Slowlycatchymonkey

I have two Sena's. One thats the integrated system in the Shoei Neotec II and a later edition using their much lauded 'Mesh' technology (the 20S and the 50S) The reviewers said they were the best. I'm not impressed with either. Costly, glitchy, difficult to update, dodgy connectivity and ultimately bad for your hearing health. Wish I hadn't wasted the money. The integrated system in the Neotec adds weight to the helmet and is another bloody thing to keep charged. I would for the sake of protecting your hearing not bother with any helmet system. You are left either not wearing ear plugs or turning the volume up to max to get to an audible level. Neither of those solutions is going to do your hearing any favours. The safest and most reliable source of sound are moulded earplugs with speakers integrated in them. This blocks damaging engine and wind noise and allows you to keep the volume down whilst it still being crystal clear. That also saves draining your phone battery. Moulded plugs take a bit of getting used to and are more faff than an in the lid system but no charging needed and what price your hearing? If you go for the custom plugs (they are not cheap) then make them note you want them cut down as low as possible, this will help with adjusting to having solid moulded plugs in your ears. I've used two different companies for these types of ear plugs. One was shite the other good. If you want links let me know and Ill try and find out which one was which! If your feeling determined to go down the in the lid route I'd have a look at amazon reviews as there are much much cheaper alternatives that people rave about. Cardo is a popular alternative to Sena but still pricey. Having had my fingers burnt I wouldnt go down that road again.

For you that is the likely number. Or perhaps sub zero would better suit a someone of your disposition..

Bloody hell they are stunning together. I can foresee sponsors falling over themselves to monetise that. Hope they have a good agent!

I didn't know you were American, I'd guessed you were from planet Loon

Its my favourite bike (with the Livewire a very close second) but its not an all day bike. It has hard suspension and a slightly more aggressive seating position. The GSF1250 is much more suited to cover larger distances. Smoother, more upright seating position, fine to leave if you stop in a less than delightful setting. It crosses into the sports tourer territory well unlike the 9T which is just plain fun.

Oh I know the dark side, I just had not seen

Sticky Vicky?

I did not know the boxer engine is as beautiful as it is.

Natural selection…

@Clive suffering from Petes lack of desire to make his shit work on anything other than a PC?

Why did you stop?

Yer thought that would be appreciated by some

Oh I’m pretty certain he took a walk on wild side and tripped all over the place

My Pops almost tried it once. He was in a bar pissed as a newt and toxed up on other substances and this very attractive woman said hello. He said she looked (through his altered goggles) like Lauren Bacall. He got as far as discovering she had junk in her trunk before he realised what was (not) going on His only complaint was he hadn’t noticed how masculine Lauren Bacalls jawline was before that encounter

Maybe think about checking in at the end of the month if you have a good photo.

Me too. The muscle pic was an early out front contender, followed by the excellent no topbox pic from Pete, then Rich went and bought a Hyabusa. Tough one.

I think we need a second opinion on that. What you say our American friends?

Just suck up the Harley muscle (no matter how unpalatable) and pretend your pic was taken next month

Apparently this is a thing. I kid you not. People are dying from taking selfies like never before. Some may say its mean but I call it natural selection. Now signs are being put up and barriers put in place to stop the dumbasses falling to their death?! Wot you say? Ever incurred any photographic injuries? Or is this just the biggest bunch of twats walking the earth finally meeting their fate?

Was sarcasm. Every nation reserves their greatest dislike for their neighbours. You always get the greatest warnings about the people who are in closest proximity, tis human nature.

Blimey that is a surprise. My mini compressor won’t switch on until the tubes removed for inflating but I like the farmer style fix

I dont understand, the Spanish love the Portuguese and vice versa don’t they? Frozen prawns over here are pretty good. I didn’t know the frozen stuff over there was so crap. They are exotic, most shellfish comes from far flung shores. Why buy frozen at all? Because when you’re running the catering for a family that consumes large amounts you need flexibility in your weekly menu. So you find quality frozen ingredients, here prawns are one of those ingredients. Its that or you have to eat whatever you pick up on the day and buying that way doesn’t generally add up to a balanced weekly diet and it adds a ridiculous amount of extra time to your already long day. I certainly won’t be buying anymore frozen fish/shellfish in Spain!