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My use case for the modular is for touring mostly. Flip the chin bar up to talk to tolls, customs, your buddies at stop lights, asking for directions, take a picture at the side of the road with my DSLR through the viewfinder, grab a quick bite or drink, all without having to take off the...

Could always close the chin bar and visor when riding... 🤷‍♂️

This reminds me of the Two-Up Desmosedici experience that Ducati used to offer VIP guests at every MotoGP event a few years ago. Most of the time it was Randy Mamola who took a passenger out on track with the pillion-seated MotoGP bike. And then he crashed on the track while on a two-up lap...

Is it a recent heated glove from Macna? If so, it seems to come with a "Grip Plug" which seems a bit different from standard co-ax: https://www.macna.com/en/Techlab-Comfort-CRC-E-Heated Says it's 2024+ technology. Also, do you need the Y splitter to go from the battery out to the two...

More early season reconnaissance. Making my way up all the hills surrounding us in the valley to see exactly where the snowlines are this time of year. This one looks promising. Not too much snow heading up to the lookout: Noice! Got all my break-in miles done this week! Time for...

Probably the same. The only difference between rolling in on two wheels vs one is attire.

Interesting comment on the link above: Makes you wonder, donnit? :unsure: Obviously there is riding style to be considered, as some riders would gel more with the Desmosedici than others, but the machine seems to be a pretty universal package. Also, track preference as well... Right off the...

Poor Pecco.... https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1A2Zz6pSgD/

Got out for a couple of hours today. Doubled the mileage on the Rally! Still under break-in so the soft rev limiter in 6th gear @ 6000 rpms = 135 km/h. 😭 Lots of melt from the mountains, still can't venture too far up without hitting the snow line.

Well, we live in a rural area that sees a lot of oil money from Calgary. A LOT of Harleys here. Deep in the heart of enemy territory.

And the FJR is no slouch on range, either! We rode up to the top of Alaska at the end of tourist season, as all the campsites and gas stations were closing for the year. Most of the gas stations on the Alcan Highway are spaced about 75 kms apart (don't ask me why I know this), but at the end...

Could the uptick in new RV sales be related to the tariff situation? Existing inventory isn't affected by the tariffs, just new product coming through the border. Could be everyone's buying stock before prices increase. Our local Harley dealership just bought a few months of inventory all in...

Yeah, I've heard that happens a lot on GTAM group rides... "Is this my V-Strom?" "No, you're on my bike..." "Are you sure? I think this one's @oioioi 's" "Oops, you are right, my bad, my one's over there."

Yeah, and Bagnaia looking psychologically defeated. Has looked this way since the first race. In other, non-Ducati-related news, that Honda that Zarco was piloting looks promising. Can it last race distance tomorrow is the question. Are KTM's troubles on-track related to its troubles...

Common new rider mistake (mainly by students on the M1X course) Puts gloves on first. Grabs helmet, places it on head, tries to do up strap... ruh roh..

Any group or forum is going to be defined mainly by the people that participate in it, not by the medium or platform it's on. One web forum I used to frequent turned into a political-crapfest, no moderation whatsoever, so politics quickly over-ran the board. A vibrant community of over 1000...

To be fair, there are a lot of 20+ year GTAM veterans still on here We *were* young(ish) 20+ years ago...

The GS was my first bike. GS500! Venerable UJM!

You guys are having a lot warmer weather than we are here. 3 degrees this morning. 🥶 I really need to install those heated grips... Even with winter gloves on, had to stop and do the armpit thaw.

I snapped the clutch cable on an old Royal Enfield Bullet in India. Had to stall the bike to stop, of course. And to get going again, had to start the bike in neutral, and then tap it into gear while pushing the bike forward without stalling it. Took a few tries to get it right. Hilarious for...