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I would. Or do you have 6 fingers in each hand?! Are there secrets to you @XTreme??

Yesterday it was my turn to cook some traditional Portuguese food in the shape of peas in tomato sauce with eggs poached in with the peas. They were being taken out of their skins while I was buying them, couldn't get more organic of I tried!! I also made dhal to go with the peas and everyone was vegetarian and happy about it! The peas were ok, but not as tasty as @Pedro version. He was very much missed again, for the peas and Nürburgring stories! The dahl was one of the best Ive ever made, super tasty and really dont know why!! What I do know is I didnt wash the lentils and there was plentyof fermentation in my tummy afterwards!! The pepers with garlic ( lots of garlic) and oil and vinager are one of the most delishes things Portugal has given the world and are simply addictive. Wish I could send all of you a little bit of this... Maybe one day we do a forum gathering!! Who knows...

dont put yourself down so much!! It will be good! We cant all be great at everything, my picture quality is not amazing, but I cook really great food!!!

have you seen @Pedro food pictures?! or any other type of picture for that matter, talented he is!!

Hummus, vegetarian Paella and some greens. Terrible picture because @Pedro was not there... He was very much missed! Not just to take the picture, also to share a good glass ( or bottle!) of wine, good convertation and his compliments at the end! ?

I had plenty of tears. A person I have admired for many years and will always admire.

Prince Philip was a motorcyclist, so I found this week. Shoulnd surprise us that was the case, he was passionate about anything motorised. Its a mark of who he was that he could have chosen any vehicle to carry his coffin and he chose the Defender, the no fuss, no messing, just simply working vehicle from farmers to Marines. I have always been a great fan of Prince Philip, from his humour to his dedication to everything he did. Coming from a broken family myself, with many ups and downs, total unpredictability and tough love, I related to the hardening of a childs spirit into the "get on with the job" approach no matter what. At the end of the day, what really matters is how good we were to others while we lived and how big is the legacy we leave behind. He sure did a good job, I wish I could be 1/10 as good. God Save the Queen!

Why is there a female riding day? Whats that about? Is there a male day? A human being day? A dog day? A cat day? Just motorcyclist day should be enough, because motorcyclist is not man or woman, its just motorcyclist! Just be!

This bike IS a pleasure without the guilt. I have ridden the XC and the XE. Actually prefered the taller version. ( I might put a video on of the day, my friend Barbara came from the UK for a visit so I got a Scrambler for 2 days and she rode the Speed Triple, that she prefered to her Monster S4R. Not sure, we talk non stop, will bore you to death!!! ) It is a joy to ride, does not feel like a 1200cc engine and is very nimble. The noise is great and its, to me at least, kind of funny to seat SO high!! Of course on the motorway, at 90mph it was like being a window cleaner working on the shard!! The leg thing is very true, my leg was literally burned, it had a blister... But to be honest, who cares about having a right leg when one can look that cool! Absolutely loved it and if I had the money, it would be my choice for the Yin to the Speed Triple Yang. The Scrambler is a naked bike on stilts!! Triumph in Portugal... Triumph was always a niche brand here, favoured by very specific ( and very few ) guys that were more into historic motorcycle brands and also was preferred by a certain type of snob that wanted to be different from the type of snob that had BMWs. In a country were Honda was the choice of 70% of people, European brands were only for specific people, snobs, and I belong to the Triumph snob group!! You have to see that bikes in Portugal were ( I think still are ) classified as a luxury item, so as I later found out, the idea of a Triumph being for working class men, here was abhorrent! So, a very small market and a group of snobbish people has caused that the Brand was always miss represented and miss handled here. Eventually we ended up with the current scenario where the Importer is in Madrid, for Spain and Portugal, cares very little with the Portuguese side of things and the dealer in Portugal ( there is only ONE dealer here, with 3 shops ) has triumph as an add-on to Harley, his main business that existed before he became Triumph dealership. The motivation of the staff at triumph is next to none, many don't know Triumphs or understand them, even now that they are almost as bland and soulless as all others thanks to "focus groups" ( my personal view, not trying to convince anyone! ) and they don't really have much love for Triumphs. The organization is that of a typical Southern European enterprise with many lunch breaks and coffee breaks and holidays and bank holidays. Parts are non-existent and have to be ordered for the Galaxy far, far away that is Spain... In turn they have to get them for the other ( even further away ) Galaxy that is the UK... And has we know they are not made in that Galaxy anymore, they come form another Universe, China and Thailand!!! Probably stuck in the Sues Canal right now!!! Before they arrive in Lisbon they have many miles and many layers of taxes... So the radiator for my Speed Triple is 395 pounds, plus VAT in the UK and 790 euros, plus VAT, in Lisbon!! Because of "Hipster-ism" and metro-sexuality, the Bonneville found itself "discovered" in these shores and is the most sold Triumph! Hurray for slow beards and checkered shirts saving the dealership form ruin! They sold TWO Speed Triples in 1 year, maybe 10 Street Triples and quite a few Tigers 900, but all together not even half of the Bonnevilles. In 2018 Triumph sold in Portugal 232 bikes, large majority Bonnies. I have loved Triumph since I can remember, I love history and motorcycles, and Triumph is super rich in history and instilling character in their machines.. The Speed Triple had me at hello, literally!! I was a member of the Portuguese Triumph Owners Club before I moved to the UK and in the UK I was head of Jack Lilleys Rat Pack for a while plus always very involved with all things Triumph there I even won the award of "Chattiest Triumph Owner" in the whole country ( picture attached!) , so it is with sadness I agree totally with @Pedro, it is not good to have a Triumph in Portugal... Difficult to buy ( if you want any model other then the ones they have in the showroom already or need finance ), impossible to service due to staff incompetence and unavailability of parts and God help us if we drop the bike and need replacing parts!! Of course everything is super expensive...

not enought !!! Love these pictures... Love those roads and the villages. Miss the UK!

try a BMW with a ZF8 gear box, you will love automatic!!

ok, I grew up in the army, my father is 6th generation army officer. First time I was in a Tank, Abrams M1A1, I was 5 ( in the USA actually, Fort knox) and my Grand Father collected guns, he had 40 that I used to help clean... So I have zero fasciantion with guns and they should be left to the professionals. Saying that, if that's the local tradition, I don't dispute it! The same way I would say to a Swedish man in a sauna to put some cloths on!! Although that's less dangerous then a bunch of people drinking and carrying guns... What ever makes you happy, I will enjoy the dinner and I will probably scare them all, even with guns!!

good reasoning, cannot fault it!

deep, that was deep!!

thats me!!!! Totally!!

I like you!!! but in fairness I can be too much, even writing. But @Pedro has an amazing humour and I suspect what he meant was one cannot be a noisy lion!!!!

he is trying to be funny, but in truth I do speak loud... I have a hear deficiency on the right side since I was little and made me very loud. I hate it, but the volume button is missing... It is annoying to anyone that is sensitive to noise, I know.

agreed

how come?

no, thats not the problem.....

for this type of quality post there should be a Golden Smiley!!! @XTreme, we need an extra button!! @Pedro hates me saying, but he is a "God of driving"!!

story of my life.... its so annoying scaring guys out!! I am like a lion watching all the gazelles jumping away from the water hole as soon as they sense my presence....

Love those videos! Miss it very much too... Riding pillion on a GS with a fast rider was a mega experience And we will agree to disagree! ??

what i have noticed is that we started talking and none of the regulars says anything... not sure your plan is working!

there is room for the Hymalayan at the ring, dont worry about that. But the NineT is the best option. Anything is good! Just do it