Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

 

[Andymann]

New XTZ660 mudguard that arrived from the Netherlands yesterday, and there's a whole bunch of spares on back order from Yamaha.  The mudguard is the wrong color for the bike, but its almost brand new so not sure I actually want to paint it....

I'm trying my best to resist the urge to pull it into a million pieces and restore it,  but it's proving difficult!

[Hairy]

Are any of you riff raff using intercom systems, and if so what are you using, and what have you seen as pro's and con's of your systems please?

 

[IceCreamMan]

10 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Are any of you riff raff using intercom systems, and if so what are you using, and what have you seen as pro's and con's of your systems please?

 

It’s a no from me. I ride motorcycles to escape the world. Don’t even want music in my helmet. 
 

resist such sacrilege. 

[Hairy]

Just now, IceCreamMan said:

It’s a no from me. I ride motorcycles to escape the world. Don’t even want music in my helmet. 
 

resist such sacrilege. 

I am more seeing it as a tool to be able to connect to google maps primarily.

Music would be a nice to have occasionally, or at least the radio as an option.

[IceCreamMan]

3 minutes ago, Hairy said:

I am more seeing it as a tool to be able to connect to google maps primarily.

Music would be a nice to have occasionally, or at least the radio as an option.

Becoming very popular, and helmets are now designed and built to accommodate such atrocities. Not for me but I am an old curmudgeon and will resist such things. 
 

 

[Hairy]

Just now, IceCreamMan said:

Becoming very popular, and helmets are now designed and built to accommodate such atrocities. Not for me but I am an old curmudgeon and will resist such things. 
 

 

This past week I have been to see factories in some sketch areas and pulling over on the bike to play with my phone to check the route on Google Maps every now and again does not sit well with me.

Also in sketch areas, I do not mount the phone on the bars either.

So seeing this as the more clandestine solution.

[IceCreamMan]

Just now, Hairy said:

This past week I have been to see factories in some sketch areas and pulling over on the bike to play with my phone to check the route on Google Maps every now and again does not sit well with me.

Also in sketch areas, I do not mount the phone on the bars either.

So seeing this as the more clandestine solution.

I use a navigation device called the Beeline. It’s small, unobtrusive and works relatively well. It’s not a grandiose sat nav like Garmin or TomTom bike specific satnavs but the beeline works really well.

 

https://beeline.co/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjww7KmBhAyEiwA5-PUSilxaaiiV8UT9tty8iaC57JrWIZpIvdAlayQ3G0hJ-TZn0J-ovI90hoCoX8QAvD_BwE

 

they make units for cycling and motorcycling. Not sure if it’s available in ZA. Not ultra cheap either but gets me where I need to go with minimum fuss. Works on top of google maps thus not a satellite navigation system which may have drawbacks in rural areas. 

[Hairy]

24 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

I use a navigation device called the Beeline. It’s small, unobtrusive and works relatively well. It’s not a grandiose sat nav like Garmin or TomTom bike specific satnavs but the beeline works really well.

 

https://beeline.co/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjww7KmBhAyEiwA5-PUSilxaaiiV8UT9tty8iaC57JrWIZpIvdAlayQ3G0hJ-TZn0J-ovI90hoCoX8QAvD_BwE

 

they make units for cycling and motorcycling. Not sure if it’s available in ZA. Not ultra cheap either but gets me where I need to go with minimum fuss. Works on top of google maps thus not a satellite navigation system which may have drawbacks in rural areas. 

I took a look at this and the pricing was a bit steep once landed in SA (Without accounting for duties either), to the point where I would rather get the in-helmet system.

[WaynejG]

Nothing for me either. But I do understand your need.

[Stretched@Birth]

 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/256457641599941/permalink/1433819573863736/?sfnsn=scwspwa&ref=share&mibextid=VhDh1V

Edited August 4, 2023 by Stretched@Birth
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[IceCreamMan]

I read Triumph launching an enduro/mx bike 

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, Stretched@Birth said:

 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/256457641599941/permalink/1433819573863736/?sfnsn=scwspwa&ref=share&mibextid=VhDh1V

Been waiting for the next Youtube vid to come out.

This is the first one.
 

 

[sawystertrance]

I wear earplugs because my engine is just so damned noisy so no intercome for me. There's a thread about it on Wilddogs where there are some good things said about Cardo and then a poster mentions (and quotes the blurb) about the new Sena. Both quite pricy.

 

https://wilddog.net.za/threads/how-to-choose-motorcycle-helmet-intercom.278090/#post-5046248

Edited August 4, 2023 by sawystertrance

[Hairy]

The two Cardo options are what look to be a decent solution to me ... so far in my "research"

Chances of me riding in a group using coms = 0.0439%
Chances of me riding with another rider using coms = 2.5%

https://www.bikekings.co.za/collections/communication-units/products/cardo-spirit-hd-communication-system-single-pack?_pos=8&_fid=64a48cbff&_ss=c

https://www.bikekings.co.za/collections/communication-units/products/cardo-cardo-freecom-2x-communication-system-single-pack?_pos=4&_fid=64a48cbff&_ss=c

[IceCreamMan]

40 minutes ago, sawystertrance said:

I wear earplugs because my engine is just so damned noisy so no intercome for me. There's a thread about it on Wilddogs where there are some good things said about Cardo and then a poster mentions (and quotes the blurb) about the new Sena. Both quite pricy.

 

https://wilddog.net.za/threads/how-to-choose-motorcycle-helmet-intercom.278090/#post-5046248

Ear plugs are a must.... its the high pitched whistle sounds that destroy your hearing. hence i now am relatively deaf. long rides with JEB helmets in the 80's completely tuned out certain frequencies for me these days. So folks, wear ear plugs and dont just buy the cheapy foam ones get proper stuffs.

But its not all bad news, my wife's voice is in those frequencies.