Bluetooth helmet kits

I often ride with an ipod loaded with audio-books for long trips (1,000
kilometre days) but would not consider a mobile phone as a good idea on a
motorcycle.

Boxer

 

Fraser Johnston wrote:

Well, aren't you a clever clogs.

What you really mean is that you have used your phone while driving and
nothing has gone wrong yet.

Hint:

When you stuff up driving a car, you mostly get to whinge about the
insurance to fix the car.

When you stuff up on a bike, it generally hurts much more.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Listening to music is a passive activity - your brain can tune it out
while it concentrates on riding, and you don't _have_to_ look at a GPS
screen, and you don't _have_to_ press any buttons on your ipod, but next
time you're talking to someone on the telephone, stop talking and count
how many seconds before the person on the other end _demands_ that you
respond to them. That's the difference.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

There have been plenty of situations where while driving a car with a
phone in my hand I have either tuned out of the conversation or told
the person to hang on for a minute while I deal with the on road
situation. Actually when I use the phone while driving I typically
pay less attention to the caller than I would do if not driving. If I
really had to pay attention to what they were saying I would pull
over. My point of view is that some people are much more distracted
by phone conversations than others. But of course its hard to
discriminate these people from the rest of us, so we all have to
suffer.

Incidently I have since bought a blue tooth headset which I
occassionally use in the car but these days I ride to work and don't
need to be contactable while doing so and therefore havent bought a
headset for the helmet.

Sprinter.

 

****! So this explains the sudden upsurge in voices in my head over
the last year!

(Also why they're so inane most of the time).


BTH

 

You could turn the bloody thing off, you know, like you do in restaurants,
meetings, movie theatres. Then it's not a distraction.

Theo

 

There is a difference between a conversation and a quick call.
For a conversation I pull over though I don't see why a telco needs to get
paid for 3 calls, they don't need the money.
When a person demands that I do anything on the telephone that is when I
stop listening.

 

So when you're talking to someone on the phone, and you stop talking,
and they say "Hello, hello, are you still there?" you hang up on them to
show them who's boss even though it might cost you loads of money. Your
priorities seem to have changed recently.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

whoops.. I seem to have confused you with Fraser. All you newcomers
sound the same to me.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

Well, and clearly put !

 

*Anything* other than *riding* *the* *bike* is a *distraction*

It *IS* too easy isn't it ?

 

I know you can make calls via bluetooth on the motorola L2.. for a laugh
I connected it to my PC and used my cordless headset to ring someone..
just had to pair the devices and say their name.

Sad that I used my entire PC to double as a BT headset though

 

Or you could get a Nokia Navigator phone with built in navigation, bluetooth
et etc

 

Friends got one and the software isn't half as good as tom tom. Also it is a
bit bulky.

Fraser

 

When driving, I ignore my phone quite happily. I can always check the
missed calls when I stop.

I never worried about missed calls fifteen years ago, don't see why I
should worry about it now.

 

Every time I've been to the pictures in recent years, there's always
been at least one clown talking or texting on their mobile during the
picture.

Bring on the fuckin' jammers I say.

 

Yep, and it comes with a Scala Rider . . . I got one on Monday, and it's
fabulous.

Just make sure you get a Rider v2 . . . there's a big difference between
the old and new.

Now if only they had the car mount kit available . . .

Who

 

But if the caller calls you while riding they know you are riding by the
noise. If I was going to continue a long conversation I would pull over,
if not I would end the call and continue without stopping.
Also what is to stop you from telling them, I have found from experience
that if I tell someone I am on my motorcycle and will call them back the
caller is
1. Surprised.
2. Happy to end the call knowing not only that I will return the call but
when as I normally give them this information as well.
Then there are the times when I am burning across town to meet someone
and they call to change plans.
Am I the only person to see someone on a motorcycle check their mobile at
lights? I would not call this the safer option.
I have tried the music while riding and found this more dangerous than
Bluetooth. BTW the music while riding in headphones is against the law.

 

Is it really. Can you quote, or point me to, the regulation that prohibits
headphones and how does it affects motorcycle police?

Theo

 

I've got a new nextG Nokia 6120. Apparently you can download TomTom Mobile
onto it. Just need a bluetooth GPS receiver and instant sat nav