TECH- TORQUE : WHAT's ON YOUR HANDLE BARS
Whenever bikes get together for a group ride or even if a biker passes a bike parked at the supermarket, bikers tend to go over and look at how the other bike is confirgured for the owners needs.
a few are Gadget men
a few are Bling men
Most leave the bike as it is wihtout spening anything further on pimping or kitting out further. which is probably the sensible guys.
Some buy whatever is in the catalogue of Bling while others go for the latest gadgets on the market.
Everybody stamps their own mark on their bike.
Some in Bling, other in a special exhaust.
Vinyl stickers also tell you a lot about the rider.
Accesorising a bike has become an industry on its own.
You have to beware of the 'snake oil salesman' selling any old glitsy bike tackle and learn to find the real thing that makes a difference.
Some owners go places and do stuff that requires gadgets and additionals which they actually use.
With each successive bike, my handlebar or 'office' has become busier and busier.
What does yours look like?
Welcome to my office
The left hand side is busier than the RHS because the right hand stays on the throttle
The right hand side
I have a legacy of bluetooth and hardwire kit for coms.
In fact I have a perfectly good Autocom unit as well as a perfectly good Starcom unit that have joined the other bluetooth and hard-wire coms kit in my bike shelves. both were inherited with the bikes I bought. - Of the two, I can now say Autocom are head n shoulder superior to Starcom.
And they both lost out to Senna because they have taken so long to wake up to wireless helmet coms.
My redundant coms kit was cast aside as technology delivers better and better kit.
missing in the photo was the most important peak cap which I jam into the windscreen frame (cap was on my head)
Wat kan mens meer sê.
Ek beplan om my kommunikasie op te skerp sodat ek makliker kliente kan help as ek op pad is. Gelukkis is ek so effe tegnologies gestremd en kom goed oor die weg met my F4 en foon. Kliente stuur epos of sms na gesprek waarop ek moet reageer as ek stop en weer die laptop uithaal of smsse lees.
Verder ry ek (nognie) so gereeld nie maar beplan 'n paar dinge vir die toekoms.
Adie
Talking via radio or phone while riding is one thing (and still risky), but checking email and SMSes puts you right in the same class as cage drivers weaving all over the road while they SMS. As riders we cannot be indignant about bad driving habits and cellphone use while driving if we are guilty of it ourselves.
I have taken out my headset and no longer listen to music or take calls while riding. First, because I wear my earplugs to protect what little hearing I have left - deafness sucks big time. Related to that, I hate the phone because of my deafness. And my bloody headset was hurting my ears.
I do wish I had a radio system to be able to chat with Julie while we ride though.
The only additions to my handle bars is a GPS mount and a 12v socket.
Hi Andy
Any chance we can get a soccer score out of that set up ?
Take care
Tulips
Ralf man, been too long, just to spend some time with you, I'd even invent a soccer score.
Glad to see you are still going strong.
M. Badger, you are right, But try as I might I cannot give up my music and talking on the phone or my biltong habit.
Do not do this at home. Only under adult supervision.
Taking multi tasking to a new level
Taking multi tasking to a new level
Andy trust me when I tell you, this might end bad.
I have some experience in this sort of behaviour 
I have gps, phone, radio and music powered from my handlebars.
My multitasking is minimal though and I always stop to make tea 
Believe me Charl, only on the RT with cruise cpntrol could I tetx and reply to mail.
On the GS, I only read messages... like I look at my navigator.
And obvioulsy, 1000 messgaes later, I never let complacency set in.
I also stop to make the tea.
If I could find a cup or can holder, I declare I would drink the tea on the hoof though.
Craig sent me this pick from a recent Lesotho trip....
and it reminded me of this old post and in fact, other than the phone and the Bluetooth helmet set are the only changes.. because they are upgrades.
Otherwise, the arrangements work perfectly and none have been disregarded as not relevant to the office
basically the same as in 2012..
Agree 100%. I notice that if I'm on the phone in the car my concentration levels drop and reaction times are poor by a large margin, esp if I'm on a business call. On the bike I believe in total focus, all the time. No music, no comms, no headset. My ears are carefully plugged to protect them from noise*. I don't think it's cool to glamorise this sort of thing, no matter how many million hours behind the bars. Accidents happen super fast and the best riders get taken out just as easily.
*As an aside; I can thoroughly endorse the NoNoise Rider earplugs for anyone that's in the market. I'm a sound engineer by trade, thus my ears literally are my living. I used to use the highest level foam plugs (as well as custom moulded) and these NoNoise plugs surpassed them for me. The foam plugs blocked out so much sound that I felt disconnected. Somehow the NoNoise guys got it right. If they fit you well, you'll hear what I mean.
Seen at the WD 2014 Bash
There's still room at the bottom there for a tablet; perfect for watching Game Of Thrones while out riding...
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