u/suesser_tod

Last week I test rode the Multi V2S, I really liked it... BUT... The suspension I didn't. I had it setup in dynamic mode with rider+passenger preload as I'm 95kg, but with those settings it felt a bit "floaty" and with not much feedback on the front end.

I currently own another "adventure tourer" with electronic suspension and I don't like it, specially because if you're not the weight the designers had in mind getting aftermarket springs, is pretty much impossible. At least the bike that I have now allows for manual preload adjustment on both ends, which even maxed out is not enough to get the sag in the ballpark, but its better than nothing.

I was 90% on buying the Multi, so I went back to the dealership to get more information about the suspension. As the salesman was explaining me the suspension I came to realize... There is no front preload!? Preload is only on the rear.

OK, look more closely at the rest of the settings and you can only select from soft to hard on the "damping"? There is no compression/rebound adjustments.

And then I realized only the left fork leg has an electrical connection, so what is the right fork doing? Is it a split function setup, with hydraulics on the left leg and a dummy cartridge and spring on the right leg? (That'd be awesome as then there is hope for aftermarket springs).

Does anyone know what is the target rider/passenger weight the bike is setup from the factory?

Honestly I'm 50% on this bike now, I'm too much of a suspension snob to live with a pogo bike.

I thought I had posted before but I can't find it anywhere.

In the past I've bought cars/motorcycles at dealers as they handle all the paperwork, but I've found one that I want to buy from an individual. What is the process to follow?

I've been searching online and the best I can find is that i has to be done online with the CMD, but as a foreigner my CMD does not have the certificates from the Citizen Card; so doing it online is not an option. The town where the vehicle is located does not have an IMT office nor a Loja do Ciudadao.

So, maybe I can do it at a notary? Or is it possible for the seller to transfer the property online? I mean, the seller has to do something as part of the process to transfer the ownership, right?

I’m utterly confused as what to do next, I’ve been in Portugal for almost five years, missed the nationality for two months, but I do want to stay in Portugal.

Recently I received the email from AIMA stating that I can renew my permit. An immigration specialist told me I can’t renew it as I’ve already had the two year one and the three year one is about to expire, so I can only apply to the long term resident status. I’ve seen others going for the renewal and getting a second 3 year permit, so I think she is wrong. But she also said that I’d I do go for the renewal I can no longer apply for the long term residency?

So what is the truth? Should I go for the long term resident status and not renew or do both, or?

Edit: Thanks, but I'm now even more confused. I was not aware there were two different "permanent" options, Art 80 and Art 125, I was only aware of the former and that is what I thought I'd be applying to.

So, if I renew my 3 year residence, I still have then to apply to either, Permanent (Article 80) residence or Long Term EU Resident (Art 125), correct?