Recent content by FirstR8

They keep the Beta Testers locked up for a reason. You do NOT want to peek behind that curtain!

Sadly, Mr. Dowell passed away 9/11/2025. They have a brief statement on the website. Fine man, great engineer, excellent products. Rod, maybe you could talk to them (after an appropriate amount of time) about his kickstand and muffler extender designs. It would be a shame for them to be lost.

I will try some different settings. VLC has quite a bit of options that I never knew until I started working with these files. Innovv records in a different format and I use VLC to convert to MP4 and/or compress to a smaller file size.

Sorry for the delayed response, work has been busy. The flashing is just the rear light and the refresh rate of the camera. I have some videos of my wife following me and it looks like her Clearwaters are constantly flashing but they are not. I haven't messed with the frame rate on the...

I purchased a Igloo Rolling 30 from REI. I added eye bolts to the frame of the trailer. (See other posting of mine for details) I used a ratchet strap to hold it tight to the frame so most of the weight was off of the shelf during travel. The weight was only significant when I was loading...

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Bridge North 50 lbs

Bridge South 100 lbs

During the initial set up and test rides, I used some 25 lb. bags of grass seed that I had handy to test various loads and distributions. I would ride a defined loop, change some weight, then ride the same loop, noting any changes. There is a bridge, with a decent transitional bump. Why...

I probably should have added the disclaimer, Video is heavily compressed. The original files are really clear but they are too big to upload to the forum. Both bikes have the Innovv K5 Motorcycle Dashcam, 4k front camera and 1080p rear camera. with 512 Gb memory cards, with continuious...

Since we had the pocket knife, we decided to whittle our names in a tree and got a little creative. Pebbles, is that supposed to look like me??? If your travels take you near any of these locations, do yourself the favor of stopping to check them out. We also jumped off of the...

The BMW MOA Rally was held in Lebanon, TN this year. My wife, (Pebbles is her online handle, er, screen name, um, avatar ) and I registered and started our planning. Pebbles has her own R1250GS and is a great riding partner! One might say there are certain “benefits” to riding with your...