New Motorcycle.....

Yeah... The LeMans was an amazing bike to ride. Totally balanced, power all day long, and yeah... she'd stop on a dime and give you a nickel back. If you look at the front tire in that picture you can see why I got rid of it. Something was not right with that bike. It had horrible vibration problems. The 45 mile ride to work would be enough for my hands to go numb. The instrument cluster blew apart its vibration insulators. Everything on the bike that had rubber bushings for vibration dampening popped apart at one time or another. We could never figure out what was wrong with it. The guy who ended up with it was willing to take a chance and try to sort it out. My understanding is he fixed it and has put several thousand miles on it since he got it. Good! That bike is like a race horse. It _NEEDS_ to go out and run as often as possible. ;-)

The worst part about the brembo setup is those floating disks. They warp quick and leave you with a weird lope in the front end. You can abuse them but then you have to give them a chance to cool down while moving or else the rotors are done.

I've loved both my modern Guzzis with their fuel injection and electronic ignition. Practically worry free. You still have to get used to the standard Guzzi top end noise and clutch chatter though. No matter how nice my bassa looks, the harley guys are always just SURE that it's about to explode.

Ahhh... The sweet sweet sound of the Moto Guzzi Symphony....