Pedro

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.

I tried fishing once, as a young teenager I hated it. Maybe in a few years I'll be ready

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!

Maybe you just need to start parking it a little outside the tarmac to offset that sidestand lean angle

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!

Love that, with the big scenery and the clouds being blown over the mountain.

They were very proud of their construction industry 40 year boom until 2008 ... then it really went boom

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.

No body shaming, Pete! She's just got big bones.

I like the Fonzie "hey" at the end

Waking up took me a while, I planned on a long ride but ended up only left the house by 10, that doesn't give a lot of time before the lockdown at 13, so I just went to the Douro, and had a cup of coffee there. I don't spend many weekends here, but this is where a lot of bikers come for a short weekend morning ride, they meet up at the marina's cafe before riding back, it's only about 25 or 30km to Porto via a twisty road. This is a cool road they ride but on weekends it's just too much lazy traffic, too many bikes too. I chose to keep to a smaller cafe with almost nobody there instead of joining the mob, social distancing comes very natural to my reserved ways. On the other side of that river, right to the red cafe is where all the bikes are, maybe you can see them if you're able to zoom in. They were making themselves heard from this side as everyone that arrived seemed to have a stuck throttle Going back I avoided the busy road, but my plan was to explore a "Serra" that I had been curious about for some time, Serra da Boneca was my stop on the way back home. The dirt roads getting to the more scenic spots were all closed, I don't really know why, I expected the road to get a lot steeper so I walked the last 100 or 200 meters. Turns out the steeper bit was exactly where they put the gate, which isn't cool . It was quite windy up there, quite nippy too, but the views were nice. Got back home in time to buy some bread before the lockdown. Gave the bike a wipe before lunch, meant to wash it properly but I don't like washing it without being able to ride it warm and dry after, this bike hides water poodled inside like it's magic.

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.

The Leg does have some pull when it comes to bending rules, but I doubt @boboneleg would go for it, @XTreme