Pedro

I suppose the Strom might be cheaper, but they’re so different you might either like one or the other.

If you are going to post a bridge picture in a ride report, post that Bridge!

Are the big bucks finally going to start rolling in?

200 miles, with luggage, cruising in the real world at 90/100mph is not bad at all for the fuel capacity.

So, got to editing this and it ended up too long for most people, still, it's got pretty great views, some of my favourite roads, some castles, the Serra da Estrela in the rain, and much more of my voice over it all ... ... which isn't really a bonus Watch at your own risk, I kinda like it, though

I like that, pretty bike!

Damn right, Pete would ask him if a Welshman took it from him 20 seconds after meeting!

To be honest, I don’t see that drunken violence shit over here. Sure there’s drunks and some of them acting loud, but nothing like that where I go. Somewhere properly not in Albufeira (not too british tourist oriented) and those two would get a baton to the side of the head and an arm twist, with the chance of a proper kicking afterwords. i’m not acting tough at all, the police would do it

The 650 Strom is about to be declared the heaviest bike in the industry. All this weight shit doesn’t mean anything without balance.

They won’t think anything about it, or if they do they’d be happy for the company

Just about to be good enough to sell on ...

They make for good sitting ...

Hearding those birds must have been some work, I'll give you that!

I know it's actually not, but it's ok, I'll try and get more into the swing of it over the next few ones, I'll have one for the Douro and Serra da Estrela, one of the center of Portugal, one for the Alentejo, and one for the Algarve. By then I'll probably be more comfortable talking to the laptop on my own

I thought it was an amazing place to visit, did you delete my comment on purpose so that @yen_powell feels unloved, Pete?

The video with him cruising down a pleasant third or fourth gear trail, wide and firm enough for the GS without fear, that's the stuff for me That deep clay is not even mud, it sucks you in and you need proper motocross tires to even make any progress.

It's not the abuse that impresses me, although I couldn't do it, it's the balancing of such a heavy bike on the front wheel offroad that does.

You know, I think my english is usually better than that, but when you're talking and trying to match what you're saying to the image, and you're watching things moving at the same time, it somehow messes it all up and I become a mumbler. I hope the next one turns out better

And here's another video, 0:20 blows my mind!

and made a video of it. I made this video to figure out how it was to make a video with voiceover, it's fucking tiresome and frustrating that what it's like! I am annoyed just listening to myself speak, but if you have 10 minutes to spare you might want to see it. There are some good roads on there, you can turn the sound off ... This covers the first day of the ride me and @Sofia did a month ago, on this ride report from her:

Let’s get real, you can fit all the mudguard you want and ride nowhere else except an F1 track, you would still wash your bike.

Nice thing you stopped for a picture by that river, Pete! Such a mass of water commands respect!

They were indeed, or still are. However, didn't see many resemblance to the Duke of Wellington in those red faced guys in front of the airport wearing football t-shirts.