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I'm glad you liked it. As for the 3rd - I might need to break out the heated clothing. 🥶

Yeah - and it was quieter than other times I have been there.

Thanks for the great comment. I don't know how mature the CarPlay and Auto systems were back in 2021, but then it seems the BMW tech wasn't brilliant either. (That said, I feel all these systems feed into the "it's ok to rely in your customer's phone for a premium feature" mindset - and I don't like that at all). I suspect the reason BMW made this decision has a few factors. When they were designing the bike it would have been at least a couple of years before '21. At that point maybe they weren't sure how good the Apple and Android systems would be, and opted for the safety of something that they had full control over. It should be mentioned I have had better success when using a newer phone, but it still has problems. The general principle of a premium bike's navigation relying on a phone that could be of any number of wildly different specs has always been deeply flawed in my opinion. My car nav doesn't do this (it is also BMW) and it is far better. You mention the Africa Twin. I believe the Goldwing's system is similarly better. I have a feeling the 1300GS still relies on the (not)Connected App, so I won't hold my breath for the RT.

I should probably stop putting in-jokes in my videos. 😂

Thanks, man.

My brother has three. I have wondered in the past couple of months how long it will be....

@@throttle_up I can't fit any more bikes in the garage 😫

Not too cringe, then? 😅

@@throttle_up Not at all.

I'm hoping the system on the R1300RT (ahem) will be better. Thanks for the comment!

I've found that I use different techniques for different changes at different throttle settings. Sometimes I use the clutch, sometimes clutchless and sometimes quickshifter. (Althought the quickshifter's presence makes clutchless a little more tricky than on bikes that don't have one). All I can say is, try one out, and thanks for the great comment.

I'm very glad you liked the video. It means a lot to me when people leave comments.

I totally understand that point of view.

I'm glad you liked it. I'll have to grab some more for the next episode.

Audio is not easy. And motovlogging is among the most challenging genres for it. I just (jokingly) chewed out Uncle Red for his release schedule. I'm such a hypocrite. 😂

@@throttle_up 🤣🤣 Yeah, that's a bit rich.... you both need to sort yourselves out. 🤣🤣 I don't want to wait another six months for the next part of this.

It has only been six months.

Thank you for the compliments. Audio is something I've always struggled with. (Check out my earliest vids for proof of that). I think the first thing I did was to care about it. (And I know you appreciate that). That made me go and learn. I was fortunate enough to come late enough to the game to benefit from using DaVinci Resolve as my editing suite. It has a ton of features and a really healthy tutorial community on YT. So that software is a vital piece of the setup. The only mic I've used throughout is a Purple Panda lavalier. One thing I have never done is wire it up to a camera. At first I plugged it into a cheap mobile phone, but that didn't have a proper input gain, so I bought a Tascam audio recorder which I carry in my pocket. Set the levels at -12db, press record and it'll keep going all day. I also now have a DJI radio mic kit whose transmitters can be used in the same way, and they are small enough to be clipped onto the inside of my summer mesh jacket. The Tascam is too big for that. Even with all that, though, wind noise is still a problem. Even with all the EQ, compression, noise reduction that Resolve offers, it all still needed one final thing - spending a bit more money. I bought an audio plugin which uses a machine-learning powered Voice Isolation feature. And then, of couse, Black Magic Design incorporated the same kind of feature into the Studio version of Resolve, and that was even better, so I bought that too. The clarity of comms is something of a cheat. My brother and I shared each others' audio recordings. :-) But trust me, I still spend hours in post on the audio. Just one last tweak.... I'm hugely uplifted at the thought that you have subscribed - it means a great deal because I can see the effort you put into your vids. I've found motivation for editing somewhat short in supply recently. This has really helped. Oh, and I've been a subscriber of yours for a few months now. ;-)

Well spotted! It's magic! Well, the magic of editing, anyway. 😉

Ooooooo, don't get me started.....

Great minds think alike... 😀

Reiten Motorrad in Suffolk is where I go. CO10 7QU Although that particular RT was sold some time ago.

That's something I hadn't thought of. Thanks.

Glad I'm not the only one. 😅 Helmets degrade over time, even if they appear undamaged. The five year thing is only a rule of thumb, though, and a lot depends on how often it is used and how well it's cared for.

Five years is suggested on CBT courses I think, I know I've heard it from a source like that.

Maybe I got the balance about right 🙂

Thank you. It's always great to know there are people out there that appreciate what you do.

I think you underestimate the heat of a Cambridgeshire Winter.

I always appreciate constructive criticism as I learn this UA-cam malarky. It's a shame the video left you feeling disappointed. I guess my style is not for everyone.

I have some plastic coating on my paintwork, but next time I'm seriously thinking about the ceramic coating.

@@throttle_up I’m getting both this time the ceramic coating will go over your ppf. Coating

I'm glad the videos have been helpful. Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it's Reiten in Glemsford I use. They're about an hour's ride for me, but the roads are great. It's been a while since I posted a video, but there are a couple in the works. Editing takes more time than I ever expected when I started the channel.

Interesting. Why the switch back? In my case the reason for not going for the K is I tried taking one off its sidestand once, and it's just too heavy.

@@throttle_up firstly the K is a great bike and engine. But when I do fully loaded with a pillion touring, it’s just too heavy to manoeuvre in tight spaces. The reverse gear certainly helps but when I get lost as I often do abroad and get into sone tight squeezes it’s very heavy to get out and whilst I haven’t dropped it, I’ve come very close a couple of times. Had I been 30 years younger it wouldn’t have been a problem, but I’m getting a bit long in the tooth now

Haha - the sound recording solution I was using at the time probably didn't help. And the engine sounded much better after the first service. So a year on, I think my biggest disappointment with the tech is that the nav software is not on the bike; it's on a phone app. And it has been no end of trouble.

@@throttle_up sorry I meant to say you did a great review, very informative. I find my car asks me too many questions and advises me of too much before I even mentally release the imaginary handbrake. And there's some sort of EU mandated no doubt online account it tells me my credentials are out of date for which requires a lot of cancelling and back buttoning before I can enjoy the infotainment. I spent time trying to alert it to the voice recognition of nazi gobshite instead of hey bmw and that term is on a banned database in Munich somewhere evidently as Zis Ees Not Permitted! Are you keeping her it must be an incredible ride all that aside. 👍

@@throttle_up oh and my car is parked the other side of the wall from the router and it responding to the app is pot luck. Oh and it needed brake pads on 1st March 2002 and has insisted on it in it's 30 month miserable life. I'm waiting for the day it refuses to move because somehow the EU has directed a non grey car mandatory stay at home day to save heat and virus transmission

I only say all this because i love bikes and they've turned an accomplished machine into a bureaucratic nightmare

@@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466 Well, no bureaucracy on the bike so far - I just had a 12 month service 3 months late (unavoidably), and although it nagged me it was no issue. Whether I keep it or not will depend on whether a future model has on-board satnav, and comes in red. I loved the Mars Red on the 2018 model. The blue is nice, but the red was far better.

I'm using an old Nokia 5.1+. I started with a 3.4, but that didn't work very well at all. On reflection, instead of calling the software buggy, I should perhaps be more expressing my dissatisfaction with the approach of not having the core navigation features on the bike itself.

Not really. I don't use one. I have an Insta360 OneX2 attached where the badge on the handlebars normally is. You can buy a 1-inch ball adapter (www.nippynormans.com/gps-accessories/ram-specific-ball-kit-for-r1200rt-lc-r1200rs-lc-r1250rt-r1250rs) and various ram-mount stuff to fit on it.

Totally agree

I bluetooth my 'real' phone directly to the Cardo for music, and do without the BMW satnav voice instructions. Although supposedly the Cardo can deal with two bluetooth devices...

Came across your channel today having recently had a new K16 delivered. I was interested in the TFT operation. You deliver great informative stuff - but Im now off to learn about Wi-Fi A having no idea what that is 😂 -Cheers

There is one point I would make here: Apple are in complete control of the hardware their software runs on. However, that could be turned around by arguing that the bike manufacturers also have hardware they control, i.e. the bike. Why are these systems not running purely on the bike? Especially since we know the bikes have their own connectivity and GPS, because the SOS systems need to work without a smartphone connected. I suspect they save money by using the owner's smartphone connectivity, and there's probably a revenue stream in data harvesting, too. All speculation on my part, of course.

Thanks. What are your reasons for switching from the GS, if you don't mind me asking? I never rode one, but I figured on two things - better weather protection and I preferred the aesthetics of the RT. As for the satnav learning curve, watch this space....

Once the Connected App is ready with the route, there's a blue button on the phone map screen I sometimes need to touch to start map mode up on the bike. Also, new nav vid about to drop.

@@throttle_up Thanks, I been able to get it up on the screen but to be honest I don't know how I did it...lol!

9,000 miles later and I still don't like it...

I'm about to upload nav vid Part two...

Thanks. I found I had issues doing that too - the response to the wonder wheel was very slow. New nav vid incoming however...

Sometimes I miss the analog dials

Thanks. Sorry it has been a while, but a new vid is about to upload. Great profile name by the way. I wonder if Napoleon Solo is taken?

@@throttle_up I look forward to your newest video.

Well, you know you have committed to making a video about it now, don't you?

I'll give that a go. My bottle has run out, so maybe it's time. Thanks.

I stand corrected. Thanks!

I'm a programmer. I don't like the sound of that. :-)

I've not had any trouble with the screen itself. But I guess there are always teething troubles with new kit.

I do wonder just how closely the car and bike divisions work together.