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by Snaf MKII
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Satnav vs Mounted Phone
Replies: 20
Views: 2575

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: 872206

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: 546

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: 872206

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: 15863

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: 1590
Views: 405250

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: 5342

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: 4048

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.
by Snaf MKII
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: SWM is back in UK
Replies: 12
Views: 4048

Re: SWM is back in UK

Popped in today, they have two demonstrators, a 300 and a 500 called "6" ??
Staff were helpful and keen.
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by Snaf MKII
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 5342

Re: Steering stem cracks

Yes, I'd like to know as well. What brought you to change the bearings. Were they notched and if so was it straight ahead or a bit to the left.

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