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On bright side thats the best cockpit pic so far @Grasshopper's Ride!

Old buses are real popular over here to be converted to RV's, some are so damn cool it isnt funny.

Hate to break it to you boys, but it's not WHAT you are riding, it's HOW you ride it, just say'n..... ??

Me and @Sofia went for a ride today, around some of the roads where I learned how to ride a bike when I had my 650 Transalp a few years ago. Didn't take many pictures, though, so here they are Arouca is a town that has a typical breed of cows, they grow slowly but their meat is very tasty, a lot of them roam the hills freely, most of the time keeping to themselves but often laying on the road for a nap, and since they're so big that can be pretty funny. Visiting this place and not meeting an Arouquesa is just not the same, here is one quite curious about the bikes. stopped at a nice spot near Portal do Inferno (translated Gateway to Hell), where you get views on both sides of the road: And having lunch at São Pedro do Sul, under a refreshing shade on a warm afternoon.

that's USS Hawkbill I think, famous as the devils submarine. pedantic mode "ON" technically it's a "sail" , not a conning tower... Pedantic mode "OFF" nice pics ?

I could kick myself for not going inside. They had no signage on the outside so I couldn't tell if it was a business or just some guys random collecting of shit. Wandering into buildings in small towns like this is a good way to get yourself shot.

Lower temps today made for perfect weather. I opted out of the Huck Sauce at the truck stop...

Today we left Kalispell, Montana and headed for Pullman, Washington. Loads of rolling hills and rivers in the valleys. We railed along around 80 mph for most of the day and had a great ride...

managed to wrangle a couple of hours off this afternoon and as it was only 25 odd degrees rather than the 35 odd we had earlier in the week I went for a short ride to explore a trail I had started discovered but not explored along by the river a while ago. it starts with a poorly paved road down to the river north of Joigny and the trail proper starts here someone was water skiing on the river a bit of limbo dancing allowed us under this one but the trail was getting narrower and gnarlier I was beginning to wonder how wise it was to continue on, taking into account that i'm alone, running road tyres ( ok it's dry so that's not reeeely an issue, but still...) i have a fucked back, left shoulder and left knee... i don't know if I'm even still capable of picking tigger up if I drop her. well that answers that question, I don't think I can get under that one Nope definately not. I did think about how to do it but before tring I walked forward a few hunderd meters to see if the trail opened out further down or not, and came across this and no sign of widening now I know Fred would have had a saw with him to clear the path ( there's also a potentially live electric cable to deal with...) and Bob would have fitted under anyway but given my lack of ability and knowledge my only reasonable choice was a turnaround. "Oh Cock" you might be able to make out from the above pic that the path is not wide, there's the river on one side and a large ditch on the other. How the F am I going to turn Tigger round? I had a long hard think about this cos I couldn't aford to get it wrong and would only have one shot, and didn't want to risk my back or shoulder which are, (quite seriously for a moment) dangerously close to rupture. Jacket, tank bag helmet and gloves were hung on a tree and I pushed the bike back about a meter or so where the path was marginally wider and a tree growing outwards from the river bank lessened the chances of throwing the thing in the river. with some pushing and pulling I managed to more or less spin the bike on it's side stand ( took 3 or 4 goes as it kept sinking in the ground and had to be repositioned each time) and after not a little sweating and grunting we got turned around and i rode out to a wider grassy section having cooled down I had a plaisant bimble back to the road and tus home via an easy trail shortcut that i know and love, as a reward for not having drowned us both in the river, and having taught tigger how to spin on her sidestand, trick which I've seen but never tried before. a couple of hours out in all and about 20 km off road I guess.

I have tried a seat cover like that suggested above, received it on the mail yesterday, tested today in about 30 or 32º. I can say it is an improvement over normal. You can indeed feel some ventilation but only going at over 120 or 130kmh, rest of the time I think it also helps but it's not as noticeable. Of course this depends on bike aerodynamics. I'll have to go on a trip with it off and instal after a while to see how much of a difference it makes. It does make the seat firmer but also comfier, also less grabby than . For the cost it's an improvement in hot conditions for sure. I am not sure from which seller I bought mine, but I think it took well over month to arrive from China.

Agreed

Especially if Tym's inside

I don;'t know. That bus predates my knowledge of vehicles, but I';d assume it probably was as I;m not aware of any other buslines back then.

This is why everytime a girl brings me a beer,cooks dinner and does the wash without being asked i say thank you.

Into Washington and out of Idaho. Loads of huge wheat fields everywhere...

The cool thing about riding through small towns is all of the weird shit you see. Like this display of an old bus, a Cadillac and some rocket ship ride...

Really interesting place to explore, thanks for risking your life to bring us these adventures..... ?? Seriously, stay safe, is there maybe a cooler time of the year to be going out there? I think it is awesome that you are still seeking adventure, at any age. I know way too many people who sit on their ass and let life pass them by, live it and enjoy it! ?

Colombia 2019. When the borders open, you should go! Friendly people, beautiful scenery, great paved and dirt roads and the mountains!!

Yup all spot on, but You forgot to mention the Strom might not get you a Blow job but riding one makes you eligible to give them out which is worse than receiving in my book

Now we all know (perhaps Tym is excepted) that you have to watch your P&Q's nowadays. Apparently you're not allowed to sing that lovely nursery rhyme anymore where you ask the black sheep if he's got any wool So let's see your photos/vids, anything that makes you laugh and feck the PC brigade ? I'll start with Benny Hill, a right wrong-un if ever there was ..........

.......but it'll always get you home! Unlike a KLR.......which isn't capable of either. Now a fully kitted up Beemer might get you a blowjob......but as for getting you home you just gotta take your chances. @boboneleg's T700 won't get him a blowjob......but it'll definitely get him home! It's a Yamaha after all! However.....@Sir Fallsalot's Africa Twin will definitely do both! Unfortunately the blow job will be from a man! ? Have I called it right?

Set off on my annual trip to someplace today. Made it as far as Ogden, Utah after riding around 600 miles for the day. Joing me on this trip is my friend Neil aboard hios GS and friends Dave and Debbie on their GS. Left home in 38F degree (4C) temps and arrived in Ogden at 104F(40C). Didn't take a lot of pics today as we were mostly riding through hpt desert landscapes and soem highways. Did get a few pics at a road works - even has an abandoned house!

Today I tracked down the abandoned Spanish village of Retamalejo in the Murcia province. It originally had 25 dwellings there.....most are in ruins now, and it's been empty since 1980. This one was hard......despite leaving early in the morning it got very hot, very quickly. By the time I'd walked round there in the heat my hands were shaking so much I was struggling to take any more pics! Yes it was that bad.......and I've now got heatstroke! I was thinking to myself.....why am I still doing crazy shit like this at 66? Well I don't know the answer to that.....but I do know that it's a better option than being incarcerated in an Old Folks Home!

dunno if it's a GR Bob, It was once the river towpath I think, but obviously fell into disuse and unmaintained about 80 years ago, I expect cyclists, fishermen and dog walkers keep it as it is now ( that's why I only explore like this on weekdays cos weekends would probably get confrontational, whereas today I saw no one...

Let interpret this for you Pete, it's basically saying your old be careful you don't break a hip

I thought that might have been the entrance to a mine that's been blocked up. the end of its got a filled in look

nice pics fred, that cave is very square, manmade surely?

Must have been a Greyhound Bus at one time I'd have thought? Is that right @Earache?

That coach is so cool, it looks fast just standing still

Western Idaho had a lot of marsh land with water fowl - that kinda suprised me...

Looks like an amazing ride! ?. I would love to visit Montana some day.

damn!!! i hope the rider saw that truck coming well in advance!!!

We took a guided tour from EpicoMoto (Ricardo and Alejandro are great peeps!) and his main stable includes several XT660s. He has a BMW 800GS, and some others. But, the trip we took was mostly off road so the Yammy's were perfect! For the ride pictured, our buddy Dennis was in Colombia on his GS, ridden down from California, for a group called Motorrad Angels. Tom Palmer created the group and he decided to retire and ride around the world. To make it even more worthwhile, he delivers water filters to villages, wherever they go. All donations go straight to buying the filters, Tom finances everything else. They've responded to the earthquake in Mexico City a couple of years ago, as well as on Puerto Rico, delivery water filters and solar lights after that hurricane wiped out electricity in most places. He also helps groups set up their own local chapter of the Angels. The last big effort they were involved in was aiding the Venezuelan refugees flooding into Colombia. Ferrying doctors to the border, providing shelter, clean water, shoes and bus trips back to other shelters. If you are of the donating types, your money goes a long way with that group.

I think it was the promise of all that sex. He just didnt realize he was a receiver.

I took the scenic route home from work today............

Well, the brakes work... Nice location for a pic @Earache!

Great pics. Did you do Glacier and Going to the Sun Road?

First one is the best pic I took today....

Some scenery!

The riding did not suck at all today - perfect....

Up and over a few small hills....

Today's ride to Lake MacDonald...

Well done that man, you deserve a nice cold pint of cider ?

...and the occasional canyon would pop up. Rail the twisties for about 10 turns and then back to strauight for 100 miles..

And an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. Must have been tough to live here years ago..

Day off thge bikes today, so I can catch up. Yesterday was brutal - 600 miles with temps of 107 (42C) across Idaho. Most of southern Idaho is a vast wasteland of nothingness - just scrub bushes and long stmraight roads. Kept the speeds at about 90 mph as fuel economy really suffers above that and gas stops are few and far between...

Congratulation @boboneleg Great picture, @Specs, it was pretty close, maybe next month? Take it home @XTreme, I don´t know what to do with it now

Am I the only immature person that laughs every time I go to this plac e?