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You haven't missed anything. Snow is asshole deep on a 9 foot Indian, it's well be low freezing every day and riding bikes is but a dream that is 6 months away for me. But it is sunny today!

Just reminded me of a pic I came across recently. The Grasshopper in leather.....looks like I had just a little bit of attitude, not like today.

After two weeks of being stagnant in temps down to -7, along with a shitfest of rain, snow and ice......the Beemer needed firing up! Would it start......or would it explode? This is the Style......

and made a video. There's also Ericeira's blue and white houses, sunshine, a lighthouse, old school windmills, and cool sunlight shining through trees on a forrest road, some twisties, all kinds of stuff. I even try and speak for a few seconds, and it feels awkward as shit!

The Negra Modelo tap was dry, so had a couple of liter mugs of Tecate ....

That’s true.......they are beyond gay. ???

You're such a beemer owner troll If you're interested, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get portuguese citizenship with a few euros, can't see Portugal turning brits away as we're too money hungry spineless for that.

Sitting around talking to my buddy Dave in Indiana today. We settled on some dates and a rough time frame for a ride to California this summer. Dates are May 28th through June 6th; 8 nights 9 days to the coast and back. A little less mileage this time around - about 300 miles per day. Our vague route will include Lake Tahoe, Redwood Forests, Pacific Ocean, Crater Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats. See attached pic. As usual, if any of you casual riders would like to come along with us, you're more than welcome. So far, it's just myself, Dave and his wife Debbie going. Room for more!

Good to see you Eric!

Very popular with the gay community apparently. ?

Tuck, keep the shit off the road.

As a side note, Cabo da Roca is one of the places Lisbon's motorcycles flock to on sunday rides, it's nice and quiet on a day like today though.

That's a whole lot more interesting than Tym's new boots

People ride in the Rain? Fuckmine thats like 3erd world type living thats when the driver gets the Bently out isnt it tea time yet.

Nobody told you to move to the cold high plains. The coldest I've been has been in Spain, my car at the time slept outside the hotel and had ice cataracts from bumper to the ground in the morning, that's just not christian!

I think that is a mixed compliment

Probably in 11 months, but just keep that one close to your chest just in case

Indeed, Grasshopper! What most people don't know is that if you are yourself you are cool, regardless if others are aware of this at the time or not. This is the unfairness of coolness.

Royal Enfield has just lost my confidence, they got a guy from a chinese voice over product guidance to do their tutorial on how to change a battery, and also made changing a battery harder than on an BMW GS?

Just to make it clear @Sir Fallsalot, the "you" in my coolness post wasn´t directed at you, it´s directed at humanity. You're cool, unless you wear white motocross boots which I'm sure you don't.

There are rules, Fred, and there is a natural coolness factor, everything is to be considered. It's no joke.

I know what you mean about talking on video and hate hearing myself speak but i must say you sounded perfectly natural and very good English with no profanities unlike that uncouth bastard from Swansea

Wife had some weird assed combination consisting of a halved pineapple stuffed with grilled chicken, beef and pork along with some peppers. Side of beans and totillas. Another night out at the local Mexican joint.

I nominate you for that position, think of it as a service to everyone.

Most bikes won’t start if they’re frozen solid for a day. Have you considered a quick disconnect thing to take the battery inside or just some sort of awning to take the frost away? If you’re living in your own house, I’d build some kind of shelter, at least from the frost coming from above.

Wow, to have a bike that starts like that after two weeks.....nice! Mine won't start that well after two days of sitting..... ?

My duct tape job lasted since 07, got the boots in 02, dont make me whip out the bailing wire and zip ties...!

Not as bad as white mx boots.

California dreaming on a winters day.

Here in America i have 3 exits off the highway and a mickey dees.

Your way of fixing a straight cut through that leather was to put tape over it? Here in europe, we have these people that specialize on fixing and maintaining shoes.

The tape is because a paramedic cut the boot off in 2007. I dint want him too, it was easy for them to convince me it was the way to go at the time...

Is this a great thread or what?

I think this public information film about Coronavirus from the 70's is just as relevant today......

I really enjoyed your video. ? I have not seen a full day of sun in awhile so it was nice to see that. Again the landscape was amazing! I think you did great with the talking bits, helps the viewer know where you are. You have a lovely voice!

Just saw that Hero's (the motorcycle manufacturer) rider Santosh has been brought back to life by a fellow competitor after a hard fall, here is him on his Hero: Last year, Paulo Gonçalves, Portugal's favourite offroad racer passed away after a crash on a Hero as well, much to the sadness of all Hero staff and Santosh himself. I'm sure there must be a case for the 450cc limit on motorcycle engines not actually working towards rider safety. If everyone is riding at 98% of engine hp capacity to be competitive, is it safer than actually riding faster and heavier bikes on looser grounds with tougher navigation as a deciding factor? Are current organizations making easier to navigate Dakars that make riders ride as fast as they can to just be competitive when before strategy and "dune skills" were the deciding factors? I don't know.

Having not tried one, I do like it.

Thank you kindly!

I am pretty sure that if you really want to, you'll find Portugal will be an open location in the future.

Go anywhere near the coast and you get stuck with knuckle dragging dumbass Brits. We saw enough of them during the 4 months we spent on the Mar Menor!

Ahh right now i understand

Too bastard cold to do anything.......and more shit to come!

Pedro is just sharing his wonderful sense of observation! . Tym isn't the only smart one here......LOL

Pedro, you have such wisdom and a wonderful way of wording things.... ? So when does the 2021 MOTY nominations start? To see coolness and to know coolness is cool, but to be coolness is the way. ?

Or if you do please take some photos and post them on here so you can be properly ridiculed ?

you cant get out your bike @XTreme..... there's always the swings if you can get someone to give you a push.

Have you just been possessed by Tym or am i missing something LOL

I haven´t had a proper frosty beer mug in a while, man that makes me salivate. On the other hand, those two plates before, I don't get the vibe on those. Just too many things I can't tell apart in a picture, I'm sure it would be different in person, specially after a frosty beer mug like that.