I’ve been mulling lately my next tyre choice. I’ve a few thousand miles left on my stock tyres but thought I’d begin investigating. On a couple of road bikes I’ve run Avon Cobras and they really endeared me to the Avon brand so I thought I’d take a look at their adventure bike range and they do, indeed, seem to have a couple of good options, namely the more off-road orientated TrekRider: and the 90/10 […]
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So I’ve unboxed and “reviewed” the MotoPressor Pocket Pump and now it’s time to install it into my 2020 Yamaha Tenere 700. Here’s a quick video showing how I hardwired it in and where I positioned it under the seat. SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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Following the unboxing review of the MotoPressor Pocket pump I published yesterday, it occurred to me (and a few FaceBook readers) that when on the road touring you often need to pump up air mattresses and other stuff over and above tyres, so a set of adapters to that end would be useful. After a little research this £5.99 set from Amazon popped up and looked just the job. Today they arrived. In the bag […]
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I’ve just received this tiny MotoPressor Pocket Pump and Inline Tyre Gauge so I thought I’d do a little unboxing and show you what’s inside. The two pieces can be bought separately or bundled together but come in their own boxes. To give you an idea of the size, the larger box is only about 6 x 5 inches. Inside the smaller box we have the Inline Tyre Gauge. I’ve not yet tested either of […]
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In the winter months I like to keep the battery in top shape by connecting it to a trickle charger. Obviously if you get to ride every day it’s not necessary but I tend to be too busy during the week so riding normally happens at the weekend. I’ve used a TC on all my bikes and it’s meant I’ve never had any probs with the batteries draining. This is the one I use as […]
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On another thread we chatted about installing a dual USB charger in place of the cigarette lighter socket. I’m personally not a real fan of that solution as should it rain I need to unplug everything and can no longer charge my phone or SatNav. Years ago I started using a very simple 12v charger that installed under the seat and have found it to be spot on. The Tenere is the 3rd bike I’ve […]
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Whilst browsing YouTube I found this video by OrbSurfer showing you how to correctly adjust your aux lights. Very useful video which helped me direct my Rigid Industries pencil beam light bar and spot pods to best effect. SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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No-one had the raw aluminium extension plate in stock in the UK so I had to settle for the black. The black really annoyed my autistic nature, however, so yesterday I removed the black coating with a finger grinder and Dremel and then sanded it smooth with wet sand paper. Put it all back together and finally I have what I was after! The plate works brilliantly but if I had some 5mm aluminium plate I […]
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I purchased a pair of these off Amazon a few days and was stunned to find the designers had got their measurements wrong and they wouldn’t fit a standard quick release helmet buckle. They were also extremely thin and flimsy and not worth modifying so back they went. Frustrated and not wishing to mess around any more I made my own instead. I had so 25mm/2mm aluminium billet in my garage so I pressed and […]
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Have watched a few videos on how to install these with most folks taking an age to get them on. OrbSurfer posted a vid in which he used zip ties but it looked incredibly complicated. This evening I installed the two grips in about 10 mins using OS’s idea with wider zip-ties and they just flew on. Here’s how: Firstly, you need wide (7mm) zip ties, not the 2-3mm ones OS used. I used a […]
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