Pedro

Tomorrow am going to meet up with Sofia in the Alentejo somewhere, then heading to the Algarve for a couple of days and then avoid the rain for a few days more. Just found out my Dainese touring pants are falling apart, fabric just tore open near some seams. Pretty disappointed, bought them in the end of 2021, and they have no more than 4 or 5 thousand kms.

It’s not ok for you to be home in the snow with no heat or hot water, isn’t there a friend that would be happy to take you for a few days?

He did say it might turn wet and soft, maybe no inches

No, I had the Transalp back then, I bought it a month or two before DSUK started. I only bought the 1150 in early 2014, and traded it for the 1200 in January 2016.

Waiting for a burguer while at my favourite spot for a stop going home.

You only heard of the 1150 after I sold it though, from the Morocco reports. When this forum came up I already had the 1200.

Any of them, I meant BOTY or December.

All four of them.

It’s included in BOTY. You have to give up a month to have BOTY. Not that you submitted a picture to any of them, so gear up for January.

It could be, but it’s not Like I said, submit that picture and it’ll be on the poll for sure. Bit lame, though FYI, all these are Pete’s rules, not mine.

You’ll love the Azores and Madeira!

I don’t mind if you submit a picture taken on the last two or three days of the previous months, when the submission for that period was already closed. It’s a lame move, though. Up to you.

I meant you don’t speak Portuguese so you wouldn’t know the difference. Are you Welsh? I thought Cornwall was in England?

I have, but only as a young teenager with my parents. It is a pretty cool place, some of those Islands have less humans than cows and nature really is something over there. You’ll be in the middle of the Atlantic, it’s a real ocean frontier. Their accent is 3 times different to any continental Portuguese than the thickest Scottish accent is to London English. Sounds like a different language, but being English you won’t notice and it’ll sound just as weird

I don't know anyone personally that uses a helmet like that.

Found him

Fireworks yesterday

Also, I'm hoping my bike keeps itself together. That would help

That's why it's important for me to try and keep it going. It is my social media, but Pete had such pride and passion for what he provided for free to most users here that it is in his name that we should try and keep it going. You stepping up is what guarantees it continues working from a technical point of view, so thank you for that, we'd all show up one night to find the pub's doors closed if not for you. Personally, I didn't really care for 2024, work, motorcycling, family, etc, and am happy it's over even though a change of year is just our own imagination providing us with a clean slate. I hope to make it back to Morocco in 2025, with hopefully a trip to Belgium / Germany as well, although I see that one as a bonus. For now all is very much uncertain for me. The only contribution I can promise is that for any trip there's a ride report, unfortunately we don't have many of those and that's a big thing in a motorcycle forum. I have tried to keep some movement with BOTM but it feels like the mood is changing for that too, and the last thing I want is to contribute to a bad vibe.

It feels almost mandatory, Saul.

You would be better off commenting on you submitting the same picture as last year. A word?

There was s submission thread… 2024…

He likes Jeeps and Harleys and wears red pants! He's a twat.

mine, when he submits pictures