Pedro

Nice think with carburated thumpers or twins is that when they are set up and valves put to spec and carbs synchronized you can really tell the difference and it seems everything in the world is right! That's how it felt in my Hondas and BMWs, don't know about KLRs ?

I expect Spain to be similar, in Portugal there are 4 or 5 bikes that hold value well: XT600E or XT660R, DTR125, any version of CBR600, any version BMW GS, Suzuki GSX750R, Hornet 600, any Africa Twin . These, except the Suzuki, were the top sellers of their generation, in a country where minimum wage would be (and is) less than half of the UK, buying a CRB600 was seen as buying a quality item that would last, like buying an oldschool Mercedes of sorts*. *Except the DTR125, all those guys wanted was to put a motocross exhaust and wheelie to high heaven in front of high schools ?

All you need is to get someone to put a euro spec head on that engine to liven it up, or enjoy it as it is forever!

What problems did the 690 have, Bob?

See, everyone thinks you're just a sad twat but sometimes you just surprise people with little gems of coolness. I hope it's not an auto ?

My daily diesel VW Golf, that time. I think I was 21 and my brother 16. We did in again, to Norway but not the Nordkap, in an Astra. Then turned to more track dedicated cars and stuck just to the Nurburgring

You bet! My and little brother drove to the Nordkap, and then on the way south stayed at the Nurburgring for almost a week. Poor car!

I've never bothered with filming on the bike but you do get some nice moments like you have done here. I'm not one for hairpin roads but the Trolls road is something, spectacular views from the bottom and from the top. I was there in a car in nice weather ?, driving from Portugal. Do you not bother with a tent and just count on finding huts? I ask because I'm not one for camping a lot but the cost of Scandinavia is such that hotels are mostly out of the picture, but I like traveling light on luggage.

That is not an ok thing to do, @Specs

the 501 is a proper race bike engine, though, I wouldn't want that. The 701 is a posh 690 with nicer rear suspension, which is fine by me.

That 701 looks like a proper quality bike in person.

If buying new, I would agree, but there's something to be said for saving 6 or 7k on a second bike dedicated for once or twice a year offroad touring and buying a big tank TTR or XTE, or even KTM 690R

This is just the internet and we're friends so don't share my opinion, but design doesn't matter for shit if quality control and metal quality doesn't back it up.

Well, the swingarms look great ... really!

I’m half drunk and about to call my brother, who went to school with AJP’s owner’s son if there are deals to be made. are you sure?

I would want none of that except in a warm Range Rover

BMW 320d sales rep vs. E30 M3, the result is not good for the soul

The AJP, It’s portuguese designed and assembled. Their swingarms look great, but I looked at one side by side with an Husqvarna on a dealership, and it broke my heart. Isn’t the engine italian?

That is a pretty bike

I do like a competent chassis and fuel injection. Character doesn't need to die, you can still have twin cylinder bikes and buy bikes with no gear change assistance and riding modes and stuff like that, but why would you choose to have worst suspension or brakes just because? It's like choosing to buy shit tires and brake pads just to make it more of a challenge.

Penicillin is usually the answer for pins and needles on your bell end.

for more or less the same theoretical acceleration times, 12 seconds on a 70s bike is going to feel a lot more aggressive than 12 seconds on a 2000's bike. It's like riding at over 150kmh with a poorly fitting crap old helmet, and a brand new properly fitting Shoei, speed is the same, feels a little different.

See this picture, this the Baia de Espinho, my hometown: I never go to the beach in this spot because it's too crowded. Nowadays, if you walk the walkways at night you have a nice view of the beach, courtesy of some spotlights, like on the picture above. These spotlights were first turned on (first time, ever) around 18 or 19 years ago, at around 10 or 11pm on a summer friday night, while me and my girlfriend were getting out of the water, naked. Made it easier to find our clothes, though. Edit: it's the Atlantic, cold water

First time I drank whiskey was on the lower deck of a school trip bus when I was 15, downed half a bottle of something like it was nothing. I then proceeded to throw up on a paper basket (a weave paper basket) while I walked around the bus.

Looks like a gravity racer, have always been interested in having one.