most people refer to the valentine in its ability to see backwards through the rear glass of a car, got to see through you on a bike so I doubt they would be that effectiveOriginally Posted by bugjuice
most people refer to the valentine in its ability to see backwards through the rear glass of a car, got to see through you on a bike so I doubt they would be that effectiveOriginally Posted by bugjuice
As long as you are not made of metal I would imagine rear detection would still be passable.Originally Posted by sAsLEX
However on a Bike the audio alert is most important and i would not want to be looking down to try and figure out what little arrow is flashing for too long.
Basicaly if you get an alert just slow down until you are sure there is no longer any threat.
Dave
When I get a warning on the V1, the first thing I do is back off or brake and check the direction of the warning. If it's behind, it's much less threat than in front. If you have a contact that continues for some time it could be a leaking detector in a car behind you. So with most detectors you sit there uncertain as to whether it's a cop or not.Originally Posted by bugjuice
The rear sensor works fine, even when I have my aluminised fabric thermal liner on.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
My Bel980 (a good detector) would false due to other detectors (particularly Unidens) which was always an anoying problem , the new Escort X50 is thankfully very quiet and does not react as far as I can tell to other detectors. It also gives a couple of precious seconds earlier warning than the Bel which in its day I found slightly better than the Valentine of the same era.Originally Posted by Lou Girardin
If the X50 goes off you can pretty much bet on a speed camera or patrol car being around.
Finally, I've done it!
The setup is quite nice as well (if you don't mind me congratulating myself).
I started by getting a cut-off phone cable (with the jack) compatible to my Escort, and soldering the middle 2 wires to a sizeable (read: thicker) cables with red and black colour, wrapping them with heat-shrink cable wraps too.
Then I undo the middle lower cover (the one underneath the nose) by simply undoing 6 black clips (the one that you push the center to undo). Once the black cover is undone, it is a matter or routing the newly-made cable from the front-left side of the tank, underneath (and behind the clip) the left black cover, through some wire looms inside the side fairing and to the nose cone. I had to route them this way to avoid them getting close to the steering damper (and risking them tangling).
Then I picked up two aligator-crimps (Quick TAB joiners) I got from Dicksmith ($6 for a pack of 10. I still have 8) and splice the two cables to the low-beam headlight right behind the plug (black for Ground, white for +12).
After reinstalling the plug to the headlight and redoing the black lower cover, the install is all done.
The end-product is only a 20cm cable poking out in front of the fuel tank. And, when not in use, the cable can be fed into underneath the front-right part of fuel tank so it would not flap around.
Now I'm off to get some decent mounting. I think I'll just take another one of the black steering stem mount from radardirect like I had on the SP1 (It disappeared in the crash )
It only took me 1 hour for the whole lot.
Saturday next week is going to be more enjoyable
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Got access to a lathe / mill or a mate who has? Better than shelling 2 hundy.
Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow arent just the 4 cycles of an engine
I'm a lazy sucker who likes easiness.......Internet shopping is just too damn easy these daysOriginally Posted by nadroj
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All I did on my Z1000 was cut a piece of flat steel, countersink 4 holes to match those on top of front brake resevoir, undo 4 screws, screw plate onto top of said resevoir, stick on some velcro....Bobs ya uncle... works a treat.
As far as rear detection...my X50 picks up signals from behind equally as well as those ahead...never been a problem.
Ooooh....trusting several hundred bucks of detector to velcro.Originally Posted by Krusti
I've laughed at the consequences
Never had a problem. Put a hair tie around it if I worry. But in 18 months hasn't moved once!Originally Posted by Pixie
Any way cost me about $5 instead of $200 plus.
Mine was physically hard to pull of the velcro I put it on with, and its out of the wind blast so...Originally Posted by Pixie
Mine has happily sat in the wind blast at 230, controlled private road of course, never looked like moving. Rain, well that's another matter!
My stand used Velcro as well, and it lasted for 1 year without any trouble except in crash (which the detector then got catapulted into a soft grass area, and thus fared quite well).
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