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Are the differences significant? Is one preferable to the other? Mike

I currently own a Multistrada and a Breva 1100 set up for sport touring. Two very different twins. The Multi is a sportbike that can tour. It has quicker steering and a short stroke, rev happy motor. The Breva's more of a GT. It steers slower and the long stroke, big flywheel motor is more torque friendly. I suppose the best way to describe the difference is this: when I'm headed for a weekend in the mountains I take the Multi. When I'm headed for 10 days on the road I take the Breva. M

Thank you for your kind thoughts! I'm muted in my enthusiasm because I see his election as more symbolic, than substantive. From Iraq to the economy, Mr Obama has chosen to continue most of President Bush's policies. He has either retained Bush's senior advisors like Sec. of Defense Robt. Gates or appointed people who supported those policies like Sec. of State Clinton or Sec. of The Treasury Geitner. He will make small symbolic changes. For instance, he will announce he is going to close Guantanmo, but then he will take years to do so. Or he will renounce torture, but then outsource it to The Suadi's like President Clinton did. But nothing major will change. As an aside, I read The Times of London and Der Speigel online. The european press does not give their readers an accurate portrait of President Obama. M

>Have you got your Uly yet? What's it like? Yes, I do have it. It's not a dual sport bike. You can tell daddy was a sportbike and not a dirt bike. It's a SPORT-tourer that can be ridden lightly on dirt/gravel roads. A friend rode it who has a V-Strom and an SV1000S. He felt it had the comfort and touring capability of the Strom with the handling of the 1000S. He was very impressed. I like it. But my idea of touring is exploring every twisting 2 lane I can find. M

>Do you work at Buell? Your post makes me even more likely to buy one.... No. I'm a long time Guzzi/Ducati enthusiast. I did my research before buying a new Uly. M

The jacket patches say Vanson. They are making the suit for Buell. If you like Guzzi's you should try the Buell. Both use pushrod twins that are tuned for a broad torque curve. Both are reliable and easy to maintain. I think alot of the characteristics you like in a Guzzi you'll find in the Uly. As to belt's reliability, the Uly uses a new belt. It has NO service interval for the life of the bike. Part of the testing for the Uly was to throw rocks into the belt and try to force it to fail. It didn't. Another interesting test was for the muffler. It is a combination muffler/bash plate. The test riders tried to break it banging on rocks. They also drove a test bike into knee deep water and shut off the engine. They let it sit in the water. Then started the engine and drove off. No damage to the muffler. M

Does anyone make fairing lowers for a late model LeMans? M