From the category archives:

Helmet

Autumn Colours

October 23, 2008

I took the Goldwing out for a ride yesterday in perfect weather. I bimbled down to Ashdown forest – one of my favourite destinations at any time of the year. My route there and back takes me through lots of leafy country lanes and with the fine dry weather of the last few days, the [...]

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Bluetooth drives me barmy

April 24, 2008

OK I don’t understand Bluetooth but then it’s supposed to just work isn’t it? On the Goldwing, I hear my GPS and other stuff (radio, CB etc) through a wired connection and the bike’s built-in intercom system but on the GS I have been using custom earplugs with built in speakers connected to the original [...]

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Good weather for a while

January 13, 2008

In between the wet stuff I had a nice ride yesterday in sunshine, if rather cold sunshine and because the sun is so low in the sky at the moment, potentially dangerous sunshine. Because it was very cold I put on a balaclava, then my Arai helmet with the headset installed because I wanted to [...]

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Thoughts on riding gear

December 5, 2007

Patagonia certainly tested my choices of riding gear thoroughly thanks to some very cold winds, rain, dust and wind as well as taking a pretty heavy tumble that road-tested my stuff. I am glad to say that it all worked pretty well in keeping me warm, dry and safe but with varying degrees of comfort [...]

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Treffen

August 30, 2007

No longer a Treffen virgin, I spent 4 days in glorious sunshine at Carmarthen where the 2007 British Treffen was held. Considering the dire weather we have had for most of the summer, the sunshine would have been enough to make me enjoy it but as a bonus, the event itself was great fun. Seeing [...]

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More Autocom research results

June 26, 2007

I spoke directly to Autocom this morning who confirmed that their Pro AVI unit can indeed be installed in the manner I wish viz:- integrating all bike audio functions and providing a bike to bike facility although this requires a separate transceiver (walkie-talkie pair). They also do installation work at their place in Warwick including [...]

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Helmets, Headsets – my head is spinning!

June 23, 2007

Thanks to Dave’s advice on the problem with high impedance speakers in my old Autocom headset I was reminded of the custom fit earbuds (that I had made for me at a motorcycle show) which have speakers built in. I previously used these with the TomTom on my Pan via a bluetooth thingy that reposed [...]

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GPS and Helmets

May 15, 2007

I really value GPS in my cars and on my bikes. On the ST1100 I am trading in for the Wing, I have a Tomtom Rider (Version1) and I listen to the voice prompts via custom ear plugs with built in speakers. These are pretty comfortable and fit far better inside a helmet than any [...]

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