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Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:25 am
by Supermofo
Taipan wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:33 pm
I can't believe how much I use cruise control.
I can imagine. I use CC control in the car constantly. Only issue in the car is that it's harder to maintain sometimes as hard to slip around cars etc so I have to adjust the speed more often than I'd like, on a bike I imagine it'd be easier. I'm surprised that more drivers don't use cruise and their cars must have them, I see loads of new cars which vary up and down by 5MPH or so from 70 and it's really annoying as you approach a car doing 65 you overtake and then they match you sometimes up to 75 before dropping back miles once you are passed. All I wanna do is sit in 1 lane at 70 touching the pedals as little as possible.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:21 am
by Count Steer
When I first got CC on a bike I thought I'd never use it, then used it a lot. More than I ever do in cars. One thing I didn't expect was that the CC on the bike was actually more fuel efficient than me over longish distances. I suppose holding a constant speed on a flattish motorway/autoroute is pretty much the perfect scenario though.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:34 am
by Taipan
Supermofo wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:25 am
Taipan wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:33 pm
I can't believe how much I use cruise control.
I can imagine. I use CC control in the car constantly. Only issue in the car is that it's harder to maintain sometimes as hard to slip around cars etc so I have to adjust the speed more often than I'd like, on a bike I imagine it'd be easier. I'm surprised that more drivers don't use cruise and their cars must have them, I see loads of new cars which vary up and down by 5MPH or so from 70 and it's really annoying as you approach a car doing 65 you overtake and then they match you sometimes up to 75 before dropping back miles once you are passed. All I wanna do is sit in 1 lane at 70 touching the pedals as little as possible.
My car has adaptive cruise control, so it brakes if you get too close to a car and then resumes the set speed when its clear again. I think you can get to work with the speed limit sign recognition too.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:49 am
by Supermofo
Taipan wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:34 am
Supermofo wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:25 am
Taipan wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:33 pm
I can't believe how much I use cruise control.
I can imagine. I use CC control in the car constantly. Only issue in the car is that it's harder to maintain sometimes as hard to slip around cars etc so I have to adjust the speed more often than I'd like, on a bike I imagine it'd be easier. I'm surprised that more drivers don't use cruise and their cars must have them, I see loads of new cars which vary up and down by 5MPH or so from 70 and it's really annoying as you approach a car doing 65 you overtake and then they match you sometimes up to 75 before dropping back miles once you are passed. All I wanna do is sit in 1 lane at 70 touching the pedals as little as possible.
My car has adaptive cruise control, so it brakes if you get too close to a car and then resumes the set speed when its clear again. I think you can get to work with the speed limit sign recognition too.
Yeah my Mazda 3 has CC but the model up from mine has adaptive which I kinda wish I had now
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:20 am
by MrLongbeard
Supermofo wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:49 am
Yeah my Mazda 3 has CC but the model up from mine has adaptive which I kinda wish I had now
Bloody hate adaptive CC, the VW that wifey drives has it and it drives me potty, always leaving way too large a gap and braking aggressively if I try and tell it otherwise.
I prefer good old fashioned bog basic CC, my civic spends most of its time with it set and running
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:53 am
by Taipan
MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:20 am
Supermofo wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:49 am
Yeah my Mazda 3 has CC but the model up from mine has adaptive which I kinda wish I had now
Bloody hate adaptive CC, the VW that wifey drives has it and it drives me potty, always leaving way too large a gap and braking aggressively if I try and tell it otherwise.
I prefer good old fashioned bog basic CC, my civic spends most of its time with it set and running
Mine was like that but you can adjust the sensitivity on it and its much better now I have. I wish the Tmax's CC was adaptive!
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:55 pm
by MrLongbeard
Taipan wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:53 am
Mine was like that but you can adjust the sensitivity on it and its much better now I have. I wish the Tmax's CC was adaptive!
I wish it could be dialled in on hers, even with the shortest distance set it leaves more than enough room for a car or 2 to cut in front of you which means its forever pushing you back which makes it useless on the M-way.
And back on topic, I really should get around to fitting CC to the Harley and coding it to the ECU, it's been sat in the garage since Xmas (only 315 sleeps to go)
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:15 pm
by Taipan
You can see how far the mirrors stick out snd with them pushed forward I should still have good peripheral vision with the wide angle mirror thing. Does it look stupid? Do I care? No! Not back at work until next week so won’t know for sure if it’s a success…
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:41 pm
by Count Steer
I'd say, if it works, it looks absolutely fine. If it doesn't work, it looks silly.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:58 pm
by Skub
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:02 pm
by KungFooBob
Skub wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:58 pm
You suggesting Taipin is a Kunta (Kinte).
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:13 pm
by Skub
KungFooBob wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:02 pm
You suggesting Taipin is a Kunt.
History will be the judge.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:15 pm
by Taipan
Not possible. I have white crocs ffs!
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:04 pm
by Supermofo
Taipan wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:15 pm
Not possible. I have white crocs ffs!
The fact you even own crocs consigns you to the wrong side of history. And that's coming from a Top Box user.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:07 pm
by Rockburner
Taipan wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:15 pm
You can see how far the mirrors stick out snd with them pushed forward I should still have good peripheral vision with the wide angle mirror thing. Does it look stupid? Do I care? No! Not back at work until next week so won’t know for sure if it’s a success…
Let us know how long it takes for the cognitive dissonance every time you look at it, to fade away.
It always take me a few seconds to figure out what i'm looking at in those convex mirrors, longer than a simple shoulder check would take.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 1:10 pm
by Taipan
Rockburner wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:07 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:15 pm
You can see how far the mirrors stick out snd with them pushed forward I should still have good peripheral vision with the wide angle mirror thing. Does it look stupid? Do I care? No! Not back at work until next week so won’t know for sure if it’s a success…
Let us know how long it takes for the cognitive dissonance every time you look at it, to fade away.
It always take me a few seconds to figure out what i'm looking at in those convex mirrors, longer than a simple shoulder check would take.
I'm hoping that doesn't come into play as I really only want to be able to see if any other bikers are trying to push past. So just looking for anything moving on either side of me rather than focusing and identifying, iyswim? But yes will report back as if that does come into play it'll likely be heading for the bin?
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:48 pm
by Taipan
Works pretty good. As things move out of your mirror view they move into the view of this one. So its a really good blind spot mirror and much better than those little ones you stick on your wing mirror.
The rider does obviously obscure what is directly behind them. When you look at the mirror, its like looking at a vlog of a Harley rider filming himself using a GoPro!
Overall I'd say its a success as I would see anyone like a cyclist, or motorbike, trying to push past and I'm glad I got it. However, if I wasn't commuting in Londons traffic and just riding on open roads, i'd probably not bother with one.
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:40 pm
by Supermofo
Taipan wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:48 pm
The rider does obviously obscure what is directly behind them.
Have you considered sitting in front of the handle bars?
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:48 pm
by weeksy
Supermofo wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:40 pm
Taipan wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:48 pm
The rider does obviously obscure what is directly behind them.
Have you considered sitting in front of the handle bars?
Or he could mount the mirrors behind him ?
Re: NBT: I've got the same bike as Max Otley and Michael Neeves!!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:50 pm
by Yorick
weeksy wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:48 pm
Supermofo wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:40 pm
Taipan wrote: Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:48 pm
The rider does obviously obscure what is directly behind them.
Have you considered sitting in front of the handle bars?
Or he could mount the mirrors behind him ?
I imagine him having them pointing at himself so he can see how cool he is while riding
