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Tman* said:
I am looking for a App I can use to measure my bike's 0-100km'h speed. Can Anyone advise of something suitable?

Tried a few, without much success. :/
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I plan on using my helmet cam, shooting at 60fps, and pointing slightly down to see the speedometer more clearly.

I can then do some runs (on my closed off private road of course) and get a fairly accurate time replaying the video.

I'll first also check the speedometer against gps to see how far it's out at 100, that way I'll be able to get 0-100 gps, using the sensitivity of the speedometer.
 
Tman* said:
I am looking for a App I can use to measure my bike's 0-100km'h speed. Can Anyone advise of something suitable?

Tried a few, without much success. :/
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Read the reviews for your bike's time.

Use a proper logger device to get your own time. :)

The video idea above is probably closest bet.
 
Pox said:
Couldn't find any corn.
Found a mountain...

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And a white building...
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Very lekker man.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Lol @ corn.



Yes but so far it has mostly pissed me off.

Especially today when it wasted a good had an hour to forty five minutes detouring me around roadworks to a then also closed road.

It seems very clunky, slow and cumbersome. I can't help but thing a smartphone is so much more useful except for the gloved factor which my Lumia could do as well.

But it hasn't been updated, so once I get home it might be a different story.
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aaaahok let me know once you have updated it how it goes as i did not get one but am thinking of it.
How is the integration with the bikes engine and bike info? Does your bike also have the GPS toggle wheel on the left hand grip like the GS?
 
fish_man said:
aaaahok let me know once you have updated it how it goes as i did not get one but am thinking of it.
How is the integration with the bikes engine and bike info? Does your bike also have the GPS toggle wheel on the left hand grip like the GS?
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Yeah has the same toggle wheel and My Motorcycle info.

The stats are cool and all but not really useful in any meaningful way.
 
In other news. Ride with Norman Reedus is better than new Top Gear and more about bikes.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Yeah has the same toggle wheel and My Motorcycle info.

The stats are cool and all but not really useful in any meaningful way.
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Ok cool thanks for the info. If weather permits I'm planning a ride on Monday Should be good. Last Monday I did 3 passes.
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Bain's Kloof Pass



Michell's Pass
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FiestaST said:
Tell me more about that show. It is a "reality" show with him about bikes?
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It's very similar to Top Gear in the road trip sense but a lot more down to earth and less scripted.

Only one episode out so far.

It's a travel show with him and friends on or around bikes.

I am shocked at how old he is. Thought he was only slightly older than I am.
 
so on thursday I removed, stripped cleaned and reinstalled my carbs.

not really a big whoop for most people but for me that was a pretty big deal. I am not really a very hands on kinda guy so doing that myself was a real game changer.

now I just need to find a new speedo unit. the tension spring inside mine died on tuesday while on the highway.
 
Baxteen said:
so on thursday I removed, stripped cleaned and reinstalled my carbs.

not really a big whoop for most people but for me that was a pretty big deal. I am not really a very hands on kinda guy so doing that myself was a real game changer.

now I just need to find a new speedo unit. the tension spring inside mine died on tuesday while on the highway.
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Great! That's way to hardcore for me.
 
SauRoNZA said:
It's very similar to Top Gear in the road trip sense but a lot more down to earth and less scripted.

Only one episode out so far.

It's a travel show with him and friends on or around bikes.

I am shocked at how old he is. Thought he was only slightly older than I am.
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Will try and get this
 
It was needed. Floater in carb one was not working the stopper came loose. So I was floating feul all over the exhaust. Dangerous stuff. Did it cos I had to
 
So when I started riding a friend warned me about keeping my face and helmet clean to prevent getting pimples and such things, I've been paying extra attention to my face and yet in the 3 weeks I've had the bike I'm getting my 3rd pimple. That can't be a coincidence.

Thing is I ride so little. I basically only get chance on the weekend and even then it's not really that much. No road trips and such.

So any advice, do you guys do anything extra to help, or am I alone in this?
 
Nah, I don't get that. I try keep the helmet clean, strip the inners and wash them occasionally. On Dirt sections I use a buff over my head, just exposing a small area around my eyes. On Road, the buff goes round my neck. Makes a nice seal below the chin.
 
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