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Gotta watch that shortcut from Nayook to Noojee. Could land you somewhere unexpected!

That's just me not giving a . . . er, not following those models very closely.

My favorite cut from that collaboration:

I have loved this lady forever. Well, certainly since her 1975 Elite Hotel album. That she is still bringing us music in 2024 is just so moving and endearing . . . Emmylou Harris, ladies and gentlemen . . . This was an amazing performance just last month! Skip to 1:06:00 or 1:16:00 if you need the abridged version . . .

Seems that, if Piaggio is going to cover the popular market segments with a family of V100 models, it has now completed two of the big three: an all-arounder/"sport-tourer"/travel model (V100 Mandello) and the requisite Adventure bike (V100 Stelvio). Is a V100 Audace (cruiser) next? I cringe . . . Don't get me wrong, I think that 1400 Audace is a really cool cruiser. In the cruiser world, it is a performance giant with a big attitude. I just hope that is not where the next V100 in the family is headed . . . Yet, Dave Richardson said this on a GrisoGhetto post about the V100 to emphasize that what we existing, even devout, Guzzisti are looking for will not sustain the company going forward: (Richardson): I remember being at the Guzzi factory in 2001 for the 80th anniversary and talking with their marketing manager. He said to me, “You see these people here,” referring to the vast crowd of Guzzisti in attendance. “These people will not save us.” [Thanks, @KINDOY2 for the link to the GrisoGhetto post!]

Ah, thanks for that correction @guzzigary! I see this is Rich O'Conner.

Thanks for posting your seat, @ChrisPDX! I love the way it preserves the tail cowl. And that @RichMaund is still producing seats for our V11. He was a very early member here and a solid, good guy. [edit: @guzzigary helped me see that this seat maker in Portland is Rich O'Conner.]

Better, yet , pretty sure these are more likely Falcones . . .

Certainly, we know now that the V11 Sport TT and the V11 Sport CF were 2001 models specific to the US distribution. Yet, this V11 Playboy Exclusive Edition remains, well . . .

Over my time riding, I transitioned "sport-touring" from bolt upright, textbook MSF posture to slide over/ knee out Keith Code style . . . The Corbin Gunfighter I put on my café first year GoldWing just served to reveal how heavy that bike was and how compromised its ground clearance. A circumstance that helped spawn one silver V11 Sport . . . [edit: It occurs to me to add that the Sport's handling let me settle on a suitable compromise of the riding postures keeping the knees in while shifting the upper body toward the corner without sliding over on the seat. The factory V11 seat shape is fine me, although I wish mine were firmer.]

Our TPS connector is this Aptiv (Delphi): https://www.eficonnection.com/home/product/delphi-3-way-gray-metri-pack-150-2-sealed-female-connector

Oh, yeah. Let's ask the other inmates on the ward if it's crazy for docc to lie awake at night thinking about another motorcycle . . .

Not bad for the TPS setting (within 3.5 mV of the 157 mV target should put the map indexing on the same "step".) The TPS connector is not AMP. I found this out the hard way trying to source replacement seals after I swelled mine with DeOxit. I'll look for that intel and report back . . . As for supporting a V11 to pull both wheels, no matter how you "support" it, use a "chain fall" or otherwise racthet strap to the joists above. This is critical method! Congratulations on the first start-up! Well done, sir!

The connection issue made me wonder if the cheapest fuses use very thin blades to minimize materials and better fuse blades are more robust and, therefor, make better contact. I have also experienced poor connection with females in other aspects, but let's not go there . . .

That's a great description of the mechanism. Thanks for clarifying the image, @GuzziMoto. And, yes, way back in our V11 lore, there is the idea that swapping the seat latch and high idle springs makes the seat easier to remove and high idle lever stay in place better.

The last Moto Guzzi EICMA display/introduction that got me motivated, 1997 . . .

Reminds me of @gstallons's saying, "Use a test light." The time has come to test light new fuses before installation . . .

So, just some musings as EICMA 2024 comes to a close. First, thanks to everyone here who has shared images and videos. Most especially our Man on the Scene, @v11_meticcio ! In particolare il nostro uomo sulla scena, @v11_meticcio ! While Moto Guzzi, predictably, did not offer anything new, they did have a spacious and well appointed display. I recall the introduction of the entirely new V85TT as a single bike in a faux desert scene complete with a big plastic camel. Not even a bored-looking girl on the sand. FWIW, I like the Guzzi line. I think it has a lot to offer the broader audience without becoming a clone of the greater market. I see what looks like some nice fit and finish and an admirable effort to retain brand identity. I see Piaggio's "Travel" assignment for Moto Guzzi's brand purpose coming through, yet with a lot of very approachable models for the younger riders as well as those of us that may consider a smaller displacement, lighter and smaller bike at some point. Sure, I am a little disappointed the "V7 Sport" moniker got pasted to a cooking V7 even though I appreciate the brake an fork improvements. Maybe some clip-ons and more "V7 Racer" style rear-sets would have been in order. Without the rubber footpegs that hardly say "Sport." That said, I do like the light blue V7Sport. It has a lot of nice touches and details, IMO . . . I particularly like the V100 Mandello in rosso/nero with the winglets veiled by the graphics. Nice looking bike with the gold accents. "Wind Tunnel ", baby! https://www.motoguzzi.com/en_EN/landing-page/v100mandello-wind-tunnel/

I think it is a cruel hoax to make the fuse link harder to see. That is, after all, what they were designed for. Not counting all of the 30 amp "charging" fuses mySport burned, melted, or charred, I have only "blown" one fuse. It was because of a loose connection on the battery positive side. Seems @LowRyter's new fuse failure is an all too common example of poor quality control in new parts and a seemingly unavoidable state of affairs in the modern supply system. I understand this is a huge impediment to updating the world's nuclear energy establishments. The chance that a defective component, or system, could be installed in the place of a known working component/system is a dire concern in the aircraft industry, yet ever more so in the nuclear arena.

What is the rationale behind these new opaque fuse bodies instead of the older clear bodies that allowed easy visual inspection of the fuse link?

Between the cable attachment and the adjustable contact cam, the high idle mechanism on the bottom of the right throttle body has a lot of adjustability . . .

Good point on the torque.

Yah, I thought about that comparison. If power-to-weight ratio could be an indicator, the GB is about 75% that of the V11 and that new (heavy) RE 650 is about half. Not sure what all makes this new Enfield so much heavier, but apparently it is. One of the reviewers said, "The Indians like their metal!"

Of everything shown this year, I found myself liking the Royal Enfield Classic 650, especially the teal. Looks "just so." Yet, weighing in like a V11 with half the horsepower drains my enthusiasm.