This channel and John has been literally a cornerstone to everything motorcycles. Ryan F9 and Ari Hemming too. It's channels like these that deserve all the praises.
@@Abdal-RahmanI That's clever, seeing as we don't have a website selling products. Actually, I do talk about Bennetts motorcycle insurance briefly, which is the one thing we DO sell.
@@bennettsbikesocial I gotta be honest - the way Bennetts come over persuaded me to get a quote - which was my best option (so I gave you a big shout out on TrustPilot!)
That's fantastic, thank you! No insurance provider can promise to be the most competitive price for everyone as there are so many variables, but this is great news. Thank you! John
Being a subscriber to this channel is by far the best thing anyone who likes motorcycles can do! Thanks, John and the BBS team, for all you do and share with the motorcycle community. You all make a difference, and you're all truly amazing. Well done!! 👍👍
A comment about the Beeline(or similar devices) that most riders that uses their phones to navigate doesnt consider: in case of an accident if you ge injured and fall apart from your bike having your phone in your jacket could make a very importate difference!
John, the one name, and channel you can trust. Looking forward to the Sat Nav reviews coming up. Excellent work, as is the norm with your video's. Thanks for taking the time to put these together. 👍👍🏍🏍
Oh, was thinking about getting a pressure washer & so glad I found your year end review! Also, so happy just got my Beeline Moto II paired up--I've enjoyed the original & looking forward to the upgrades--and will be looking at the subscription package, but so glad it's an option, not a necessity to use it!
That's great! Yeah - the sub option is entirely unnecessary to get everything out of the Beeline II that it's sold for, and the company is committed to that. It's just extra features that cost them money, so are there if the user wants them. Cheers and happy new year, John
Another absolutely brilliant video. Thanks. I have been looking for a new pressure washer after mine packed up and read some very negative reviews of Karcher lately. Good to hear yours is still going strong.
I had a smaller Karcher before, and gave that to my neighbour when I got this. Things do go wrong with any brand, but (touch wood) this is still kicking. Cheers, John
What great reviews you always do sir! Thanks for making these videos. Always something interesting and I appreciate your knowledge and experience. I feel I can trust what you say.
Great video, thanks John. I’ve been going back and forward on the beeline moto 2 since the summer as the reviews seemed so mixed. I don’t want a full screen or full time nav, just a helping hand on new roads and you make it seem perfect for that 👍
Honestly, I think it's perfect for that. Cheers, John
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The beeline 2 hardware is really nice, the only thing I want better is the app. Its always a faff to change route or just stop to find a gas station or similar. Basically you have to cancel a trip completely to add a new waypoint which makes the trip tracker disjointed and it just seems like too much faff for what should be super easy. But like i said the hardware is great and as long as you have your route in it really nice. Used it both on a EU tripp (sweden to belgium through luxembourg) and for a daytrip on a rented bike in japan. That universal mount is great.
Got a great deal on the new DJI4 on black friday ..... now I am getting a new helmet mount that one a uk utube just put out again a good black Friday deal. Thanks for your great video alain & Yellow
These review videos just get better and better - I'll admit, I did whinge a bit early on about the length of the videos (sorry for that, I must have been in a bad mood that morning!), but they are literally all pretty much 'must watch' videos for every biker now (the airbag review video being particularly epic - one of best on entire TH-cam!). Top research, top presentation, top advice....... top job my man!! 👍👍
Thanks very much! Our average view time is seven to nine minutes, so I always aim to get mine as short as possible, but find it a tricky balance between getting it all in, and trimming it down. Cheers, John
Thank you John. That Beeline Mkll sounds great. I wasn't that impressed by the first one. (Problems with the phone connection) But this one that shows more than just an arrow seems to do the trick. I do like the compass mode! Happy new year!
Great I remember the very through test on rust inhibitor you did and I was very impressed, XCP and now as my SV 1000; custom fitted crap head lights,, I'll be buying a set of the Oxford spot lamps ☺️☺️😀👍☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
I have the Sky lift and wow now couldn't be without it . What a piece of kit . Great stream thanks 👍👍👍👍The Sky lift will lift over 20 models of bikes with the adaptors.
Love these videos, John does a grwat job... I would however like to point out that you dont 'need' any of this stuff to enjoy motorcycling. Might make the exoerience better, agreed but please dont be thinking you need an extra grand or so to get all this guff... for me at least part of the enjoyment of motorcycling is to keep it simple. 🙌👍
I have been using Peak Design mounts since their first one. I now have two of their new charging mounts. They charge my iPhone instantly and beautifully! I’m sorry your Pixel doesn’t seem compatible.
2025? It bothered that my wife put the Christmas tree up already and stores have been pushing Christmas since September. Great title for the video. LOL!
For a dashcam, I'd recommend a dedicated unit over an action cam. It will always be there and recording, hard wired, and you won't be taking it off to prevent theft when stopping at a store. I have the VSYSTO one but I'm sure others have entered the market now.
Just a note on the Beeline Moto II - I bought one. A great bit of kit, but with certain phones' battery saver settings, it means that if you exit the app or the phone locks, you lose connection. My experience with this was with a Huawei. Beeline were super helpful in trying to help me solve the problem, but we weren't able to. Still recommend it though!
@@bennettsbikesocial I had many conversations with the Beeline team and unless I re-coded a certain section of the phone's coding, it would not be possible. And even that was an "It might work" option. But like I said, a great product that I would still recommend!
Great list. I might suggest that you check out the Mous case and motorcycle mounts for your phone. The attachment points are very solid, the mount has vibration dampening, the case is very protective with much better drop resistance, while being slim and still working with Qi and magsafe charging standards. Just a suggestion.
I'm in the US, I have a Trailer-In-A-Bag, similar configuration, though it has a little detachable ramp to load the bike, I do like the folding feature on the one in the video to angle it for loading, though I wonder how much harder that makes to push the bike up. But these things are very convenient. I fit mine in the boot of a 2003 Lancer Evolution sedan which was pretty amazing.
I usually love the videos on this channel but I felt like I didn't need ANY of the expensive products presented here. Maybe the straps to hold my bags, but I have a set already. I do appreciate that you ride in winter though and I'd advise people to go ride instead of thinking about their bikes with their credit cards in their hands. Dopamine of riding > dopamine of consuming
Thanks for another informative video. I stopped using washing up liquid for bike and car washing years ago, as I understand it contains salt, which is not great if not properly rinsed off, especially on aluminium alloy components.
It's a different type of salt. Check out the cleaners video, in which I speak to a Doctor of corrosion th-cam.com/video/9NsFLPDgFqA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G-_jLCAELKFRIG-l
I wanted to get a maintenance device but I had no outside power so used my noggin and fitted a solar power Oxford solariser,, I would recommend them to keep your motorbike battery topped up if you have no access to electricity outside.
This is a fantastic video! Absolutely loved it, really interesting to watch. That Oxford heated seat looks like an absolute banger, I'll get one of them! I saw a review on "the other publication" that was also waxing lyrical. I can also assure you that the pixel 7 charging issues aren't a problem on the Pixel 9 - I had that and know exactly what you mean. I can definitely give you better ceramic coating advice if you fancy it. Infinity Wax Synergy Lite is the easiest one you'll ever use, and will last a year or so, safe on the plastics too! Or their wheel coating, called Revolution, is outstanding as an all round coating on bikes 👍
Thanks for this! The Infinity sounds interesting, and the website sounds like it's very similar to the ROKiT in that it's a less concentrated version of a professional product. Cheers, John
Very interested in Helen’s view on the Oxford hot seat, my wife is missing the heated seat she had on the ktm 1290 SAS and the bmw 1250gs we had before we got our Vstrom 1050? Looking forward to updates. Thanks for the video 👍
Great video Mr. Milbank, as always. Regarding the cameras, which one would you want (if you could only have one camera) during a rear-end collision? I use my cameras after I saw one of your videos that recorded a car driver run into the back of a motorcyclist who was stopped in traffic. While the video showed the car and the driver, it seemed to lack the clarity to provide the license plate and facial features of the driver. I would like to have those features all the time when riding my motorcycle. Which camera would you want for evidence and insurance purposes?
Hmm, tricky one. In the event that you needed evidence, there's more than just the number plate potentially. Depends on the incident I guess. That previous video was when I got hit, and the police didn't need to see the video at all.
@@bennettsbikesocial Yikes, I feel bad that you were the person injured in the video that I mentioned. I live in Los Angeles, California and, unfortunately, there are a lot of drivers who leave after the vehicle wreck.
8:40 the Motolug? My mates dad has one of these and kindly helped me collect a motorcycle with it and was really impressed although the other week he seemed to think they are now illegal to sell any new ones but you are okay if you already own one?
8:06 that’s a real shame. I’ve been considering switching to peak because the quad lock cases are absolute garbage and they know it and refuse to make the smallest improvements…guess it makes sense when the case is their only retiring revenue
John.. I love your self-preservation when you said your mrs. gets the rage if she's cold," best whack that heated seat on the pillion quick.,, don't want her whacking you round the bonce on the ride. 😂
The Ace pro 2 can connect to your Sena or Cardo via BT and get voice from your mic in there so you don't have to have the port open for moto v-logging. The DJI can't.
@@bennettsbikesocial I think we overemphasize on perfection when just 5 years ago these features would have been game-changers. Thoughtful, meaningful & practical content > audio quality and I certainly appreciate the extra capabilities. In fact I bought the AP2 because of the exceptional low light performance and the connectivity to helmet coms.
Good stuff, looking forward to those long term tests you mentioned, i went from xcp rust blocker to the clear coat and have no complaints. Now then, if it's a medical issue you need say no more but what is in your front right pocket?
I can recommend peak design stuff. Ive used their action cam mounts for years. I also have the handlebar phone mount. Quality is excellent. Love the look of that trailer.
I would get the Ace Pro 2 if they had a trade-in option so I can give them my Ace Pro for a reduction... Also, my Quad Lock wireless charging head started sturggling a bit to go back to its original place, spring probably got rusty ; Quad Lock sent me a new wireless charging head for free, genuinely great customer support.
Great Video, Just wondered if this was included in your Apple Car Play/ Android review, AOOCCI C3 Motorcycle Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto. Other channels seem to be raving about it for only £70!!!! Although it doesn’t have the dash cam capability. But i would probably go with a hard wired dedicated dash cam any way
I haven't tried one, sorry! A lot of companies punt out a lot of them to influencers to get coverage, but I haven't had a chance to do any more of them recently. Cheers, John
Just BEWARE that if you’re using any pricy ceramic coatings or getting proper expensive details done like treat and try to seal the paint, that dish soap will instantly erase that So if you’re paying to have your bright red Ducati detailed or diy adding a ceramic coating etc…don’t use dish soap unless that coating has already failed and you’re ready to apply/pay for a new one. Even if you use it quickly and it doesn’t completely destroy your coating it will rapidly accelerate its degradation and time to failure You can get ph balanced automotive soaps that do a wonderful job and won’t hurt your paint treatments
Is the peak case just hard plastic? from the slight exposed bit at the top it looks like it may be just as bottom dollar cheap quality as the Quadlock. My Quadlock cases are DESTROYED by a $15 spigen. They make no effort to include minor details like relief cutouts for the volume rocker to prevent it from starting a stress feature there, so they always do, and there’s no reinforcement layer inside the rubber around the edges so all of the edges get weak and sag/flex then crack and break off pretty quickly… Only solution I’ve found that avoids having to put a big bulky universal mount from Quadlock onto a actual quality case, is to literally only use the case for rides, but who wants to swap cases for every ride
Good call - I hadn't checked that, thanks! When I bought the bike I really couldn't see why SW Motech made a Givi mount, but I'm glad now that they do! Cheers, John
nice video, but in my opinion the dji is superior to the acepro, I feel the acepro has a “soft” look to it, the dji looks more crisp and detailed. Granted I went from an ace pro 1 to an action 5 pro (so exactly the opposite to you)
Cheers! I haven't tried the 5 Pro, but early firmware looked a bit off. It's probably a lot better now. Will be interesting to see the new DJI 360 camera that seems to be coming! All the best, John
To clean your helmet all you need is water mixed with a tiny drop of soap. I do wonder if Oxford just walk around foreign factories all day looking at what they can stamp their logo on.
Good point! Some of their gear does seem a bit of an exercise in rebranding, but a lot is very impressive. The Advances Rider Wear clothing is excellent, and the Atlas luggage is very well designed. A mate in the trade also says they have an excellent after-sales service. Cheers, John
@@GeordiLaForgery The heated seat is very similar to much cheaper (~£20) variants on chinese sites with few differences like the grip texture and triple the price. A lot of the products are just rebranded chinese goods with minor alterations. That being said they do have some specialist unique stuff like heated grips which is sort of their bread and butter products
Peak design mount can still ruin your phones camera. They won't fix it or remedy it in any way. Just be warned. They market it as having the best vibration dampening that prevents damage but that's simply not true.
They all can unfortunately. I've got a video I need to do about phone mounts where I spoke to a scientist. It does depend on the phone though and the stabilisation used in the camera. Cheers, John
@bennettsbikesocial oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that PD was the only one. Just expressing frustration that they market it as preventing any damage then when you have damage they backtrack. Too late at that point. I'd argue it's false advertising on their part.
All Oxford products look familiar and have for years. I dont know how they haven't been sued out of business as all they seem to do is copy other peoples products.
To be fair, there's a very talented design team working on a lot of the products. Granted, not all, but... th-cam.com/video/lvfIwUCKQZo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jczajdHC4YK0robF
@bennettsbikesocial oh dear, causing you trouble? I thought the content had dried up. Today was a great day for my 750FV. Nitron R3 rear shock fitted (after having to remove the entire rear subframe...), stainless oil cooler lines, new ignition wiring and SBS RST Pads. Most chuffed.
the best gadget of the year award choice saved the video from a big fat thumbs down from me...got the first iteration of Beeline and still going well...in London at least...got me Garmin 550 for the rest of the world... but the rest of the suggestions...I mean come on...who buys battery minders for one...just ride the damn thing... ...the ABBA stand takes a good point too but too expensive for my needs...a good piece of kit though...you saying it lifts your VFR800 means I might invest in one - it'd be easier on the old knees when I'm chaining the oil on my VFR800 ride safe
Karcher K power washers are awful, had one for a few years now. The 1st fault was the washer would do nothing, Karcher put a new switch in it but the fault came back. I found out that if you take the lance out and run water through it it will work again, have to do this every time I use it now. Shows how incompetent Karcher are at fault finding!! 2nd fault is the display and connection to the washer often goes blank so it is stuck on high power which is NOT good on a bike. Buy something else!
You don't need to take the exhaust collector off like I did - I was trying to get the bottom of the linkage out, but couldn't I'm the end. With the wheel and end can off, and tank lifted, you can remove the linkage plates and take the shock out while lifting the swingarm to pass it underneath, above the collector. Cheers, John
0:53 designed for professionals how??? No offense intended I just hate rhetoric and talking points/hyperbole. That’s a battery maintainer with a serviceable 10a output for slow charging….pro’s use big old small suitcase sized 75/100 amp chargers with 250-400 amp “starter” functions built in. Big old things on wheels with a big handle like a carry on hard luggage piece basically. This seems like a quality maintainer…don’t see anything remotely “professional” about it. Next year they’ll call it “military grade”
I didn't want or need anything on this list. I spend quite a bit of time offroading. This is stuff for city or highway riding. Not sure how much a squid is worth compared to a dollar.
This channel and John has been literally a cornerstone to everything motorcycles. Ryan F9 and Ari Hemming too. It's channels like these that deserve all the praises.
Thanks so much! Ari is awesome - love what he does and have a lot of respect for him. Zack Courts too. Cheers, John
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John Milbank. The beacon of integrity in motorcycling TH-cam.
Thank you so much - that's really good of you! All the best, John
He's sponsoring products sold on his own website... Talk about integrity!
@ I don’t think you’ve understood my comment, read again.
@@Abdal-RahmanI That's clever, seeing as we don't have a website selling products. Actually, I do talk about Bennetts motorcycle insurance briefly, which is the one thing we DO sell.
Thanks for all you do. It’s rare now to have unbiased reviews online.
Thanks! All the best, John
It's because of content like this that I choose Bennetts - happy to support it being made.
Thanks SO much! Now if only my boss saw this! All the best, John
@@bennettsbikesocial I gotta be honest - the way Bennetts come over persuaded me to get a quote - which was my best option (so I gave you a big shout out on TrustPilot!)
That's fantastic, thank you! No insurance provider can promise to be the most competitive price for everyone as there are so many variables, but this is great news. Thank you! John
Being a subscriber to this channel is by far the best thing anyone who likes motorcycles can do! Thanks, John and the BBS team, for all you do and share with the motorcycle community. You all make a difference, and you're all truly amazing. Well done!! 👍👍
Thanks so much! All the best, John
A comment about the Beeline(or similar devices) that most riders that uses their phones to navigate doesnt consider: in case of an accident if you ge injured and fall apart from your bike having your phone in your jacket could make a very importate difference!
John, the one name, and channel you can trust. Looking forward to the Sat Nav reviews coming up. Excellent work, as is the norm with your video's. Thanks for taking the time to put these together. 👍👍🏍🏍
Thanks so much for watching it! All the best, John
I'm glad I found this channel. Always interesting topics and no bs around just straight to the point.
Fantastic, thank you! Cheers, John
Oh, was thinking about getting a pressure washer & so glad I found your year end review! Also, so happy just got my Beeline Moto II paired up--I've enjoyed the original & looking forward to the upgrades--and will be looking at the subscription package, but so glad it's an option, not a necessity to use it!
That's great! Yeah - the sub option is entirely unnecessary to get everything out of the Beeline II that it's sold for, and the company is committed to that. It's just extra features that cost them money, so are there if the user wants them. Cheers and happy new year, John
Even better this year. I'm going to have to rewatch this a couple of times. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! Cheers, John
The book is brilliant. Absolutely wonderful read and great xmas present!
Been watching Mr B for quite a while now and have never disagreed with anything he has said , so he must be right .
Another absolutely brilliant video. Thanks. I have been looking for a new pressure washer after mine packed up and read some very negative reviews of Karcher lately. Good to hear yours is still going strong.
I had a smaller Karcher before, and gave that to my neighbour when I got this.
Things do go wrong with any brand, but (touch wood) this is still kicking. Cheers, John
What great reviews you always do sir! Thanks for making these videos. Always something interesting and I appreciate your knowledge and experience. I feel I can trust what you say.
Thanks so much, that's really good of you! Have a great Christmas and New year. John
Great list! That collapsable trailer looks perfect for me also - going to get it!
Brilliant! All the best, John
Great video, thanks John. I’ve been going back and forward on the beeline moto 2 since the summer as the reviews seemed so mixed. I don’t want a full screen or full time nav, just a helping hand on new roads and you make it seem perfect for that 👍
Honestly, I think it's perfect for that. Cheers, John
The beeline 2 hardware is really nice, the only thing I want better is the app. Its always a faff to change route or just stop to find a gas station or similar. Basically you have to cancel a trip completely to add a new waypoint which makes the trip tracker disjointed and it just seems like too much faff for what should be super easy.
But like i said the hardware is great and as long as you have your route in it really nice. Used it both on a EU tripp (sweden to belgium through luxembourg) and for a daytrip on a rented bike in japan. That universal mount is great.
They seem pretty hot on updating software, so hopefully we'll see more advances. Cheers, John
Got a great deal on the new DJI4 on black friday ..... now I am getting a new helmet mount that one a uk utube just put out again a good black Friday deal. Thanks for your great video alain & Yellow
These review videos just get better and better - I'll admit, I did whinge a bit early on about the length of the videos (sorry for that, I must have been in a bad mood that morning!), but they are literally all pretty much 'must watch' videos for every biker now (the airbag review video being particularly epic - one of best on entire TH-cam!). Top research, top presentation, top advice....... top job my man!! 👍👍
Thanks very much! Our average view time is seven to nine minutes, so I always aim to get mine as short as possible, but find it a tricky balance between getting it all in, and trimming it down. Cheers, John
Thank you John. That Beeline Mkll sounds great. I wasn't that impressed by the first one. (Problems with the phone connection) But this one that shows more than just an arrow seems to do the trick. I do like the compass mode!
Happy new year!
Thanks, and happy new year to you too! Cheers, John
Thanks John 👍 Once again a great video and some handy gadgets there 🙂
Thanks very much! Cheers, John
Great I remember the very through test on rust inhibitor you did and I was very impressed, XCP and now as my SV 1000; custom fitted crap head lights,, I'll be buying a set of the Oxford spot lamps ☺️☺️😀👍☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
I have the Sky lift and wow now couldn't be without it . What a piece of kit . Great stream thanks 👍👍👍👍The Sky lift will lift over 20 models of bikes with the adaptors.
Cheers! Yeah, it's a great bit of kit.
Brilliant info John. Really appreciate the amount of research and work you put into these videos👍
Thank YOU for watching! Cheers, John
Love these videos, John does a grwat job... I would however like to point out that you dont 'need' any of this stuff to enjoy motorcycling. Might make the exoerience better, agreed but please dont be thinking you need an extra grand or so to get all this guff... for me at least part of the enjoyment of motorcycling is to keep it simple. 🙌👍
Brilliant video as ever John!
Thanks very much! Cheers, John
Awesome video, thorough and informative as always, and just in time for Christmas, bonus!! 🙂👌🏻
Thanks! Cheers, John
Leave the best till last. Spot on.
I didn't need anything of this but I appreciate the effort. Maybe next year. Thank you!
Loved the video,
Could you cover some of the different motorcycle modifications that could make life a bit easier.
Good idea! Do you have any suggestions to kick it off? Cheers, John
The informtion you give is always very helpfull🫡
Thanks very much! Cheers, John
Cheers.
Those brushes look very handy, something to consider.
Very handy! Cheers, John
Brilliant product presentation and advice thank you 😊
Thanks very much! All the best, John
Great video 👍👍
I have been using Peak Design mounts since their first one. I now have two of their new charging mounts. They charge my iPhone instantly and beautifully! I’m sorry your Pixel doesn’t seem compatible.
2025? It bothered that my wife put the Christmas tree up already and stores have been pushing Christmas since September. Great title for the video. LOL!
I'm from a magazine background... July issue out in June, worked on in May!
For a dashcam, I'd recommend a dedicated unit over an action cam. It will always be there and recording, hard wired, and you won't be taking it off to prevent theft when stopping at a store. I have the VSYSTO one but I'm sure others have entered the market now.
Agreed. I much prefer knowing it's there without worrying about it. Cheers, John
Does the one you own have Sentry Mode/Parking Mode? Recording while the bike is off?
Love the channel! Thanks from USA 👍.
Thanks for watching! Cheers, John
Just a note on the Beeline Moto II - I bought one. A great bit of kit, but with certain phones' battery saver settings, it means that if you exit the app or the phone locks, you lose connection. My experience with this was with a Huawei. Beeline were super helpful in trying to help me solve the problem, but we weren't able to. Still recommend it though!
That's a shame - it should be possible in app settings to disable battery saver for specific app. Weird if Huawei hasn't done that! Cheers, John
@@bennettsbikesocial I had many conversations with the Beeline team and unless I re-coded a certain section of the phone's coding, it would not be possible. And even that was an "It might work" option. But like I said, a great product that I would still recommend!
These videos are underrated, top quality information,
Thanks! All the best, John
Lots of good advice 😊
Great list. I might suggest that you check out the Mous case and motorcycle mounts for your phone. The attachment points are very solid, the mount has vibration dampening, the case is very protective with much better drop resistance, while being slim and still working with Qi and magsafe charging standards. Just a suggestion.
Good call - I didn't even realise they did motorcycle mounts, thanks! John
Collaspable trailer looks great.
Don't knock the vac for drying your bike until you've tried it, really cuts down on the polishing effort afterwards.
I'm in the US, I have a Trailer-In-A-Bag, similar configuration, though it has a little detachable ramp to load the bike, I do like the folding feature on the one in the video to angle it for loading, though I wonder how much harder that makes to push the bike up. But these things are very convenient. I fit mine in the boot of a 2003 Lancer Evolution sedan which was pretty amazing.
I generally get the bike on with it running, and control it up with the clutch. Cheers, John
Thanks for another great video John. Do you have a review for the trailer please? My Mrs. is going to love that heated seat! 👍🏻
Thanks so much! I reviewed it in my last job, a long time ago: www.morebikes.co.uk/kit-reviews/16673/collapsible-motolug-trailer-review/
Great video !!
Thanks very much! Cheers, John
I usually love the videos on this channel but I felt like I didn't need ANY of the expensive products presented here. Maybe the straps to hold my bags, but I have a set already.
I do appreciate that you ride in winter though and I'd advise people to go ride instead of thinking about their bikes with their credit cards in their hands. Dopamine of riding > dopamine of consuming
Thanks for another informative video. I stopped using washing up liquid for bike and car washing years ago, as I understand it contains salt, which is not great if not properly rinsed off, especially on aluminium alloy components.
It's a different type of salt. Check out the cleaners video, in which I speak to a Doctor of corrosion th-cam.com/video/9NsFLPDgFqA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G-_jLCAELKFRIG-l
@@bennettsbikesocial excellent, good video, thanks
I wanted to get a maintenance device but I had no outside power so used my noggin and fitted a solar power Oxford solariser,, I would recommend them to keep your motorbike battery topped up if you have no access to electricity outside.
Good call! Cheers, John
Thank you John. Great ideas for my wife to buy me. 😀
Excellent! All the best, John
This is a fantastic video! Absolutely loved it, really interesting to watch. That Oxford heated seat looks like an absolute banger, I'll get one of them! I saw a review on "the other publication" that was also waxing lyrical.
I can also assure you that the pixel 7 charging issues aren't a problem on the Pixel 9 - I had that and know exactly what you mean.
I can definitely give you better ceramic coating advice if you fancy it. Infinity Wax Synergy Lite is the easiest one you'll ever use, and will last a year or so, safe on the plastics too! Or their wheel coating, called Revolution, is outstanding as an all round coating on bikes 👍
Thanks for this! The Infinity sounds interesting, and the website sounds like it's very similar to the ROKiT in that it's a less concentrated version of a professional product. Cheers, John
Very interested in Helen’s view on the Oxford hot seat, my wife is missing the heated seat she had on the ktm 1290 SAS and the bmw 1250gs we had before we got our Vstrom 1050? Looking forward to updates. Thanks for the video 👍
Thanks! Keep an eye out for the written review on BikeSocial.co.uk. Cheers! John
Christmas may only come once a year but it now lasts for four months! You're a very naughty boy not using a mask when atomising your bike with XCP!
I love my Beeline too! 😀
Sam Manicom is a excellent author, I have listened to his books on Audible, hope this new release will come there
Hi, Love the content. How did you mount the Beeline Moto2 on your ZX6R? I am hesitant to buy one as I cant work out a mounting positoin on my ZX10R
I used the mirror/crossbar mount to fit it to the fairing bracket. beeline.co/collections/moto-ii-mounts-and-accessories
Great video Mr. Milbank, as always. Regarding the cameras, which one would you want (if you could only have one camera) during a rear-end collision? I use my cameras after I saw one of your videos that recorded a car driver run into the back of a motorcyclist who was stopped in traffic. While the video showed the car and the driver, it seemed to lack the clarity to provide the license plate and facial features of the driver. I would like to have those features all the time when riding my motorcycle. Which camera would you want for evidence and insurance purposes?
Hmm, tricky one. In the event that you needed evidence, there's more than just the number plate potentially. Depends on the incident I guess. That previous video was when I got hit, and the police didn't need to see the video at all.
@@bennettsbikesocial Yikes, I feel bad that you were the person injured in the video that I mentioned. I live in Los Angeles, California and, unfortunately, there are a lot of drivers who leave after the vehicle wreck.
8:40 the Motolug? My mates dad has one of these and kindly helped me collect a motorcycle with it and was really impressed although the other week he seemed to think they are now illegal to sell any new ones but you are okay if you already own one?
News to me - I can't see why they'd suddenly become illegal. They're certainly still trading
8:06 that’s a real shame. I’ve been considering switching to peak because the quad lock cases are absolute garbage and they know it and refuse to make the smallest improvements…guess it makes sense when the case is their only retiring revenue
John.. I love your self-preservation when you said your mrs. gets the rage if she's cold," best whack that heated seat on the pillion quick.,, don't want her whacking you round the bonce on the ride. 😂
It's usually punching me in the kidneys!
@bennettsbikesocial 🤣🤣🤣🤣..she's wearing those trousers 👖.
Excellent 👌
The Ace pro 2 can connect to your Sena or Cardo via BT and get voice from your mic in there so you don't have to have the port open for moto v-logging. The DJI can't.
You can, but I'm not that impressed with the audio quality that way. Check out the reviews linked in the description.
@@bennettsbikesocial I think we overemphasize on perfection when just 5 years ago these features would have been game-changers. Thoughtful, meaningful & practical content > audio quality and I certainly appreciate the extra capabilities. In fact I bought the AP2 because of the exceptional low light performance and the connectivity to helmet coms.
Good stuff, looking forward to those long term tests you mentioned, i went from xcp rust blocker to the clear coat and have no complaints. Now then, if it's a medical issue you need say no more but what is in your front right pocket?
I’m envious of the products that you have access to in the UK that we don’t see in the US. Oxford is notably absent here.
I can recommend peak design stuff. Ive used their action cam mounts for years. I also have the handlebar phone mount. Quality is excellent.
Love the look of that trailer.
Cheers! You sound like someone who appreciates good design! Cheers, John
I would get the Ace Pro 2 if they had a trade-in option so I can give them my Ace Pro for a reduction...
Also, my Quad Lock wireless charging head started sturggling a bit to go back to its original place, spring probably got rusty ; Quad Lock sent me a new wireless charging head for free, genuinely great customer support.
That's good about Quad Lock! All the best, John
Beeline moto 2 is on my Christmas list..
Excellent! Cheers, John
And my shopping list grows. haha thanks for sharing interesting vid and good knowledgeable views. cheers
Sorry to be spending your money! Cheers, John
@@bennettsbikesocial My choice nice to hear good recommendations cheers
Do you own Bennetts? I wish the USA did insurance like the uk does
Is the Oxford atlas a better buy than kriega backpacks?. Looking at 20-25l sizes.
This should help: www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/products/motorcycle-luggage/oxford-b-30-rucksack-backpack-review
Great Video, Just wondered if this was included in your Apple Car Play/ Android review, AOOCCI C3 Motorcycle Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto. Other channels seem to be raving about it for only £70!!!! Although it doesn’t have the dash cam capability. But i would probably go with a hard wired dedicated dash cam any way
I haven't tried one, sorry! A lot of companies punt out a lot of them to influencers to get coverage, but I haven't had a chance to do any more of them recently. Cheers, John
I wasnt expecting this level of nerd. Exceptional stuff 😂
This is low-level nerd for me! Cheers, John
Just BEWARE that if you’re using any pricy ceramic coatings or getting proper expensive details done like treat and try to seal the paint, that dish soap will instantly erase that
So if you’re paying to have your bright red Ducati detailed or diy adding a ceramic coating etc…don’t use dish soap unless that coating has already failed and you’re ready to apply/pay for a new one. Even if you use it quickly and it doesn’t completely destroy your coating it will rapidly accelerate its degradation and time to failure
You can get ph balanced automotive soaps that do a wonderful job and won’t hurt your paint treatments
Is the peak case just hard plastic? from the slight exposed bit at the top it looks like it may be just as bottom dollar cheap quality as the Quadlock. My Quadlock cases are DESTROYED by a $15 spigen. They make no effort to include minor details like relief cutouts for the volume rocker to prevent it from starting a stress feature there, so they always do, and there’s no reinforcement layer inside the rubber around the edges so all of the edges get weak and sag/flex then crack and break off pretty quickly…
Only solution I’ve found that avoids having to put a big bulky universal mount from Quadlock onto a actual quality case, is to literally only use the case for rides, but who wants to swap cases for every ride
Hi
Are there any action cameras that don’t break up the recordings into small 12 min chunks as I don’t know how to join them together .
Thanks .
It seems to depend on the resolution being filmed at, but there's lots of free editing software to piece them together
I also found the SW Motech Adventure rack had a higher weight rating than the Givi at least on the Tiger 800
Good call - I hadn't checked that, thanks! When I bought the bike I really couldn't see why SW Motech made a Givi mount, but I'm glad now that they do! Cheers, John
Gets the rage when she's cold... That's the cause of starting a help group lol.
Sent timestamp 4:24 to my partner. Looking to get my own John Mc Guinness for Christmas.
Sw motech makes great stuff
nice video, but in my opinion the dji is superior to the acepro, I feel the acepro has a “soft” look to it, the dji looks more crisp and detailed. Granted I went from an ace pro 1 to an action 5 pro (so exactly the opposite to you)
Cheers! I haven't tried the 5 Pro, but early firmware looked a bit off. It's probably a lot better now. Will be interesting to see the new DJI 360 camera that seems to be coming! All the best, John
@ it was, after the high bitrate I feel it looks better. many thanks for these videos! keep up the great work
I have a CTEK 5 amp charger it's pretty good.
They are really good - it might be the one I covered in last year's video. Cheers, John
No matter how close I zoom in, I still can’t see the wires connecting your bottom jaw to your flapping arms. Nice one. Some good info here. Thanks. 👍🏻
I use fine fishing line
To clean your helmet all you need is water mixed with a tiny drop of soap. I do wonder if Oxford just walk around foreign factories all day looking at what they can stamp their logo on.
Absolutely, though water doesn't give a good shine too. Neither of the cleaners I suggested in here were from Oxford.
@@bennettsbikesocial Sorry I bundled two seperate comments. Funny thing is Oxford do sell their own helmet cleaner too.
Good point! Some of their gear does seem a bit of an exercise in rebranding, but a lot is very impressive. The Advances Rider Wear clothing is excellent, and the Atlas luggage is very well designed. A mate in the trade also says they have an excellent after-sales service. Cheers, John
@@GeordiLaForgery The heated seat is very similar to much cheaper (~£20) variants on chinese sites with few differences like the grip texture and triple the price. A lot of the products are just rebranded chinese goods with minor alterations. That being said they do have some specialist unique stuff like heated grips which is sort of their bread and butter products
There's actually a talented design team working there on some of the products th-cam.com/video/lvfIwUCKQZo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jczajdHC4YK0robF
I’ll stop saying my garage is too small, you have a lot of stuff packed it there!
Yeah, I really want a bigger garage!
That R30 looks like the one stolen out my car a few years ago. It has my webbing helmet clip on it.
Sorry to hear that. I've had this from new
Dear santa, this is my christmas list!
All of it?!
Peak design mount can still ruin your phones camera. They won't fix it or remedy it in any way. Just be warned. They market it as having the best vibration dampening that prevents damage but that's simply not true.
They all can unfortunately. I've got a video I need to do about phone mounts where I spoke to a scientist. It does depend on the phone though and the stabilisation used in the camera. Cheers, John
@bennettsbikesocial oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that PD was the only one. Just expressing frustration that they market it as preventing any damage then when you have damage they backtrack. Too late at that point. I'd argue it's false advertising on their part.
All Oxford products look familiar and have for years. I dont know how they haven't been sued out of business as all they seem to do is copy other peoples products.
To be fair, there's a very talented design team working on a lot of the products. Granted, not all, but... th-cam.com/video/lvfIwUCKQZo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jczajdHC4YK0robF
Did you crash the VFR into the shed 😂.
I'd like to!
@bennettsbikesocial oh dear, causing you trouble? I thought the content had dried up.
Today was a great day for my 750FV. Nitron R3 rear shock fitted (after having to remove the entire rear subframe...), stainless oil cooler lines, new ignition wiring and SBS RST Pads. Most chuffed.
the best gadget of the year award choice saved the video from a big fat thumbs down from me...got the first iteration of Beeline and still going well...in London at least...got me Garmin 550 for the rest of the world...
but the rest of the suggestions...I mean come on...who buys battery minders for one...just ride the damn thing...
...the ABBA stand takes a good point too but too expensive for my needs...a good piece of kit though...you saying it lifts your VFR800 means I might invest in one - it'd be easier on the old knees when I'm chaining the oil on my VFR800
ride safe
Sounds like you need more bikes, then a maintenance charger can be useful. Or if, like me, you need the supply mode
Karcher K power washers are awful, had one for a few years now. The 1st fault was the washer would do nothing, Karcher put a new switch in it but the fault came back. I found out that if you take the lance out and run water through it it will work again, have to do this every time I use it now. Shows how incompetent Karcher are at fault finding!! 2nd fault is the display and connection to the washer often goes blank so it is stuck on high power which is NOT good on a bike. Buy something else!
Sorry to hear that! I always run water through mine without power to it as it needs priming, but I've had no problems with this one.
Man, I will become bankrupt because I need and I will buy all of these items!! :))
Ha, surely not ALL of them?! Cheers, John
Omg 😮
You sound just like ratarrosa 😅
Poor Vfr 😢
Bloody VFR is what I often call it when I'm working on it!
@@bennettsbikesocial yea I know why with 100k things don't want to let go ect.
Rear shock is one job I want to do on my vfr once have spare cash.
You don't need to take the exhaust collector off like I did - I was trying to get the bottom of the linkage out, but couldn't I'm the end. With the wheel and end can off, and tank lifted, you can remove the linkage plates and take the shock out while lifting the swingarm to pass it underneath, above the collector. Cheers, John
A Kawasaki 2 stroke with a modified Yamaha motor. Ah the old days
0:53 designed for professionals how??? No offense intended I just hate rhetoric and talking points/hyperbole. That’s a battery maintainer with a serviceable 10a output for slow charging….pro’s use big old small suitcase sized 75/100 amp chargers with 250-400 amp “starter” functions built in. Big old things on wheels with a big handle like a carry on hard luggage piece basically.
This seems like a quality maintainer…don’t see anything remotely “professional” about it. Next year they’ll call it “military grade”
And what about trikes...
Makes the headline a bit long, but can't see much difference
I didn't want or need anything on this list. I spend quite a bit of time offroading. This is stuff for city or highway riding. Not sure how much a squid is worth compared to a dollar.
About $3.20
How do I contact Bennett's by email? only found WhatsApp that this is a robot
WhatsApp is filtered by a bot, but then goes through to a person. Or you can call if you want to get straight through www.bennetts.co.uk/contact-us