Technology Ebbs and Flows—A Letter From Florian

Not that many years ago, every time I ventured out on a motorcycle tour for the magazine, I brought along a dizzying array of tech. Most importantly (at the time), my Garmin had the planned route, and if something came up along the way, it didn’t take me long to find an alternate route. But the navigation device didn’t always play nice.

I also mounted a radar detector. You know, just in case.

A SPOT tracker not only recorded my path in case the Garmin failed, but it also served as an ICE safety measure.

Then there was the GoPro in all its round, bubble-like glory recording hours of POV footage that was never used. I’m pretty sure I had a wireless heated gear controller zip-tied somewhere in the cockpit too.