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I figured that it was not as armless as it seemed, given they insist that you should rinse the product almost immediately after you sprayed it, and it is compulsory to have your bike cold before you apply.

@PJPR01 At the Pediatric Brain Tumor event, I saw one of those BMW K1600 GT up close and personal. I give you that the 6 cylinder murmur is envouting, but the bike itself looks like... something else. I don't find it enticing at all. I understand it must be confortable, and well suited for those endless rides on 287, but for the rest, I don't find anything that could trigger a purchase. After my trail riding on Sunday, I think the sweet spot lays around an Adventure/Dual Sport ride. The Quota is a joy, but it is very crude at the same time. Around all those modern Tenere and Super Tenere, GS, KTM, Africa Twin, I lacked the necessary smooth fueling of those vertical/flat twins. The Quota single feed is really jerky, and it is the biggest drawback. I now understand why some owners return to carburetors. When you are taking a curve on gravel, you don't want to lose the rear because the power kicks in brutally. This trial by fire brought back the idea that a Stelvio 1200 may have been the right choice. I don't know how it would have felt in those terrain rides, but the power delivery would have been smoother.

He only stated the rules enacted: if you overtake and exceed the track limits, you need to drop the position. In this occasion, the race direction did not investigate the incident, and the incident was not part of the after race report from the stewarts. The consensus is, that because it was the last lap of the race, the overtake pass was at the limit but for the beauty of the sport, it was deemed acceptable. I think we should let it slide...

Same early morning situation on Sunday, before down. As soon as you are in motion, the speed gets you to hit the dew point, and your visor is drenched. You need to continuously turn you head to get the wind to move the water.

Absolutely... Amarillo is really easy to capture because unlike South Texas, there is no humidity. I have some example of early morning fog while travelling to Montgomery from Navasota... Unreal!

Well, my riding skills were tested on Sunday, and I did not know what was in store for my Quota and myself. We came out unscathed, but it was a close one on multiple occasions... I will report on it tomorrow...

Race direction's interpretation agrees with your take. I am eager to see the feed-back today.

If they were made foldable for storage... Kidding aside, at the Pediatric Brain Tumor fund raiser, I met a fellow who owns 17 motorcycles! when I asked where he stored them, it turned out this guy owns an aircraft hangar at an airfield nearby. He keeps at home the flavor of the day or week, and when he feels the need to change, then he rides to the hangar to swap. He showed me some photos, and he also has several aircrafts in that hangar. Obviously, he lives in an other dimension where space is not an issue. He was riding a Triumph Tiger 900 for the occasion. I was thinking:-"would you mind hosting my own herd?" but Montgomery Tx is too far away to be considered a solution to my bike storage problem...

Did that too... He also got a brand new bike this year. It seems like the Goldwing are popular!

Sooo.... Just got back home from a long Quota week-end. What is your take on Enea Bastianini's limit overtake of Jorge Martin? Should it have been penalized? Marc Marquez said it should have been, because according to the rules, if you exceed the track limits, you have to drop one position. But in any case, the stewards panel chose to not do anything, given the other major event during the race.

I just finished mine this week-end too; on the Quota! I was aiming to do 54 leaving out the Texarkana Post-Office out, but I had not anticipated that the stops in the Panhandle were so distant one with the other. The light was coming down, and still had to get to Amarillo where I had planned to overnight. Then on the Saturday, I rode back all the way to Navasota, where I stayed to make it for the Pediatric Brain Cancer ride today. Today's was a very interesting experience for me. I will relate it in the appropriate section... So congratulation to you for completing the 50 stops! Next year too?

The threads on the fitting. It is just to prevent it to come undone from the vibrations, and not meant to be a seal. I used the "weak" one, so it can be removed if it needed to be. The bike is 20 years old now, I don't think these fittings were ever touched before. I have been riding the V11 extensively those past three years. When I got the bike in 2021, it had only 8,800 miles. It now has 35,000 miles.

Both fittings were loose, each side. I replaced the copper washers and used Loctite frein filet faible to reinstall. The hydraulic flexibles were properly tightened. That should do it.

I remember using such connections when I was working at the AMX. Some of the tanks had a lot of hydraulics on them, such as the AMX 30 Pluton, AMX 30D. I thought we used JIC fittings on them, but I can't remember very well. I do remember those hydraulic connections with o'rings on them, and they failled easily. Metal to Metal is best for high pressure hydraulics.

could they be JIC fittings? I will tell you tomorrow, or else: https://www.crustycycle.com/products/copy-of-moto-guzzi-oil-hose-california-2-3-1100-sport-v11-sport-etc-01153602

Now that you have mentioned it, yes too...

I get it. Because of the antlers ressemblance?

Turned out, the seepage was much more simple than o'rings.... lol.... Look at the culprits... The lines bringing oil to the rocker's arms. Both sides, at the same time too. Bizarre, non?

Mine!

For no reason I remembered this song from Umberto Tozzi and Monica Belucci; this came out in 1977 and became all the rage in France... During the vacations in the South, the whole camping had radios playing that song... listening to it today, it is obviously corny, but still, going back in time, I finally get it. You can sing it to your Monica Guzzi too!

I did... The dreaded 150 miles limit which I have tested several times in the remote area of Texas. 200 miles would really be ideal.

I don't know if many have watched the talk show, but if they did at least for the frst few seconds, then hopefully they will now know how to say Guzzi the right way!!!!