Pedro

I’ll give that a try!

Has anyone used plastic over gloves on a trip? I keep carrying my winter gloves whenever I go somewhere, in case it rains. However, if it's not winter they're just too warm, and also I hate riding with thick gloves. Does anyone like those plastic over gloves you put over your leather or summer gloves to get through a rainy day when out on a trip?

As if they’re not unfriendly enough!

Was that a BMW?

There’s a reason why people like those bikes for those roads. But there’s also a factor of old shocks allowing the wheels to float and make you feel overly confident over bad surfaces, there’s this speed most bikes are good at absorbing bad roads, slower you feel every bump and faster you’re floating and out of control.

Yes, they are great! The balance on them, It’s just right for our roads. I still miss my 1150 and it was a bag of problems, even today as I’m contemplating a second road bike, another GS is the only thing I keep coming back to Face it Pete, you’re a beemerboy, you belong on Advrider and Bruce should never had left

I don’t know. There’s quite a bit of History between Portugal and Spain though, one of the oldest in Europe. @Sofiais the one to talk to as she knows everything there is to know about our History and kings. It might have something to do with our side of the border always being the prettiest from what I’ve seen, or them being simply water hoarding twats, who knows? We’re just cooler and I think they resent it…

They don’t like us?

You need a nice GS A 1200, it’s the best engine BMW ever did …

No you don’t, get them to get you a nice VStrom instead

Get it traded, Pete, the chinese bike proved to be a more faithful companion.

Lobster caviar pate, I dig that!

Not sure how that can be explained either, but looks weird.

They make a very cool sound when they're in the nest, like a clanking of their beaks. Used to be a feature of the south only, but they're establishing a strong presence everywhere.

Because this part of the world is going through a drought, and instead of helping keeping ecosystems balanced, the Spanish management of water flow ing out of Spain is done by a bunch of greedy gillipollas, or twats. You see the same thing in the Douro although not so clear on the pictures because the river is less wide, on the ride report I did a few weeks ago with Sofia. Our two most important rivers are basically being held hostage.

High winds and dry heat, sheets were dry in minutes!

Great tip, Pete!

I would recommend winter or autumn, though, if it's nice it's perfect motorcycling weather. Summer can be amazing, but a bit harsh. Spring will drive you insane from the hay fever.

Thanks! Even though I'm not from here and don't have many friends around, it now feels like home. When it gets clearly over 30º my coastal blood shows, though, and it's a bit too much for me, it feels unreal at over 40º

Whale blubber?

All that stuff comes across as the bike been sitting for a long time. The rubber seal, the ABS, that's stuff that doesn't like sitting for ages.

Had an errand to run in the morning and today is a holiday in Portugal so very little to do in the morning, left early taking advantage of the morning coolness. Went to Santarem, which is one of the hottest cities in Portugal, lovely garden for a short walk before coming back home, testing how it felt to be around as I felt a little weak a few days ago. Great views over the Tejo and one of Portugal's biggest farm region. The Tejo is looking really sad. Storks used to be a migratory bird, when summer arrived they'd settle back to their nests left empty from the previous year. They're starting to stick around year round now. Summer, big heat arriving and the nests have 3 or 4 occupancy instead of 1 or 2, baby storks are so cute. I stopped at two places to see if you can get how many they are Stopped by the Dainese place, and the Hayabusa club was meeting there for a ride, such cool bikes! I'd love one, but honestly don't know what to do with such a fast bike except lose my license. Last 10 or so km before home were going to be on a nice and fast dirt road, but progress creeped up, my lovely dusty dirt road turned into lovely black tarmac. Used to look like this: Now it looks like this: Surely the people who use that to go home much prefer it like this, specially over winter, but today it spoiled my fun

That's great, it's like owning a bike but not really having the discomfort of actually riding it anywhere

Are you up for a bike trip? A gentle couple of months enjoying pleasant temperatures...

I don't know what an Uccio is, but I like Rossi. He's the man.