Recent content by Frank Warner

The coverage is usally of the 'interesting' bits .. ie corners where the rides slide, possibly fall .. bounce around ... For conering you want the weight forward - so the rider moves the uper body forward by bending the elbows out .. this may be what you are seeing ? Another view on the...

Not happy with the tyre bit ... think I did a cut and paste at some stage and forgot to tidy up .. but it will do untill the other stuff is done... zebra ----- As you'd know it is not simply the distance between footpeg and seat (a straight line distance) but also the horozontal and vertical...

Racing ... comfort? You ever sat on a road race bike? The 'seat' is rock hard .. no comfort there! Maybe not the best comparision with teh Dakar as you need endurance there .. so comfort come into it. The best ergononics are for control, strength and comfort ... all 3 ... Example You could...

As others have said - depends on the rider; their shape, size and flexablility... See https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tech/bike-preparation-offroad#Ergonomics and https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/equipping-bike-whats-best-gear/motorcycle-ergonomics-38540 Very little to do with the...

Try B&H in the states - secondhand area .. unless you get slugged import duties over there it could be good .. B&H are good in there product descriptions on the secondhand gear... https://www.bhphoto.com/

Its not the camera ... is the photographer... With a bulky DSLR you have to unpack it .. fit lens ... you won't bother as your mates are all riding on or waiting to go... Get a 'prosumer' all in one dig camera.. I've an olympus C5060 .. obsolete ... 10 times glass zoom (28 to 105 35mm equi)...

With a RAM mount you can change the angle of the screen with respect to the sun - makes viewing a lot better. As you travel the sun will change location - so you bump the ram mount untill you have a good view of the screen ... you cannot do that with a tank bag.

Errr no. Carbon fiber is not a 'great' condutor .. about 100Kohms or more per metre... No where near as good as a motorcycle. --------------------------- The best dectection system you have are the hairs on your body - when they 'stand up' you are in a high field .. and likely to be struck...

Try this site https://www.onebag.com/ I like the link to the guy that travells with basicly what he stands up in! Does not cover the camping/cooking/bike side of things ..

If you want a simple power socket/plug .. then the ones used on bmws for decades are proven to work. They also use them on tractors!  :pot: They are not so much 'water tight' but water tolerant i.e. they don't mind getting wet/dirty .. if dirty just flush with water .. the socket has a hole in...

Before you do any of this - Good Gloves ! :eek7: Good boots - with ankle protection  :patch: Good pants with knee protection !!!!!  :peepwall: Cirkey riding around without gloves on .. asking for very sore hands .. one tiny fall and it is all tears. One large fall and you can be very layed...

:imaposer: Practice makes perfect...  I think it might be Garmin trying to get us to buy a newer GPS .. When ever I have problems with USB communictions under mapsource - reinstalling the USB drivers works. ----------------------------- I had my maps dissapear in the UK .. stopped - took out...

Garmins usb drivers ..  >:( What version of mapsource you running ..? I've not gone beyond 6.13 Me? I'd download the usb drivers (fresh ones) uninstall the old ones .. delet the old usb files .. then install the new ones. If your running mapsource 6.14 .. I'd go back to 6.13  Good luck...

I'd be checking things - like steering head bearings, swingarm bearings Tire pressure .. bit soft? Over 60km/h I don't think I'd be softening the suspension for any surface? At that speed even water firms up.  ??? LeCap?  :patch:

Starter motor - the old bosh electric motor dates back many many years .. The new motors are more efficent due to the speed they spin at - using reduction gears between them and the ring gear .. using permant magnets to generate the magntic field rather than electro magnets I think they...