Pedro

Here you can ride a restricted A2 at 18, and then at 20 it automatically goes to A1. I never noticed that my driver's license only stated the A2, so until 2 years ago when I last went to Morocco I rode with a license that stated I wasn't able to ride unlimited bikes Obviously in Portugal cops know that the license renovates to unlimited, but obviously all the police that checked it in Morocco over the years don't have to know that, they obviously didn't pay too much attention

Good afternoon.

You can now submit your picture for Bike Of The Month August. You get one picture, of a bike you own, taken this month on a ride, in horizontal format. If you want, you can submit multiple pictures, I will consider the last one only when it comes to making the vote, which shall be on the 29th at 22:00.

Turns out I left my bike at the shop. The clutch "rattle" with clutch disengaged at neutral has been getting louder, my dude says it's probably clutch bearing or clutch cylinder / lever bearing or whatever, both are ordered and are probably here between wednesday and thursday. However, there is a chance that the rattle comes from the gearbox bearings, in which case we will know about it on thursday/friday after replacing the current ordered parts. If it's the gearbox it'll be a proper job to get that out and replaced, it'll take a while and will definitely not be ok for Italy next week, which means an alternative vehicle for the trip. I'm hoping for the better, as there is no other bike I'd like to take more than my own.

That time of year again. still not sure I’ll be putting them on as the current tires have got a lot of meat on them. I don’t think they have 6000km of life left, though.

Most of Portugal felt it, plus some parts of Spain and Morocco. I’m that good!

Thought a van was parking against the house in the middle of the night, then thought I might be drunk as I felt the bed moving, turns out it was an heartquake at 5 AM

I can’t believe it manages to not overheat and go through oil like it’s nobody’s business. But if the plan is to ride on sand dunes, that must be insane.

What’s the advantage of having the belt inside oil? Has to have some advantage.

Not the reality here, though.

What do they call a dog's elbow in idiot land, then? Backwards knee?

The smooth round handrail is really a rail for my dad's stairlift platform.

He's now 12 and has had two major liver operations to take cancer out. Only has a third of the original liver left, so the vet is not keen on putting him through unnecessary anesthesia or operations. The librela helps him be ok for most of the time, but it's been a month today since his last shot so it's wearing down. When I'm here at his house, I take him out on the car to go to the forest or a park every morning regardless of anything, he's pampered and spoiled for being such a good boy. When I'm not here, my brother is, and being his favourite human there is nothing else he likes more.

@Sofia, see how much you could charge those foreign gammons on holiday?

He’s got arthritis on elbows and lost a tendon on one knee. It’s the front that hurt him the most. He’s on Librela for pain and will get another shot next week.

Hanging out with my best mate, his legs are quite sore so we went on a car drive with the windows open and three very short walks.

Surely from her mother’s side, you’re so easygoing.

When you say 20 lanes, what distance do you think you went off tarmac? Some of those look really nice! Do you face many people or are you able to open it up a little on the faster bits?

The Phantom of the Open just watched it, it’s about Maurice Witcroft, google him, it’s one of those tales it’s so hard to believe it could only be true.

I think we might only be getting bots as new members from now on, after this between members romance.

On other news, is the top box still black a step too far, @Buckster? It could pull the “I’m too cool for colour matching paintwork” look with the fairing, but the top box might be too much. sorry, Tour Pak! And congrats! Parked like a BMW, Audi or Range Rover driver!

Yes, you’re right, bloody BMWs

I see you put on the queen back seat for @Six30. If that’s not being a considerate lover I don’t know what is. Lucky you, @Six30!