Xclimation
Well-Known Member
Just got back from spending a week in Lisbon, Portugal....
Of course many more motorcyclists as compared to America. Did not see 1 Tenere! Saw plenty of BMW GS. Mostly 500cc Hondas. I might've seen 1 Harley. Plenty of scooters of all brands. A few Ducatis. The highest CC I saw were the BMW GS 1200. Saw a few Africa Twins. Quite a few Honda Groms. Saw a few bikes not sure what they were but they looked like a larger version of the Grom. Interestingly....did not see 1 single KLR650! Saw quite a few Triumphs (mostly 900cc Bonneville types) Probably saw less than 10 sport bikes out of thousands of bikes I saw!
It appeared no one modified their bikes too much. Maybe a couple of people modified their exhaust on their scooters to sound ridiculously loud.
Just interesting seeing how other countries do things and what and how they ride. Thought riders paid more attention to safety than here in the US (Or Texas at least) I read that Portugal had the highest rate of auto accidents in Europe. I don't believe this. I was all over the roads all week and saw the aftermath of 1 minor incident and didn't notice any damage to the cars. I thought people drove much better than they do here in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas!
Someone here from Portugal....is this pretty accurate?
Of course many more motorcyclists as compared to America. Did not see 1 Tenere! Saw plenty of BMW GS. Mostly 500cc Hondas. I might've seen 1 Harley. Plenty of scooters of all brands. A few Ducatis. The highest CC I saw were the BMW GS 1200. Saw a few Africa Twins. Quite a few Honda Groms. Saw a few bikes not sure what they were but they looked like a larger version of the Grom. Interestingly....did not see 1 single KLR650! Saw quite a few Triumphs (mostly 900cc Bonneville types) Probably saw less than 10 sport bikes out of thousands of bikes I saw!
It appeared no one modified their bikes too much. Maybe a couple of people modified their exhaust on their scooters to sound ridiculously loud.
Just interesting seeing how other countries do things and what and how they ride. Thought riders paid more attention to safety than here in the US (Or Texas at least) I read that Portugal had the highest rate of auto accidents in Europe. I don't believe this. I was all over the roads all week and saw the aftermath of 1 minor incident and didn't notice any damage to the cars. I thought people drove much better than they do here in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas!
Someone here from Portugal....is this pretty accurate?