Pedro

Took Sofia’s bike out for a quick wash, and rode it around town to warm it up and get it properly dry. I don’t know how you can ride bikes like that responsibly, my license would be finished within a week.

It’s just not fair, BMW just released a new boxer engine and nobody cares what degree crank it has

That’s not what one wants to hear before buying a premium bike.

I do like the look of these bikes in pictures, in person they look like you´re wearing an expensive suit and expected to draw attention. I don't know how happy I would be owning a Ducati and more so how happy my mechanic would be if I was to own a Ducati. @boboneleg, how do you think these cope with miles?

Get a tall van

I think around 114000km. Was thinking the same today but forgot to check.

Perfect sunny day today, 300km in summer jacket and tshirt underneath, not too hot not too cold. Phone was going off with emails and a few calls so stopped to sort all that while having an espresso.

Did a detour to stop by a botm picture in one of my favourite northern Portugal coastal spots.

Less hollywood, more pikey. His friends will appreciate it more.

See? I'm no good at electrics

Take the plates off, ride into an airport and just throw someone the keys and say "it's yours", it's very hollywood!

This is Ducati's more off-road extreme version of the very nice DesertX, it's got a developed suspension, proper off-road wheels, all that stuff. Plus the video shows two Italian very pro riders showing what it can do off-road in Morocco. It troubles me a little that these videos now show Morocco (and Portugal sometimes) as free for all lawless destinations. Some of this behaviour is not respectful for locals, like riding over desert shrubs or disturbing streams. The Italians are huge rally Dakar fans, but if it comes across that countries like these are free for all lawless destinations then it'll ruin it all for people traveling around the place enjoying it at a pace that suits carrying luggage and actually traveling.

I could have used you as an electrics teacher. So the coil is a condom.

There's always a point to a poll!

Its too warm for a proper biker's black leather jacket, which has been established as the proper motorcyclist thing to wear. But better to not wait too long, or else winter starts and the rain is not good either, there´s 3 days of usable weather betwen the jacket weather and only long enough for setting the points on the bike, if the good season happens during weekdays he's screwed.

Well, now you'll have to keep it under 20mph... On the other hand, getting a nice picture of you doing well over the speed limit would be worth printing and framing on the wall.

Yes, the coil!

I love it when people say shit like that. Still doesn't mean shit to me, but it feels like you're Gandalf talking magic that you simply know from ages of experience.

It's like he just doesn't care!

You hope to get money for it over there or kick it to a ditch and fly back?

If you need dates you better stay clear of where Pete lives.

Cool bike! They’re very popular, as a brand, in northern Portugal.

These days? there’s a serow picture? In the wild?

He’s better after breaking his leg, only drove him today because yesterday he curbed a wheel in his car and it had to urgently be fixed as he couldn’t live with it. He’s not acting less like a twat since getting sick, which I suppose is a good thing?