I fell to temptation after reading the great writeups on the latest generation Sena SMH10 bluetooth headsets. See here:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...h10-part-2.htm
What attracted me to this unit was the ease of use and reliability of the functions offered and though I'm aware of both the other main contenders, being, Scala G4 and Interphone F4, these still suffer from teething problems, plus they are more expensive.
What does the Sena SMH10 offer? BT Intercom 900m range, bike to bike , rider to pillion BT, GPS, radar detector (with BT transmitter), mobile phone, MP3 stereo music.... Yep, bliss to all those technophiles!
I sent away to the States for a Dual set in which you get two of everything that's included in a single set, and specified a NZ/Aust power supply. The goods were received just on a week after the dispatch notice was emailed to me, and I must say that the quality of packaging was first class when it arrived. There were two instruction manuals - one in english and the other, somewhat thicker, contained a number of other European languages (instant door wedge!).
Needless to say it didn't take too much temptation for me to dive straight into the package and get stuck into fitting these beauties. My helmet is an Arai and my son' has a Shark and in both cases it took about 30 minutes to have them fully fitted and operational. Most of the time was figuring how to pull the lining of the helmet out. The Arai was easy-peasey and the ear speakers easily slipped into the cheek pad intents. The Shark was a little different as the cheek pad is fixed and you can't get beneath the lining. My son instead had to fit the speaker onto the outside of the lining and luckily the underside of the ear speaker has a prickly surface to stick much like velcro. Anyway, with the ear speakers fitted, the headset base unit easily clamped onto the bottom edge of the of the helmet left side. They provide an allen key to tighten this clamp and I can tell you it ain't gonna move! After clicking the BT unit into place, tidying up all the wiring and replacing all the inside padding, everything looked hunky dory. Now comes the exciting part paring all our toys!
First was the Blackberry mobile phone - paired straight away. Voice dial works, and music? Sounded fantastic in trueblue stereo and volume....! That's one of the best features of the Sena that they say volume is never an issue at ANY speed! Next came the iPod and that paired straight away. I didn't do the Zumo 550 just yet - I'll try that another day but we did pair the two Sena's together and indoor communication worked as expected. Can't wait till the weather clears a little for the ultimate test!
Anyone interested in the Sena SHM10 BT should also tune into Advrider's forum
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=562357
I can confirm that there is now a NZ distributor for Sena. Watch this space..!
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