Yes, that’s fine. The fighting does take place on the battlefield, but the politicians make the decisions and decide to use the vehicle/apparatus/mechanism of war to either steal other people’s resources/land/women or to protect from someone else taking theirs. I don’t disagree with you but don’t think you are looking at the whole picture.
Yes but consider this. The US was the only empire to wage war in Afghanistan and not be financially crippled by it in the end. Alexander looked and said too hard and married a mountain princess to form an alliance. The real problem is we should had went into Pakistan instead and disarmed them. No one has ever successfully conquered an indigenous people in mountainous terrain. In the bible never a lost battle until Saul came down onto the plains. Just stupid us going to Afghanistan. We did go to Iraq to steal their oil. As if putting in a puppet government to steal Iran's worked out so well. Take a look at who now holds the oil leases under Iraq.
Yes, I have a Tesi 2. Bimota original built the Tesi 1 and 2. They currently only build the Tesi 3 with the Kawasaki turbo charged engine. Bimota sold the rights for the Tesi 2 to Vyrus, which is what I have. All Vyrus are custom built to order. Most have a Ducati engine. They also offer it with the Honda 600cc MotoGP 2 engine. Vyrus will build them with whatever you want. Mine has a NCR 1200cc big bore high compression race motor. Titanium crank, rods, valves, ect, ect. It has 128hp, and weighs 130kg (286lb). It’s the only one they made with a NCR motor. I like it because it’s air cooled, which saves a lot of weight, and it’s simple. It handles better than any conventional bike; it’s no contest. It has carbon brake rotors with Brembo billet calipers and Brembo billet master cylinders. Ohlins TTX shocks. The bodywork is carbon fiber. Every nut and bolt is titanium.
the US basically crippled itself economically with the over 2 trillion dollars spent on Afghanistan. Many dead Americans, hundreds of thousands of dead Afghans (NOT Taliban either. just normal people) and total humiliation when leaving. it was a TOTAL FAILURE, and didn't accomplish anything except to get people killed and waste money. Stupid stupid stupid George Bush and Barak Obama. It's not the money that is important, although it's a huge hit on the US Economy...it's the stupidity of the entire fruitless episode. trying to bomb people back to the stone age, when they are already there. is the ultimate political insanity.
Very cool. If your friends not available to scrub those tires, I'll ride down and do it for you. Alway wondered how a Tesi really works like. Didn't realize anyone still built them. We're in Italy next year (hopefully) and we're thinking about going to the San Marino GP so I'll check them out if I can.
The Rimini/ San Marino area is ground zero for all kinds of cool motorcycle stuff that you never knew existed. Moto Corse has a retail store in San Marino that has the limited edition parts that typically only MotoGP and SBK teams have access to. I’ve seen them have Brembo race parts that aren’t on any website. They have cabinets full of weird titanium parts that you never dreamed were available. You can send all day in that one store and still not see everything. Just driving around and you’ll see exotic motorcycle stuff everywhere. CRC is in San Marino. That’s where all of the MV Agusta special versions are made. They’ll give you a tour. Bimota is also there. World Ducati Week is really cool and well worth its own visit. But there’s so many motorcycles that the locals are overwhelmed. In order to see the little shops where you find the really special stuff, you need to go when there’s not a big event. I wish the Rimini airport still had scheduled service. Now you have to fly into Malian or Rome and take the train. You can rent a bike once you’re in Rimini. Or you can rent a car in Malian and drive. I’ve done it both ways. I like driving and riding in Italy. There’s so much to see. But they’ll warn you, never let anything valuable out of your sight. Thieves are very bold there. It’s like most big cities, don’t look like a tourist and pay attention. If you contact Vyrus, Bimota and MV before you go and just tell them you would like to stop by, they’re very friendly. August is when most go on vacation, so it’s not the ideal time. Officially these guys don’t rent bikes. But if you’re cool and likable, they’ll work something out with you. Riding there is different from the US. They’re really into bikes, and they ride a lot faster…. but everybody is faster than me.
Thanks. Do you have a favorite place to stay there? I'm thinking we're flying into Zurich, renting a car, wind our way thru the Alps and probably end up in Naples.
I’m sure you’ve heard of the law of unintended consequences. It states that the actions taken by military or economic decision makers with a specific objective in mind can lead to unexpected outcomes. MAGA may think Trump is the macho man, but the rest of the world thinks he’s a rude bully who likes to belittle people who are less fortunate. What happens when all of these people with no power, suddenly decide they don’t want to buy American products? What do you think the average Canadian or Mexican is thinking right now? European’s and the rest of the world didn’t like how he treated Zelenskyy. Musk is getting a small taste of what people think of him and his Tesla brand. I think the front line Ukrainian soldiers are about to prove how badly your hero has underestimated them. Trump says he doesn’t understand why Ukrainians are willing to take such a pounding for their .... hole country? Of course he doesn’t understand, he’s a coward and a traitor.
What are you talking about? Their disagreement on how to best spend the 180 Billion on defence? Germany wants the quick solution, France wants to buy from EU producers...not exactly collapsing.
Actually, everyone thinks he's an ass...even his supporters. The more I read your comments the more I think you're only here to be a troll...
