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Race to Dakar by Charlie Boorman is an interesting read once you get to the part where he gets injured and it switches to the support rider's story.

I used to date identical Twins , my mates used to say , how the fuck do you tell them apart..... Easy i said, Sharon's got massive tits and Barry's got a moustache .

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Yes! My brother had two new ones back when I was a kid. When I was 12 or so, he'd let me back it out of the garage - was a thrill for me.

Here's Six................

Two syllables!

the mk1 mustang fastback (looks like a big capri) is the best one

And yours is......

That's DaveNoLegs

Finished Hunter S Thompsons Hells Angels about a month ago and what a relief that was, tedious and repetitive. Gave some interesting insights but not worth trudging through it for them. The book flip flops between saying they’re not the violent criminals theyre portrayed to be but yes they are violent and criminal, an angry underclass of misfits born into bad circumstances and nowhere else to belong. It proceeds along those lines for many many pages simultaneously sympathising with them and then pointing at them like theyre trash. I can see why Sonny Barger didnt think a lot of it but if you have an interest in that type of club culture you might like it, it wasnt for me, cant remember the last time it took me so long to finish reading a book. Next up another book Ive avoided reading ‘Long way round’ by the much maligned Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor.

Have a word with him @Earache.....we could do with a Yank Gimp!

The wood floors could colapse and I'd be inside a building in 35º heat... boarded windows and doors!

To not incur in @boboneleg's rath, I´ll post a few words this today's ride. I had a proper day's riding today, left the hotel at around 9 and headed south to the Algarve, rode through country and mountain roads, mostly small roads. It was a little chilly in the morning up to about 10 or 11AM, but as soon as I approached Monsaraz it got hot, from then on temperatures ranged between 31 to 35, it felt hotter than that though and when it got to 31 it felt cool by comparison I was in a better mood today, so stopped to take a few pictures First, storks' nests on top of telephone poles, they usually fly away when you stop nearby but managed to catch a couple: Half an hour later, stopped to send emails, and had my morning expresso in Estremoz: The full face modern helmet surprised me, and warranted a picture They say the Alentejo is big, and it sort of is for Portugal size, but I'd love it to be the size of Texas, I could ride around this for days: Warning, this thread is about to get flooded with pictures of my bike next to an Oak Tree Alentejo traffic jam, this went on for a few minutes while they figured out how to balance the panels on one single strap First sight of the Alqueva lake, from the Monsaraz Castle And a stop for lunch a snack and refreshments, it was getting warm now, so I found a nice shady spot to park And the day turned amazing, center and northern Portugal got rainy weather today: There are worse places to park for a phone call And then, near Serpa, I took a little detour from the road just for @XTreme's delection, this is an abandoned train station, so abandoned they already took the tracks away a long time ago, and it´s for sale! I am sure Pete would be up these with a puppy like excitement, but I didn't really feel the urge to it And made way, further on after a few great twisties I again got off the road to go and see a menhir. After a couple kms of loose shale dirt road I got pretty disappointed at the sight of this, they're smaller than they appear to be on the picture, the fence was just a little taller than me I didn't feel like walking to the other one, drank some more water and rode on to the Algarve hills Brief dirt road excursion in search of a great view, not very photogenic What followed was 2 hours of very twisty roads over the Algarve hills, no pictures of that unless the tires showing signs of an afternoon well spent after I got home. Searching for a decent meal in Faro proved hard, the local supermarket was already closed, a lot of places went under last year because of covid, a few of them also close on mondays, and I didn't like the crowds on the ones that were open, so uber eats came to the rescue and a pizza was had. I had a proper motorcycling day today, rode at my own pace which meant sometimes cruising admiring the scenery at very slow speeds, as well as enjoying the twisties. Tomorrow, it's going to be a little work and then a short ride to the local beach.

...but all cruisers were cool...

I really liked the old trucks...

Troublesome Pass. We had reached the end of our route and headed back at this point...

i'd have @Mawsley wife scooter , after she's rode it for a good few hundred miles, in hot weather and got all sweaty on it... then i'd take the seat off it and sell it to @Tym

Harleys rule.

Delta variant has been prevalent in this country for a very long time now and the death toll hasn’t risen because of it. There will at some point maybe 6 months, maybe a year be a variant thats is truly resistant but right now its just fear being used to help people accept control. When enough of Spain is vaccinated (assuming their snail like pace gets the job done before a genuinely resistant strain appears) suddenly they’ll change their tune in exactly the same way they have here.

I got this for Father's day, it'll be interesting to see the difference to the biography I read about him 20 years ago.

just go chuck your bike in the sea ,burn your Xsara , go in side lock your doors get your food delivered and never venture out again ... and shut the fuck up about Covid .

If the percentage of people who have have had both vaccinations is low (sounds like if 60-69 year olds are still waiting they are very low) then I can understand the govt considering partial lockdown/curfew measures. Crap though that is for you.

He's struggling with his trolling these days......maybe it's time for him to move onto a different internet persona?

Lesbo

If it produces witty banter like “or Slowfuckymonkey and her flower thread.” its a must read. I’m guessing if you know about it it must be available on audible?

or Slowfuckymonkey and her flower thread .

Brilliant. Its so true Ex Pats dont think they’re immigrants. Oh dear now Ive stopped laughing I’m despairing

Book club ...really

Yeah loads makes you feel young.

You seen this @Slowlycatchymonkey?

Oh Sophia you were already on dodgy ground worshipping Pedro but thats sealed it, philistine.

Loki, Thor’s brother from the Marvel franchise.

It is! Drag your T7 over and we'll go for a spin.

Love the Mustang, but the baby blue 3 door station wagon, that melts my heart!

I'd like Bobs CRF too.

The fooking Pacer made me laugh... Hopefully it's laughing with the owner and not at the owner...

Brilliant Pedro! I'd like to have seen a video walkthrough of the inside of the station though! Can you go back tomorrow?

When the lottery win comes in, I will get in touch!.

The pump is real, thats for sure!

The T7 is almost the perfect bike on paper, just 20 more hp and it would be it. I should go and see about test riding one.

Don't know how to translate the cut itself, but it's pork (the yellow is mustard)

Anything would be a downgrade for me, given I am the only person here with a real motorcycle.

i would have Uncle Bucks Harley with out a doubt not cause i like it ...... so i could kill the ugly gay cunt of a bike with fire and explosives

Caught this blood moon shot over the Wirral. Andy got better pucs on his fancy Samsung.

Went out to see how the one placentas live in the Beach communities locally, most are grilling cow parts. pork parts, beer parts. Bonus Ass Cam shot thanks to Go pro on rear rack. As we see Ass Cam catches Scooter riders being passed in a no passing zone, asses need glasses i just blew a stop sign to get this pic, Buck mode off. If im not mistaken its our local crew of Scooter Philes, @Clive @Mawsley and @Six30 You have to wonder what @Sir Fallsalot @XTreme @Mess @Mawsley @boboneleg @Grasshopper's Ride @Catteeclan Think about some maybe all or none of any of this?

Once out of the burn area, we crossed the Continental Divide again. This area didn't burn, but you can see why other areas did. Look at all of the dead trees lying on the forest floor - all killed by the pine beetle infestation. Lots of fuel on the ground ready to burn...