motorcycle photography Photos from The Cockpit

[Pedro]

Did a detour to stop by a botm picture in one of my favourite northern Portugal coastal spots.

[Pedro]

[boboneleg]

[Saul]

All numbers. 
 

 

[Sir Fallsalot]

[MooN]

[JustaPor]

Tried out my new GoPro holder... Link here.

I might have to try some different angles, but this one wasn't too bad.

[JustaPor]

Before you ask, yes I have zip ties holding my phone in place.

This is what happened to my previous phone who jumped off the Bike and got crushed by a car (or several) or even a lorry.

 

[XTreme]

10 minutes ago, JustaPor said:

Before you ask, yes I have zip ties holding my phone in place.

This is what happened to my previous phone who jumped off the Bike and got crushed by a car (or several) or even a lorry.

 

Get a Quadlock!

[Sir Fallsalot]

Just now, XTreme said:

Get a Quadlock!

Only good for you dry weather bikers LOL.
I've been using one of these for the last two years really impressed with it
https://ultimateaddons.com/collections/motorcycle-cases?gclid=CjwKCAiAgeeqBhBAEiwAoDDhnw9bPk2hUA5OaSqX5UIeyEhPIGAErVqm0g9u19-kJ6x74Ld2kwsGXhoCA88QAvD_BwE

[JustaPor]

4 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Get a Quadlock!

Quad lock doesn't make cases for my phone and I don't trust the alternative "sticker" for generic phones.

For now, the zip ties do what is required of them.

[boboneleg]

5 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Get a Quadlock!

Better still get a dedicated motorcycle sat nav instead of ruining your phone

 

 

 

[Clive]

1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

Better still get a dedicated motorcycle sat nav instead of ruining your phone

 

 

 

I have (in the shed) smallest screened sat nav know to man  

A Navisure.............the mounting bracket are long broken, thought about bodging it on the scoot, fook knows why as I know all the main roads within 50 miles of here. and I don't go that far.  

[Sir Fallsalot]

2 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Better still get a dedicated motorcycle sat nav instead of ruining your phone

 

 

 

Not everyone is made of money Bob  As you know I use a second phone with no sim card in, it works well for the trails with Memory map.

[Pedro]

59 minutes ago, JustaPor said:

Tried out my new GoPro holder... Link here.

I might have to try some different angles, but this one wasn't too bad.

Know that road. Top man, class!

[Clive]

I do have Garmin (don't know the model) sat nav, every time I turn it on it says maps need updating..

If I go down (like I am unlikely too ) the A1 onto the A14 it shows me as being in the fields about 50 metres from the present road... 

[Sir Fallsalot]

8 minutes ago, Clive said:

I do have Garmin (don't know the model) sat nav, every time I turn it on it says maps need updating..

If I go down (like I am unlikely too ) the A1 onto the A14 it shows me as being in the fields about 50 metres from the present road... 

I have one like that they want £70 to update the maps so it will never be used again that's why i like using the phone as it's always up to date and gives you live traffic congestion updates as you drive

[Clive]

5 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I have one like that they want £70 to update the maps so it will never be used again that's why i like using the phone as it's always up to date and gives you live traffic congestion updates as you drive

Yeh same price I was quoted, the Navisure cannot be updated, even when it was only a coiple of years old....I don't need either sat nav now, I did try using my phone once but the screen shuts down after a couple of minutes. 

[Sir Fallsalot]

2 minutes ago, Clive said:

Yeh same price I was quoted, the Navisure cannot be updated, even when it was only a coiple of years old....I don't need either sat nav now, I did try using my phone once but the screen shuts down after a couple of minutes. 

you can set the screen to stay on or keeping it plugged into the car usually works

[XTreme]

1 hour ago, JustaPor said:

Quad lock doesn't make cases for my phone and I don't trust the alternative "sticker" for generic phones.

That's what I have......but I added a 3M pad for additional security!

[JustaPor]

18 minutes ago, XTreme said:

That's what I have......but I added a 3M pad for additional security!

I have trust issues 

[Buckster]

1 hour ago, Clive said:

I do have Garmin (don't know the model) sat nav, every time I turn it on it says maps need updating..

If I go down (like I am unlikely too ) the A1 onto the A14 it shows me as being in the fields about 50 metres from the present road... 

sounds like the maps need updating.

[boboneleg]

1 hour ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Not everyone is made of money Bob  As you know I use a second phone with no sim card in, it works well for the trails with Memory map.

It's a do it all unit Fred. 

Finds the trails with OS maps, roads with city navigator , fuel stations, hotels, campsites , cafes and points of interest.  It takes me around Europe , including trails and I get my text/whatsapp messages  come up on the screen as it's bluetoothed to my phone. It's not affected by glare as it's backlit and has some clever technology in the screen.

It's a fairly expensive outlay in the beginning but will probably last over 10 years if my previous model is anything to go by 

[XTreme]

2 hours ago, boboneleg said:

Better still get a dedicated motorcycle sat nav instead of ruining your phone

It's the old phone that I dropped and the camera buggered up.........so no bother!

[Saul]

I just use an old phone for nav on the bike.  We have several old phones kicking around the house what with my daughters and wife upgrading every year.   Perfect for the job and for the sake of a £6 a month PAYG sim pretty cost effective option. Most expensive part of it is buying a Quad Lock case.