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- Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: Keis heated gloves
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1031
Re: Keis heated gloves
Had a pair for crimbo but the batteries did not arrive till this week, put batteries in for a ride just wondering how hot the button with the three lights is supposed to get, these get that hot you cant touch the switch with your fingers, also when i tried plugging into the bike battery it blew the...
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:56 am
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: BMW F800GS...am I missing the obvious?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5754
Re: BMW F800GS...am I missing the obvious?
I’m recently back from a Nairobi - Cape Town jaunt on my 850. It coped with everything remarkably well, including the corrugated and sandy Namibian gravel roads and some tough, broken roads in South Africa, including Die Hell. Bike coped admirably, though it does have a full Tractive suspension pack...
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:02 pm
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
- Replies: 51
- Views: 119039
Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
Use one on long trips ( when I don’t use a top box) for stuff like sunglasses, visor cleaning kit and water bladder.
Normal riding at home, prefer to chuck stuff in a top box…
Normal riding at home, prefer to chuck stuff in a top box…
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:10 pm
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: Phone mount advice please
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2989
Re: Phone mount advice please
What is the best phone mount for a motorcycle? Will be used offroad so needs to be very stable with no vibrations Hold up to a 7" phone Wireless charging an advantage but not essential Not cost a fortune What are you guys using? Thanks Best advice if you have a high-end phone is don't mount it...
- Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:58 pm
- Forum: ADVENTURE BIKE RIDER
- Topic: Noraly
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5832
Re: Noraly
I agree with a lot that has been said. I’m an avid fan of her videos but I too fast-forward through quite a bit and find them repetitive at times. That’s said, look at what she achieves, travelling on her own with just a drone, a couple of GoPros, a selfie-stick and a laptop then watch any of the Lo...
- Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: more fat birds to choose from.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4789
Re: more fat birds to choose from.
In my part of the world (the north west bit of the south east) it’s virtually impossible to ride at the speeds we used to due to the sheer volume of traffic that seems to get heavier every year. I reckon that has contributed to a lot of riders switching from sports bikes, me included. That and the ...
- Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:22 pm
- Forum: BIKES
- Topic: Oops I did it again!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3102
Re: Oops I did it again!!!
Excellent! Enjoy…
- Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:26 pm
- Forum: CLOTHING
- Topic: Waterproof jacket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7795
Re: Waterproof jacket
Berghaus gore-tex paclite jacket and troos have done the job pretty well for me - til I melted the troos on the exhaust
Now I have BMW Rainlock. Seems to work. Not cheap but not barking mad prices either…
Now I have BMW Rainlock. Seems to work. Not cheap but not barking mad prices either…
- Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: ACCESSORIES
- Topic: Heated waistcoat
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11831
Re: Heated waistcoat
+1 for Keis gilet. Wore mine across Tibet. Total game changer…
- Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: RIDE REPORTS
- Topic: First Ride
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2211
Re: First Ride
Look good in that colour scheme...