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That concept has been around for a while, and keeps turning up. It is from Oberdan Bezzi, and there is no guarantee that Moto Guzzi are paying any attention to him. https://oberdanbezzi.artstation.com/projects/3qwb4D?album_id=1117762

I'm almost completely certain that, on my black frame 2002 Le Mans, it is.

What? The Kawasaki 2-stroke triples were fantastic. Ok, shit frame, but the motor was a monster, even the small capacity ones. The CBX 1000 was fantastic. Ok, typically Honda "glattgebügelt" (ironed smooth), but still nice. I haven't experienced a Benelli Sei, but I would love to. Z 1, don't start. Legend. The only one I wouldn't be interested in was the modern BMW at the end of the lineup.

Indeed. So where's the problem? I don't see one. That uniclutch sounds good. And.. I wasn't aware that the GTHO had a twin-plate clucht. Very interesting.

That wasn't the "leave town" story, was it? Sorry, open door.....

I have the impression that Phil might have to go to some trouble to visit them. They don't seem to be present in Australia.

I think Mr. Anderson is quoting someone who heard a large Ducati with an open clutch cover. The 1198 Monster that my neighbour bought had one of those "sports" open covers on the clutch. The first thing he did to it was put the original, closed, cover back on. I absolutely don't understand why anyone would want the open cover. It was loud enough to cause hearing damage.

Indeed. Hope you find a taker, Pete.

I'm seriously expecting that something will turn up, but that it wont be a serious modern sports bike. That's Aprilia's department. I reckon sooner or later we will see something in the "retro sport" direction. Like that "Paul Smart" Ducati a while back, or the Triumph Thruxton.

That's what I mean. The Honda at the start belongs to the bloke who made the video, apparently, and the segue is that the bloke who owns the interesting bikes restored the Honda for him. It's just that the bikes presented in the video are nearly* all iconic and interesting ( * there was a BMW at the end... ), and the Honda at the start is just grey porridge. Quite a nice motor, actually, but an uninspiring package.

No, his name was Rob. He didn't race, he was just a nutter. One time I was riding an XT 500 that belonged to my housmate. I was doing about 110, flat out on that and shaking my teeth out. Rob passed me on his Yamaha 350 dirt bike, a TT I think, at about 130 km/h. On the left, in the dirt. He was, and hopefully still is, a very good rider, but sometimes maybe a little reckless.

With a tap, I would have thought.... Seriously though, do let us know how it goes. I've been following this thread with some interest.

Haven't read all of everthing in the thread, but: Firstly, Beard is working on the V85 TT to get Guzzidiag going. I'm quite sure he will figure it out in time. Secondly, from what I have read elsewhere, Roland Däs has developed a number of new maps for the V85 TT E5. I'm sure they are not all useless. https://www.daes-mototec.de/index.php/home.html

Yes, lots of nice bikes. What I don't understand is why the bloke showed his "Nighthawk" at the start. That is a CBX 650 E. I used to have one of those. Someone gave it to me as a birthday present, because he had been unable to sell it for about 5 years. It was an "honest" bike, but boring. How can one start a video with "this is my bike" (that...) and then go on to show those other ones. I would be embarassed, to say the least.

Definitely.

I've only seen mine on x-ray pictures, but that looks to be exactly the same. Thanks for the advice. At the moment, it doesn't seem to be causing problems, but I keep an eye on it.

Gaffer tape it back together, and sell it on E-Bay.

Except enough titanium parts. I've got an advantage. I've got a bit of titanium screwed into my left wrist as a result of an accident in 2017 with disastrous results for the GTR 1000 I was riding. I'm absolutely convinced that the titanium makes me 10% faster over and above the 10% for the red colour of my two "small block" Guzzis.

Be warned. Mutton has a very characteristic flavour. I love lamb, but find mutton a bit challenging. In Australia, the animal has to have been less than 1 year old for it to be sold as lamb. Hogget is between 1 and 2 years old, and anything older than that is mutton. The taste of the meat gets more intensive with age, and mutton is very intense. Just so's you know what you might be getting yourself into.

I'd have a Centauro if I had the readies, but only if it were enough readies to do what Phil suggested.

Ok, pretty, and I would indeed be interested in building a custom CX that would end up looking similar to that. By all accounts, the thing had a mediocre frame at best, but I saw a mate of mine in Melbourne riding his CX 500 on a dirt track like a motocross bike, so it can't be too bad. Regarding the one in the video: far too loud, I reckon, and the back-firing on the overrun would drive me nuts. And choosing the mufflers for the sound is just a wank. The important thing with an exhaust system is how it works. If it has to be loud to work, ok, but quiet is better, and there are quiet exhausts that work well. Otherwise, very pretty. The Pirelli Phantoms are nice. Always liked them. The video is quite well made, and was probably expensive. But then, I think it can be considered "advertising", so probably worth the expense.

This thing, right? 三澤佳祐, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons No, doesn't do it for me either. It's just a modern bike. The original was a revolution.

I'd have that like a shot. One owner, probably loves it, and can't ride anymore. Really sad for the owner, but ideal conditions for the buyer. The price looks realy good.

I don't even know what the new one looks like. But the real one, the original GSX 1100 S, was one of the most significant motorcycle designs ever. And it was a good bike into the bargain. Allmoto

Chet Atkins it the one on the left with the good collar and the Gretsch, right?