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Bike to Bike Comms...
Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 17:26
by sonic
i use this set-up for bike to bike, as do most of mates. couple have got motorola but any personal radio does the trick...
just wondered if anyone makes use of this - its excellent for taking the piss, warnings, getting directions right or just having a chat on a ride!!!
if you are gonna get some check that it uses sub channels as well as the main channels - this gives more privacy and less chance of picking up some kids playing on their walkie-talkies...
as you can see from the photo its smaller than a number of mobiles - so not really an inconvience... cost me £60 for a pair including push to talk/ear piece/microphone boom for helmet.
split the cost with a mate so 30 qiud each - priceless...

Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 17:29
by CBR_LOVER
I use a rider to passanger one but it ain't
too advanced....May as well have 2 bean cans
and a bit of string!

Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 17:47
by Funky
You can pretend your in top gun too! ice man to maverick...
Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 17:53
by chris_1127
you cant pretend you deliberately judged it "to the wire" though if people can hear you screaming....
Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 19:10
by billinom8s
have got a couple of motorola t6222 handsets, should be able to shout at u with those
Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 19:14
by georgie_d
Funkalicious wrote:You can pretend your in top gun too! ice man to maverick...
ere funky mate mate fancy getting a couple of those go halfs

Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 19:21
by technobear
Don't some of these radios support vox so you don't need a push to talk?
The radios are readily available but where do you get the helmet-friendly mic and phones?
Posted: Apr 11th, '06, 19:31
by billinom8s
yeh they do vox, only trouble is the wind will open the channel then no one can talk, we tred when snowboarding this year, alot of the earbud systems have a small clip on mic that u push a small button to press, can be fiddly but it works
Posted: Apr 12th, '06, 09:49
by sonic
billinom8s wrote:yeh they do vox, only trouble is the wind will open the channel then no one can talk, we tred when snowboarding this year, alot of the earbud systems have a small clip on mic that u push a small button to press, can be fiddly but it works
yeah - voice activatied is a pain...
once you get up to speed the wind will set it off and no one can speak and all you can hear is the wind whistling...
got mine from maplins plymouth - or try the evil bay... just beware you dont have to spend £80 on the oxford ones...

Posted: Apr 12th, '06, 10:59
by technobear
sonic wrote:once you get up to speed the wind will set it off and no one can speak and all you can hear is the wind whistling...
Without wishing to incriminate anyone, are we talking legal speeds. I remember when I was learning, my instructor was always able to keep talking even when we were doing 70mph.
Yeah, yeah, I know, I'll get my coat...

Posted: Apr 12th, '06, 16:01
by billinom8s
theres nothing illegal about 70 mph.
then u put her into second......................