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Comment on BMW 1200GS Adventure – initial thoughts by Shane Marriott

Shane Marriott — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:51:37 +0000

I agree with everything you said... specifically about the next Ridearound adventure!

Comment on Instamapper – GPS Tracker by Nog een aantal iPhone apps | Floris' krabbels

Nog een aantal iPhone apps | Floris' krabbels — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:52:17 +0000

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Comment on BMW R1200GS Brake Warning by erv kimak

erv kimak — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:53:11 +0000

This exact situation happened to my 1200GS yesterday and your reset procedure solved the problem. I will have to wait to see if this problem reoccurs but for now it is fine. Thanks for the help as I am on a road trip and finding service is difficult.

Comment on Dakar Rally 2010 by Shane Marriott

Shane Marriott — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:41:56 +0000

If you have Eurosport, there are daily updates, but being on Sky, there may be literally 10 families that can’t watch it. It’s not a sport subscription option but I am not sure what/if any package is needed to view it. Dave says he can’t watch it so I guess you need something!

Comment on Instamapper – GPS Tracker by Shane Marriott

Shane Marriott — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:20:34 +0000

Does your iPod have GPS? Without it, the program would be reliant on WiFi positioning to get a location and it would not be very accurate. The App is free to try though so just download it and see how well it works!

Comment on Instamapper – GPS Tracker by sammy

sammy — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:08:30 +0000

hi, i was just wondering if you can use this on ipod touch?
please can you get back to me thanks.

Comment on Bike to bike communication systems by Leigh Brookes

Leigh Brookes — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:43:08 +0000

The earphone speakers in my helmet (Shoei XT-1500 AFAIK without checking) are partially tucked behind the top of the cheek padding section which gets the speakers close enough to your ears to be able to hear. To me they are not really noticeable even on longer bike rides.

The padding around the speakers is quite thin so if you just stick them to the inside of the helmet directly rather than between the helmet and inner padding then I could see them being a bit uncomfortable though.

Comment on Bike to bike communication systems by Simon

Simon — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:22:45 +0000

How comfortable are the earphone speakers?

I have one system in my AGV lid that has me wanting to tear my helemt off after an hour and go in search of the designers with a tyre wrench.

Comment on BMW Off road skills course by Shane

Shane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:27:34 +0000

Cool write up! I’ll add something soon and hopefully we can add some pics to yours!

Comment on BMW R1200GS Handguard No Longer Supported by Declan O'Kane

Declan O'Kane — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:04:07 +0000

I have experience of this problem. I dropped my 1200GS on the left side after hitting a diesel spill. The handguard was damaged an losened as a result. Following the repair I neglected to fully tighten the handguard and it impaired the clutch level meaning the clutch would slip on full-throttle. Simple to fix when you relaize what’s happening (and you could argue it’s a cheap way to curb your speed following a get-off).