Category: Motorcycling
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August: a quest, and clouds on the horizon
August started off calmly. I did some overdue bike fixing (lost fairing bolt, slight but noticeable radiator leak), then gathered my stuff, and went on a four day motorcycle trip. My first vacation alone in over 35 years. The Protagonist’s Quest This went approximately as well as could be expected. On the first day, I…
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Making movies–the sequel
Seeing some stuff on Youtube, I was recently inspired to get my action cam stuck to the helmet, to be able to document the odd ride. I plan to do more of that – not just on the motorcycle, but also on bicyle rides. Editing videos In order to take scenes from the camera and…
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Making movies
A year or so ago, I got myself a cheap action cam – a Vizu Extreme X6s, which is capable of 4K or full HD with 60 fps, for the sum of 60 euros. Pretty entry-level, but still decent. I got it for use on the bicycle, but never got around to it. But two…
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Mounting the P&P belly pan to the NT700
In an earlier article, I mentioned getting the P&P Motorcycle Bodyworks lower kit for the NT700V (Deauville 700), and I promised to document the proceeds of mounting it. So… without further ado: First, I’m going to ask you to watch this YouTube video. Everything I’m going to write adds to this, rather than replaces it!…
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The Deauville files: Modifications
In an earlier post, I wrote about how I acquired a motorcycle. There were a few things wrong, or left desired… which I intended to address. This post is a summary of issues and modifications up to today. Issues found Need-to-fix: Battery: resembling a Norwegian parrot. It was… pining for the fjords. Bereft of…
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My commuting strategy has changed
You may know that, as of October 1, I started to work for The Yuki Company. It just so happens that Yuki is based in Rotterdam Centre (Kop van Zuid). Parking facilities are either nonexistent or hallucinatorily expensive, so the initial idea was to drive to a Park + Ride facility on the city’s…