Pedro

Not much of a ride report, just a stop at Torres Vedras and decided to go up to see the Castle. Torres Vedras of “Lines of Torres” fame played an important part in Portugal’s defense from the French invasion. This castle, however, is way older than that. I liked learning about the roman water reservoirs, but I won’t bore you, you can read the signs on the pictures if you want. Ignored the signs as surely they didn’t mean to forbid motorcycle parking by the main door. Inside there’s quite a pleasant space with some nice trees. The Roman water cisterns, clever people those romans You guys, helping out: Quite the history: Shortly after I met up with Sofia, who made her big “I’m having a huge pastry for lunch” smile And we went to look at Hondas

This I really like!

Hope that’s not what you have in mind if you come over my way!

Just finished cleaning up my place to go away, working a bit and then will go to meet with @Sofia on the way to her place to later have dinner and laughs with three women. Will stop on the way to see a bike someone's curious about, though. Who knows about tomorrow, might finally go north and spend some time with Costa.

And yet, this is much more Hornet than the other one. If this sells it's because it sounds nice, it screams, it's revvy and smooth, and the exhaust manifold looks great, like a Hornet.

It evades me, how is this not the Hornet?

I have to say. This looks like crap and I’d rather have a Harley.

You can’t search by manufacturer? Spain is so yesterday!

No way, look at it

He's got a nice R80GS, with nice tires that'll shit all over those lighter singles that everyone seems to be lugging around at one gear higher than they should. Man, this is really getting to me, isn't it?

Also who eats a candy bar followed by a can of tuna?

Looks really fast on pictures, and the Coretech The Bender jacket has a lovely politically incorrect name to it

I like the "hooray henry" thing, don't really know what it is but feels right. When they stop behind someone and all of them look around wondering what's happening reminds me of a Portuguese saying that means "doesn't fuck nor does he let anyone else fuck either" I dislike that way to see a country. If you want to go racing then go racing, if you want to go trail riding or traveling then respect the place and don't do it amongst 120 other bikes. They were stopped on a village, right next to a local restaurant while he was showing his tuna can and had just eaten a candy bar, seems to me the cafe guy looking at them shares my opinion This was the mountain pass they did at the end, except done with class: Very cool looking bikes, though. I wonder if I can press that mechanic button to have that guy come over and get my XR running

I am curious as to a proper look at a Mandello, looks like a really cool bike. Ewan McGregor is a very cool dude, but he does a lot of contemplating just sitting around looking depressed in this video, I properly laughed at the opening scene just sitting in the middle of a room https://www.motoguzzi.com/pt_PT/models/v100/

Big bag on the passenger seat on top of all that closed luggage space, have you considered a trailer?

I leave the helmet on the seat a lot of the times, but now not when there are monkey around!

Yes, I do! Fell right on a rock and knocked one of the pinlock pins off, I don't use pinlock so now I've got a square of duct tape to close that.

The Goldwing looks like a fine bike for a trip like that.

I keep mine until I feel like changing them, they get a hard life from the summer sweat and dust. Also it seems like I can't help but drop them, the last one was bounced down a cobblestone street (my head not inside, thankfully), the current one knocked off my bike by a monkey...

Is there going to be a season 2, @XTreme ?

You did make a pretty bright seat cover, though.

Yes, Mauritania with any engine management fault is probably a real adventure. Good to know you made it home. Curious as to what is wrong with it.

That's nothing .... Here it's quite windy

Portugal's very much a Honda country, today I've encountered: 2 Honda Africa Twins 1 Honda NTV650 1 Honda CBF600 1 Honda adventure scooter 1 Honda NC750 1 Yamaha Super Tenere 750 1 Harley Davidson 1 Kawasaki cruiser 1 BMW R1200GS, not mine