Bel RX65pro [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

The_Dover

2nd October 2006, 19:03

Anybody else using one of these?

I picked one up on Saturday and hard wired it to the king of bikes.

It's saved me tickets already. I'm riding really slowly cos I don't trust thos fucken rubber suckers to hold it on and I don't really want to lose 500 notes worth of fine canadian electrickery down the motorway.

But, my question to other owners is - when you programme the fucker and switch K band off does it stay off? All my other settings are saved but I always seem to know when I'm passing an automatic door, and the bastard thing is quite deafening even at the lowest volume. Great when the pigs are about but not so flash when old ethel is coming out of pak'n'save.

98tls

2nd October 2006, 19:12

dover is that 500 kiwi or canadian.....?

The_Dover

2nd October 2006, 19:19

it was 475 kiwi including a hardwire.

sillywilly

2nd October 2006, 19:28

Black Bandit

2nd October 2006, 19:34

got bell x50 mounted on a bracket that mounts on the clip-on.good position not in the way,can get these from radar-direct in glendowie.went down to rotovegas for the weekend,nice change to ride without getting paranoid about plod all the time,still dosen't stop you getting soaked when it pisses down all the way home though

Psshh - obviously not going fast enough then. Word is once you get over 220 the rain simply blows off before it can soak into your gear:killingme

sillywilly

2nd October 2006, 19:53

you're prolly right and indeed i did try this solution,however i find the whole aquaplaneing thing a bit of an arse clencher

Crazy Steve

2nd October 2006, 19:56

Big cock....

Dose that help deflecked the radar guns...:banana:

Blackbird

2nd October 2006, 20:08

Doors and suchlike are X Band, so you want to disable that too and you won't be deafened any more. I'm pretty sure that K band was the old mobile microwave radar band used by the police many moons ago but think they are long out of service.

Finn

2nd October 2006, 20:10

Big cock....

Dose that help deflecked the radar guns...:banana:

Depends on which way its pointing.

Crazy Steve

2nd October 2006, 20:12

See attached photo...

boomer

2nd October 2006, 20:16

have you been on one of those rider training days Ben??? picked up the pace have ya??? :wari:

BNZ

3rd October 2006, 07:19

Quasievil

3rd October 2006, 07:42

I got a RX65, it has K band turned off, it doesnt pick up K band at all.
You sure you programmed it right?

The_Dover

3rd October 2006, 07:49

Yeah, I can switch it off and it will not pick up K band but if I go into the settings again then K band has defaulted to on??

I think it switches on again if I flick between city/highway and autoscan modes too.

All other settings remain saved, eg display type, fast power on, volume and all other band settings. Bizarre.

What firmware version have you got? Mine is 6.1

Swoop

3rd October 2006, 07:52

Anybody else using one of these?
Yup, exact same model.
Switch X & K off.
Mine stays off - even tells you when you switch it on!

BNZ

3rd October 2006, 08:02

Hey dover, what setup have you got to alert you? Do you have H.A.R.D kit or something? I want to setup my V1 for my bike but dont want to have to pay another $300 just to know when its going off.

The_Dover

3rd October 2006, 08:12

I've just got it slapped on my screen with a earpiece in my helmet, the earpiece is seriously loud at full crank and you instantly shit yourself and squeeze the brakes (I do anyway!).

I can't justify 300 bucks for a HARD on kit and from all of my research it would appear that an audio alert instigates a quicker reaction than a visual. Also the battery thing and having to switch shit off all the time would not work for me, I hate batteries and the fuckers would always be flat!!

Hey SWOOP, when you programme your detector what mode have you got it set on before you enter the setup??? Ie Highway, Autoscan or City?

Swoop

3rd October 2006, 08:44

Hey SWOOP, when you programme your detector what mode have you got it set on before you enter the setup??? Ie Highway, Autoscan or City?

It's a while since I did it. It is always on autoscan, never have to change it for "city". I presume it was on Autoscan when I switched the bands off...?

I went through the RTFM procedure to programe it.

Blackbird

3rd October 2006, 08:46

.I can't justify 300 bucks for a HARD on kit and from all of my research it would appear that an audio alert instigates a quicker reaction than a visual.

My earpiece works fine too except that I've accidentally unplugged myself without noticing on a couple of occasions which is not good. I'm remedying the problem this month as Mrs B is buying me a screamer (no jokes, I've heard them already:whistle: ) for my birthday. See www.motorcycleradar.com. I bought my detector mount from them and their service is great. A mate has the screamer and it's very effective, even when you're pressing on a bit.

The_Dover

3rd October 2006, 08:51

I read the manual and followed the destructions.

Swoop

3rd October 2006, 08:56

I read the manual and followed the destructions.
Good man:2thumbsup

It must have something to do with the fact it is going onto a gsxr and is simply scared shitless....

Quasievil

3rd October 2006, 11:02

Set it to Autoscan

Fatjim

3rd October 2006, 12:33

My "NZ" manual say leave it on Highway, turn off X, K and Ku band. ARe you programming it on the bike, or in the car using the cigar lighter (I don't smoke cigarettes). I found I couldn't program it without the smartarse cable.

You can turn the volume down so you don;t go deaf in one ear.

The_Dover

3rd October 2006, 12:37

I was doing it in the car last night when I went out to get some food for my stinky puppy.

It was just when I pulled in to Fraudtown the doors set off K band and I had disabled it the day before.

I have been using it on autoscan. Maybe I need a good run up 16 without my plate again to really test whether it's working or not.

Finn

3rd October 2006, 13:06

It was just when I pulled in to Fraudtown the doors set off K band and I had disabled it the day before.

I would have thought that this function was perfect for you, going off at Foodtown, Mobil, BP and the likes. Just think of it as "pie alert" yah tubby bastard.

Fatjim

3rd October 2006, 14:59

You talking to me or Dover, or both!

inlinefour

3rd October 2006, 15:28

I got another brand for the van and did not like the suction cups that was attached to the mounting bracket either. I went into spotlight and got some double sided dots and its well stuck to the dash. I don't know if you can do it on the gixxer, but its worth a though.

Scouse

3rd October 2006, 15:36

Iv'e got a Big cock....

Dose that help deflecked the radar guns...:banana:with a more than fair coating of Nob Cheese

Lou Girardin

3rd October 2006, 17:32

You've got it stuck to the screen with suckers?
Have you saved up for another one yet? You'll need to.

Finn

3rd October 2006, 17:49

You've got it stuck to the screen with suckers?
Have you saved up for another one yet? You'll need to.

It's okay Lou, Dover's an engineer. Just not a very good one.

The_Dover

3rd October 2006, 18:02

I found the problem ladies.

It's got some SWS feature which tells you when the pigs have made a pit stop for donuts or when they're in a hurry cos one of them needs a pee.

This piggie backs on the K band stuff.

I switched that off.

Swoop

3rd October 2006, 20:28

It's got some SWS feature which tells you when the pigs have made a pit stop for donuts or when they're in a hurry cos one of them needs a pee.

Yeah, they don't use SWS system here...
apart from the Swine Watering System. Lets them know when the coffee is ready at Dunkin' Donuts...