Pedro

You insane? Everything was tightened with a torque wrench, that’s the only way I could get in the car in the first place!

No, I would really not. I have trouble thinking things are tight enough right until the point they break from over tightening. I once put my track car’s suspension together after having the shocks rebuilt, a long time ago, my first time on track in Germany and approaching a very rough corner I thought: “great… now if it creaks I won’t know if it’s half loose (from my work) or poorly rebuilt”

I would be wearing a full body armour if test riding a bike I assembled from a box sent from China

The squared headlight on the other pictures is hideous

It’s the widgets, Chris

To me that’s quite the culture shock, that’s the opposite of portuguese biking. Few people here use that suit to go on big tours even in the winter on big bikes. Small bikes like that you’ll see miserable guys in freezing rain in the winter, half in hypothermia when they stop halfway to work for a coffee and schnapps love a good culture shock.

Watch out for the one eyed eels, that’s what they say!

Do you go on emergency rides, @Saul? I used to have a friend who was a nurse and paramedic, he used to drive a doctor around on one of those quick emergency assistance cars, like these: Quite dangerous stuff, sometimes.

Yes, broadway show tunes, I stopped listening to them because all the tapdancing was making me wonder about my valves

Bastard widgets!

It'll be ok, cars don't tip over.

I have it at maximum when going at over 100kmh, with the plugs on. Without the plugs that's way too loud. I have no limits set, so it goes at full volume. I have tried an assortment of plugs over time, silicone ones with filter were nice because they lasted a while and you could easily wash them but they would often not seal correctly and were quite annoying to then fix over and over since I'd only notice at starting the engine, then went to foam ones because they isolate the best, and tried custom made ones. The custom ones were made in a place that makes hearing aids, and were complete shit, they simply fall off, I think they might have switched moulds with other client, they're crap and I cried over that money. So went back to foam ones, they're the comfiest over long rides and the most reliable, I buy these from Ohropax and am quite happy with it. I also carry a mini weatherman on my jacket, and use the small pliers to fish them out if they slide in too far

I never stopped using earplugs, it does quieten down the level of music but also filters out a lot of the noise.

I got my system because I used to do 300km on the motorway on friday afternoons and I'd miss out on work calls, seemed like I spent the week chasing clients and all of them would decide to place orders as soon as I got on the bike and headed home, even though I had to slow way down on the motorway to be able to even exchange a few sentences it made all the difference. Then one day I put music through it, and now I couldn't imagine going on a long ride without it. It does get addictive.

I think it'll sound very disappointing to listen to speech on a helmet, music might be ok but honestly for speech you'll find yourself having to actively concentrate on what you're listening to properly understand it. Then, at motorway speeds it´ll become a blurred mess unless you have either a very clean wind on a naked bike or a big screen like on a touring one. I use Sena's aftermarket kit for Schuberth, and still use earplugs for protection and comfort. In my opinion plugs help reduce the noise and the nasty sound of helmet speakers, the sounds come through a little cleaner even though obviously less loud. On country roads the speakers on full power would be too loud inside the helmet, with plugs in it's right the loudness I want. On country roads that's ok and great, on the motorway it's shit unless I put the original big screen on, which I don't.

I don't think you do. You have a nice one and choose to leave it home when going on a trip

It’s hipster, people pay more for this nowadays

Looks like 20 years ago

There’s a glitch in the Matrix, Pete!

Why was she sticky?

A boxer viewed from the front or back, that’s what you want for a clock

Dirtbike engines are ugly, though except maybe the XR

There’s this spot in Nazare in Portugal where they have the biggest ever surged wave in the world, something like more than 35 meters now, it’s silly big ocean! Well, ever since it became worldwide news there are people being washed away every year by standing on the forbidden path to take a selfie.