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@@teaboy3989 I think your largely correct! Although, on a few occasions it will take me off the main road, then back onto it between start and finish points without any other places added. One trip in Wales it turned me right three times and I passed the the junction that I could have just turned left. It did this twice on that trip. I was very baffled. It always gets me there though.

@sebluddyshame443 Is yours the model with WiFi if so it's very easy to plan routes on the MyDrive app then send to sat nav as long as you plot your way points accurately by zooming right in it works brilliantly

@@teaboy3989 it is the WiFi one, do you not find the road names and numbers don't show when you zoom in to pin an accurate waypoint? I usually use it on my phone so there is a lot of zoom in, get a bit lost, zoom back out then back in. I've also learned that plan a thrill with the most twisty and most mountainous roads WILL send you down gravel tracks. Love that my average speed is shown when in an average speed zone. Great for knowing if you've got a bit in the bank to get past the ditherers.

Many thanks for the sub! I'm very glad to hear that about Police Scotland and the 20 limits. I've always stuck to them, and any other "red ringed" speed limit signs for fear of hidden camera vans, D and G are terrible for hiding their camera vans in the shadow of trees at the end of a long straight with no junctions and limited hazards.

You've very welcome! I'm still loving the NT and started videoing more rides again. The weather is rarely on my side. I think I'm cursed. I video for my memories, but it's very satisfying if there is something for everyone to watch. Many apologies for the nonsense I talk about when I press the record button!

I was so close to choosing the black one but as a fully paid up member of the Dull Mens Club I couldn't get the thought of swirl marks on that lovely paint after I'd washed it and managed to scratch it. I've just cracked the 10k miles on mine and attempted a video but the GoPro was being like a GoPro.....Some footage, so I might upload it. Still love the bike which says a lot. It's been faultless in some of the most torrential rides I've ever done. Still can't work Android Auto though.

@@sebluddyshame443 LOL ... another Dull man here too 😂 Yeah, know what ya mean about the swirls, only just got my NT and it came used (9K miles on it, it's done 2 tours of Pyrenees with previous owner) so has a certain patina to it ... but it came fully loaded with the voyage pack, quick shifter and a load of other bits all for a great price. Also means the pressure is off for my OCD now as I can just blame any unsightly stuff on the last owner 😆 Cracking bikes, handle better and move faster than you'd expect .. surfing the torque wave feels great. Not tried Android Auto yet ... still have that mystery to unravel, lol. Look forward to your next vid 😉

Hi, I'm very satisfied with the NT, it's fantastic in town cutting through traffic and equally as good for more spirited riding. The weather protection is excellent , no more filthy boots after a wet ride. The only thing I have found is slow riding can be a pain, I have been in a couple of sets of road works where there is a convoy vehicle that travels at 5 mph and the bike just seems to be on and off the throttle. It's improved by choosing rain mode. The 100bhp is very adequate. It feels faster than my tiger 1200 that had 135bhp. It's a little chuggy if you accelerate from low revs but that soon smooths out. I dont use the touch screen so can't comment on any reported faults with it and my phone is a little low on processing power so android auto works when it feels like it so it's Tom tom and a separate Bluetooth adapter for me which I prefer. All in all, after 9800miles I whole heartedly recommend it. The panniers could do with being a little bigger. If you get on or have one, you absolutely must fit a front fender extender and a rear hugger. Safe riding!

@@sebluddyshame443 Thanks

@@sebluddyshame443 I picked up my 6 month old NT1100 (manual) today, I already had bought a hugger, fenda extenda (Pyramid) and a radiator guard ready to fit. A lovely bike to ride, very comfy and what a great sound! Nice video Seb.

I just picked up a lightly used NT in the last couple of days ... my first touring bike after riding nothing but naked bikes for the last 2 decades. I can completely agree with the other 2 replies here .. only been a few days but I'm very impressed with the bike. Feels like a bit of a handful weight and size wise initially (compared to thin, featherweight nakeds) but doesn't take long at all to get used to it. The comfort, wind / weather protection, handling and torque / power are all very much on point .. it can be effortlessly smooth and relaxed but also has a spark of wildness up above 4K rpm. Surprisingly good fun to ride ... throwing about a big heavy bike at speed on back lanes is a proper laugh ... and it'll crush long journeys with consummate ease. I'd highly recommend trying one 😉

I wasn't posh enough to go there! The crazy lollipop man always makes me smile when I'm stuck in the school traffic.

Thanks Albert, magnificent roads up there. You'd have loved the utter drivel I spout to myself when the camera is turned off! I'm thinking of doing one of those audio only things, that ride was about 10 hours. An aural delight especially for thee. Would you like the adult or child version?

Hello there from England! Thanks for the nice comment, my mic is a rather cheap lavalier from Amazon, it was mentioned in a few videos where camera and mic setup was discussed. Your Rode mic may produce better results. I have my mic attached to the boom mic from my intercom. It sits behind the boom mic and the chin bar of the helmet. I also have a puig wind deflector on the screen to reduce wind turbulence. It works great BUT it seriously reduces the windflow into my helmet vents so I suffer from condensation on my visor of it's cold and/or wet outside which is a real pain!

I did a bit of riding in Norfolk and Peterborough where it's very flat and I found that judging bends was much harder without a bit of banking or a hedgerow!

Fabulous roads around the northern lakes but the A591 south of Keswick is a bit of a pain in places thanks to reduced speed limits. Nice for a scenic dawdle though if your bikes a comfy at lower speeds.

The coment has disapeared for me too, I've no Idea why! The Triumph I had was probably built on a Friday afternoon because it was riddled with problems! 😅 I love the music in your videos, very chill! Oh by the way, not sure if you have heard about it but this forum is pretty helpful! motovlog.com/ . I've got a new video comming out today about my XJR1300 if your interested?

It's not just my comments then.....that good ish! Ill look forward to the new vid, I'm leaning more and more toward that style of bike, just wish they could magically offer better weather protection. Glad you like the music, it's from epidemic sound.com a monthly subscription which is a little expensive if I'm only putting out a video or two per month but they have some decent tracks. I've got a small backlog of vids to edit and put out and the music is the hardest bit to do I think.

Thanks! The camera position was something this video highlighted to me and I agree with you, it does give a better view point on the helmet. It would also allow me to mention things to the side of me and show them with a turn of the head. The main reasons for it being mounted on the bike were firstly, I prefer not to have the camera on my helmet for fuelling up, especially paying for fuel with the flip front up and the camera still pointing towards the cashier; easily remedied by removing the helmet though. Secondly, I find the rapid head turning at junctions a little distracting on videos and thought bike mounted would give a steadier and more consistent viewing experience, and thirdly, the speedo is clearly visible. I'm not a speed demon by any stretch and stick pretty closely to the limits, especially in 30s 40s and 50 zones but whilst overtaking on a derestricted road I most likely do exceed the limit (temporarily of course)! Having said all that, I have one more video not yet edited with the camera mounted on the bars but the next ride I will definitely be with the camera on the helmet so I'm glad you mentioned that. It took me ages to position the mount onto the helmet (no surprise there I hear you saying), being a flip front made things more awkward but it's an easy change to make now the mount it attached. Watch this space for videos of EITHER the road OR the sky as my ham fisted attempt at starting a recording knocks the camera out of position. I'll just blame you in the vids if I do!!!!!

I'll have to look at the MYK app, I did notice the booming voice more when the visor was closed. It was better with the visor or the chin guard open bit only without the blower. Once the blower was turned on with the visor open, the wind noise was too much. I did try putting some foam onto the inside of the chin guard (it's just hard plastic) to see if it would absorb some of my voice and calm down any distortion but the foam I had didn't seem to make much difference and it was difficult not to rub against the mic when opening and closing the chin guard. The foam, incidentally, was the foam that sits into the helmet speaker recess. I took it out to install my speakers and tried that as it was close to hand. I will look at other thinner sound deadening and try that. The cover on my autocom boom is very thin foam covered with a fabric similar to what you would get around the ankle padding on a pair of trainers. I will try some self adhesive felt pads I have, they are meant for putting on furniture feet to stop damaging wooden floors, they are quite thin and may work. The gap where the chin piece goes over the main helmet near the hinge I put the fluffy side of a strip of velcro in the groove to partly seal the gap and reduce turbulence. You can't see it once the chin guard is closed. It's hard to say whether it made any real difference but was worth trying as it looks ok when in place. A voice recorder is something I'm looking into as the GoPro external mic adapter means the waterproofing has been compromised and many of my tours have been quite wet! I'll do a follow up video with any thing that I try, I just need some better weather.

Oh good, it's still in that position. Placed behind the boom mic away from my lips. Hoping the wind deflector will do it's stuff now.

Seb Luddyshame mine is taped to the boom so the mic is just below the boom mic 👍

That would be cool... My puig screen thingy is ready to clip on to the bike. Last weekend wasn't really every good for biking so I finished off editing this video instead. Hopefully things can only improve!!!! Thanks for the encouragement!

Even on my mic if I'm travelling on motorway the mic starts picking up a lot of wind noise. Also you might find the flip lid helmet may pick up more wind noise at mic ???.... Might be worth borrowing someone's normal lid just for a test comparison??

@@DayooAdventures in terms of noise, the shoei flip front is very similar to the arai full face that it replaced (it kept falling to bits), possibly even a little quieter. Something that dawned on me slowly was that when the big hair dryer was pointing at and around helmet, unless the vent or visor was open, I didn't feel any wind on my face. I think noise must have been turbulent air hitting the the lid and the noise being happily recorded by the mic.

Aye, cheap things, I only tried cutting velcro with them! Did you see how carefully I put them down? Didn't want to break them a second time.

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Thanks, I had no idea how time consuming chopping up bits of video and adding some music was, then there is the audio testing. I'm failing at that. a puig wind deflector arrived today, will fit at the weekend and try again. There is a half edited vid of me sat in the house with my lid on and the bike dryer pointing at it on full power whilst uttering nonsense into the mic. I think I did about 15 vids with the mic in different positions and with different deadcats and so on. It might end up being a bit too long to keep anyone's attention until the end. But, it's all testing for the iron butt 1000 I'm planning this summer so I've got a few more months of testing and frustration. Videos of people's tours are keeping me motivated and inspired so thanks!!

My cameras are the drift ghost S, mic plugs into camera on helmet, lead run through helmet and the mic is just pushed into the chin/cheek pad linning and helmet shell, level so no mic is poking out. Think that also helps to buffer out wind noise. Ohh and I believe I have mic volume level on camera setting at its lowest.. I'm not used to using any of the Go pro's, so can't help with there mic settings..there must be help on TH-cam somewhere ?.. when editing, if I have used any other camera that is on bike I mute that sound as it's just pure wind noise, but I'm guessing you know that lol..

@@DayooAdventures thanks, ill try the mic in the cheek pad again, I think a lot of the noise is turbulence from the screen and I'm starting to think a contributing factor may be the sat nav mount above the clocks messing with the airflow from the vent at the bottom of screen which is supposed to stop the vacuum effect of a big screen through a bit of aerodynamic trickery . I started the mic position based on a vid from Nick Hodge as he has the same helmet and similar bike BMW GS to my tiger explorer and the same GoPro model...His audio seems much better. The GoPro has mic settings but its either standard or boost so I've kept it standard. The new wind deflector arrived and is ready to go on but the weekends weather is looking a bit garbage. I'll keep trying and eventually get the testing vid up. Thanks for your help!

Thank you! It was a lovely day. Very cold❄️