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Oh, boy! Talk about brand reverence, glad to see the 2024 Alfa Romeo Guilia . . .

Nice Hagerty article on Jaguar styling changes of the past . . . https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/5-of-jaguars-most-underrated-designs/?hashed_email=b4b94022c1bd45a1fa61becf3ab2e64665eaea4bd3297978c54e145dd672e019&dtm_em=b4b94022c1bd45a1fa61becf3ab2e64665eaea4bd3297978c54e145dd672e019

This is what I think of when the SpineFrame V11 is called "heavy."

I was watching for @Speedfrog to perform his unique locator talents on this one . . .

KTM could be more niche than they have been already?

"We few, we happy few. We band of brothers !"

That room is now known as "The Mil" at "Cannery Hall" . . . https://canneryhall.com/

@Admin Jaap posted their original hit, Thunderstruck, some years ago. Still their best, IMO. I got to see them live in a small room in Nashville - they were a riot! Worth the re-post:

+1 . . . success with the SealMate has impressed more than once.

The first year (1975) GoldWing was a beast in a business suit - big valves, big carbs, hot cams. While it evolved into the touring bike everyone associates with "GoldWing", from the beginning it is an example of whatever the opposite of "nanar" would be . . .

Haha, well, I had a Honda Pacific Coast for a couple years/ 11,000 miles. It was an excellent motorcycle, but hard to "connect" with as a "motorcyclist." Nanar? Absolutely. Almost everything Honda built 1988-1991 was "nanar." Some pretty cutting edge stuff, but struggled commercially. Only to find "cult status" later. My GB500 Tourist Trophy would be another good example of "nanar?" As well as my 2000 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport? edit: Curious that google translate does not recognize "nanar" as French, but translates it from Indonesian to English as "sad". 2nd edit: I remember my local Honda dealer telling me the GB500 was "the biggest dog Honda ever made. " In effect: he could not sell them or make any money on them. "nanar" = "dog" in this south'n US vernacular.

Officially, the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is tonight. While there are millennia of interpretations of this astronomical event, let's face it: it all comes down to the promise of light and hope returning, aka: planning ahead for the next great motorcycle ride/gathering . . . South'n Spine Raid XXI / 2025 Weekend after US Labor Day Tellico Plains, Tennessee, USA September 5-7, 2025 Get There. Bring Tools.

It also occurs to me for you to contact our friend @Steve S in Malvern to see if he might have what you are looking for . . . https://www.v11lemans.com/forums/profile/8868-steve-s/

@Flooky, Ebay from Germany: https://www.ebay.com/itm/401956588271?_skw=Moto+Guzzi+V11+LeMans+fender+number+plate+holder&itmmeta=01JFK9V9ANS8SR1MF9KGTDAD6F&hash=item5d967acaef:g:LMIAAOSw29ZdyxFW&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABEHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKna13zpy8sjqTS4OUruCJ8M7x4hVObV0RheAl5lIRrf5yHbsfcWCqF7P2MCjdTSqHcoDQMqtBWaF0epRHq%2FDxGSVEqii9lsoC9Knk%2BFMyzlcH6aV2O2ldyPdvJFr3%2F560erU2jWMaYZxAeQbq9X3OpOYeQod8N1DAyz0rN%2FKfqjF2JJiJhu83uilBUlv26%2BDA9ElY8tZPRruMtwWfRuccGYcp5zmjTNNQfC4X8%2B30Brp6zQMmPYta2FX7wN60axY52ekZm%2FuXTunTOVVNH6Ppj6bhV4YWbFxZZ4sZ3HHy6SO8LSTCJqC94dHiM4x51bhI0eNCmN%2BZZSi8J50mbU5Da6|tkp%3ABFBMvJXt6fxk

An extensive post by @Lucky Phil regarding the V11 fuel sensor: Also, his thorough thread on converting the manual fuel tap to a bona fide Lucky Phil EZY GLIDE version: