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by Snaf MKII
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Plans for North West Spain
Replies: 5
Views: 229

Re: Plans for North West Spain

Two places that we keep going back to, the bufones are a bit weather and tide dependent but always worth a visit, the mining area is worth a full explore and also look out for the canals feeding into it. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Las+M%C3%A9dulas/@42.4595696,-6.7601056,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1...
by Snaf MKII
Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: A photo you took, today
Replies: 10591
Views: 2667786

Re: A photo you took, today

Is that where your bike ends up if you use all the services on the sign in alphabetical order.
by Snaf MKII
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Satnav vs Mounted Phone
Replies: 25
Views: 3804

Re: Satnav vs Mounted Phone

We used Gaia in Colombia on a smartphone, it worked really well and you can save areas and data for offline use which helps with battery life. We tried using it in Portugal as our maps are very old and had plotting route issues where it routed a long way around routes that I knew went through. It ma...
by Snaf MKII
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: Photo chain link...
Replies: 3455
Views: 880456

Re: Photo chain link...

Link = Looking towards Serra de Estrella from Baloiço dos Penedos de Góis last week. Snow still on some hills and just above freezing early in the morning.
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by Snaf MKII
Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: ADVENTURE BIKE RIDER
Topic: Am I not a human?
Replies: 10
Views: 1521

Re: Am I not a human?

Surely a computer can be programmed to identify and tick that box without to much trouble.
by Snaf MKII
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: Photo chain link...
Replies: 3455
Views: 880456

Re: Photo chain link...

Link = KTM with luggage. Hekla, Iceland.
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by Snaf MKII
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: kove 800
Replies: 25
Views: 16434

Re: kove 800

So £14k for the non homologated rally and £10k for the standard version if their pricing compares to the 450.
by Snaf MKII
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: Go Big and Ride Small
Replies: 1592
Views: 409808

Re: Go Big and Ride Small

I’ve been looking for something a little larger for my side panniers for my Innova. My last trip down to the Pyrenees and then to the Picos area resulted in me carrying a fairly large bag on the back seat which for my type of travelling isn’t ideal. IMG_8846.jpeg I found a good deal on eBay with a ...
by Snaf MKII
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 6285

Re: Steering stem cracks

I think I can see an issue if not the cause, ball bearing are not suitable for anything but small radial loads. You should be using taper roller bearings that transmit the axial and radial loads that you find in sidecar applications.
by Snaf MKII
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: SWM is back in UK
Replies: 12
Views: 4413

Re: SWM is back in UK

It's bigger than it looks but most complain that bikes are to big these days and this is probably built with that in mind.

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