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Cool place!

Is it moist then, Pete?

It’s the name, no error, I find it weird too. People here in Torres Vedras are really weird. Onda translates to wave in Portuguese …

You never heard of the French invasion? Napoleon? Wellesley? The Brits used us as an excuse to kill some French and help ruin their plans, and we took that help gladly. The Lines of Torres were built with colaboration and direction of the British and were two rows of fortifications north of Lisbon, they were able to transmit messages from one end to the other in minutes, it was very cool.

Not much of a ride report, just a stop at Torres Vedras and decided to go up to see the Castle. Torres Vedras of “Lines of Torres” fame played an important part in Portugal’s defense from the French invasion. This castle, however, is way older than that. I liked learning about the roman water reservoirs, but I won’t bore you, you can read the signs on the pictures if you want. Ignored the signs as surely they didn’t mean to forbid motorcycle parking by the main door. Inside there’s quite a pleasant space with some nice trees. The Roman water cisterns, clever people those romans You guys, helping out: Quite the history: Shortly after I met up with Sofia, who made her big “I’m having a huge pastry for lunch” smile And we went to look at Hondas

Not that big of a problem, it’s not like it invites you to go fast either

It was being prepared to a client, I meant it wasn’t fitted as in they were maybe about to do it. I really don’t know, but that bike was just taken out of the shop to please Sofia.

I think between 10 and 11k

Also not on the street, but @Sofiawanted a sit on one. I am very underwhelmed by it, to be honest. This one has a massive screen and still no bash guard fitted, seems like someone made that tiny sump to specifically be exposed.

This I really like!

Hope that’s not what you have in mind if you come over my way!

Knowing @yen_powelllikes a small sloped street view, I stopped just for him! This is just outside a castle door, in Torres Vedras.

Just finished cleaning up my place to go away, working a bit and then will go to meet with @Sofia on the way to her place to later have dinner and laughs with three women. Will stop on the way to see a bike someone's curious about, though. Who knows about tomorrow, might finally go north and spend some time with Costa.

Wait ..... is stroking small puppy dogs gay?

And yet, this is much more Hornet than the other one. If this sells it's because it sounds nice, it screams, it's revvy and smooth, and the exhaust manifold looks great, like a Hornet.

It evades me, how is this not the Hornet?

I have to say. This looks like crap and I’d rather have a Harley.

You can’t search by manufacturer? Spain is so yesterday!

No way, look at it

He's got a nice R80GS, with nice tires that'll shit all over those lighter singles that everyone seems to be lugging around at one gear higher than they should. Man, this is really getting to me, isn't it?

Also who eats a candy bar followed by a can of tuna?

Looks really fast on pictures, and the Coretech The Bender jacket has a lovely politically incorrect name to it

I like the "hooray henry" thing, don't really know what it is but feels right. When they stop behind someone and all of them look around wondering what's happening reminds me of a Portuguese saying that means "doesn't fuck nor does he let anyone else fuck either" I dislike that way to see a country. If you want to go racing then go racing, if you want to go trail riding or traveling then respect the place and don't do it amongst 120 other bikes. They were stopped on a village, right next to a local restaurant while he was showing his tuna can and had just eaten a candy bar, seems to me the cafe guy looking at them shares my opinion This was the mountain pass they did at the end, except done with class: Very cool looking bikes, though. I wonder if I can press that mechanic button to have that guy come over and get my XR running