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I found a few more photos.............

Move to Spain, ride your bike every day of the year. The only downside is that there’s some proper ex-pat wankers down here eh @XTreme?

I recall you saying that the ST10 weighed too much and the BMW would be lighter, but I didn't think the weight advantage was because it wouldn't be with you most of the time. Is this what BMW mean about a low centre of gravity?

I'm being gentle. Right mare South of Luxembourg city. Hot and sweaty round and round, fan on, fan off, fan on.... Didn't get as far as planned but the digs are alright. Municipal camping in France somewhere near the Luxembourg and German border. I'm not sure it's France, it's somewhere over there. Gate shut but greeted by a gent wearing an apron and riding a 600 transalp. Camping un nui bitte. Tent erected afore dark. Sorted. No good pictures really, too much slogging to get through Belgium. As promised though, Folkestone slab. Busier than I remembered, a bit slower getting through all the checks and we were already late having had a big breakfast instead of being punctual.

Just the incentive @Pedro needs to get back to Morocco whats the bets its the same time you show up in Portugal

Well. We're in Belgium, but I've had a disaster as soon as I got to Ashford. I bent the key for my panniers, now it's hanging on by a thread. The spare I brought only fits one of them, it turns out it's not the right spare. Even managed to find a French locksmith on a Saturday but I don't think he tried hard enough to find a blank really. Nevermind. Onwards.

Gloves for rain?

A Midget pulls a lovely married women and they go back to her house , just as they are getting down to it , they hear the front door open " quick its my husband , go out the window and hang on to the window sill "she says the husbands comes in the bedroom and says "jesus its cold in here " and slams the window shut . the midget plummets to the ground , an ambulance is called and he gets took to hospital. a few days later the women goes to visit the midget , "how are you " she says, "8 broken fingers broke both my ankles 3 ribs and my pelvis and fractured elbow "says the midget "it could of been worse " she says . "worse.... how could it of been worse " he says "well its lucky i live in a bungalow ", she said

i would'nt risk going to the local shops on that donkey.

Actually, I do plan on going either end of September or start of October

Sadly the driver with big beard just ducked inside as I wrestled with the camera app.

From the bench on the oxbow lake (on the Mosel) there is talk of the b500 tomorrow. Interesting stuff.

Sorry @Six30 there's no car parks or laybys in sight

@Six30 is going to jump at this shit!

Well it is now in my possession...what a machine, the sound is like thunder and sooo addictive. now it's safely tucked away in the garage with its stablemate. Tomorrow will be going over it to make sure all is well but the little ride around the car park I had before I put it in the van showed no obvious signs of anything wrong or loose though but a good check over will be done as a double check. More pics to follow

Quiet day at the GayBoy Rally?

The fucking Trolls are out today I see! You'll be laughing the other side of your faces when I'm out Styling and Profiling with Charley Boorman!

so are you missing your new bike @XTreme.......

a pair of my boxers ended up on the windscreen of a French car once

I was going along the farm roads (very uneven surfaces with potholes) on it and normally you feel every bump.....I felt nothing. And I thought I was taking it quite steady getting used to the bike but when I looked at the clock I was doing 140kph. There's no way I could have done that on the Strom or the 650 without getting bounced all over the place. And on an XT my few remaining teeth would have fallen out.

I don’t know. There’s quite a bit of History between Portugal and Spain though, one of the oldest in Europe. @Sofiais the one to talk to as she knows everything there is to know about our History and kings. It might have something to do with our side of the border always being the prettiest from what I’ve seen, or them being simply water hoarding twats, who knows? We’re just cooler and I think they resent it…

Imagine looking out your window and seeing @yen_powell's pants in your garden!

Got robbed this morning I'm ok, just a little shaken up, but I'll be ok. | was robbed this morning at the petrol station. | gathered myself together, my hands were still shaking, I was dizzy and I honestly think I was in shock. My money was gone. I called the police, they were fantastic and called for medical assistance as my blood pressure was through the roof. The police asked me if I knew who did it, and I told them "Yes, it was pump number 4 !!!!!!!

Ive come to page 6 for the answer, is there, or isnt there, life after rugby.

Well, it gets more interesting. I've just been accosted by an ungent with a penchant for penis (not that there's anything wrong with that). He won't take nein for an answer. Is this how the other half live? Unnerving.

Had an errand to run in the morning and today is a holiday in Portugal so very little to do in the morning, left early taking advantage of the morning coolness. Went to Santarem, which is one of the hottest cities in Portugal, lovely garden for a short walk before coming back home, testing how it felt to be around as I felt a little weak a few days ago. Great views over the Tejo and one of Portugal's biggest farm region. The Tejo is looking really sad. Storks used to be a migratory bird, when summer arrived they'd settle back to their nests left empty from the previous year. They're starting to stick around year round now. Summer, big heat arriving and the nests have 3 or 4 occupancy instead of 1 or 2, baby storks are so cute. I stopped at two places to see if you can get how many they are Stopped by the Dainese place, and the Hayabusa club was meeting there for a ride, such cool bikes! I'd love one, but honestly don't know what to do with such a fast bike except lose my license. Last 10 or so km before home were going to be on a nice and fast dirt road, but progress creeped up, my lovely dusty dirt road turned into lovely black tarmac. Used to look like this: Now it looks like this: Surely the people who use that to go home much prefer it like this, specially over winter, but today it spoiled my fun

That's good going Reggie.....let's see some pics! Not of the key obviously!

You can see whats on his mind.

Great tip, Pete!

I’ve used surgical gloves over my summer gloves in the past seemed to work ok just need extra large ones

Have you tried a pair of neprene gloves when it's raining instead of winter gloves. That's what I use in summer if it's raining, something like this.............. https://www.bikestop.co.uk/lindstrands-coal-neoprene-gloves

I keep a pair of lighter waterproof gloves in my saddlebags so I can change if needed but the fairing does a good job of protecting my hands.

Gay.

Fools, BMWs are earths Center of Gravity.

better than nothing....

Oh dear!

As if they’re not unfriendly enough!

There’s a reason why people like those bikes for those roads. But there’s also a factor of old shocks allowing the wheels to float and make you feel overly confident over bad surfaces, there’s this speed most bikes are good at absorbing bad roads, slower you feel every bump and faster you’re floating and out of control.

Yes, they are great! The balance on them, It’s just right for our roads. I still miss my 1150 and it was a bag of problems, even today as I’m contemplating a second road bike, another GS is the only thing I keep coming back to Face it Pete, you’re a beemerboy, you belong on Advrider and Bruce should never had left

I told you! And if you hang stuff right there's no ironing needed!

Wife can't keep the washing on the line here.............a pair of my kecks ended up on next doors garden.

High winds and dry heat, sheets were dry in minutes!

Five more minutes of work. Then....

100,000 kms on a 690 ans so far only one set of rocker arm bearings is pretty impressive. My mate had to have his engine fully rebuilt after only 13,000 miles because the bearings seized . Good on you Grace, keep going

Happy to report that you are all wrong, my water shaft impeller seal is fine! That's the good news. It was just a little hole in the radiator and they welded it up. The bad news is that my clutch is borked. Slave cylinder seal failed (again) and the master cylinder has been leaking for months. Ugh. My bike is a 2012 so still running the Magura system which is plagued with problems. Clutchless shifted 150km to get out of Phnom Penh yesterday. That city is a headache, hard to find somewhere safe to park your bike and everyone always trying to snatch your phone. I am in Kampot. I have a race to ride, then options to reassess. Some days... weeks... months are smoother sailing than others. I also need a new set of rocker arms, I can hear the bearings are on their way out. Poor old girl is pushing 100,000km, a fair bit for the big single, bits are starting to wear out.

Well, this Joke created a civil war inside the Washington Post, it might be good. "Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if its polar or sexual."