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05-09-2008, 01:06 AM
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euskalherria
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: basque country-north spain
Oddometer: 431
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Trans Portugal off-road.
First, thanks Markie for the route, and I´m sorry with my english.
This route trans portugal off road is from toyota guide, is a tourist route cross portugal, you ride trough pretty small towns, scenerys, small roads, rivers and very diferent off road terrains, isn´t hard off road but is very entertain and funny. We are two members, my wyfe and I, in ktm adv 640 and 990. At beginning we have 9 days but we must reduced to 7 days for 3000km. We start near Bilbao, after 600km on road, the tracks start at Puebla de Sanabria.     The weather was good, about 20ºc.     sometimes the tracks was more dificult...  Many rivers to cross   some rivers with surprise     Big bike + small rider.......  Touratech panniers not too waterproof   more to come...... 
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05-09-2008, 01:22 AM
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Cheese&Wine!
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 Please give us more  Your wife is brave to ride her own 640 on tracks  How tall is she ?
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05-09-2008, 01:26 AM
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Vicarious
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: N. Somerset, UK
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I wish I had made the last trip. What are the soft bags on the 640 and do they hold up on the trails?
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05-09-2008, 01:43 AM
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AKA Pudla
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Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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05-09-2008, 02:27 AM
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Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Muscat, Oman
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Me estan encantando las fotos. What a great route. |
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05-09-2008, 02:41 AM
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euskalherria
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: basque country-north spain
Oddometer: 431
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She (Patrizia) is not to tall, 165cm, but yes she is brave.....   
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05-09-2008, 02:48 AM
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euskalherria
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: basque country-north spain
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The soft bags are "ortlieb" and works perfect, full waterproof, not much weight, and very hard.
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05-09-2008, 03:13 AM
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euskalherria
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: basque country-north spain
Oddometer: 431
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Lets go, after dry....
The tracks are very change, normaly easy, across pretty scenarys..     sometimes harder   one week ago rain a lot in Portugal   "Almeida" is a very beautiful old town      Portugal is a paradise for off road..... Is a paradise  more to come |
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05-09-2008, 03:31 AM
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Adventure Dreamer
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Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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Eulk, you don't have a "flying bike" pics yet
BTW, nice report, let the pics come
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05-09-2008, 03:49 AM
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Fenabahce
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Fenerbahce Cumhuriyeti , Bursa - TURKIYE
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.. waiting for more looks like a dual "adventure"..
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05-09-2008, 04:39 AM
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More Undestructable
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Idaho Falls. ID. USA
Oddometer: 3,548
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Wow, what beautiful country.
 I really liked this picture. You can see the smile right through the helmet. It made me smile too. I want to go find a simmlar rock and take the same picture. Q~
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05-09-2008, 05:10 AM
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Cheese&Wine!
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: Toulouse, France
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Which are u using on the 990 for the rear wheel ? It looks like a Desert or a T63.
Nice story, I'll add Portugal on my trips list
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05-09-2008, 05:31 AM
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Mmmm....Orange Kool-aid
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Charlotte School of Law Library.....
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Nice. I've got to get back to Europe soon.
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05-09-2008, 09:47 AM
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Exiled Pumpernickel
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: Oxford, UK
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Beautiful trails and pics, thanks for taking the time and sharing your trip with us!
You haven't met the 'Dirty Dozen' by any chance?  By the way, will Patrizia come with you to Sort? I want more girls at the rally... 
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