What was the last thing you bought?

[Rob W]

A 2nd PS5 controller.

Seeing as Sony are whacking the price of all their consoles up I assume peripherals will too so thought I'd get in before they do.
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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[RhynoCZ]

I bought a new PC monitor, my very first OLED panel, ever.

It's a g-sync/freesync compatible 4K@240Hz panel (MSI MPG 322URX QD-OLED). I wanted one ever since OLED panels first appeared, but back then the smallest ones were essentially 42" TVs. Then smaller monitors came, but the prices were still sky high, plus they had quite a bit of issues, such as displaying text with colour fringing and aberrations. Also, my biggest fear was image retention (burn in), especially considering how expensive those panels still were.

Now, the OLED technology improoved to a point, there are no image quality issues, many manufacturers now offer 32" 4K panels and the prices got to a point I said why not*. Also, not sure about other manufacturers, but the panel I got has got many image rentention prevention features (pixel shift, taskbar/logo/boundary detection...) that I will use. I hope I'm not getting the BCF logo burned into my new panel any time soon.

* NOTE: A friend of mine died last week and when someone close to me dies I always reconsidered everything I have always wanted to do/own/have... when my mother died six years ago, I bought a road bike and I have been cycling ever since.

Anyway, so far, both HDR and SDR content, incl. gaming, is just beyond anything my previous VA panel could do. I mean, the contrast of any OLED panel is essentially infinite. ALSO, I completely forgot how smooth high refresh rate monitors are. Years ago I tried briefly a 144Hz IPS monitor, but I gave up on it the moment I first saw 4K, I even used to play at 30Hz vsync on my GTX 1070 Ti just to have that 4K clarity. Now I'm back at 100Hz+ and it's amazing, even the frame gen on my RTX 4070 Ti Super starts to make sense now.

TL;DR: I bought a new monitor and so far I'm happy with it.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[to v or not to v]

Doom(2016)+DLC
currently £2.99 on Xbox
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/doom/C3QH42WRGM3R/0001
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[panrider_uk]

Replaced all of my Hue lighting with Tapo
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[blurredman]

Female DIN socket. Stupid stuff like this is why I miss Maplins. I could have just gone and got it - and at a competitive price too. Now I have to wait days. RS electronics seem not to have anything I want in stock over the counter so they're no use either (also expensive).

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zGcAAeSwKyRpv99j/s-l1600.webp


I need to make an adapter cable vga>din for my Amstrad CTM664 monitor as I need to utilise the 15khz the computer in question uses natively (Archimedes A3010) and none of my other monitors (mostly crt) do 15khz. They're not multisync compatible, or are in monochrome anyway which defeats the point in looking for chip related screen garblage (colours and patterns can give away points of defect).
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[A100man]

1m of 6mm ID R9 rated fuel injector hose. Halfords was cheapest!
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750, SL1000

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600, Skorpion

[hellkat]

Bought my ex a fancy solar-powered battery pack for his trip to Australia (but which I charged up with my electricity to make sure it was running okay) - the power lasts for ages when the pack is not being used - I've had it in a drawer for about three or four weeks since I charged it just after it arrived.

Dunno how many recharges he would get of his phone from it before it would require charging but I guess as he will be in Australia he can just stick it out in the sun and it will do the rest whilst he sleeps

It even has a carabiner on it so he can hang it from his belt (one supposes) and has got a torch thing at the end with a couple of different modes (on/off, flashing slow, flashing fast) but it seems pretty damn powerful. When he finally worked out how to switch it off, I had spots before my eyes

I can't remember how much I paid for it, but it wasn't all that expensive. I was gonna keep it for myself and give him my old (smaller) one that will recharge a phone 2.5 times. But then he liked this one so much I let him have it as a 12-year anniversary of sobriety gift, cos I am nice like that.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[to v or not to v]

a rear hugger and some bling for the Guzzi.
cheap as chips from China.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[WD Forte]

A kebab
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bikers smell of wee

[to v or not to v]

[blurredman]

Horse
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[blurredman]

[Raffles]

[WD Forte]

[A100man]

Cos it was nearly a day without a single post - A front headstock paddock stand..
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750, SL1000

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600, Skorpion

[panrider_uk]

10 sheets of plywood to start to line the inside of my garage
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[panrider_uk]

New pistons and seal kits to refurb the Pan's front brakes
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[Islander]

A DJI mini 4 pro drone.

[recman]

[Islander]

[panrider_uk]

Curse you!

You did make me go and buy a new drone cos my Mini 2 SE is giving me an inferiority complex.

Bought the DJI Lito X1 - just released this month.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[Ayrton]

I too bought some drone stuff, a Radiomaster Pocket controller.
Don't have a drone yet, just flying some simulators for now to see if I enjoy it before I spend a lot of money on a fpv and headset. A few years ago I spent a lot on RC helicopters and only used them a few times

[Serendipity]

A wheel skate / tyre dolly thing

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/img_0195_-_copy.jpg


With limited space in my shed I need to be able to tuck a bike away into a space that's barely bigger than a bike. I either end up doing Austin Powers 1000 point turns or lift the back of the bike into position and I'd rather not risk my back anymore.

I have an old Abba stand and their dolly, but it doesn't move well on my textured vinyl flooring and it sticks out quite a bit, taking up even more precious space.

I saw these skates online and it turned out to be exactly what I needed. Put the front wheel where you want it, lift the back with the skate (effortless hydraulic), lift the bike off the side stand, roll the back wheel sideways into the space, back on the side stand, drop the wheel off the skate and job done.
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2007 CBF1000 & 2016 CBF1000F - Commuter heaven | 1994 CBR600FR - Awaiting defibrillation

[recman]

[Islander]