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Veterans in Holland are called veterans only if they have defended the country (WWII) or were sent abroad on NATO/UN missions. And we have a large group of veterans who were sent to Indonesia after WWII (then the Dutch Indies) to take the colony back from the freedom fighters. (My father was amongst them) They have been fighting all their life for recognition. I think we have an official Veteran's Day only for two or three years now.

I'm seriously looking at a possibility to come over.

DON'T MENTION THE MGS

(wishful thinking mode on) I wonder; If (and I mean IF) they actually going to produce a Griso with the existing 8 valve engine wouldn't that open a lot of possibilities for the MGS Corsa? Or another Daytona successor? (wishful thinking mode off) FWIW, I consider the 1200S the V11 successor and its looks grow on me. But I'm not going to buy one. I don't want to think about all the expensive mods I'd falsely think would be necessary... One moneypit is enough! "And I'm unanymous in that!"

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Try applying gentle pressure on the seat cowl while turning the the seat latch key.

Something different: A neat trick to brighten up the weekly groceries shopping: If you have to pay f.i. € 35,59, pay with € 50,- and ask the 17 year old cashier if she needs 72 cents for easy return money... The stupid faces you get make your saturday morning

I once had a very aggressive NY stock broker on the phone. I told him in Dutch he should piss off and go f*ck himself. I don't think he understood me, but he got the message.

Do you really think that there are more than 5 members actually following thw GW thread? My vote:

this is:

It's about 1 meter too short in height and wheelbase... it's a @#%#$ moped, that's what's wrong with it! I sat on it and my elbows were behind my ears...

Posbank, there used to be an informal bike meet there every sunday-morning.

I would try an english email. Most germans can read/write english, they are just a bit shy... If they answer in german redirect it to me, I'll translate it for you.

Boy, that's ugly....

http://www.moto-spezial.de works for me.

:D I wish I had so much free time on my hands as you guys seem to have...

I agree, but I think Guzzi only can have a leading role when they have a healthy customer base with the according cash flow. And another point: if they would build a bike that would sell on every streetcorner, the logistical side (deliverance, spares, dealer training, etc) would kill the brand in 6 months. I vote for nibbling away customers from other brands, try to achieve a good market share and go on from there. Who needs another worldbeater?

Here's a how to: http://www.hiphopmusic.com/best_of_youtube...save_youtu.html Haven't triedit, but it's possible!

Before somebody obviously beats me to it... I did some unvoluntary dike descending myself last year. BTW, there was a hitsong in the late 80's called "In the dutch mountains" by The Nits, so there must be something true in Antonio's statement. If you are interested, you can download an MP3 here: http://mp3phoenix.net/en/Song-mp3-In-The-D...untains/4776C4/

The BMW crowd is a large portion of Guzzis target group, so I wouldn't be surprised if they presented a GS-type Stelvio. OTOH, pictures of it would have circulated on the net by now... Keeping things under wraps is not their strong point and I believe that is an understatement. My guess is as good as yours.

Hi Jasper, You had me a bit confused; your former username was Jasper, not Jap... I remembered your Scura #, so I checked: Everything OK down under? (For those of you that don't remember: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6945 )

Don't go for the Breva cases. A full size helmet won't fit...

I'm glad you're so easy to please!

Well, I thought it was high time to put the forum clock back in!