There have not been a ton of activity here, but this content is too good: Itchy Boots is creating her best season ever in Season 07 through Africa.

For anyone interested in riding, exploring, adventure, Africa, motorbikes or hope for humanity, I encourage you to check out her videos.

Here’s a link to season 7 where she is riding through Africa: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8M9dV_BySaXNvQ_V1q4UU-DirPQlX0ZP

Motorcycle rally racing is a high-speed, exciting, off-road motorsport that involves zipping across all types of terrain on two wheels. While riding, it’s extremely important for riders to know what’s coming up next — turns, straightaways, stream crossings, the list goes on. Generally, this is handled by a roadbook — a paper scroll that has diagrams of each turn or course checkpoint, along with the distances between them and any other pertinent information. Of course, this needs to be paired with a readout that tells you how far you’ve travelled since the last waypoint so you’re not just guessing. This readout usually takes the form of a rally computer, a device that can display speed, distance travelled, and course heading (and some of the fancier ones have even more data available).

See https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/

#technology #opensource #motorcyclerally #rallycomputer

The company recommends against mounting an iPhone on a motorcycle, as the vibrations may be transmitted via the bike’s handlebars and chassis. Long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges may degrade the performance of these systems and lead to reduced image quality for photos and videos. It is recommended to avoid exposing your iPhone to extended high-amplitude vibrations.

Apple says if you’re planning to mount your iPhone to a scooter or a moped, it recommends using a vibration-dampening mount to lessen the risk to the phone and its camera system.

See https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/11/22668294/motorcycle-vibrations-damage-iphone-camera-apple

#technology #iphone #motorcycles #scooters #mobilephone

I enjoyed watching some of the Long Way Round, Long Way Down, etc videos with a pair of guys and their support and planning crew tackling travelling on dirt roads through the wilderness.

Noraly, from The Netherlands, though is tackling similar terrain but completely on her own on a  relatively small 250cc bike, and doing all her own video and editing as she moves around. The notorious Sani Pass on the South Africa/Lesotho border is not a pass most of us riders would tackle, yet she goes and does it all on her own.

For the South African leg of the trip she has started amassing a number of followers who are just in sheer awe of her gutsy approach to riding through the wilderness of South Africa, and how she is showing off the amazing scenery and sights along the way. With good reason her YouTube channel has just passed 100 million views, and fans are suggesting she should become an ambassador for her country.

She has previously covered some other continents, so who knows, maybe your own country has featured as well.

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3tXaBCxtWA&list=PL8M9dV_BySaUDASnfKSmm_DNlvdeP6cSc

#motorcycling #advetureriding #itchyboots #soloriding #southafrica 

My wife and I did an epic 5-day motorcycle ride around the Karoo in South Africa in October 2012, and it included a detour away from the Swartberg Pass and down a treacherous pass to stay at a place called Die Hel (or The Hell in English). Going in was easy but getting out after some rain overnight proved to be a hell of a ride... this video shows the dangerous slippery single road out of The Hell, a spontaneous river that needed to be crossed, and I mention the very slippery wet clay road after that.

Watch at https://youtu.be/Ne-ea4w4A0g

#motorcycling #southafrica #touring #offthebeatentrack

Yes the last 3 minutes do summarise why the one type (and brand) is better, but it is interesting to see how both types operate. Airbags are not cheap at all, but it is true that heavily padded jackets and neck braces do considerably restrict normal riding. My Sena intercom catches on my neck brace, restricting neck movement in one direction, which does not help me in urban traffic conditions.

Watch at https://youtu.be/N2jZryt607U

#technology #motocycling #safety #airbags