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Dusty down a wet lane in Somerset.........

My entry for the month, Bagheera looking majestic by a misty lake! ?

If @Pedro is gonna goad me into it, here's my submission......

We never had a real lockdown where I live (small coastal community in Canada), places were closed and less people were out, but we could always do as we pleased really. Same today, a lot of people wear masks and you need to learn a new version of hop scotch at every store you go too. I have never not been able to ride, so that's all that really matters to me. ? Glad to live where I do!

ok....I can not imagine how this might translate....but I have to say, what a cute little top box you have! ?

I'll have to use this one unless i get a last minute one in at the end of the week

I nominate my shadow.

That's where he keeps his little triangular sandwiches with the crusts cut off.

That's one's OK Michelle! However, if Fred said that to you it wouldn't be OK! And just a bit of advice.......avoid using the word "flange"......it has another connotation for us!

They should at least send a bottle of champagne to whoever welded that rollcage.

Perusing my old pictures, I found this oldie from 2010: After which I tried to go artistic with my sand drawing:

Update on the UTV crash that I saw: https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/vehicle-with-six-inside-plunges-300-feet-off-mountain-road-in-colorado/article_8d01cb38-f9d2-11ea-93d1-0789d261a6cf.html?fbclid=IwAR1m2agJW1Nc7KSJpnsjQ2TiqCGDGgADFG19Vy6H-EZleNhYRikjAUNhk5M Hopefully you guys can access it from Europe.

Brit ghetto? Bloody cheek, there’s more Spanish here than anything. How dare they! ??

Better get a hurry up then, don’t think I’ve taken any this month!

You live dangerously!

Come on, guys, let's not let it be a duel between my bike and @XTreme's try of a Strom next to some lettuce field! @yen_powell has a shiny new bike, @Earache has a few great pictures from his last ride with the scenery to back it up, I know for a fact @Sofia is holding back on a couple of great pictures of the Triumph, @Grasshopper's Ride surely has plenty of the Himalayan to fight and try to be the first bike to get a second BOTM win and also a consecutive one, @Sir Fallsalot has dirty bike gold, @Specs probably has one of the GS, and @Mawsley has a chance of having the first scooter, @boboneleg surely went out with the T7 or the CRF as well. A plethora of different bikes from all over the world, and I'm sure I'm forgetting someone

Here is the thread for submission of your pictures for Bike Of the Month September, on the 25th I'll start a poll for voting. @XTreme, sticky thread? This time I think we're better not having two votes, it never occurred to me that there would be no way of settling a possible tie , what do you guys think? Also, no tractors, cars, lawnmowers, washing machines, sowing machines, trikes, quads, buses, boats, and other vehicles other than motorcycles will be accepted, but nothing stops you from submitting pictures though, tractors are particularly popular

After 17 years her headlight over-ride switch failed. So i ordered a marine grade toggle made out of unobtanium...why not get a condom for it too... whats another 10 bucks at this point its marine grade chit break out the dosh right @BusBoy ?

Proper car, or vehicle or whatever, and a really scary crash to have kids in.

No shit. The roll cage was moved sideways about 24" or so, but the welds held. Axles were broke and the pile of parts didn't look anything like a UTV.

That reminds me of Morocco, the light and the color of the dirt. I love it. The road looks is amazing too.

Nearly there.

Don't forget @Skippy......he placed highly last time out!

Not bad for a blue bike.

I really like the look of this! https://motos.coches.net/ocasion/bmw/f_700_gs/2018-en-malaga-7250381.htm

No mud? Nirvana, butt, i hate dust too...

I'll throw the Parts Bin Special in to make up the numbers!

Done! And I agree one member/one submission is the only way to do it to level the playing field! Otherwise the odds are always stacked against the one bike people!

This is my entry so far, the mighty GS, freshly washed visiting Lisbon in front of a wall of superheros

Go get it Pete You don't go on trips abroad or to the other side of Spain so it will do you fine. I've been to France twice on my 250 and as long as you leave motorways out it's absolutely fine, just tune yourself in to the slightly slower speeds, you see more of the countryside anyway. I'll probably be in your position before long (dodgy right knee and hip) but I know that I'll be able to carry on riding on the 250

Strange how things turn out! I went out this morning (only for an hour) and the Strom just didn't click with me. Didn't feel natural......bit like I was riding someone else's bike. And the bloody dead weight of it is killing my knackered knees when I need to manoeuvre it about. I've felt like this for a few weeks now but it was definitely more pronounced today because I was on smaller roads. Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut instinct on bikes......it's served me well enough since 1971. The two bike thing is an option.......but not in my case! Everybody's circumstances are different and I think mine are pretty well documented: My eldest boy walking out on the business 4 years ago and dumping everything in my lap.......and just keep in mind the Internet doesn't close so I'm always on call. There is no cop-out in that area! Then there's the wife's arthritis condition which is progressively deteriorating.......she now has limited mobility and no longer drives. So with no family here that responsibility falls on me as well. All this plus the fact that I'm not as young as I was.......and of course there's always the ominous thought of hitting 70 in just over 3 years time in the back of my mind. Of course I still want to ride bikes.....the break between the last XT and the Strom drove me crazy! Not to mention the 9 week lockdown. But I've got to be realistic......I'm old now, and I need to get something that'll be enjoyable to ride and also make my life easier. @Lone Amigo knows where I'm coming from on this! So Monday morning I'll be phoning Towca Honda in Granada....... ......and seeing if we can put a deal together for a new one of these! As @Tym knows.......I've been on about getting one of these for years. I was just about to pull the trigger on one early last year but then the Strom turned up! So all I can say is watch this space!

Well when @Earache's riding season comes to an end, the rest of you are going to have to step up to the plate with Ride Reports! Or we're going to look like a bunch of fucking Casuals on here!

What about these......the carriages look like something out of an old movie?

They were used to haul the mail and supplies to remote mining towns that had few roads to them, but had tracks from mining operations. Most of these places still don't have paved roads - just dirt / rock roads. But they're mostly empty and no one goes there anyway.

Made it to the Marriott in Grand Junction for the night. Currently waiting on the Sun to come up so I can head to Moab and then home today. Gonna be a long ride today -500+ miles - but some good pics to come.

Hope ya like rock pics....

North end of the canyon opens up a bit to wider views...

Red rock for miles....

The canyon is about 50 miles long with a river and road at the bottom and several hundred foot tall walls at the sides....

This road is so much fun that I rode it 3 times today. Once at speed as curves are so much fun and then back down and back for pictures. Love this place!

And now off to the canyons...

The wooden structure you can see on the side of the canyon is a hanging flume - a waterway to transport water to a mine. Probably from the 1880's......

And on to Gateway - the real reason I wanted to head over to this part of the state in the first place. Desert road with bends, drop offs and walls. There are a few cars at the bottom of the cliff, just below the turn of the road - hard to see the bends at night...

Rode through Telluride, but it was beyond crowded with tourists, didn't take a single picture. Did stop outside of town at the abandoned gold mine there - place was huge! Looks to be from the 1920's or so...

Courthouse and the surrounding area....

Check out the handrails on the steps of the post office - old narrow gauge train rails! Use what ya have on hand, I guess...

100 miles down the road, I came across this monster. I had heard of these things but never actually saw one before....

Downtown Durango...

Up and outta Durango early, but stopped by the train yard located in the city center. This train does the 50 miles loop to Silverton and back. Clsoed, but took some pics over the fence...