Crawdaddy 96 Posted April 17, 2015 Chief Gunner (Aaron) moved over to Rota, Spain a little over a year ago and extended an open invitation to a few of his SDAR buddies to come over/ride anytime........to sweeten the pot he picked up a a vintage Honda "Africa Twin" 750 as a buddy bike (Aaron has a KTM990) Earlier in the year I told him I was pondering the idea of a Spring trip.......never been to Spain..........this was his reply....... "Just got finished installing LED turn Signals, some fresh brake pads and a brake fluid flush are next and the XRV750 is ready to hit it Chris ; It's a great running bike. 1st ride will be to the top of Gibraltar so you can see the Monkeys and get a glimpse of Africa on the horizon from the saddle of an Africa Twin" Booked my ticket yesterday........heading over for a week in May......SDAR brothers reunited Snapped this pic on a ride we took over to my place in Bullhead City: http://dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17014-bullhead-run-on-the-big-bikes-with-the-chief/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tntmo 887 Posted April 18, 2015 Very nice, one of these days I'd like to travel to foreign countries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beta450 0 Posted April 18, 2015 Amen. Have fun and be safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hayseed 0 Posted April 18, 2015 Chris, As crazy as this is going to sound, those monkeys on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will steal everything that isn't tied down. I've been there a few times and those little bastards will grab anything they can, especially if it shines. There is a particularly big male up there that seems to run the show. If you see him, punch him as hard as you can in the face for me. He'll be easy to recognize, he's the one wearing my buddies Revo sunglasses. Have fun, be prepared to wait a while at the border between Spain and Gib, and don't get run over by an airplane as you cross the runway. You'll see. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobiee 28 Posted April 18, 2015 Chris, As crazy as this is going to sound, those monkeys on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will steal everything that isn't tied down. I've been there a few times and those little bastards will grab anything they can, especially if it shines. There is a particularly big male up there that seems to run the show. If you see him, punch him as hard as you can in the face for me. He'll be easy to recognize, he's the one wearing my buddies Revo sunglasses. Have fun, be prepared to wait a while at the border between Spain and Gib, and don't get run over by an airplane as you cross the runway. You'll see. Mike Haha. Those damn monkeys have my flippin go pro camera as well! It was the first gen hero so no big deal but yea punch that big bastard for me too. You know the one wearing the cool sunglasses and taking pic of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted April 20, 2015 Chris, As crazy as this is going to sound, those monkeys on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will steal everything that isn't tied down. I've been there a few times and those little bastards will grab anything they can, especially if it shines. There is a particularly big male up there that seems to run the show. If you see him, punch him as hard as you can in the face for me. He'll be easy to recognize, he's the one wearing my buddies Revo sunglasses. Have fun, be prepared to wait a while at the border between Spain and Gib, and don't get run over by an airplane as you cross the runway. You'll see. Mike Haha. Those damn monkeys have my flippin go pro camera as well! It was the first gen hero so no big deal but yea punch that big bastard for me too. You know the one wearing the cool sunglasses and taking pic of you. Some funny anecdotes..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertaccio 406 Posted April 20, 2015 I think those guys even have an ebay store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted April 20, 2015 Found this image online searching for Gibraltar Monkeys Some horrific tales on line about those critters...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driss 0 Posted April 21, 2015 The English government has a budget for those monkeys to be there, they feed them, they have doctors that treat them and make sure they are healthy enaugh to steal go pros,sunglasses and everything else they can put there hands on. London believe that as long as the monkeys are there the they will own the rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted May 6, 2015 Working the program......sorta.......actually I've been pretty lazy about it......hopefully Google Translate will save me..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted May 20, 2015 Change in plans....looks like I'll be riding Aaron's 990 and he'll be on a rented R1200GS. We pick it up in Seville, Spain on Monday. Arron's 990 The rental sled Weather is looking good.....no foreseeable rain on the plain in Spain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted May 20, 2015 Dos cervezas mas por favor! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted May 20, 2015 Hot off the press..... "Chris. the cities and towns of; Seville, Tarifa, Cadiz, Ronda, Arcos Ubrique and Granada are all on the "hit" list for next week (some nice sweeper/ Twistie roads to about all of them) with some gravel roads and GS do-able stuff as well thrown in if the urge arises for us to get dusty in some dirt. Gonna try to stay off the super slab as much as possible (That's where most of the speed cameras and "5-0" are " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
