hey Alex
glad to hear about some other italians yam XT lover in london (we're sourrounded by sport bikes in this town

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I am from Padova, and just came back from a trip to Padova / Venice and back,on my TT600RE.
really loved travelling with a monocilinder air-cooled, taking it easy on countriside roads and avoiding motorways.
you can view the diary of my trip, with photos, if you have a moment to waste, on here:
http://web.onetel.com/~dieg0/easyrider/
let me know your thoughts, have you done any big trip on your XTZ?
back to this thread.
i'd be greatful if you let me know if you find a good yamaha mechanic who doesn't just do sport bikes, someone who likes XTs type of bikes....
also, in case i will be around venice again... it'd be great to know where this family run XT mechanic is... i may need it one day!
thank you very much and good to meet you man
Diego
p.s.
my email address is
dieg0oo@yahoo.com
if you are on facebook, i have a motorcycle group there, together with other "idealist" bikers, film / books lovers, (name of group: "easyrider". inspiration: the actual movie "easyrider", and "the motorcycle diary").
everyone from this HUBB forum is very welcome to join!