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Intercom recommendations.
« on: May 02, 2016, 07:52:58 pm »
I'm looking for a bike to bike intercom system to keep in touch with my mate on days out etc. as he has a habit of taking off in the wrong direction  >:(  so to avoid using my mobile to find out where the hell he is at I've decided we need the ability to talk enroute. Not looking at high end gear so sub £100 would be good if anyone has any suggestions, there are sub £60 sets on eBay and stuff over £200 so what should I get?

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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 08:16:56 pm »
I have an older Sena (SMH10) which works very well, but I suspect that it will probably exceed your 100 budget.
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2016, 08:41:17 pm »
You will struggle on that budget to get anything other than an older Autocom and some radios (Midland) and that will probably mean two of you stumping up and nearly doubling the  budget.
Trouble is if you go Blue tooth route you will need to get the wedge out to ensure you have a fighting chance of speaking to each other out of line of sight and a few hundred metres away.

I bought a Great Carda Scala Q3 Twin Set for £200.00 all in but only use it for Rider to Pillion, it is supposed to do bike to bike. But what clinches the deal for me is purpose built earplugs and speaker in same, they would then blow your  budget out of the water.
I would be inclined to go the Autocom route and radio as they are supposed to be good over decent distances.
« Last Edit: May 02, 2016, 08:42:49 pm by JackSnipe »
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2016, 08:48:42 pm »
Might find some old intercom4 at around 200 even less, a good decent system that serves you, your phone, music, gps, and the rider next to you, a third person with a similar intercom system would be able only to hear you. The new 5 edition does all the previus system does but this time up to six riders can communicate. The system is good for eye to eye (line of sight) up to 3 kms a huge distance for such a system. 5 costs around 300.
Midland and any walkie talkie system would involve a lot of cables and many efforts to tune among them each time. They do offer comes at longer distances again line of sight comms being vhf system.
In market currently best is the sena system but could go with all its gadjets to 500.
« Last Edit: May 03, 2016, 08:33:31 am by Costas »
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2016, 09:47:35 pm »
I've been casually looking for a headset but just for satnav.  I end up at 150-200 per set for something with range.  Interphone and Sena seemed decent.
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2016, 10:41:02 pm »
I also have Sena SMH10 which works surisingly well, bike to bike for up to 3 friends plus me.

Paid approx £130 about 3 years ago so if you go the second hand route I would have assumed it will now be less than £100.

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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2016, 11:11:25 pm »
I've been casually looking for a headset but just for satnav.  I end up at 150-200 per set for something with range.  Interphone and Sena seemed decent.

Isn't there a headphone socket on your sat-nav so you can just plug moulded earplugs (or just plain old stero headphones) into?

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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2016, 07:30:33 am »
Probably is but I'm sure I'm so... whatever the word is, I'm asleep still... I'd be too scared of snagging the cable and damaging them.

However my solutions has been to use some 10 quid Bluetooth receiver.  Took it away with me last week and it lasted over 10 hours of satnav directions.
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2016, 09:13:32 am »
For bike to bike, my mate and I purchased a couple of radios and helmet headsets with push to talk buttons mounted on the handlebars. Not great at speed but just the job when going through towns or if you lose sight of each other. The cable connections are 5 pin DIN and do not cope well with reconnection by gloved hands as my friend discovered. It was after that enforced silence half way through our tour of Ireland that we realised just how useful the setup had been.
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2016, 10:49:44 am »
Probably is but I'm sure I'm so... whatever the word is, I'm asleep still... I'd be too scared of snagging the cable and damaging them.

However my solutions has been to use some 10 quid Bluetooth receiver.  Took it away with me last week and it lasted over 10 hours of satnav directions.

So, what are you using to get the noise into you ears?

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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2016, 03:21:51 pm »
Probably is but I'm sure I'm so... whatever the word is, I'm asleep still... I'd be too scared of snagging the cable and damaging them.

However my solutions has been to use some 10 quid Bluetooth receiver.  Took it away with me last week and it lasted over 10 hours of satnav directions.

So, what are you using to get the noise into you ears?

Haha the moulded earplugs!  But the receiver is in my jacket pocket and not attached to bike :)
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2016, 05:28:29 pm »
Ok thanks, looks like upping the budget then, whilst taking lessons and test in the 90's we used decent radio systems to hear the instructor so I'd presumed with 20+ yrs technology having passed they would be a bit cheaper.... ::)

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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2016, 03:25:22 pm »
I have an Interfone F5 (I think that's the spelling). Its an old one - much updated since I got in early 2014. There was a 5+ as I recall, I opted for the cheaper F5 because I didn't need the additional features.

The usual caveat - speaker positioning is everything. If its by your ear - great. If not - poor
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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2016, 06:03:30 pm »
Right, I've decided to push the boat out and get one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-800M-Interphone-BT-Bluetooth-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Helmet-Intercom-FM-Headset-/290939889759?hash=item43bd5e685f:g:6m8AAOSwAYtWQrV0

It works out at £28 each  :) so even if it only lasts a year I can replace it with another one without breaking the bank.

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Re: Intercom recommendations.
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2016, 09:19:47 am »
I bought the Interphone FM3C a couple of years ago. Think it was £190. Dealer fitted perfectly and set up so no issue from get go. Brilliant for sat-nav / phone / music etc. Connect bluetooth to everything and mute function which is great when wife on the back, ha ha.
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