Pedro

Yes, that slightly open half gate, he’s a tease!

I thought he was going to drift on the hairpins, then he went up a wall instead. Fuck him!

Do you have suspension adjustment? On my bike having it soft helps a lot of difference even in smooth grippy ground.

Sorry Bob, edited, I'll try harder next time.

I wish google maps had a "gravel preferred" box to tick

and alphabetically organized too, like it should be...

Used to be like that, when you were wasting away on some other forum.

Make the most of it, take pictures to watch while you're sitting by the fire in two months.

Sorry dude, wheel it out of the garage next time, and there's other factors...

They are, more so when you're riding along following your nose and improvising as you're getting to places. I do also enjoy the odd music now and again when by myself.

Everything is green there now, Pete! I saw no coal dust.

I was torn between Six's and Sofia's, setting is important but at the end my vote went for Sofia. A fast bike traveling, and in the Mountain, gets my vote this month.

After a surprising flood of amazing pictures from adventurers worldwide, we are here to celebrate motorcycling in ... well, to pick a picture for the banner during September. Choose and vote in one from the below, voting will end on Monday at 21:00: @boboneleg's Suzuki DR650, on green lush fields @Buckster's low and long, stylish Harley Davidson FLHX Street Glide: @Marcel's sleek Indian Challenger, enjoying the end of a Canadian afternoon: @MooN's red Triumph Tiger 800 XC, arguably Europe's prettiest Tiger, exploring romantic previously war torn France: @Pedro's BMW R1200GSA resting amongst New Forrest's horses: @Saul's specced up Honda CB500F, having a break from challenging England's toughest conditions: @Six30's ultra shiny and fast BMW S1000R, next to a set of MiniCooper wheels and a Simoncelli picture: @Skippy's revvy and eager Yamaha FZ6N, in a lost Andalusian village: @Sofia's trusty Triumph Speed Triple R, resting on the legendary IOM Mountain Course: @XTreme's ultra reliable, clean Honda CB500X, resting under the shade of Andalusian forrests: Let's make BOTM great again...

You’ll see, next month there will be a huge volume of great pictures of motorcycles in scenic locations under big skies. Even the lord is giving us the weather. I got inside knowledge from a source that even @Slowlycatchymonkey will take a picture. It’ll make AdvRider pale with shame.

Why would you tick that box on good weather? That looks just lovely!

I can’t hold my enthusiasm with expectations about what great pictures are going to be submitted in the next few hours!

getting the bike dried properly. 33º this afternoon, it's summer again.

Lovely landscapes and views, they are landscapes to me, to Pol Tarrés they are a playground. The dude must save a lot on money on front tires too. The voice over is a bit cheesy, but the way he handles that Tenere makes up for it. The bit at 4:19 ...

My brother had one as a company car in Poland, it was a tdi with 4wd, very nice to drive around in snow and all around the kind of car that grows on you and you then miss it. It drove all the way to Portugal and back to Warsaw for Christmas.

Gave the bike a wash, then another one, then another one. It's looking oldish now, the mix of british wet roads and spanish motorway bugs was disgusting. Then washed the luggage, and the jacket is in the washer. A friend of Sofia gave us a little bit of a spice mix they use in Jordan, and now my rain overalls smell very exotic! Where is the "Pete washing machine" smilie when you need it?

Swimming might be a bit too much cardio for someone who isn't used to it, too, you'll be finished in 5 minutes. Looking forward to the walk/cycle reports

Indeed it was a pity as I would certainly enjoy it, but originally this was Sofia's trip and for her to spend some time with her friends over there. We just didn't have time to do both. I did like a lot of things in the parts I did visit though, and overall had a great experience.

Alright, I'll try to stay away from this thread from now on even though I did go into a bit of work to post it. If after a few days I come back and the tone remains I'll just ask Pete to delete it and be done with it, this really wasn't the energy I wanted it to transmit as I did have a nice visit and a good time in the UK, and came back with good memories.

The rest of your post says you're so full of yourself it hurts.

Disclaimer: prosciutto is Italian, it´s similar but not the same thing. If I say ham which is the literal translation it'll all get confusing. Also, this is a ride report, not an assault of a different culture.