Pedro

Great looking dirt road, exactly the kind I enjoying taking the GS on when I had 50% dirt worthy tires. I've told you before, shoot with the sun behind you and the bike, or just take the leg instead of Sandra Bullock! In this order: Sun - Pete´s camera - motorcycle-scenery

Maybe you would just copy a picture that caught your eye on a ride report and saved it for submission later, it is a lot more democratic and very "oscars nominations"

I missed this when you launched it, cool stuff, you live in a really pretty area. That is such a different place to where I live that I always wonder what do people do for work in places like that where they seem to be so far away from everything economic. Your sun visor looks like it's cracked?

That's what make those insane guys so great

I agree, but that's often the case when the superior or dominant rider hurts himself, Rainey, Doohan, not falling or not hurting yourself is a big part of winning and the responsibility is theirs. Mir didn't hurt himself. A part of Marquez's dominance is his aggressiveness, without that risk propensity he wouldn't ride the same, it goes hand in hand.

Indeed, I am curious as to how everything would have happened facing an operational Marquez, we'll see next year.

And Oliveira won by 4 seconds, first place from start to finish, what a way to win his first race in Portugal, I'm very happy for the kid. Were we not in lockdown the Autodromo (and Lisbon) would have erupted

I quite like them in person

Had almost nothing fresh at home for lunch, so some toast with olive oil, fresh light cheese, and a generous topping of onions and sardines cooked with plenty of paprika for a kick: Now watching MotoGP as Miguel Oliveira leads the first lap in the Algarve!

I quite like that idea, let’s see what people think but for November it’s staying as it is.

Forget that, it'll be a scale down on a shit bike. And any full size normal man will think he's riding his nephew's bike, the engine is gutless and the suspension can't take an adult on normal road or city riding. Any 250 or 300 Honda or Kawasaki will be a far better bike, even according to my BMW dealer salesman who actually apologized when they loaned me a 310

I don't really know what these changes are all about as everything worked fine for me from the beginning, having said that: Is that why I have gotten bigger international phone charges over the last months? Good work, Pete, thank's for everything!

I was going to go to Azambuja tomorrow, by car, but I just saw on tv that Oliveira got Pole Position for tomorrow's MotoGP race in Portugal. I might just stay here to see it, I'm tight with money so there is no MotoGP on my home

It's like you're Ghost Rider, dude!

Help your local businesses, Pete!

I have to get proper winter pants and boots, whenever I see your reports and you enjoying yourself over in the wintery north I remind what a miserable time I would have

I’ll let you guys know I’m pretty confident about my submission ...

There's no reason to do that unless that's your yearly mileage

There are plenty of 250s and 400s I like, it's not a matter of engine size or power. This specific GS310 just feels low quality and uninspiring in person, it feels like a chinese bike in person.

I like the Fonzie "hey" at the end

I don't understand why anyone would get excited about that 310, regardless of weight.

Had a nice ride in the morning, went to the Douro for a coffee. Nice weather today, will post a report with just a couple of pictures.

Some days I don't really feel like being a part of the world, or that indeed it doesn't deserve to exist, however most people that feel this way don't wish others to go through the same feelings. It's a tough way to exist. Covid being blown out of proportion or not, I think depends on where you live or spend most of your time. If he lives somewhere quiet that has yet to be seriously affected, or doesn't speak to people who are affected, I can see why he thinks it's blown out of proportion.