What did you do to your bike today?

id like a trip abroad tbh,south of france or Italy ect

wouldn't like to lug a tent around though,pretty sure the campsites hire tents out? not sure

BTW I had a small race with a 2015 Civic, but as soon as we went on a straight he escaped. :(

ooOO I eat those for breakfast,omm nom nom;)
 
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id like a trip abroad tbh,south of france or Italy ect

wouldn't like to lug a tent around though,pretty sure the campsites hire tents out? not sure

Nah not that I know of - if you're clever with your stuff you can pack surprisingly small - my kriega US30 in this pic holds ALL my camping stuff:



That's tent, inflatable roll mat (which was very comfortable), sleeping bag - if I get a warmer and bigger sleeping bag it'll fit no problem, microfibre towel, and still room for a small stove (the ones that fit into the cup section).

You can always do the B&B/hotel thing, but at £40-50 a night vs £10 in the UK, it gets expensive after a few days. I'd do B&B if it was cold as **** or ****ing it down but camping most days keeps the cost down. In the summer it's not that cold, and you always have the choice of doing some nights in hotels.

You can get get tents now that pack down small - I have a huge 4 man tent that weighs nearly 8kg, and is huge even when packed. I would never take that, but I also have a lightweight 2 man trekking tent that weights 2kg and will fit in the US30. For a 2 week trip, I reckon a US30, with 2x US20's and a 15l tank bag will do me for all my luggage.
 
@TallPaul_S, I know its slow that's why I want to jump on a V-Twin as soon as possible, you can restrict the power but not the torque on a V-Twin! <3 :D

Yeah the adjusting was fairly easy, although I've really low light in my room, so will have to do it tomorrow properly when the sun is outside.

BTW Sounds like you had a nice lonely trip there. :)

Some today's footage... pops and crackles from the exhaust first, 2nd clip is 60mph. I did go 80mph on dual carriageway but my battery died... grrr. I guess its my fault for not charging it since yesterday and yesterday it was already at 50%.


@wazza300, Ill eat them for breakfast soon, I just need to do my license... :o
 
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It's too slow though, the tyres aren't wide enough either... even though they're twice the size of your average 125. :p

I would try to close the tyre, but I don't want to crush the bike just before selling it... :(

BTW does my camera seem out of focus or am I just being paranoid?
 
@TallPaul_S, I know its slow that's why I want to jump on a V-Twin as soon as possible, you can restrict the power but not the torque on a V-Twin! <3 :D

Yeah the adjusting was fairly easy, although I've really low light in my room, so will have to do it tomorrow properly when the sun is outside.

BTW Sounds like you had a nice lonely trip there. :)

Some today's footage... pops and crackles from the exhaust first, 2nd clip is 60mph. I did go 80mph on dual carriageway but my battery died... grrr. I guess its my fault for not charging it since yesterday and yesterday it was already at 50%.


@wazza300, Ill eat them for breakfast soon, I just need to do my license... :o

That's not audio from the built in mic on the yi is it?

I enjoy solo riding, I don't really do group riding - unless it's someone you have ridden with for a while and who has the same riding style as you you're always playing catchup (riding above your limits) or riding slower than you want to be. Just need to find a nice blonde bird who doesn't mind roughing it a bit and who wants to see some of europe on the back of a bike :D
 
BTW does my camera seem out of focus or am I just being paranoid?

Take a screenshot of one of your videos at full screen - it's hard to tell from a video as everything is moving, plus there's youtube compression. Something fairly still will do. I think it is still out of focus a little though, your handlebars are nicely in focus and sharp but objects further away aren't.
 
That's the main appeal of biking,being alone with oneself and machine

You tend to do silly things in groups aswell

@IC3 focus seems fine to me?
 
I just played a bit with the camera it seems to be better than before.

BTW The Yi mic is stock no mods and its in a 40m waterproof case.
 
I just played a bit with the camera it seems to be better than before.

BTW The Yi mic is stock no mods and its in a 40m waterproof case.

Wow, must be the case suppressing the wind noise then, even at 60mph it sounds pretty good!

Other videos using the camera have had the normal, appalling sound, like this one (turn down your speakers!)

That's what i was expecting noise wise, I think an order may be being placed rather soon :D No vignetting I see either, or are you using the slightly cropped, lens rectification option?
 
Wow, must be the case suppressing the wind noise then, even at 60mph it sounds pretty good!

Yeah, I got that case from Gearbest along with my Xiaomi. ;)

That's what i was expecting noise wise, I think an order may be being placed rather soon :D No vignetting I see either, or are you using the slightly cropped, lens rectification option?
I use the lens rectification for the videos yes, I just got some footage at 1080p 30fps quality normal vs high did exactly the same route just now... btw its freezing! :(
 
Yeah, I got that case from Gearbest along with my Xiaomi. ;)


I use the lens rectification for the videos yes, I just got some footage at 1080p 30fps quality normal vs high did exactly the same route just now... btw its freezing! :(

Cheers, yeah I know it's cold - I was camped out in last night! 0 degrees it was in the Exmoor valley I was in... brrrr!

If you get a chance, if you could do some 1080p vid (or even just a still from a video) without the lens rectification that'd be awesome :)
 
Cheers, yeah I know it's cold - I was camped out in last night! 0 degrees it was in the Exmoor valley I was in... brrrr!

If you get a chance, if you could do some 1080p vid (or even just a still from a video) without the lens rectification that'd be awesome :)

You're lucky I've just shoot some footage without lens rectification, I'll do some day footage tomorrow too. :D
 
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