Pedro

Today the morning was bright and sunny, even though a little chilly at about 8 or 10° at breakfast. I had been to the Cabo da Roca a few times before but never on a Sunday, and felt like checking the place out, it’s a very pretty area and the roads leading up to it from Lisbon are twisty with great surface, so it’s one of two places the hordes of bikers from Lisbon flock to, I made my way from Ericeira to check it out, with a plan to explore a couple of places out of the busy “biker’s road”. It’s only a short 45 minute ride from Ericeira but I decided to make it last longer, from the praia da Adraga I spotted a couple of look out points on google maps and the dirt roads were good enough to show up on maps so I went to check it out. A couple of photo stops for you guys: Quite the drop, with an almost straight rock face to the water, which looked amazing today: As always, rocks look like nothing and inclines look flat once you step off the bike and take a picture. in the distance, you can see the lighthouse building in Cabo da Roca: Getting off the cliffs, which I’m not sure was exactly legal, there’s a couple of kms of nice dirtroads up to the cape: Quiet road but if you look up to where the tarmac road passes you’ll see plenty of bikes: The actual road on the cape is a very pretty place, and an amazing place to gather if you’re into crowds: Parked right next to the lighthouse since lighthouses are for some reason my favourite buildings, and walked down to the crowd of bikes: Now I’ll show you a few pictures of portuguese motorcycling, quite diverse and something for anyone, away from the common GS of which there were only a couple: A lightweight Silverdream for the lightweight freaks: Oldschool YZF is such a pretty sportsbike: NC30, classy: Easy rider himself, styling it up with his eight ball helmet: One of Portugal’s more liked current bikes, Honda is a cult brand here and the old 750 Africa Twins were loved, as soon as they released the 1000 it was an instant hit: Oldschool Speed Triple near some italian bling: Some spots it felt like going back 20 years: For @Buckster, complete with rolled up picnic blanket for complete cowboy styles, pretty bike though: For @Catteeclan: Young girl arriving in a clean pink DT50LC, oldschool cool: was going to take a picture of the class act that is a red 1200GS when someone rode past in a new Norden: Always some twat that insists on squeezing past rows of bikes in a car, there’s a car park 50 meters behind there, who still insists on taking a van? Uploads are now failing, and I’m doing this on my phone so will post just a couple more pics in a bit

Sofia’s Moroccan preserved lemon and mint chicken and potatoes and spiced drumsticks: Portuguese sliced beef by the sea Sofia’s marmelade and tangerine cake, I love it Squid linguini, took these last two pictures thinking of you @boboneleg

I want ABS on a road bike that is touring oriented, and heated grips. Those are mandatory as far as I’m concerned, stuff like injection is not even a choice, it’s like an electrical start by now. Electrical plugs are also needed and I don’t even think they’re adding complication. Electronic options like engine management modes or traction control don’t really complicate anything other than adding a button, all the hardware for them to work is already there and just missing the coding. I don’t value tft screens and riding modes, and bought my bike with non electronic suspension to keep it simpler. Wouldn’t want a tft screen per se, but wouldn’t not buy a bike just for having them.

Liver issues

They’re cut different but are indeed cooked like chips. I like them like that.

Entree, soft sheep’s milk and cured black pig Vegetarian cannelloni, using mushrooms and aubergine as filling: Sofia’s pee rice and grilled back pig Vegetarian lasagna Squid lunch at a biker’s cafe on a short ride around

Glad to see you riding again, Bob!

My car has racing seats, the fiberglass type with a little padding inside. Those one of yours are pretty comfy if they’re still firm on the sides.

Might have mine done tonight …

What’s your opinion on the 950 Multistrada?

Oh, and it’s pokey enough, judging from how she blasted away from stoplights, you should only miss the higher hp if carrying a passenger.

It’s a more basic version, basically. No center stand, no heated grips, no cruise control, no handguards, etc, and 10 less hp than the 900. She liked it enough on bumpy roads and bad surfaces but doesn’t feel special like her speed triple does. Was pretty happy cruising at 140/150kmh, too. I don’t know how tall you are, but it’s very low with the seat on lower position. I would go for a 900 with the higher suspension and spoked wheels, as a bike has to at least look right.

Agreed, will also roast your right leg in summer 10 times better than anything else

Obviously a lot more pleasant over the rough roads I like riding, and a revelation on town cobblestone streets, but she likes the scrambler 1200 she tried last year way more. It’s a process

Not too warm, but Sofia went out testriding a Tiger 850 to see what all the traillie fuss was about and we rode some of my favourite back roads to a café for lunch, and ending in Lisbon

How did you feel going through it? Sometimes big vehicles do the same and although it is close you don’t feel scared because you see it coming.

No dessert? Did you go hungry, Bob? Looks great!

Took Sofia’s best friend for her first ride on new year’s day, good fun, she’s great and enjoyed it a lot even though I am rusty riding with a pillion.

Nice, @MooN

You are, so it’s ok. That’s what they call finding one self!

Send them to me on behalf of whoever, after 11pm can cope with anything!

They didn't exactly made it secret, there was a big tour and a dvd and everything

And watching Muddy Waters singing with Jagger and then playing his guitar with Richards, just sitting on his tool, all cool and shit, I remembered this with BBKing and the U2, although I'm not a big fan of the irish dudes I do love how they're gushing over BBKing and he tells them he's bad at playing chords

and on the theme of the Stones liking older blues... :

Certainly not your mother in law's expertise, but this was also my dinner two days ago: