Pedro

Portugal’s TET is harder than what I would want to do on my bike, I think. I’m more of a leasure touring on rough roads.

Good stuff. I was looking up stuff on google maps a few days ago and somewhere in your area looked interesting: Calar de Santa Barbara. Seems there's a couple of kms of uphill dirt road to make it interesting.

I had them on a bap for lunch, really liked them. They did stink and made for interesting for a couple of hours, luckily the weather was nice and I rode with the helmet open most of the time

I did, fish and ships, twice. Might not really be british fish though. Oh yes, and smoked kippers, that I really liked and were from the IOM.

Feeling like crap today, I might have a bit of a bug, had dinner yesterday and it was hard to keep it down. I am now sat outside having a hot tea like an old woman. Every sip feels like it upsets my stomach. After arriving home I got a big broom and got to work on the back of the house, between newly formed soil from decaying leaves and olives there were three bin fulls of stuff, got too tired from doing that so do think they are related. Will sit a bit having the rest of my tea then watch tv, but might wash the bike in the afternoon if the day brightens up a little. I do plan on going for a multi day ride sometime next week and you can’t leave on something like that with an already dirty bike!

Are you keeping the blue one?

Sad times. What was the mileage on her?

The blue one with the Dakar decor does look very nice in person. Only think lacking, to me, would be tubeless wheels. Edit: You should get one, the only way you would top the CB500 flack you get here would be by having a bike with a pink stripe on it

Great series!

Google: Almost all motorcycles that have been produced since 2007 are ULEZ compliant. Motorbikes meeting Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5 or Euro 6 standards will be exempt.

I know nothing about Spanish bikes, but it does say Antorcha Special on the side of it

It’s a Derbi Antorcha, 49cc Looks substantially nicer without that nasty fairing.

Don’t know about that Marcel, it’s already mid November and he’s been working hard towards it for a while now.

A few years ago there were a couple of symptoms of intestinal cancer, and I had a camera up my but to check things. A man did it but I had a girl holding my hand and saying soothing things

Hanging ou with Sofia today, tomorrow and sunday spending some time at home, so that’s the weekend. I plan on packing the bike’s luggage and going somewhere on Monday on the bike, either Spain or Morocco. Bad weather seems to be getting behind us and I have been in a pretty dark depressive mood lately, so I’m going to force myself to get on the bike for some road therapy.

Oh! Very sexy!

No topbox?

Not even if you keep it running full time in the middle of the house between divisions? I would try that for a week without opening windows.

How about a dehumidifier? Works wonders for mould and they’re very low on electrical consumption.

He’s a fast learner.

To me, the best looking travel bike there is:

Because you'll be reflecting less glare from the sun towards you. Try it on a clear sunny day, mid ride, and see if it doesn't work.

Make it perfectly vertical, I think that might help with the glare issues.

I spent a lot of time in a carpentry place once, and dust managed to get into my phone and make the lens dirty from the inside. It can happen.