Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

17 hours ago, sawystertrance said:

Yes, great to meet you too. You sure put more effort into cleaning your bike than I do. Yes I know that spot very well from my numerous walks past there along Tafelberg. 

LOL .... the cleaning was compliments of the bike mechanic

[Hairy]

Bloody Harley Riders

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Hairy

[Thug]

So it looks like I'm buying a later model than I initially planned.

2019 Tiger 800 XCa 

I just need to re-wire the heated passenger seat to ensure that the minimum setting is around 40Deg C 

[RocknRolla]

Picked up a New to me bike in Hout Bay on Friday, ad rode her home.

 

[Thug]

What GPS's do people use?

Options are:

- use my iPhone and Google Maps/Waze

- Garmin Zumo 396 (XT is ridiculously priced)

- Tomtom 550

 

Seems to me that with a decent case such as https://www.bikekings.co.za/collections/phone-gps-protective-mounts/products/sp-connect-moto-bundle-iphone-13-pro the iPhone will be easiest and cheapest.

 

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, Thug said:

What GPS's do people use?

Options are:

- use my iPhone and Google Maps/Waze

- Garmin Zumo 396 (XT is ridiculously priced)

- Tomtom 550

 

Seems to me that with a decent case such as https://www.bikekings.co.za/collections/phone-gps-protective-mounts/products/sp-connect-moto-bundle-iphone-13-pro the iPhone will be easiest and cheapest.

 

Is your iPhone IP rated for rain and dust?

[Hairy]

CARDO or SIMILAR

So if one uses a "No-Noise" earplug, can you still use a Cardo Packtalk (Or similar) in your helmet?

[Thug]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Is your iPhone IP rated for rain and dust?

 

Link I referred to has a weather cover so that should take care of the rain and dust.

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, Thug said:

 

Link I referred to has a weather cover so that should take care of the rain and dust.

Sorry, I missed that little guy and did not note it when skimming the specs.

Are you just doing road riding on the bike, or will you be doing a bit of off-road....I would be a little anxious if also doing off-road riding with my phone attached to the bars.

[Thug]

1 minute ago, Hairy said:

Sorry, I missed that little guy and did not note it when skimming the specs.
 

Are you just doing road riding on the bike, or will you be doing a bit of off-road....I would be a little anxious if also doing off-road riding with my phone attached to the bars.

 

Mainly tar but hopefully a bit of off-road

A dedicated GPS going missing is one thing, but a  phone.....eish.

[RocknRolla]

I had an old Tomtom that came with a previous bike, I really did not enjoy the UI. But this is a 7-10 year old unit by now.

cant go wrong with the zumo, as this is motorcycle specific, and a garmin.

phones on handlebars has never been a good idea to me. 

[WaynejG]

I seem to recall that a phones camera does not do well when mounted on handlebars and it gets shaken around.

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, WaynejG said:

I seem to recall that a phones camera does not do well when mounted on handlebars and it gets shaken around.

They make them with "vibration dampening system" these days

[WaynejG]

Nice to know but I still won't trust my S21 Ultra on my handlebars

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

10 hours ago, Hairy said:

They make them with "vibration dampening system" these days

I listen to the Highside Lowside podcast, linked to Revzilla, they did an episode last year some time and spoke of iPhone failures when mounted on bikes. This with fancy mounts, etc.
Just something to bear in mind. It also buggers up the camera stabilization gryo's I believe.
Always nervous when I see guys with a R25k+ phone on a mount, stopped at a traffic light. So easy for some random local to snatch and run.........

[Thug]

Thanks for you thoughts.

Will look at a dedicated GPS.