Absolutely amazing bike and appreciate these type of videos where you can see the excitement in picking the bike! (Ps waiting for my Ninja 1000sx 2024 Performance, coming next Thursday!)

good video. gives a good wiev how to make a k100 nicer!

Yes mate, practice your off road riding, it is the best thing ever.

I will be feeding back to ACC on their consultation, but I'm not hopeful :) Nice video btw

I have the exact same 2024 bike . Got 1200 km on it so far . Insanely light weight . I can't explain it either . How did Kawasaki do this lol !!! Rain second day I rode it also . It's amazing in the rain by the way .

Nice cameo by the great New Zealand screen actor Peter Ellliot at 14:53

What screws did you adjust? How did you do it?

Super jealous 😢

Nice reflexes!! Glad to see you cared more about the bike than the burns to your hand, you’re a good man!

I put mine in too deep on accident.. ripped it out and waited a week and $60 spent for a new one

Great bike!

⚡️Beautiful Bike⚡️

Could have done without all the sniffing

Nice. I have a 2006 1200L, white, black, and orange. Mines carbureted. I don't want to get into that computerized stuff. I want something I can work on. Mine also has a 19" tubeless front tire/wheel and mid controls, aftermarket slip on exhaust, and a short sissy bar without the pad. I always let it warm up for about 10 minutes before taking off if it has been sitting long enough to be completely cold. Not good to put a load on a cold engine.

SJOE! A beautiful addition to your growing collection stewarnt

What a great moment! Look forward to more of your adventures on the new bike. 👌

I don't know about the other two devices but about Podofo A3526 I can tell you from my own bad experience DON'T BUY IT!!! The company is lying about almost everything. Firstly, it isn't android 13 it is android 10 (fake 13), secondly android auto is incompatible with many mobile phones. I have a Poco F2 Pro (known as Xiaomi K30 Pro) with 8 Gb of ram and it has great issues working with Podofo A3526. For example when you receive a call it throws you back at the home screen and you can't see neither who is calling nor take the call. For an unknown reason it deleted all my contacts (almost every time I used it and had to recover them from the recycle bin and not google account because of the synchronization there were deleted from there too) and also you must be of (great) lack to achieve connection with a bluetooth headset. It is very slow, and in some cases almost no responsive (lag). They advertise a sensor light but it doesnt have any and under bright light it is difficult to see. After barely 6 months of ownship, GPS stopped all of the sudden receiving any signal (couldn't reach any satelite). Keep in mind that I park my motorcycle in a garage and I live in a Mediterranean country where cold and rain are very mild. In fact A3526 was never exposed to rain or water of any kind even when i was washing the mororcycle i used a plastic bag to protect it. At the begging I thought it was the antenna so I bought a new GPS antenna but with no lack. When I contacted the store (I bought it frοm their official AliExpress store "Podofo Russian Factory") to report the problem I was facing especially with the GPS and also to ask for their help (tip or anything they could provide), apart that it is extremely difficult to communicate with this people in the English language (probably they depend exclusively on google translate), they didn't accept to fix it or replace it although the warranty was still active (1 year at their Aliexpress Store and 2 years at their internet site). From the other hand AliExpress official platform with which I communicated in order to report the store's attitude (and at least their lack of professionalism) I got the following disappointing answer: "We are sorry to inform you that since the buyer protection has been already, you do not have the option to open a dispute to this item and the payment has been release to the seller." In my opinion look elsewhere or you will probably cry your hard earned money as I did with my 140+ euros...

I think Alpinestars says that you need 4cm of circumference extra in a jacket. That isn’t too much. It certainly isn’t 4cm in every direction. That would be huge. I’m concerned about the breathability. I don’t ride in the heat of the summer now. I’m sure they will get better and better in the future. I like the serviceability of the 7x, but it is more expensive and has a long back pad that probably wouldn’t stay under my jackets.

Absolutely hyped crap. It doesn't do anything other than mirror the phone. Unfortunately, most of the apps that are interesting for motorcyclists are poorly implemented in Android Auto/AppleCarPlay! Which means you can't zoom... functions are missing. And you end up fiddling around with your phone again. This is for people who drive from A to B with Maps or who want to make a lot of compromises... I think it's crap.

how do you secure it to the bike when you leave your bike unattended? Or is it easy to disconnect to take with you?

Hi, thanks for the video! Could you share the design for the mount of the 3501?

Always interesting to watch the process being done by an amateur. (No offence intended!) It’s a lovely job and looks fantastic! But watching you work across legged on the floor makes my arthritic bones hurt. Take time out to build yourself a workbench to work on. Thanks for an interesting video Boet! Sterkte..

Sod the neighbours

Very helpful, thanks!

thw key is there flr a reason.... to turn... what you use is emergency stop... everytime. can't be an emergency, right?

😅😂😊 keep the lights on when you stop, of course you will. need new battery 😅

Hooooow did you scoop this for 2100 euros, thats ridiculous

My 07 was my favorite bike in my 40 years of riding. I do have a 2015 now and absolutely love it, but the 07 was IMO, perfect. It was a sweet spot in the first generation 1200 - it had been lightened immensely from the 1150, it was first year without servo brakes, last year before the 08 visual refresh, which I did not care for, and the first gen 1200 was the lightest of the GS bikes before it began creeping back up in weight.

You can never have too many bikes.

lol he got warned for the cops from another biker heading back to the garage chooses a faster bike, ripped it open and gets a big fat fine....... haahahahah what a legend

If anyone is considering buying this... Don't bother (A3526). I ended up returning it, after just a few hours of usage. It's so slow and unresponsive. The text is so small when using Android auto, which makes it very hard to read. The touch functionality is also 50/50. Sometimes it registers, sometimes it does not. Save your money and buy a quality product like Carpuride or Chigee AIO Play.

Can it be used in vertical orientation?

Money argument is a little bit off in my opinion. Is it a lot of money you need to spend at once ? Maybe. It depends on how much money you make. Is it expensive ? Don't think so, considering that this tech can save your life or mitigate major injury. If you are going to have an accident and won't be able to work for couple of months (at best) than that's very expensive. Much more than 1000 bucks. In my opinion. This year a also bought airbag system. I choose in&motion and vest from french company Furygan. Evolution+ is thier latest airbag that allows you to wear it under or on top of your jacket. I combined this with Pandomoto AA shell.

All of these airbag systems have their pros and cons. After looking around, I went with the Klim A1 Rally vest because it’s stretchy, least bulky and most breathable, In&Motion is a proven algorithm, and I can replace the gas cannister. I wear it 100% of the time when I ride.

You need to confirm the vest has recognised you are wearing it and has passed the self test. Green light only!!!!!! Dont just see leds and ride. It won't be armed. Plus don't forget to get it serviced every 250 hours

Seems to be a big waste of money nothing your phone can’t do unless it has reverse camera which you don’t need on a bike anyway. Then you would have to remove so it’s not stolen be easier to remove phone and put it in your pocket. Doesn’t make any sense.

As long as there is enough room for the shoulder air bag To deploy !!!

I have the same jacket . Actually you do have a air bag protection on the shoulders so you don’t need the shoulder protection in the jackets that you wear on top ride safe D

Your wife should be happy you are trying todo a dangerous activity as safely as possible. I have been wearing the TechAir5 for 2 years now. It has deployed once on a slow speed fall. I love mine so much I bought on for our daughter who is learning to ride. Airflow is so much better than I ever imagined. Good on you for making the safe choice.

Connect your phone to the Cardo (not the Carpuride) and then you should be able to use voice commands (OK, Google). Also, if you wet the tip of your glove finger, you should be able to use the touch with any pair of gloves. (Your choice how you wish to wet your finger. :-))

ASMR mouth breathing

Hi. You said in your Carpuride test video that would test the phone battery consumption using it for long distances. Have you come to a conclusion about this topic? That's really my mais concern about this kind of unit while traveling for long distances. Thanks a lot.

Hi, can I have the 3d model for the A3526? thanks

Beautiful bike

Interesting take. Just ordered Alpinestars latest offroad airbag. Have a nice weekend!

I have the same Tech Air 5 and never ride without it. It is now three years old and has never deployed. I want to keep it that way. In summer it can add to the heat as the airbag does not flow air to the skin, but I get by wearing it under a Revit Sand 4 adventure jacket, which flows a lot of air if all the linings are removed and vents opened. In summer I am wearing only a T shirt under the airbag and jacket and its fine as long as I am moving. The one downside not mentioned is that the long back protector gets in the way of zipping the Sand 4 pants to the jacket, but I figure that it I come off, the inflated air bag inside the jacket will keep it in place on my body with no chance of riding up while sliding down the road. Cheers, Alan.

How small does it fold up? (Thinking of storing it in my top-box when I park the bike).

I think the techair is the best system out there. Im suprised at the price in NZ crazy expensive. Here in Australia there $1100. Techair 7 $1500. One thing is that all airbags doesnt matter what brand will trap heat on summer.

Hey mate, you don't happen to have a white cat with black tail and ears? Cheers

It's good that you are looking for additional crash protection and having purchased it, it will be justified if/when you happen to come off. I went through the same decision making process, though it wasn't an impulse buy. The reason I went with a Helite Turtle 2 jacked as that when it was set-off, I could replace the cartridge myself and be back on the bike in a few minutes, avoiding having to send the jacket back for inspection, as it works off a lanyard and not an electronic inertia sensor. The other point was that it is worn external to my textile jacket and not inside leathers which might be damaged by the inflation or compress you further with the leathers restraining it's expansion. The Moto GP rider's leathers are designed to allow an internal airbag function, I'm not so sure about their off the seld leathers. One word of caution with the Helite lanyard activated vests, make sure there is sufficient slack that it doesn't go off simply because you start to dismount forgetting to disconnect the lanyard. The vest going off scares the crap out of you, as well as taking your breath away momentarily.