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Love my SMX6s vented, I live in a very hot place and they do very well in the heat keeping air moving through the boot. Also I dropped my bike practicing in the parking lot and my passenger peg would have probably crushed the fibula bump on my foot, but instead I felt almost nothing.
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I have the SMX Plus, ventilated. The fitment seems more secure to me. There is an internal bootie (non-separable) with a draw string and a clasp at the calf, versus just velcro.
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Mar 17, 2024 17:58
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I'm not sure OP was after ventilated boots but if so I have some Sidi Rex which are pretty great in hot weather.
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I have the SMX6 Drystar, and think they're very comfortable. I've stood in some ankle deep mud puddles with them and not gotten wet.
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def looking for vented since it gets hot in the summer in northern Nevada so gonna go for the SMX's. thanks for the input everybody
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some kinda jackal posted:I have the same unit, only by Ottocast (Maxca is the other "big" name company that sells these). I have mostly positive experiences with the unit, but I did have a rocky start where it would just randomly blackscreen lock up until I pulled power. I ended up flashing the Maxca firmware onto it (again, same hardware for the most part, just rebadged) since it gave me the option of customizing the splash screen and had a better pre-Carplay UI and it's been working 100% since. At the price I paid I'm more than happy to just replace it again if it's faulty hardware. Someone on my motorcycle's subreddit posted their setup with this unit. It's hilariously big on this particular bike when it's sticking straight out. You probably can't look from one screen to the other without really changing your eyes' focus  
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Mar 23, 2024 23:17
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Yeah that's waaay too high for me. I'd rather just mount it to my helmet peak at that point. On the DRZ I ended up with the shortest RAM mount I could find and the angle that got it closest to the bar that I could. I'll snap a better pic once I get it out from under the cover.
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Mar 23, 2024 23:33
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I put mine out of my normal field of view entirely, so I would have to look down in order to see the screen. This way it's not distracting in any way. Only raised it up when it was important enough to keep the screen visible, riding in the city with many turns and direction changes
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Mar 23, 2024 23:49
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Gear question. I've seen somebody rocking wind blocking covers on their handle guards. They were way smaller than hippo hands, just large enough to cover the guards. Does anyone know who makes such things and where I can find it?
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Mar 23, 2024 23:51
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Might’ve been my Tusks, though they’re still pretty big.
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Mar 23, 2024 23:55
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So I had the good fortune of not knowing that mounting your iPhone to your bike completely fries the autofocus on the camera so I just use that as my GPS now and got some helmet speakers and a bluetooth dongle, the audio nav instructions suffice 95% of the time and if I'm unsure I can just do a quick glance. I do wish somebody just made a small screen thing with audio navigation because that's exactly the sort of thing I'd be interested in replacing the current set up with.
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Mar 23, 2024 23:58
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Like this? https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/867974
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That Garmin is exactly what we've been trying to replace with a $100 Amazon screen projection unit. It does require a subscription to use with certain functions, I forgot the details. It is a useful piece of technology though
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Mar 24, 2024 00:17
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yeah if the screen was half that size lol. I just want a quick glance on where to go, I'm not trying to watch goodfellas while riding my motorbike
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I have a very small whistle that’s developed in my helmet since I returned from a road trip last year and cleaned the whole thing and re-greased the hinges. Arai Defiant-X. I am at a loss trying to figure out where it’s coming from. I thinkits on the left side, which is the side I’ve attached my Cardo, but I’m not 100% sure. Any thoughts on narrowing it down? I’ve checked for obstructions in the vents, tried closing and reopening them one at a time, pushing my visor down harder with a finger, and everything else I can (relatively) safely try at the 50 mph+ I need to be going for it to show up.
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Mar 24, 2024 01:16
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If you have access to an air tank and hobby airbrush you might try shooting air around the helmet to locate the whistling parts. Canned air might also work.
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Mar 24, 2024 01:37
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I do have those things. Thanks for the idea. (It will take me a good week to get off my rear end and try it, but now the seed has been planted)
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Mar 24, 2024 02:15
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You can temporarily remove the Cardo and see if the sound stops.
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Christ why the gently caress is it sticking out like that? Re the Garnin Zumo I have the previous model (the new one came out like a month after I got mine grr) and it's very good. It gets data from my phone and has traffic and weather updates which I don't think I have to subscribe for. You do need to get power into it especially for long rides, it dims the screen on battery.
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Mar 24, 2024 10:04
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I just bought my first race suit ever and was wondering about sizing and break in. On paper it should fit me with a bit extra in every dimension but this thing is tight as hell. the arms, legs and belly all fit pretty good but i feel hunched over when standing up. Normal? will it stretch the more I wear it?
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Feeling that way standing is reasonably normal. How is it on the bike in a tuck? And yes it'll break in some as you wear it.
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TotalLossBrain posted:
Update on these DRY gloves. They are definitely not dry after a 30 minute ride through some more serious rain. Still good gloves, but dry rain gloves they ain't
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opengl posted:Feeling that way standing is reasonably normal. How is it on the bike in a tuck? it feels pretty good just stiff. I think i just need to get used to it since I havent worn leathers in years and never a one piece suit before only 2 piece's.
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Some people will jump in the shower to help break in fast but that seems extreme to me. I got the bathroom nice and steamy with the shower running and just did deep squats/lunges in there for a while. Between that and the first few track days it broke in nicely.
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You don’t stand up on your bike(probably), so as long as it feels good in riding position that’s what matters most.
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Doing deep squats in my steamy bathroom to break in my gimp suit
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hey we're accepting of other peoples "interests" here on the Something Awful forums
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Need to know what sick color scheme you got tho
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Glistening Black
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https://onexusa.com/collections/road-racing-ready-to-race-suits/products/onex-usa-xr22-pro-race-leather-racing-suit-blue-fluor-yellow I can assure you the only thing from the USA is the home depot box it came in
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TotalLossBrain posted:Update on these DRY gloves. They are definitely not dry after a 30 minute ride through some more serious rain. Sorry to hear. Maybe DRY is an acronym, not a function
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Definitely Rain Yielding
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My packtalk bold is good for like 30 minutes now so I ordered a replacement battery. Worst case I'll upgrade to the Edge or something, but I wanted to check if anyone knows whether the Edge can use the same in-helmet accessories as the Bold, keeping the same connectors into a new helmet cradle? Or whether they replaced the speaker and mic connectors with something new. I don't really want to re-wire both of my helmets, especially since I have the nice JBL speakers in both., if all I have to do is swap out the cradle in the event my battery upgrade goes south.
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Not really sure but my usual method for figuring stuff like that out is to just find the part number for the accessory kit, part or whatever and trace it back to what models are compatible. I hate wiring speakers in so hoping in advance you don't need to do that lol
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Oh yeah that’s a good idea. I’ll have to see if they sell the speakers or mic separately of the “second helmet” kit which would include a model-specific base. Thanks!
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Shelvocke posted:Definitely Rain Yielding Damp Rider? Yes
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Update on my Marrakesh Jacket. Works excellently with layering. Have been riding down to 3 C on the Highway for extended periods in a naked bike with a base layer, sweater, down puffer, Marrakesh, and rain jacket over top and been nice and cozy. And even with all those layers its still feels lighter and more comfortable than a layered Gore-Tex jacket. I love love... loved it. Until the seam on the inside of the left jacket arm (elbow crook basically) somehow split/tore. I'm not really sure how. It's a fairly new jacket, not really used that much. I just noticed when I grabbed it out of the closet to go to work. I've filed a claim with the store who will take it to Klim. Hopefully I get a replacement fairly quickly, as spring is coming fast and hard, and my brother's ratty old Lindstrands jacket is a massive downgrade. Providing this gets sorted and it was just a defect of some sort this will still be the best, most versatile, and comfiest motorcycle jacket in the world.
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My son's sedici pants fell apart like that. Probably less than 25 hours riding time. Thankfully CycleGear exchanged it without hassle, but that's their store brand so I think that's to be expected. I'm glad he didn't have to deal with the maker directly.
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The Cycle Gear brands (they have several) are very much "good enough" and used to give a lifetime warranty on some of the items. Not anymore, but I hear they still replace garments with very little fuss without checking your receipt. And I salute them for it
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I bought the photochromic visor for my RF1400. I need prescription glasses and I don't always remember to bring my Rx sunglasses. Love this visor! The transition is gradual and almost not noticeable. Sun in my face or night riding, either works great. Spendy but I think I'd buy it again if it got hosed up.
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