Pedro

I don’t get these chinese bike news. Instead of stating facts like weight and torque, they go on about how big of a manufacturer they are and what business partnerships they have.

kTM have got that 220cm tall test rider again, he’s worth it just so people can’t judge how big a bike really is from leaked spy pictures

Is KTM the new Honda?

If they keep developing them, in a few decades they’ll end up with something similar to this

Hang in there, Pete!

There's cannibals over there, too, Marcel!

The flames are pointing back because it's going fast!

You think he might go back in time if he does?

I bet it’s on purpose, to make you want to stop. Makes the short battery life not be a problem.

Way better to look at than the previous time you were in surgery. Happy times for the internet!

Look at that seat

I hope it wasn't the stress of losing Otto, Pete.

Get well soon, dude!

90% of the maintenance needed is because of 90% of the maintenance done.

Not really, she tried to play the busy card.

That's how a man does it, though. In which case it would be an exit, not a flounce.

How long are the belts and tensioners good for?

I am not very computer oriented, can't cope with an iPad. I bought one with the keyboard a while ago, specifically so it could travel on flexible bags better than the laptop, but it just made everything really hard to do. Simple things like having a spreadsheet open and working on that while writing an email at the same time while looking at both, and maybe copying a few cells onto the email. Stuff like that became so complicated I just gave up and gave it to my brother. Now, on top of all that I also update a few files from a server that only works with Microsoft so have a modulator to do that. The new 13 being overall smaller sounds good to me, good times ahead!

Well, it is decided, then. Laptop shall turn 10 and then get replaced. I’d like to see a 12 inch come along to give that a look, though.

I have been looking forward to Apple coming out with another 12 inch one, the 13 inch lives snug inside my panniers but a smaller one would be more insulated and maybe allow for soft luggage. In actual work it would probably suck, though.

Indeed, Saul! Such cool memories for the both of you. When I learned how to ride, my favourite exercise and something that really grows your understanding of how a motorcycle works is U turns both ways on a slope. Doing them going uphill where the bike doesn’t lean, and downhill where it leans a lot relative to the ground, really forces you to learn the difference in how a bike turns when leaned and not leaned.

He chose a GS for motorways. What a twat!

He wouldn’t. His riding was sitting on a motorway to get to Paris or Strasbourg or wherever. Plus, he rode a GS. That’s handicap enough to win.