Radar detectors

[rok-the-boat]

I don't ride fast anymore - but what with country roads constantly changing between 80 and 100 it can be hard to keep track sometimes. Also, when overtaking ... As Confucius would say; "If you have one eye on the speedo, you only have one eye left with which to find the way."

[rok-the-boat]

Afterthought:

A speed camera should be considered a safety item:

"Beep beep!"

Inner thought: "Ah - I must be going too fast - - slow down!"

[pritch]

A speed camera should be considered a safety item:

"Beep beep!"

This may indicate a lack of understanding?

As has been mentioned previously camera cars have only weak radar, and it's pointing across the road, not along the road.
You will get very little warning of a camera car - but you will get a lot of false alarms on that band.

People told me, and I have no evidence to the contrary, but 130kph is about the max you can be doing and get down to a legal speed if an HP car radar sets off your alarm. OK, so if you were doing 145 you might get a ticket for 115. Better than walking.

[caspernz]

People told me, and I have no evidence to the contrary, but 130kph is about the max you can be doing and get down to a legal speed if an HP car radar sets off your alarm. OK, so if you were doing 145 you might get a ticket for 115. Better than walking.

It depends on the circumstances I would guess. I've had cases where the detector has picked up HP car from several kilometres away, it would appear he was running with his radar turned on. Other times all I've had is a short blip when the HP pilot obviously just checked my speed.

Can't say I use the detector much nowadays, even then I was only using it for making sure the overtakes could be undertaken without delay, if you know what I mean...

[Blackbird]

Can't say I use the detector much nowadays, even then I was only using it for making sure the overtakes could be undertaken without delay, if you know what I mean...

Ditto! My Escort x50 and screamer unit has been sitting in the shed for nearly 2 years now, ironically since I bought the faster bike .

[caspernz]

Ditto! My Escort x50 and screamer unit has been sitting in the shed for nearly 2 years now, ironically since I bought the faster bike .

Guess we're both almost grown up then...

[Blackbird]

Guess we're both almost grown up then...

That'll be the day..... (according to my wife)

[roogazza]

This may indicate a lack of understanding?

As has been mentioned previously camera cars have only weak radar, and it's pointing across the road, not along the road.
You will get very little warning of a camera car - but you will get a lot of false alarms on that band.

People told me, and I have no evidence to the contrary, but 130kph is about the max you can be doing and get down to a legal speed if an HP car radar sets off your alarm. OK, so if you were doing 145 you might get a ticket for 115. Better than walking.

Depends on how quick you are. You to the picks or them to the lock on button.

Its the slow overtaking that pisses me off,I like to get up it and back in smartly.

[Cosmik de Bris]

People told me, and I have no evidence to the contrary, but 130kph is about the max you can be doing and get down to a legal speed if an HP car radar sets off your alarm. OK, so if you were doing 145 you might get a ticket for 115. Better than walking.

That could be about right, I got a ticket and the cop said I was doing over 130 but only 121 when he got a lock. I didn't hit the brakes hard though, I naively thought he'd got me anyway but a couple of less kphs would have reduced the points considerably.

Cheers

[MD]

A friend of mine in America has upgraded his Radar Detector and will post me his old one. TPX 2.0 or something to that effect. Quick question - are they the same over there as they are over here - same frequencies - or am I wasting my time? Or can I just use it and go?

Also - saw a Uniden 450 in Harvey Normal for $250. Would it be worth it? They had some more expensive models too.

You are not wasting you money or time buying the TPX. I'm more than satisfied with the TPX and consider it as good as the V1 I once had. Better even because it's bike friendly, clicks into car or bike in a second. Never liked the in-helmet light system with the V1.

Don't look upon using a Detector as evading a revenue Creep, look upon it as a reminder of your speed creep. It's a safety device without the expensive paperwork. Only a few false alarms that I suspect- although you never know if they were real threats or fake news?

As said by others, it's when you pull out to overtake a slower vehicle that you have the confidence to get the manoeuvre done swiftly, reducing the danger of being on the wrong side of the centreline for unnecessarily too long. You can focus your attention fully on the road and surrounding vehicles (the imminent risks), not your speedo and distant shadows.

[caspernz]

You are not wasting you money or time buying the TPX. I'm more than satisfied with the TPX and consider it as good as the V1 I once had. Better even because it's bike friendly, clicks into car or bike in a second. Never liked the in-helmet light system with the V1.

Don't look upon using a Detector as evading a revenue Creep, look upon it as a reminder of your speed creep. It's a safety device without the expensive paperwork. Only a few false alarms that I suspect- although you never know if they were real threats or fake news?

As said by others, it's when you pull out to overtake a slower vehicle that you have the confidence to get the manoeuvre done swiftly, reducing the danger of being on the wrong side of the centreline for unnecessarily too long. You can focus your attention fully on the road and surrounding vehicles (the imminent risks), not your speedo and distant shadows.

A very mature outlook on KB, and one that I fully agree with. What is happening to this site?

But yep, I've got a TPX 2.0 and while it's a useful tool, I can see it being for sale in the near future as it hardly ever gets used nowadays.

[rok-the-boat]

A friend of mine in America has upgraded his Radar Detector and will post me his old one. TPX 2.0 or something to that effect.

My USA friend never sent it to me. Was kinda looking forward to it too. Anyone got one to sell?