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It is American. It has great sound and sporty setup and ride. It will be pricey, but I am in for a look. I think it looks American without looking or behaving like a Harley.

It has to be the crassest thing in the world to quote yourself, but since everyone else is doing it, then I guess it is OK... to wit "Many in the media define the Diavel's marketing position by claiming it's Ducati's version of a Yamaha VMax or Harley Davidson V-rod, fitting it into the muscle-cruiser sub-catagory, whatever that is. But maybe it should be thought of more as competing with the Moto Guzzi Griso 1200 8V.... But if you step outside of today's narrow niche rules and expectations of what a bike has to be and remember that Moto Guzzi used to win road races... then maybe the Diavel is just a motorcycle.." Cycle World magazine May 2011.

Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

Chicks riding bikes at a track day is a form of transgenderism. (is that a word?) They're just doing it to get the feeling of all that power between their legs as a substitute for a penis.

I do all my riding with women and there is nothing sexist about it.

Getting stranded on the side of the road because you unknowingly tripped the kill switch.

If so, you can bet it was in their right ear.

So its a topless gay car! Fahrvergnugan - und du vill like it!

Head for the hills. Arkansas is too far for a week. In July do Eastern Upstate NY. Hit the hills and do the finger lakes. Great riding.

I fight all my tickets. I have beat tickets in Boston Heights, (infamous) and many others. You beat most of them before you go to court by seeking discovery, issuing supeanas and excercising your other rights, but I have also gotten suspended fines and other negotiated deals with prosecutors. It is a little extra work, but can be fun too.

The snow belt is still just that. Adventure bike or not, I don't like riding in snow.

Only the earh is flat people live up there. Too boring...unless you ride a Ural in which case the excitement is will I make it home?

The last lady who sat on mine said she loved the feeling of all that power between her legs. You are welcome to try it too.

Welcome to the group. First bikes are like first women, you never quite forget 'em. Mine was bucket a bolts but as a mechanical hack it was good practice. I mean the bike of course, not the woman.

We believe in posing.

Innovating a solution is always cool. I have done my share of Jed Clampett touring but now that I do tons of it, I opted for something more convenient.

Yours does not sound like valves but is this really what it costs for a simple valve adjustment? I know the shim under bucket is more trouble than screw and locknut but WOW!. I can do the valve adjustment on my Guzzi with common hand tools and .75 hour labor.

Her height would not be the limiting factor. I would have to make a very slow and deliberate measurement of her inseam to know if the seat height were a problem;)

Welcome. So ya one down the road. Minerva ends up on one end or the other of some of the loops I do.

The other dealers are up North. All Seasons in Wooster is a great dealer. Speakers are wonderful folks too, but have had a little falling out with Guzzi. Other than warranty work, he is a great choice. Lexington and Louisville have dealers too. Full Throttle Yamaha is the dealer in Cleveland. My first experience with them was good, although when all you have is oil changes, plugs and valve adjustments to worry about, I do my own.

My original post was simply making the point the Motorcyclist was throwing around all this marketing drivel that Ducati had invented a new catagory and other horse hockey. The Griso was there first not to mention V-Max and the V-rod (sortof.) With euro 3 going to 4 and coming to America soon, there won't be any air cooled motors soon because the the detuning required to meet the standards has all the bikes running so lean most of the horsepower will soon be going to running the water pumps that will be needed. But while you can still get one, having spent too much of my time and money dealing with cooling system repairs, (draining refilling, thermostats, pumps, head gaskets, hoses etc., etc) any bike I was planning on keeping for awhile would have to be air cooled.

This has the lightened fly wheel, so the longitudinal crankshaft effect of accelerating the engine and having it want to lean over from the torque created by the shaft spinning up is small. It is 48 HP but a very flat torque curve starting low meaning when fast pacing through the twisties you can do almost all of your braking and accelerating with just the throttle. A fun, comfortable ride on a machine that when it comes to maintenace is "forgetaboutit". It will run forever. You might want to get the spicey red frame one which is more faithful to the original V7. Like I said, Air cooled (water and oil don't mix), dry clutch (clean oil), shaft drive (clean bike), 50+ MPG and run forever, what's not to like?

I'll bet the shooter was a Limbaugh listener and saw Palin's comments about how education is ruining this country

I see your point, the Guzzi costs half as much and will run without problems for years instead of weeks.

May I suggest another Italian Bruise日 http://allmotorcyclepictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-Moto-Guzzi-Griso-1200-8V-SE.jpg