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Old 28 Apr 2015
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Hello from the Algarve

Hi all, im from the UK but living in the Algarve and have been using my 1995 Super Tenere to explore Portugal and Spain. Would be great to get together with other explorers.
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Hi all, im from the UK but living in the Algarve and have been using my 1995 Super Tenere to explore Portugal and Spain. Would be great to get together with other explorers.
Where in the Algarve, as I'll be in Vilamoura in a few week's time.
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Hi all, im from the UK but living in the Algarve and have been using my 1995 Super Tenere to explore Portugal and Spain. Would be great to get together with other explorers.

Welcome to HU, A good place to meet other Hubbers are HU meetings , don't mist the next France HU in september. I hope riding across Portugal , Estremadura etc... maybe see you then .
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Hay John, im 15 km in land from Albufeira. Not to far from you. Yeah im booked up on the France Horizons Unlimited weekend in September and looking forward to it.
Thanks all for the welcomes.
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Hay John, im 15 km in land from Albufeira. Not to far from you. Yeah im booked up on the France Horizons Unlimited weekend in September and looking forward to it.
Thanks all for the welcomes.

When I get there which will be in about three week's. I'll give you a shout. May be go for a coffee and a ride round.
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Yeah that would be great, show you some of the true Algarve countryside and some of the great trails we have down this way. What bike do you have?
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Yeah that would be great, show you some of the true Algarve countryside and some of the great trails we have down this way. What bike do you have?
You don't run a Triumph by any chance?


I'm not in to trail's I'm sorry to say. You'll find out why when you see me. This time I'm coming down on a ZZR 1400. Have to make progress from the UK, in to Villamoura.
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Ah ok, no not on a Triumph. I ride a 1995 Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Tenere, quite the other end of the scale to your ZZR14 lol. Your 1st gear top speed is probably equal to my total top speed lol
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Ah ok, no not on a Triumph. I ride a 1995 Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Tenere, quite the other end of the scale to your ZZR14 lol. Your 1st gear top speed is probably equal to my total top speed lol


I think my starter motor may do that. lol
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Hello and welcome from the centre of Spain.,
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Well I'm getting my self ready to roll. Packing up my kit. Have the first night booked in Dover, plus the ferry crossing for Monday morning. Taking the long way down. Leaving my house Sunday mid day. Have an idea where I'll be in France Monday night. So will be looking for a place to say in Spain from Tuesday on ward's.
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Well I'm getting my self ready to roll. Packing up my kit. Have the first night booked in Dover, plus the ferry crossing for Monday morning. Taking the long way down. Leaving my house Sunday mid day. Have an idea where I'll be in France Monday night. So will be looking for a place to say in Spain from Tuesday on ward's.
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Have a safe trip mate, are you blasting down the toll roads? Or taking the scenic route?
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