MyBB Motorcycle Owners Thread

[Pineapple Smurf]

I bet you if you had an off the paramedics on scene wouldn't have said:"Man, that bolt stuck in his head looks a little annoying."

What was your thought process to arrive at the conclusion that the most logical thing to do would be to put a cylindrical piece of metal into the thing designed to protect your head?

No Im dead serious i did do it coz i was afraid of losing a very expensive Go Pro. It was tough and never gave trouble.
I used my go pro everyday travelling N2 SWest to CT in the traffic. Caught some awesome taxi footage in that time.
Helmet amongst a few other things was stolen from garage break in about 6 months ago

 

[Zuner]

No Im dead serious i did do it coz i was afraid of losing a very expensive Go Pro. It was tough and never gave trouble.
I used my go pro everyday travelling N2 SWest to CT in the traffic. Caught some awesome taxi footage in that time.
Helmet amongst a few other things was stolen from garage break in about 6 months ago

They did you a favour taking that helmet, else you would be Dead serious..

 

[GhostSixFour]

No Im dead serious i did do it coz i was afraid of losing a very expensive Go Pro. It was tough and never gave trouble.
I used my go pro everyday travelling N2 SWest to CT in the traffic. Caught some awesome taxi footage in that time.
Helmet amongst a few other things was stolen from garage break in about 6 months ago

For future reference, helmets and powertools do no go together. Ever. Keep powertools away from helmets. Glad you have something proper at least now.

 

[UrBaN963]

In this rainy weather maybe chucky should screw some extra rubber into his tyres for more grip.

Opinions?

 

[Progenix Oj101]

How? You have a helmet on...it’s on the outside of the helmet.

Or do you mean cost wise? Shouldn’t you be more worried about the multiple tens of thousands of rands of motorcycle instead of the camera?

That’s what insurance is for.

No, I’m taking injuries. If you land on the camera, the entire force of the impact is concentrated onto one spot. From the videos I’m seen a helmet has no problem absorbing the impact when it’s spread out, like a wall or the ground, but a concentrated force can puncture the helmet.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

No, I’m taking injuries. If you land on the camera, the entire force of the impact is concentrated onto one spot. From the videos I’m seen a helmet has no problem absorbing the impact when it’s spread out, like a wall or the ground, but a concentrated force can puncture the helmet.

It'll snap off before it punches through I assure you.

 

[Stuey74]

I have all the bits to put together a Raspberry Pi cam on the bike, just finding the time to put it all together. 2 cameras for front and rear, storage, can ssh in to grab video.

And a jetski for mornings like today

 

[SauRoNZA]

No, I’m taking injuries. If you land on the camera, the entire force of the impact is concentrated onto one spot. From the videos I’m seen a helmet has no problem absorbing the impact when it’s spread out, like a wall or the ground, but a concentrated force can puncture the helmet.

Not really the entire purpose of the helmet is to spread it out.

They literally test the helmets by dropping them on a spike.

Besides the mounts on these things are hardly that strong so it would just bugger off almost instantly.


But it's part and parcel of why I don't like them, aerodynamic resistance is a thing and I'm constantly aware the thing is on my head as it pushes around.

 

[SauRoNZA]

No, I’m taking injuries. If you land on the camera, the entire force of the impact is concentrated onto one spot. From the videos I’m seen a helmet has no problem absorbing the impact when it’s spread out, like a wall or the ground, but a concentrated force can puncture the helmet.

Not really the entire purpose of the helmet is to spread it out.

They literally test the helmets by dropping them on a spike.

Besides the mounts on these things are hardly that strong so it would just bugger off almost instantly.


But it's part and parcel of why I don't like them, aerodynamic resistance is a thing and I'm constantly aware the thing is on my head as it pushes around.

 

[dews]

Why do you need a cam on the helmet, is it to look around and stuff? It seems like a better idea to mount it on the front of the bike somewhere instead.

 

[GhostSixFour]

So who's been braving the rain we've got in Gauteng at the moment? I was dripping wet when I came in to the office, but some people taking much the same road got stuck for 2.5hours, took me 25 minutes. So I'm smiling even if I am cold and wet.

 

[Sinbad]

I rode in

 

[McSack]

Ride every day ...rain or shine.
Think I would lose it wasting all the extra time stuck in traffic in a car.

 

[TheFriendlyGhost]

All weather rider. rolled my work pants, extra socks and underwear. Put that in a plastic bag and into my laptop bag. Phone and Wallet in a ziplock and rode in. (also carried a plain black t-shirt just in case)

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

If you have the right kit, driving in the rain isn't bad at all. Just watch out for the odd tire-spray here and there and go easy on the brakes! Having an adventure bike makes it 10x more fun in my humble opinion

 

[Zuner]

Why do you need a cam on the helmet, is it to look around and stuff? It seems like a better idea to mount it on the front of the bike somewhere instead.

I prefer helmet cam, front facing cam doesn't capture all the stuff happening around me nicely. Having the camera look where I look is much better for getting those details that could otherwise be missed.

 

[Stuey74]

Ride every day, the spare socks and shoes at the office means at least feet aren't wet all day.

 

[Sinbad]

All weather rider. rolled my work pants, extra socks and underwear. Put that in a plastic bag and into my laptop bag. Phone and Wallet in a ziplock and rode in. (also carried a plain black t-shirt just in case)

I use one of these
https://www.marinesuperstore.com/clothing-technical/suits

 

[SauRoNZA]

Why do you need a cam on the helmet, is it to look around and stuff? It seems like a better idea to mount it on the front of the bike somewhere instead.

Been there done that.

Makes for exceptional boring video.

Purely for insurance purposes it would be fine.

 

[GhostSixFour]

Yip. Spare clothes into the topbox. Jacket and pants are waiting for me in a locker - gonna really suck putting those on this afternoon, but, I don't think I've ever smiled as much being wet as I do when I'm wet on the bike.