| Author | Message | ||
     Jonsocal |
OK, I have been down and out for a while and am now looking to get back onto the bike. I am looking for a headset device that lets me speak to my passenger, listen to the I-pod (more for the passenger than myself) and also speak to riders in my group. I have been trying to find the device that works for this, but am having issues finding the one that works well (as per testing results found online). I don't care if it is wired or wireless as long as it meets the needs above and isn't a fortune to purchase. All help is greatly appreciated. TIA Jonsocal | ||
| Steve046 |
I've got an Autocom unit on my bike connected to a Kenwood radio. I can listen to music on my Treo smartphone, and when someone calls on the radio, the music volume drops down. I don't use it, but there is also an intercom function. The system works great. I highly recommend it. | ||
| Rotorhead |
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/2 009-midland-bt2-d/ It has the functions your looking for. great writeup. I found them alot cheap on Flea Bay. I'm getting a set next week and I'll let you know how I find them to work. | ||
| Jonsocal |
Steve, I was hoping for a unit that had a radio on it already. I am assuming that the bike to bike feature is something that most bluetooth systems do not have. (I haven't seen any that have a good bike to bike and a rider to passenger option on the same unit.) Call me crazy, but when riding in a group with a passenger, speaking to those individuals from time-to-time shouldn't be out of the question. I figure that we have the technology to easily build these options into one unit. I should be able to switch from rider/passenger talking to rider/rider talking and be able to have the Ipod in the meantime when others aren't speaking to me. Actually, the Ipod is more for the girlfriend than for me. I prefer the music coming from my bike while riding! | ||
| Froggy |
Problem with bike to bike is that there is so many options that odds are your not going to be using the same tech as your buddy, and wouldn't be able to talk to each other. There is a multi set version of the Scala Rider Q2 that will do rider to parter and bike to bike, with bluetooth and input for whatever device you use. | ||
| Dennis_c |
The Q2 also has a FM raido built in. | ||
| Jonsocal |
FM doesn't help the passenger. She is a music elitist. MP3 only for her...! I can take it or leave it while riding. I'm more interested in what's happening on the road. I saw that the Blue Ant has some good reviews, but their marketing is crap and they have a limited amount of distributors or retailers. | ||
| Firstbatch |
I have been riding with a Cardo Scala Q2 for quite awhile. One of my riding buddies has one as well and the bike to bike intercom works great. The FM is not bad in a pinch but hard to keep a station tuned. I use the plug in to the head set for XM and that part is stereo and works great. Picked up a pair for $240 so not a bad deal and simple to use. | ||
| Wbrisett |
I went with the starcom. But I cheated since I had the unit on my BMW RT already. I made some quick disconnects for it, so all I had to do was pull the unit from bike to bike. Then I had to send it in for repair, and I decided to buy an additional unit since it was going to take a bit for the repair and I had a trip coming up. Now I have two units one on each bike. I think the unit is a fine unit and works well, but others have had mixed results with Starcom (but I should point out, the same can be said for almost every brand out there -- Autocom, Baehr, Starcom, Scala). Wayne | ||
| Curly |
I use J&M corp. Integrater system. It's portable and does all the things you mentioned and with the addition of a handheld cb you can talk to other riders. | ||
| Dgunther |
Rotorhead - that Midland BT2 looks like exactly what I've been looking for. I was considering the Bluetooth Chatterbox model, but the lack of voice dialing was keeping me from pulling the trigger. Looking forward to hearing how it works out for you. (Message edited by dgunther on August 11, 2009) | ||
| Discochris |
When I sold my old bike, I pulled the J&M 2003 CB radio off it and put it on the Uly. I'm running XM radio through my GPS. It seems to work well. I went with the CB because I was riding a lot at the time with people on Goldwings, who had it as a standard feature. | ||
| Another_bueller |
Check out the StarCom1 unit. You supply the FMRS/GMRS radio, a noise canceling automatic volume headset. Separate MP3 in puts so both rider and passenger can have their own tunes. Not cheep, but has great reviews. Can get them from Aerostich, or google for a cheeper price. | ||
| Pso |
I have Autocomm. Connected to CB, XM radio which is part of GPS, and Radar detector. Can play Ipod through it also. Good rider to passenger comms with vox settings. Use the CB for the folks I ride with and also get pretty good road reports on long trips from truckers. I am happy with unit but do not like CB as method for bike to bike comms. Automm will take a FMRS/GMRS radio and this winter I plan on checking with Autocomm ref getting new PTT switch and getting a set of FMRS radios for wife and self (she has WEE-Strom) and she also uses autocomm with XM radio and cb radio on her bike. | ||
| Judotrip |
I have the scala Q2...it works awesome, but I havent used it to communicate with other bikes yet.... |
