I drove a 911 992 S yesterday and I genuinely think my 22 mustang gt is better!

[Mustang_Lou]

Which motorcycles do you ride ?

Triumph Thunderbird cruiser with BC slip-ons and a new Ducati Monster with a Termignoni exhaust (love my v-twins)..

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[shogun32]

Which motorcycles do you ride ?

Z900RS
Tuono 1000 v2
Tuono 1200 v4
RSVR 1000 v2
Monster 1200s
sv650
drz400sm
690SMR
525SMR
Daytona 885
FZ09
FZ07

 

[Mustang_Lou]

Z900RS
Tuono 1000 v2
Tuono 1200 v4
RSVR 1000 v2
Monster 1200s
sv650
drz400sm
690SMR
525SMR
Daytona 885
FZ09
FZ07

Ride or rode?

 

[shogun32]

Ride or rode?

have. as in sitting in my warehouse of schtuff.

'Ride' is somewhat nebulous ATM. I plan to have at least half of those back up and running this summer. Till I tore the lower tendon off my kneecap in a freak accident, I rode 340 days a year for 15+ years.

 

[luc]

Z900RS
Tuono 1000 v2
Tuono 1200 v4
RSVR 1000 v2
Monster 1200s
sv650
drz400sm
690SMR
525SMR
Daytona 885
FZ09
FZ07

 

[luc]

Triumph Thunderbird cruiser with BC slip-ons and a new Ducati Monster with a Termignoni exhaust (love my v-twins)..

Good, i was afraid that you were going to say Harley

 

[Mustang_Lou]

Damn you guys are putting me to shame ... I had 3 at 1 time but just 2 now as really don't have the room and insurance is nuts up here.

 

[luc]

Damn you guys are putting me to shame ... I had 3 at 1 time but just 2 now as really don't have the room and insurance is nuts up here.

One of my favorite

 

[shogun32]

I had 3 at 1 time but just 2 now

Thing is I have just one ass and can only ride one at a time.

 

[Balr14]

apparently "properly" in German Webster's is defined as, design a part with 5x more complexity and cost when a $10 one will never break and if it does, takes 5 minutes to replace.

And put timing and cam chains on the backside of a motor so it's a complete engine+trans-out to do "routine" maintenance. And also not bother to notice that DI-only fueling causes massive carbon build-up and have the owner need to walnut the heads every 40,000 miles.

I swear German engineers are rewarded on how convoluted and pointlessly complicated they can make parts and service procedures.

As much as I enjoy driving German cars and the quality that goes in them, some of their mechanical systems and designs are way too complicated. You should see Mercedes ABC system, that's the ultimate in insanity. But, walnut blasting the heads is not needed at 40k miles in any current BMWs. .

 

[Bulldog9]

Which motorcycles do you ride ?

My Current 2 wheel herd. Love them all. Each has its charms and purpose, but if I had to go to 2-3 it would be the XS11, Norge and Stornello. Then again not sure I could part with the Convert or GRiSO


1976 Motoguzzi 1000 Convert

1978 Yamaha XS750 Triple

1978 Yamaha XS 1100 (owned since 1984) 132k miles

2004 Moto Guzzi Breva 750 13k miles

2007 Moto Guzzi GRiSO 1100 14k miles

2008 Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport 73k miles

2012 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT - 42k miles

2016 Moto Guzzi Stornello (ADV wannabe) 9k miles

 

[Bulldog9]

As much as I enjoy driving German cars and the quality that goes in them, some of their mechanical systems and designs are way too complicated. You should see Mercedes ABC system, that's the ultimate in insanity. But, walnut blasting the heads is not needed at 40k miles in any current BMWs. .

Agreed. This is one area where Porsche is a bit different. Very accessable and easy to work on compared to other Euro cars, especially Merc & BMW. I can't change the spark plugs on my wife's Mercedes due to turbo plumbing and how it is ported into the valve cover and intake manifold. Totally ridiculous.

Even access is relatively easy on the rear and mid engined P cars. Having a lift is a good thing though.

That said, service on the Bullitt is DEAD simple.... And much more 'wallet friendly'

 

[shogun32]

My Current 2 wheel herd.

How do you not have a Daytona or centauro sport or any other v11 series?

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