Helmet Comms

About to invest in a comms package.
Need some links or some info.


troy
www.i-central.com.au

 

Hi Troy,

I'm investigating the same:- Bike to Bike communicators. Have a look
at the following.
http://www.challengermotors.co.nz/

http://www.bluerim.com.au/

http://www.fox-com.com.au/

http://www.autocom.co.uk/

http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcdirt/trailrider/collet.html

http://www.calamander.co.uk/intercoms/nady/nady.htm

http://www.starcom1.com/

http://www.dmme.com.au/

I'm looking closely at the top one because I know the owner, but
unless I get some good answers to the questions I have emailed to him
I will be back to where I started and that is knowing fuckall about
good Bike to Bike communicators.

Kind regards
Dave Milligan

 

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27575

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Dave, a couple of years ago there was a mob here in Sydney called TwinBlue
motorcycles, a rental/tour company that used BMWs. They(TwinBlue) no longer
exist but I remember they used Baehr communicators for all their tours, from
what I seen they seemed to work very well. the only link I can find is
http://www.challengermotors.co.nz/

Al

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Dick Smiths has 0.5W Uniden UHF handheld radios for just over $60 a pair,
including car charger kit and Lithium battery (much cheaper than the
Super Cheap Auto $80 a pair deal). Buy a couple of cheap
headphones, pull the wafer speakers out, cover them in fluff, use
double-sided tape with velcro to stick it ot your helmet's liner. Mount a
small mike on the inside of your helmet, again covered in fluff to cut
down on wind rush. Mount a push-to-talk switch on your handlebars and wire
it into the Uniden (c'mon, for $60 you aren't going to cry over the
warranty).
Viola. Transferrable bike-to-bike or rider-to-pillion comms for less than
$100[1]. A 0.5W unit is good for a couple of kilometres.
- sanbar

[1] Unless your brother borrows your bike and in a fit of stupidity rips
all the wiring out, rendering it pretty much useless. But I'm not bitter.
I'm not bitter! Arsehole..

 

Troy,

I have just bought and installed the Autocom Advanced System ( bike
powered ). Absolutely fantastic quality out of the unit. I highly recommend
it. I know another Aus.Moto rider here who has used one for over a year. No
problems.

Now if only I had a mute button so I don't hear the wife giggling and saying
"Weee..... " as we go up the old road.

 

Hi Troy,

Check out http://www.autocom.co.uk/ . I've had the Autocom Pro 7 Kit for
about 8 months now and we're 100% happy with it. Bought it from MAW and
have done about 12,000 kms with it thus far in all types of weather. I like
to ride with my visor up and have just added some bits that allow this
without the VOX (voice-activation) cutting in - no probs up to about 120
km/h.

Clear speech at all speeds, provisions for music input, a CB attachment and
even a mobile phone (!). Pretty cool but not cheap - I think ours cost
about $750 but for us, very worthwhile. We rode for about 1/2 an hour the
other day without plugging in and didn't realise how much it improves the
whole experience (except when Lisa decides to start singing - or earbash me
about something I'm 'getting around to'...). hehe

Check it out and good luck whatever you buy.

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

 

Mate, I'm struggling to believe your words. When she was on my bike, all I
could hear from her was "...whoooo's yer Daaaady..." and "... bring it
onnnn, big boy...".



Cheese,
Davey Baby ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

 

Wocka said....

What does it use for speakers?

I'm still hunting for something that I can use an MP3 player or radio
with. I was watching a car race recently, and saw a driver, after taking
his helmet off, remove what appeared to be earplugs with wires coming
out of them. I assumed that they were earplugs with tiny speakers in
them. I've not been able to find them.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 28 Jul 2004 05:19:14 +1000

I've just bought a set of Sony MDREX51LP. They are like little earplugs
with speakers in them.

not as good as earplugs as proper earplugs, but surprisingly close.
Excellent sound and don't have to have the MP3 player blasting at you to
hear what it is playing. Small enough to fit inside the helmet without
touching it and conducting sound and without being moved when you take
it off or put it on.

Expensive - $70 RRP, can get for a bit less online - but I think worth
it.

Zebee

 

Zebee Johnstone said....

Thanks. Just ordered a set from a site called minidisc.com.au. Hopefully
will be here by Friday. Now, gotta load up the Palm's SD card with
MP3s...

As for the 'earplug' component, how many times can they be used before
they become useless? Normal earplugs last one or two uses, if that.

 

:

I have a set of ER-6's, (I couls not justify the cost of the ER-4s) and
think they are very good. I don't wear them while riding so I can't comment
on their performance in that regard


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In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:13:09 +1000

If you are an earwaxy sort of ear, clean them with mild detergent
each night.

They seem to last fairly well otherwise. They are more like the
solid-core-with-flange plugs than the squish-and-insert type.

Zebee

 

That must be why they're supplied in such large boxes. But I use Leichts,
available from BOC (5 pair, blister pack, $4.95), and they dampen
effectively for at least a year. I (usually) wipe them clean after use, not
wash them, but they quickly get spotty brown and unappetising.

Gary (time for some more actually)

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I don't think you're supposed to eat them,Gary.

Pat

 

I have the same ones, I took the stalk off them to make them more comfortable
under my helmet, but under 100KMh I can hear my music when played at a
comfortable level set before starting the bike.

Don't lose the silicone rubber ear shells, they are around $10 each !

Mark.

 

Tee hee, flange.

Hammo

 

The Autocom system have little flat speakers about the size on an egg.
You mount them behind the lining of your helmet, You have to cut away a bit
of the hard foam to get them flush.

Or they do have velcro on the back that can just stick to the lining. But
they would press against your ears and probably hurt after a while.

The mic is very good, very directional. You can't hear any wind noise at
all.
This system allows you to plug in an MP3 player or any audio system.

 

Gary Woodman said....

Haven't seen that brand. We use Decidamp, EAR and some other brands. At
work I use them once. When out on the plant, put a new set in. back in
the control room, throw them out.

At home I use the same pair, maybe 2 or 3 times, before they lose their
expandability. Outside of work, I use them for when sleeping on
nightshift and on the bike.

Hopefully, these Sony things will be as effective. My AGV X-Vent is as
quiet as the exhaust of a Pratt & Whitney FT4 turbo-jet.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:41:28 +1000

They aren't as effective as the single use expandables, but they are
fairly close.

Zebee