radar detectors

[magnum]

hi all,curious to know how many of you use a radar and what brand/spec do you prefer.i run a bel cordless.

[Motoracer]

Oh no...

[duckman]

I bought a Uniden (cheap as chips) model, but after one trip around the south island the mount has broken.

I also need to find a way to setup a remote signal to my helmut. That project has been put on hold as it's just seems a bit too hard right now.

If anyone out there is a technical wizz with electrical stuff please please PM me and I'll pay ya with beer!!!

[k14]

I use a Bel 985, rated as top of the line along with Valentine 1 and Escort Passport 8500.

As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for, this is exactly the same case with radar detectors, the more you pay the better range and longer warning the radar will give you. If you have the money go for the Valentine 1 or Escort 8500 as they both have a plug for an external headphone. I wired one into mine with a little bit of a hassel, but it works fine now.

The main problem I have with it is mounting it somewhere that it doesn't cause massive vibrations, got someone working on a good mount at the moment for the CBR.

[Yarg]

I went for the Escort 8500. Works well.

[Wenier]

Check this out this is a system that will plug into the radars that use phone jack plugs for power and sends a signal to another part of the system thats in your helmet!

http://www.radardirect.co.nz/hard/hard.html

Compatiable with Valentine One (http://www.radardirect.co.nz/V1/v1.html), Escort models 8500 (http://www.radardirect.co.nz/escort/escort.html), 7500,
and 6800

hope that helps

They NZ company to in AK and ChCh

[Blackbird]

I have one fitted to the Blackbird. Pop round and have a look if you want to see one in the flesh and I'll show you how it's wired to my helmet too. When you say yours is cordless, do you mean that you have a speaker in your helmet without any wiring?

I'd like a jammer too, but Jennie has put her foot down! Incidentally, Bel make one of the few jammers that actually work, so you might be able to wire it to your detector!

Geoff

[magnum]

[QUOTE=Blackbird]I have one fitted to the Blackbird. Pop round and have a look if you want to see one in the flesh and I'll show you how it's wired to my helmet too. When you say yours is cordless, do you mean that you have a speaker in your helmet without any wiring?

hi geoff,the radar itself runs on battery and comes with an disconnectable ear peice which i have inside my helmet.i think its a bel946 model.its ok for $300 off ebay,not as good as an escort or v1 but has saved my arse a few times already.hope to see ya at taupo next weekend.

[Morepower]

I use a Bel980 , I tried a Uniden 5000 ? (I think )for a couple of weeks because my old Uniden LRD200 gave such good service and was effective against speed cameras , but hopeless agaist the new Ka band radar.
All I can say is dont waste your money on a Uniden radar detector , hopeless against speed cameras and barely adquate against the mobile Ka band units.You have to cough up the extra for a Bel/ Escort/ Valentine to be effective. even then its only a help.

My rules ( have worked to date)
Dont speed in town
Dont speed within 10kms of town
Slow down for any car that you are not sure of.
Keep the speed down on main highways.
If you see a patrol car ...brake hard its often enough to get you legal or save your licence.

Dave

[Lou Girardin]

Bels and Escorts now have the same internals and both are good. Valentine is best for several reasons but is bloody expensive. Phone 0800 radars for info, Graeme is very clued up on all these.
Even with a detector, remember 'first in the line, gets the fine'
Lou

[Blackbird]

Your experience with the Uniden mirrors mine. All the write-ups I've read say that each successive model lost its efficiency compared with the LRD 200 due to more frills and the need to hold manufacturing costs to a price. I bought an LRD 200 through Trademe.com for $100 about 2 years ago and it's got me out of more than a few scrapes. Particularly good against mufti camera vans.

I'd like to buy a Bel diffuser/jammer, but my wife has put her foot down on that one. She reckons that it would be an open license to speed!

Geoff

[sAsLEX]

just got a escort 8500x50 but the damn weather has meant I haven't been able to test it properly, seems to pick up the orange patrol cars Ka from bloody miles away in the cage though

[Wenier]

I'd like to buy a Bel diffuser/jammer

Check this site out for that to they sell the one that works in new Zealand


http://www.radardirect.co.nz/blinder/blinder.html

[Banditmad]

I run a Bel on my Bandit. I also fitted a speaker inside the helmet with a detachable plug. Works a treat and has defnitely saved me on a couple of occasions. Only hassle is when it's raining because it gets wet if you slow down.

[Coldkiwi]

For all possible truth, lies and statistics on this topic, read the following threads!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=93
or
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=1512

this reminds me.. I REALLY need to put in a claim with state about dropping mine on the road.
How soon after an accidient are you supposed to lodge a claim with the company?? (say for home contents)