Pedro

It was pretty great, not really a hardcore thing to do

Guys and galls, It's Christmas day, today starts our final 2020 BOTM picture submission thread. This will end on the 31st, at which point the vote will start. As always, your bike, on a picture taken this month, out on a ride.

End of month, Pete, it’s the current statutes!

So, weather today was pretty cool, I rode from home to Ericeira to meet Sofia for an officially non christmas christmas dinner tonight, and took the chance to test a different position on the GoPro. Weather varied from a 6ºC minimum on the hills to a 12ºC on most of the trip, pretty sunny so I was very comfortable on my woolen socks and new boots First stop was by the Tejo river for a coffee on my favourite spot near home Rode up and over my favourite hill, all my ideal lunch spots were closed. They would normally only be open for lunch on weekends, but being the 24th December I thought I'd catch a break, I didn't. Stopped by a local wine producer's shop and bought a couple, or three, nice bottles of wine, a white "Alvarinho", a red "Syrah", and a red reserve with a three cast mix of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Touring Nacional. If you're going to pack something where a top case would go, might as well be wine. On the previous picture you also see the GoPro on top of the side case, position is nice but the angle is a little off, not too happy with how it turned out. Also filmed with a low and forward angle, in front of the engine head with a view to the front wheel, but hated that view. Will post a video later. Brief stop at an old monastery which is part of the Torres Lines, for a cockpit view picture. A brief stop on a short dirt road through Lisbon's wine country, pretty awesome weather today, it'd be freezing had it been cloudy. Was pretty hungry by 14:00, stopped at a small town for something warm to eat. Lunch had already been finished at this small cafe, so I ate the last remaining slices of pork roast with a little gravy as a sandwich. It was pretty unassuming, but tasted great and as the meat was hot it was very comforting. No more pictures, this was about 30 minutes before making it to Ericeira, it was a pretty cool ride. Rode without any agressiveness or sporty handling, just a nice winter cruise on top of the bike. Video won't come out today, I think, am too disappointed with the pictures to feel like editing right now.

So far so good, pretty cold too

There is a long history of street races in Portugal and Spain, but usually small capacity two strokes racing on village streets, not actually roads. This is the most known portuguese street race, it's packed with spectators on sidewalks, in the summer heat, 85cc of fury racing on bumpy cobblestone streets. Not really a TT, I know, but it's colourful

I agree, too much of the forward view was blocked. Missed all the traffic I passed too, so made me look less of an hero Thing is, the most you can position a camera to the rear, that's how you get a nice feeling of speed on the video, maybe when I have luggage on I'll try and get it at that same point rearward but more outside so more of the road ahead is shown.

I was thinking it seemed odd that they were climbing around an igloo

I can't figure out what those 4 things to the left of the road sign are.

that's something that really takes an hardcore rider

Smashing Pumpkins

The Monkeys

Guns and Roses

Love those dirt roads, I am surprised to see such a big distance of easy non tarmac that I would be happy to go on the big gs in the UK. Seems like entities in charge of stuff always try to take more things away from the people than they should.

Tools @MooN considers belonging to any good computer shop for fixing a laptop:

Not what I meant, I meant sit down when going slow and in turns, stand up when going over bumps as it'll be smoother on the bike and yourself mainly. If it's very bumpy stand up to cope with it, but there is no reason to stand up otherwise if you're only getting tired from it.

I think you had two or three in the DSUK days, didn't you?

@BusBoy has done something amazing, which is to put his money where his mouth is. However, I do get where he is coming from, and if you have love for a machine you just want to see it treated right, he is a very strong runner up. However, my vote will either go to @boboneleg or @Grasshopper's Ride, Bob because he is a motorcycling star while being a great human as well, plus he likes my food pictures unlike most of you cavemen, Michelle because she is way cool and I love her videos, she always enjoys your perviness and handles it with grace. I'll have a nap over it and vote later

Tym would have gotten my vote a few years ago, but he somehow became a cooler guy. Hanging lit up mopeds in trees or racing harley dressers in a moped are efforts you do have to respect though. Voting for Moon would just be bad Karma, he dislocated a shoulder putting a bike on a center stand while on an advanced riding course and that is indeed a fail, but voting for that is just asking to dislocate a disc while having a shit, the universe does that kind of payback. I also don't think he is a cunt. Busboy has a boat, but that is just his cross to bear, he tries to be a twat but his efforts are betrayed by being a nice guy. In the end, I'll vote for Buckster. There is nobody even close to making such a constant effort to be a twat, he just puts in the work! A few years ago I thought he was one of Pete's alter egos for trolling, and indeed there was a moment when this forum was created when it felt like he would stop being a bot, but that probably goes against his internet persona too much.

Your Canada sounds a lot more interesting than the Canada we hear about around here

Sit down on those trails and pretend you’re on a flat track race instead of the Paris Dakar! it’ll be just as effective, seem way cooler in your mind, and easier on the knees!

That’s @XTreme Mucho Macho, in another life, but I bet that doesn’t surprise you!

From what I gather, they need you, @Tym