Pedro

Chefchauen, Morocco:

Al Hoceima, Morocco:

Around Merzouga, Morocco:

The golden dunes of Erg'Chebbi, Morocco:

Sunset on Faro Island, Portugal:

Marvão Castle, Portugal:

The end of the Iceberg Valley in Serra da Estrela, Portugal:

The fog, at Serra da Estrela, there's a nice landscape behind it

Looks like the only one having fun is Pete, does that mean anything...?

Mesão Frio, Douro River, Portugal:

Barca d'Alba, over the Douro River, Portugal

Penedo Durão, at Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal overlooking Spain:

Top of the tower at the Castle of Estremoz, Portugal:

Arraiolos Castle, Portugal

Faro, Portugal, centre of town:

Cape S.Vicente, Portugal, "Where the land ends"

Monchique, the ocean viewed from 900m high in the distance

My most sentimental place in Portugal, you had bad weather:

That was in Serra de Montejunto. Sintra should be about 70km south on the shore you see in the distance on that picture.

And to me a fast big scooter must be about as comfortable doing normal legallish motorway speeds as a nice touring motorcycle, no?

A few months ago I was at a bike shop here in Lisbon, belonging to a well known good racebike mechanic and builder, and noticed what I thought was strange. It was a big T-max with no fairing on, and you’re right, it does look quite motorcycle like. That one had a front fork and wheel+brake out of a Ducati, and the engine was being put together like a proper race engine, polished and friction treated everything… because apparently the current trend in Lisbon is streetracing with scooters, and that specific one was doing over 200kmh before the engine improvements.

Only one discerning person so far, appreciated the glint on my bike's rotor, and the subtle sunset light over the plains of the Ribatejo ...

Leave the man alone, he's riding 800 miles a day in less than 10ºc, it's misery!