Feeling like I needed some new things, I decided to take Peter's advice and ride my F4 over to a local bike contest at Malcolm Smith Motorsports, and win the Best Bike contest, which I did. Nice to know ol' #211 still has what it takes, all 6,000 miles of her...

First place! Motorcycle TV and Race voice personality Larry Huffman announces the winner...



When he said over the microphone that I had just won a Yoshimura slip-on exhaust, he pointed the mike at me and asked what I thought about that...I said, "I think I'll need four of them?".

Here she is before the crowds arrived...



So, I won: The Yosh exhaust, which will be either exchanged or eBay'd, an autographed VIDEO TAPE of 'On Any Sunday'...I wish I (still) owned a VCR...2 t-shirts and an autographed M.Smith poster.

Thanks for the advice, Peter!!!

He's right...Ride your F4!

Griff
twoeleven

Very nice Griff......can't wait to see it at Rodeo Dr.

nice one

Looks like youve won "twice" over as your already a winner if you ride an MV

Griff,

211 looks GREAT.

We both know that these Tams will forever be THE special MV's. Always, they get the attention of the crowd.

AND, they ride like BEASTS.

Congrats on the win; send me a T shirt.

Peter

"..Send me a T-shirt"

Absolutely! PM me your address, and it is on its way! Not sure why they gave me two, not sure why there was no size choice...? Anyway, they are identical and both sized 2XL, but it's cotton so you can shrink it to your own desired size...At least I can because I have no idea how to correctly use a clothes dryer.

I've never quite been able to keep up with your mileage, but ya, I ride it as often as I can...Bearing in mind I have to run oil through a few other machines, also.

It was kind of like bringing an intercontinental thermonuclear ballistic missile to a fist-fight, but it sure got everyone's attention. He he.

Griff
twoeleven

Nice going Griff. Those beauts are crowd drawers alright.

This is how I feel everytime I ride mine...

Griff,

Very nice bike. I can see why it won. I'm somewhat new to the MV F4 and maybe you could explain the major differences between the F41000 and the Tamburimi, besides the gold wheels.

Oh boy, quiz time and I don't have my cheat sheets!

Forged aluminum Marchesini wheels
All carbon fiber body and fenders
Magnesium swingarm
Magnesium side frame plates
Special Footpegs
Sold with RG3 race exhaust (pictured) with Ti midpipe (catless) and street pipes as well
Sold with race and street ECU
Torque shift system (TSS) activates at 10.5K rpm, 11.5K redline
Race cam
Alcanterra seat and bump pad
Billet Nissin calipers
Coated fork lowers
Sachs 4-way adjustable racing shock
Limited to 300 copies
24K gold top triple clamp badge, engraved at factory with original owner's name and ###/300 number
Sold with a plaque of authenticity, bike cover, stand, and grip covers

I think that's the major stuff....?

Griff
Twoeleven

If a person could find one for sale what do they go for?