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On 27/11/2023 at 15:37, Mickly said:

Sportsbikeshop Black Friday sale - absolute joke !!

Had my eye on a helmet, saw it an line at Sportsbikeshop a couple of weeks ago at 

£159.99, eagerly awaited the Black Friday sale & there it was at £159.99 - exactly the same except with a Black Friday banner saying 20% off & a £199.99 banner with strike through - bunch of clowns !!

You're doing it wrong! 

I saved £500 on a new helmet in the black Friday sales! 

I never bought one...... 

16 hours ago, JRH said:

I use a Garmin SatNav but often plan the route on MRA and then download it to the Garmin. 

I also have the MRA navigation too and I'm exploring using that on an old phone 

4 hours ago, Tiggie said:

 

 

The adult section has gone too 

There's no adults

Jesus! theres a blast from the past 

Yes you have missed loads! 

Nothing to worry about though  

Sidi Vertebra's I believe  

E10 here too 

I see no difference with E5 except when paying for it  

On 19/11/2023 at 15:17, geofferz said:

Cool! Do you think the course would benefit someone who can both knees down easily on a racetrack? Ie someone with ample confidence already. 

Yes it can

Remember the road is different to the racetrack. 

It's all about making good progress while been safe and seen 

You don't have cars, cyclists, tractors etc etc on the track nor do you have all the different deviations a road offers 

It's not just about building confidence it's about building skills to keep you alive too 

Knock yourself out @husoi 

Optimate all the way 

I had an Oxford one and it broke and killed a battery! 

@bonio I only powered it via USB to get it working in the house then fitted it to the bike. 

I used a phone charger I'm not aware of a 12v USB?

The cable that you fit and connect direct to the battery has a converter to drop the voltage to 5v 

Putting a bit of black tape across the L plate is usually enough 

Point them down and if you get pulled play dumb and say you didn't realise they was on! 

If you get a fine which would be highly unlikely then take it on the chin 

Mine are always on and never had an issue 

1 hour ago, Joe85 said:

I told him. He emailed my manager asking where is bike was

Ah that explains that! Should have said it had been scrapped

How did he find out that you had it?

No good to me! 

Order on line using this link https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/#/27907,3203,1186 and the forum get commision helping keep this place open  

Hi and welcome to the forum 

Yes there should be a seal there that can be changed 

But first have you cleaned up the whole area to make sure its leaking as chain lube can make it look like a leak 

8 hours ago, peejay1977 said:

So I've been using a Garmin Zumo XT for the last 2 years and although I like it there's been some updates of late that seem to have had some stange routing quirks. Several people myself included are getting some weird U-turn behaviour and routing anomalies which can't be explained away purely by user error.

Anyway, I often use my phone on a QuadLock mount so I can use Waze/Google Maps and also MyRouteApp and on my last tour I found MRA to be more reliable at staying on the route than the XT did which got me thinking, then stumbled across an app called DriveModeDashboard 2 by a company called Thork Racing, which although geared towards offroad riding made me wonder if a tablet would be a better solution.

I couldn't justify the cost of their tablet especially as I didn't know if I'd like it so I opted for something middle of the road, which was a Galaxy Tab Active 3 in a powered pogo pin RAM mount. Anyway, I'm extremely pleased with it so far as it's proven excellent, but I'm yet to test it in extreme rain or heat so time will tell obviously.

I did an install video if anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2B97hQC2uw

These U turns are a weird thing but there is an easy fix that makes them route as normal. 

For some reason when you import a route it does this weird U turn issue and gets stuck trying to get you back. 

You can modify the route and make it show as a saved trip rather than an imported one and this allows the zumo to route it correctly. 

Read here for more info and how to fix 

https://www.zumouserforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2301

Hi and welcome 

1 hour ago, Tiggie said:

@Stu  think you have bought from there?  I have never heard anything bad from them myself 

Nope! 

Might have seen a bike there though  

Should have tracked it....... 

Gutted for you! 

Try some grip puppies  

4 minutes ago, Bender said:

Ohh well

The later proper Volvo engines are pretty good by all accounts 

The proper volvo engines are good! not the shite I have  

13 minutes ago, Bender said:

Ahh yes Volvo, which type do you have, the Swedish Volvo, the ford Swedish Volvo or one of the new Chinese Swedish Volvo's

Mines a ford one with a PSA engine as used in citroen's and pugs  

11 minutes ago, onesea said:

Next your going to say it's a Blue estate as well!

 

Red