Anyone use a screamer on their radar detector?

**Blackbird** · 19th July 2005, 20:07

I'm in the process of upgrading my detector to an Escort 8500 from Ryan at Discountbay (plug for Ryan: discountbay@ihug.co.nz - thanks Lou). On my existing detector, I have an earpiece in my helmet connected by wire through a connector between the tank and seat. This works really well but the downside is that I've broken a wire on more than one occasion through mainly getting off the bike and forgetting to unplug!

I'm not all that enthusiastic about using a visual cue like H.A.R.D as an audio prompt should give a better reaction time. I've seen the piezo "screamer" advertised on American radar detector sites which should give me the best of both worlds. Has anyone had direct experience of these devices and do they work in a high wind noise environment (let's use a hypothetical case of a 200km/hr + wind noise

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Cheers

Geoff

**Pixie** · 19th July 2005, 20:23

I make and use an interface with a tiny piezo buzzer for Valentine1's.This is fitted in the helmet
with a sound moderation mod.
I don't think any thing that is fitted outside of the helmet is going to work,I've tried it and couldn't find anything loud enough.
However I can help with a cable design that won't break if you forget to disconnect.The type of cable and connectors I use will disconnect if pulled on,but won't be damaged and will be reliable.

**Hitcher** · 19th July 2005, 20:29

The last screamer I had the "pleasure" of encountering was my flatmate's girlfriend when I was a university student, just prior to the jurassic period. A veritable aural symphony. Young Di's feverish cries of passion building to her inevitable but never soon enough climax, accompanied by the noise of a wirewove bed base that had piles of bricks for legs and a loose headboard that pounded relentlessly against the wall, all-the-while accompanied by Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Strangely, I found I couldn't stop thinking about tomorrow...

**scumdog** · 19th July 2005, 20:30

Whats a radar detector?? And C.B. is a screamer in bed at times, does that count??

**Biff** · 19th July 2005, 20:37

Originally Posted by Hitcher

The last screamer I had the "pleasure" of encountering was my flatmate's girlfriend when I was a university student, just prior to the jurassic period. A veritable aural symphony. Young Di's feverish cries of passion building to her inevitable but never soon enough climax, accompanied by the noise of a wirewove bed base that had piles of bricks for legs and a loose headboard that pounded relentlessly against the wall, all-the-while accompanied by Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Strangely, I found I couldn't stop thinking about tomorrow...

And she was strapped to your bike, how?

**SPman** · 19th July 2005, 20:47

Details, details.......

**Hitcher** · 19th July 2005, 20:48

Originally Posted by Biff

And she was strapped to your bike, how?

Actually, her boyfriend Mike had a motorbike. Some sort of mid-70s Suzuki 750. He was an arsehole, so I didn't take that much interest in it.

**SPman** · 19th July 2005, 20:50

PS mr Biff - I've just had the misfortune to study your avatar...

dis-gust-ing!

**Blackbird** · 19th July 2005, 22:20

Thanks Pixie - the only non-deranged one here. Will get back if I don't get a sensible reply here (and that's looking somewhat remote I must admit)

Mr Hitcher, you clearly didn't get a classic education in an English private school as your normal good use of grammar suggested. I trust you wore boxing gloves that evening and could find a willing partner the next day by the name of Baaaa bara.

I bid you good evening.

**scumdog** · 19th July 2005, 22:47

Originally Posted by Biff

And she was strapped to your bike, how?

Whew! I thought you were talking about C.B & me!!!!

You haven't been watching have you??

**Biff** · 19th July 2005, 23:01

Originally Posted by scumdog

Whew! I thought you were talking about C.B & me!!!!

You haven't been watching have you??

Who needs to watch - you can hear her cries from up here!
You really should switch off your work radio, and stop leaving it on the bed side table transmitting. And what is it with you asking her to call you "Mr Snugglepup"?

**scumdog** · 20th July 2005, 02:17

Originally Posted by Biff

Who needs to watch - you can hear her cries from up here!
You really should switch off your work radio, and stop leaving it on the bed side table transmitting. And what is it with you asking her to call you "Mr Snugglepup"?

Hah!! You got it wrong!! It's "Long-Schlong" you putz!!

And it ain't the fun you think - YOU try and look un-embarrassed when you ask for a motel room that is "at the other end, we need a bit of privacy, my wife is a bit of a screamer"
Nobody in: Blenhiem, Kiakoura, Rangiora, Amberley, Kaiapoi or any other similar places will let us stay a second time ( although that place that we met Dangerous at in Ch-ch was not so fussy) but when we 'come' to stay with you ya better have the ear-plugs in!!

LB · 20th July 2005, 06:52

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Blackbird, I'm not going to lower the tone by responding to Mr Hitcher's posting (eloquent though it is!!)

I currently have a laser light thingy but there's about a second's delay between the sound on the detector and the light coming on, plus I don't react as quickly to the light as I do to sound.

I found the earpiece uncomfortable (I tried several diff sorts) which is why I went to the laser light thingy.

I would be very interested to see what you and Pixie come up with.

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**Blackbird** · 20th July 2005, 07:39

Hi Lynda

Glad that there are some sane people in State service

Us taxpayers want to make sure that we're getting value for money. The jury is out on the answer.

I don't have the earpiece actually touching my ear. I have a small, flat speaker from Dick Smith attached with velcro to the inside of the helmet and it's just behind the ear - works well. I'll do some more research on screamers (of the electronic kind) first and then decide if I still want to use a wire. You can see the screamer advertised here: http://www.motorcycleradar.com/produ...dar%20Screamer

It's supposed to have a 108 dBA volume, so should be ok.

Geoff

**Lou Girardin** · 20th July 2005, 08:18

Originally Posted by Biff

Who needs to watch - you can hear her cries from up here!
You really should switch off your work radio, and stop leaving it on the bed side table transmitting. And what is it with you asking her to call you "Mr Snugglepup"?

And there I was thinking that it was a Takahe. They say their call carries.