPal or Reverb.com doing nothing either because they have no human being reviewing, or because they think the scammer is right. Once you start a litigation, you need to provide proofs. Not as easy as it seems. A story comes to mind. One guy was selling a guitar amplifier head. He sent the head, and the purchaser returned the head immediately stating he no longer wanted it. When the seller received the Amplifier Head, the internals had been removed. For Reverb.com, the purchaser had returned the item; when confronted, the scammer said he did not even open the package, but returned it immediately. Apparently the seller could not convince PayPal nor eBay. And this is only one example. I would no rely on PayPal or eBay or any of these systems to reimburse you easily. Same for Etsy who now rules Reverb.com. Domestic wire transfer only. But even if said person who wanted to purchase lived abroad, he would have to wire the funds on my account. What I mean is, I am not preoccupied with sharing my personal details. Hacking your bank account is not easy. Especially today with the second verification. I am sorry you had a bad experience with someone in Texas;

Today Suzuki officially confirmed their intention to leave MotoGP at the end of the season, pending a deal with Dorna. Suzuki stated they want to recenter their financial efforts towards the fast changing automobile ecosystem. Sad news and I don't know what it is going to do for the motivation of the two actual pilots.

I have granted you access. I thought that just sharing the link was sufficient. There maybe some other permissions I need to check.

One way I found to separate the good from the bad on forums, is to check the number of posts the individual has submitted. I would also automatically discard anyone who called me "Buddy"... this is so 60's. In any case, there is so much scam going around that it is a real challenge to understand who you are dealing with. Personally, I would always avoid PayPal and similar to settle transactions. Everything I sold I request a wire bank transfer, account to account. For some reason, people are afraid to divulge their bank account details, so with a scammer, this is the ideal deterrent. On both sides of the transaction, people will have to share Bank name, account number, Bank address, Individual's address. The transaction is recorded on both sides. To open a bank account, you need to be legitimate. If the scammer is operating from a remote country, he cannot open a US account. You cannot have a US bank account with a false address. To me, this is the safest way. Even the so-called "escrow" accounts can be forged. Bank to bank transfer is the safest. Even more now than before, since access is verified with a single use code sent to your phone.

@BillyB Here's the link for the installation of the Ventura luggage rack specific to the V11 Le Mans. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoE7vF3lLDFIygkOyaetkpXXTYXMYvlJ/view?usp=sharing Nota Bene: If you ever purchase this system, please a post a photo of the installation. I will come back later with a picture of what I currently have.

The pdf file was sent to me via email. To be able to post a link, I need to post it somewhere shareable. Like google my drive. I can do that.

Here's the link with all the rack and luggage sent by the US Ventura distributor. There is a drop down list with all the prices. https://ventura-mca.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-le-mans-02-03 They sent me the user's installation sheet. It is a PDF file. If you are interested I can send it via pm.

I contacted Ventura's distributor in the USA. Asking for price and availability. I am not desperate since I already have a luggage rack on my V11. However the bag on it was not designed to fit on this type of rack, and is a bit small to carry my photo gear. I don't want to wear a back pack. Not really searching but if I see something that can do better than my actual, I would consider it.

Looks a lot more versatile than the one on my V11, and because the tail bag is not secured properly, it tarnished the thin (extra thin, so thin) painting on my seat cowl! grrrr.... thank god we are getting those Kevlar cowls... At the same time, they don't have a picture of the contraption installed on the real thing: https://ventura-bike.com/collections/moto-guzzi/products/moto-guzzi-1100-v11-le-mans-02-03 You would not happen to have one installed on your own?

You did not include the usual Murphy law: if anything can go wrong, it will! I am going to get the gasket first.

I don't know if you are aware, there is a lot of bad press about AMSOI. But at least, they answered my query for the additives. I did not ask which base group they used in their oil. But they claim it is fully synthetic like everybody else. But I have also read a lot of opinions on fully to semi synthetic oils. It is also a subject under debate. At the end of the day, all of us are using oils based on our personal feel and opinion. I like Motul, because Motul was the oil I was using in the 1970's, and they were one of the few brands that proposed oil specific for motorcycles. At present, my V11 works with LIQUI MOLY of which I don't know much if expected they are Moto2 official oil supplier. -

My next question would be how long does it take to just remove the timing case to change the gasket. Today it was 99 degF (38 degC) and with the humidity, it is suffocating to do any kind of physical labor. I think I am going to wait for cooler days, and keep going with that seepage, unless it worsen.