Pedro

Drove my dad to Porto today, and walked around for an hour while he was in for a doctor's appointment

Degrees of enthusiasm vary, I would say not really worth it but then again we were there on the weekend with production stopped. Also showed up with no booking but they squeezed us in. Also I found the guy annoyingly over enthusiastic about being "addicted to motorcycles", he was playing his part though.

I was calling clients today while this was on: This guy might be very tall and big, and his T7's suspension is like a motocross bike, but that is a proper workout. The man's a beast.

By far the only option that makes any sense, take your time through the Picos, see the country, that's a proper trip. Edit: maybe not leave home with a gps map of the whole way and instead follow your nose, and head back north via Portugal if you want to make it great...

You could not do it, if you want to be a square.

Oh, yes, @XTreme Please change the picture but leave the thread open

And the vote is closed, but the thread remains open because that's how I rule, anarchy! Congratulations @Sofia

If you want a low seat comfy tourer you want a lowered GS. Handling is slower than a tall one, but as a bike to carry luggage over all sorts of roads nothing beats it. Buy a good looking late 2015 / 2016 one, it’ll be ok.

He’s trying to avoid meeting you, I fear!

Yes, you’re both very special.

So, any Honda then Crosstourers are nice, but very heavy.

I struggle to imagine that the same person would be comfortable on both a CB500F and an Africa Twin, more so if it’s the taller ones from a few years ago.

I would, but if your CB500 is perfect for your roads an Africa Twin will feel large and top heavy in comparison. What would you gain from one?

I'll have to factor in three of four errors in for the October one. This was never as much fun when I was doing it every month.

I'll tag you when it's over. Or, judging by my proficiency in this vote, I'll tag @ Bruce.

Good work @Marcel. I would advise you to keep your tongue inside when trying to sneek pictures of girls without their knowledge. It's creepy. Cool stuff, though, big twins rumbling along the plains stopping for big gulps... that'll stain your seat...

Keep up Pete, it'll be over tomorrow. Only to start again in a month's time. We're like rats in a maze.

I'll be around on wednesday, Bob

At least this is making it a group effort, think of it as team building, companies pay money for this shit.

I think we can all (me particularly) learn from these errors and grow as a person, and create a better BOTM for October. Indeed the poll was scheduled to close right now, but it's open for another day like I said it would.

I’m sure if you tell him there will be a group of cocksuckers arriving to town he’ll release his T700, just don’t show him pictures and speak in genderless english.

It was supposed to last until tomorrow evening, Bob. I didn’t plan a coup d’etat, honest!

Steve McQueen did the same on a Benz 300SL during the filming of The Great Escape, being chased by cops into the film set. He must have been better than your neighbour, or more famous.