Chronicles of Cross-Country Motorcycle Adventure

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6.15.2010

Helmet Cam - Muvi Atom Super Micro



Months ago I purchased the Muvi Atom Super Micro camcorder after failing at properly mounting my regular Canon Elf to my handlebars and coming to the conclusion there had to be another way. After hours of research looking for the right fit I came across this little jewel and have been very happy ever since. It shoots Hi-Res video for ~1.5hrs on a 2GB microSD card (which is included) and comes with tons of attachments so you can play around with many different setups. And at only $79 you would be out of your mind not to get this little gadget. Consider that the highly touted HDPro helmet cam goes for about $200 and and is big and bulky with no attachments included, its a no-brainer. I will post sample videos in the coming days for you to see for yourself.

6.09.2010

New Seats - Sargent




Recently purchased a Sargent Cycle Products seat specifically designed for the BMW 1200 GS. While it was a little costly, after feeling the affects of a long drive weeks prior when going down to South Carolina, I realized its an expense you don't skimp on. As you can see from the comparisons from the stock seat it has "less" thickness to it but if you notice the butt is more "cup shaped" allowing it to actually hold your butt on the seat. With the stock seat your butt kind of sags off each side that eventually cuts off blood flow thus resulting in a painful ride. Only time and 7,000 miles will tell if this was the right choice.

New Lights





I had Morton's BMW install my Back Off LED License Tag Frame. This I DO NOT recommend buying for the BMW 1200 GS. The guys at Morton's had a heck of a time figuring out how to just get the stupid mounted. The directions for this product were also unbelievably inadequate. The guy in the shop actually stopped working and came out to show me the directions that came with the box. He just looked at me with this dumbfounded look of "You seriously think I can do this?". Mind you this guy had been working on BMW bikes for almost 15yrs and was a Master Technician if that gives you a sense of how ridiculous this thing turned out to be. In the end he got the brake lights working but failed to get the turn signal lights working, which by the way cost me $20 to get the model that had that feature.

Also I had my new Wunderlich Micro-Flooter lights installed on the bike and although they provide excellent visibility DO NOT BUY THESE THINGS! Quite possibly the worst directions and craftsmanship I have ever seen on any product I have EVER bought. The directions consisted of 9 total steps to install the lights. Lets just say it take more than 9 steps just to put the stupid lights together let alone install them on the bike. Wish I would have conducted more research on this product otherwise I would have seen all the horrendous reviews buy other customers. So I ended up taking them to Morton's BMW in Fredericksburg, VA. Moving on.