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How many Japs are actually made in Japan now though? More and more bikes now have the actual assembly done in other countries. I don't have a big issue with that as long as the motor itself is Japanese. The CB500X is made in Thailand......but by all accounts the build quality is top notch. Certainly better than my Strom which was actually built in Japan. So there are some disparities. I wouldn't be happy buying a Nissan and finding out it had a Renault engine that's for sure. But it works the other way when you buy a Skoda.......where you actually get a VW but for a lot less money.

It looks like @Pedro is still ahead on the Leaderboard! But look who's in 4th place......the fucking @BusBoy

Great story Pedro! All the dogs you remember from when you were here in 2006 are now gone......except for Luna! She's 14 now!

I have been known to stop and wash the bike during a ride @Sir Fallsalot. I think @Dell took this in 2007 when he came over here! He didn't fall off that day either! ?

Does she smell of fish?

I've got others that I've done over the last 6 months so I'm going to be adding them one by one!

You should see the stick I get from Tym about owning a Suzuki Ray! Yet both our bikes are actually running!

https://www.adventuremotorcycles.net/forum/topic/261-the-abandoned-spanish-village-of-la-junquera/

Sounds like some sort of 70's porn star!

Hi Tom! WTF name is Frau Grunter?

Did you see the first Abandoned Village one @Sir Fallsalot?

I've disabled reputation for myself as Admin Fred! I gotta give everybody else a chance! I'll top the leaderboard just with my cleaning!

You're right Pedro! In a place like that you need a bike that isn't going to explode every 200 miles with a fucked doohickey!

Bloody hell Eric.......you're always in the wars!

I think they were only imported for a couple of years Pedro.......I can't ever remember seeing one in Britain or here.

How you doing Eric?

Hi Eric! ?

Obviously I can't add anything mechanical........but that bike needs a bloody good clean Fred!

Hi......good to see you!

Excellent @Pedro

Medic!

You wouldn't like it here Fred......I've seen +46!

We all are......so I think this place has served a purpose! And of course it brings a lot of people back together who'd lost touch.

There's not many on here who actually do much, if any, riding Pedro! So I think it'll be you and me keeping Ride Reports going! When we're released!