tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post8830531205574777206..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Beautiful dayRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-11866364370356508002010-04-12T17:32:55.123+01:002010-04-12T17:32:55.123+01:00Bike cop? That is just soooooooooo 20th Century!
...Bike cop? That is just <i>soooooooooo</i> 20th Century!<br /><br />I like my Caberg, but it's a bugger for misting up. Even on a good day, I have to ride with it open a touch, and the tinted inner visor mists to opacity every time I use it. Trouble is, it just feels plasticky, whereas the Shoei feels solid. That may well make no difference from a safety POV, but it sure does when you plonk your lid on the bar mirror for a quick break. It's a bit like those car companies that spend millions engineering a good 'thunk' into their doors. It may be irrelevant, but it has owner appeal.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-54892225933252591752010-04-11T23:07:25.080+01:002010-04-11T23:07:25.080+01:00Cool and LOLZ and all that! Maybe even 11!...
I d...Cool and LOLZ and all that! Maybe even 11!...<br /><br />I do rate Caberg - my day to day lid is a matt black Justissimo GT (funnily enough, my distance lid is also an XR1000). That comes with an open face conversion - not that I've ever been bothered to do that - but I'd prefer the Sintesi's locked-open option. Airoh make a pretty good budget flipper too, but their latest models have a different shell that doesn't fit me, otherwise I'd probably have had the Mathisse RS instead of the Caberg.<br /><br />I actually don't mind the Schuberth's either - it's a lot of cash, but I reckon they're sturdy and quiet enough to do both town and country work. If I remember correctly, Schuberth also do the BMW System lids that plod are so fond of. Or possibly "were" - can't remember the last time I actually saw a bike cop!endemoniada_88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-31195753081161811972010-04-08T23:54:13.005+01:002010-04-08T23:54:13.005+01:00I've looked at a few flip-fronts in the catalo...I've looked at a few flip-fronts in the catalogues, but the only one I have worn was a cheapie from Lidl, bought as an experiment for (I think) 30 quid. It's truly awful, but that's probably the cheapness rather then the concept. I may try a Caberg Sintesi (I have their V2R and it's brilliant for what was a sub-£100 lid) or perhaps a Roof. Not a Schuberth, mind - if I spend a lot it will be to replace my all-weather, long-distance, ultra-comfy, ultra-reliable Shoei XR1000. Open faces are definitely for certain days only.<br /><br />If this four corners thing gets going (I need to do a lot of preparatory work on the domestic side first) then I will serpently be calling Darn Sarf. In fact, you were one of the 'friends in various places' referred to above. It won't be for a while yet, though. I have a 'proper' holiday booked for June, and a number of 'family' trips I can't avoid as well, so it will be later in the year.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-62940517923536884022010-04-08T23:41:55.744+01:002010-04-08T23:41:55.744+01:00Re: the helmet - that's why I swear by my flip...Re: the helmet - that's why I swear by my flip-front (which spends most of it's time flipped open with the sunvisor down). Worth considering something like a Roof perhaps? Not quite THE look, possibly, but at least they have a distinct style and the chinbar flips fairly unobtrusively all the way back.<br /><br />Anyway, nice to hear you're getting the chance to put some good miles on the Bonnie. If you're popping down Saarf at any time, let me know...endemoniada_88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-42425445718439960812010-04-08T21:02:31.829+01:002010-04-08T21:02:31.829+01:00Footballer's wives!Footballer's wives!Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-62136077408908223152010-04-08T19:09:02.335+01:002010-04-08T19:09:02.335+01:00Hey, I could do with that. I hear there are bandi...Hey, I could do with that. I hear there are bandits round Alderley Edge these days.<br /><br />Seriously, if it goes ahead, I will let you know.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-53373208441670727672010-04-08T18:39:10.469+01:002010-04-08T18:39:10.469+01:00Sounds like the shipping forecast.
If you are pas...Sounds like the shipping forecast.<br /><br />If you are passing by Cheshire I'll give you an out rider escort!Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-19466948174984985182010-04-08T18:00:37.843+01:002010-04-08T18:00:37.843+01:00Ardnamurchan Point.Ardnamurchan Point.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-29183931526510927992010-04-08T17:59:50.804+01:002010-04-08T17:59:50.804+01:00That sounds like a nice idea. The plan is to visi...That sounds like a nice idea. The plan is to visit Lizard Point, Lowestoft, Dunnet Head and that place on the West Coast whose name I have forgotten, keeping fairly close to the coast unless there is a pressing reason not to. I am planning to call in on a few friends in various places, and it would be great to meet up. This was Plan B last year if the Denmark thing hadn't taken off, but it's something I've always wanted to do. I just need to speak nicely to Anna.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-29379222996962084682010-04-08T15:23:05.028+01:002010-04-08T15:23:05.028+01:00If you get as far as Scotland it would be fun to m...If you get as far as Scotland it would be fun to meet up. That is, if you don't hit a pothole. They are bad enough for cars, but a bike! Hardly bears thinking about.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-52671427227321309622010-04-08T14:40:02.072+01:002010-04-08T14:40:02.072+01:00Thank you! I have a plan to ride round the four c...Thank you! I have a plan to ride round the four corners of the UK this summer, and I think the Triumph will be the bike to do it on.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-45006828674869748342010-04-07T22:31:01.150+01:002010-04-07T22:31:01.150+01:00Glad to see you are enjoying the new bike.Glad to see you are enjoying the new bike.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.com