Well, these radar detectors do indeed slow one down

[boomer]

Something else to consider,

There is no way in hell you will be able to talk your way out of a ticket if the cop sees that you have a detector mounted on the bike.

With the advent of the catch and release (standby) method by police .. radar detectors became pretty much useless.

I took my detector off and replaced it with a video camera... LOL

one weekend we got let off twice and both rozza's saw teh detector one actually commented on how slow it was to react

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Something else to consider,

There is no way in hell you will be able to talk your way out of a ticket if the cop sees that you have a detector mounted on the bike.

LOL

Even being nice and quiet I couldn't get off the tickets. We had a batch of pommy pricks in the traffic cars here in Hawkes Bay 2 years ago and they just wouldn't use discretion. So F$%K em my detector is out in the open and it can stay that way.

[sAsLEX]

LOL true but speeding is a no no too. Installed discreetly should save any major prob's.
Just have to find out which is the better model to buy now

Most of the commercial model "jammers" don't jam radar, you could make one though.....

The Blinder works well on laser but that aint used that often in this country.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Welcome to the dark side Ixion.
To those interested in buying a detector go to www.cartertonryan.co.nz or check out his store on Trademe. .

This is were I got mine. $520 got me the hard wire for the bike car kit including 2 screen mounts and case. Top man to trade with. I don't think the H.A.R.D kit is as good as ear plugs. I find my reaction are better with the audio. The only problem with the X50 is the out plug for the head set is mono. I got a mono to stereo plug so I had it in both ears.

[The_Dover]

Bel RX65 and Escort 8500 are all but the same thing. The Bel is cheaper.

Both outperform the V1 in Ka band detection which is what the NZ pigs use.

I paid 450 for my Bel and it has repaid me many times over.

However, some people are just too fuckin dumb to avoid tickets and a phonecall from the police giving them ten minutes notice probably wouldn't help them avoid one.

[Fatjim]

On a bike they greatly reduce the chances of getting done by a snake on the move. An oncoming copper would have to be quite far off to have the time to slow down, get your plate, turn around and chase a bike doing 140k+. Obviously if there's another just up the road then you might be toast, but in the wops it's rare. ***Tip, if your radar displays the frequency, turn this feature on so you can tell that there's more than one around. BTW when there's more than one around, it's commonly referred to as a bed, pit or nest.

Anyway, coppers in my experience around the kapiti/horowhenua area tend to be REAL close when they they ping you using the "catch and release" method.

Question for the snakes on here: I've noticed that when I get pinged close up I get a real low power reading, is this because of the way the radar works, or is this because he's in standby, I've heard the radar ground pulses to get an accurate reading of the cop cars speed.

Also on a bike, other traffic is rally useful, I tend to ride faster when there's traffic, as I'm more confident that I'll get an early reading and have time not to be noticed. Radar is also a lot harder (not impossible) to get a pinpoint on me with when there's other cars around. Mind you, there's nothing to stop the cop making an assumption, and presenting it as fact.

When there is no traffic, thats when I keep below 120kph.

There are a still a lot of coppers out there who leave their radars on longer than they need to, knowing a coppers up ahead tends to stop you doing what they may consider a dodgy maneuver.

[MacD]

Odd society when you think about it.

The Govt allows us to by bikes that can break the speed limit and gets GST.
But if you break the speed limit you are breaking the Law.

It is legal to buy a radar detector and the Govt gets GST.
So we can avoid the Law.

You can buy a packet of cigarettes
Which has a Govt Health Warning.

Get my drift?

Not really. It's just the political application of the concept of free will which you should be familiar with.

[TygerTung]

Maybe if you get pulled over put ya helmet over it so the coppas can't see it?

[eviltwin]

if you got pulled over for speeding, does a cop have the right to look at or confiscate your video camera?
There could be incriminating evidence of speeding especially if your speedo is in view.

[bugjuice]

Don't let Mr Plod catch you with one of those!! .. they are a massive no no and you are likely to have the book chucked at you.

apparently, it's legal to own, illegal to operate. Go figure..

if you got pulled over for speeding, does a cop have the right to look at or confiscate your video camera?
There could be incriminating evidence of speeding especially if your speedo is in view.

only if they have reason to suspect, otherwise it's none of their business what is on it or what you're doing with it.

been meaning to get a radar for a while now, just trying to save!

[nodrog:Me]

apparently, it's legal to own, illegal to operate. Go figure..

lol... just like a bong!

[geoffm]

Better than American Express - don't leave home without it.> I have had a Valentine for years, and it has paid for itself well and truely. It is not a magic bullet, and speed cameras can be hard to detect if there is nothting for the angled signal to bounce off.
I found the HARD display very unreliable (on no. 3) and expensive. I now use an earphone, which is much cheaper and troublefree. I use the earphone that fits over your ears from Dick Smiths. $20 and doesn't fall out of your ears and is not uncomfortable.
I would buy an Escort X50 if I had to replace the V1, as it has a built in earphone jack.

Can anyone confirm that the Kustom Hawk radars have been replaced, so all the cop radars are now Ka band? If so, I will turn K band off and will have no false alarms.
Geoff

[Ixion]

I am still brooding on the earphone thing. I am using the standard earphone that came with the RX65, and I have just tucked the earpiece into the lining of the helmet. That works well, as far as it goes, but is awkward with the cable "tethering" me to the bike. The cable gets whipped around a fair bit by the wind (I could use a longer cable and run it inside my jacket, but that increases the hassle and tether factor). And I suspect I will end up ripping the cable out, I almost did so yesterday when I dropped a glove - went to bend down to pick it up, realised just in time.

There is a massive need for some effective way to carry communications into helmets. I have the same problem with cellphones. I don't want to use the phone whilst riding, much too hard and risky, but I DO want to know when it rings. GPS devices would have the same issue.

At the moment the mounting is in plain sight. I would like to hide it , but the problem is that (a) you really want to be able to see the screen ; and (b) the cable into the helmet would be pretty much a give away anyway. And it needs to be high up and not behind metal . And horizontal and forward facing. Options are limited

I may revisit the mounting.

[scumdog]

Car coming towards me last night, locked on at 122kph. and getting faster for a second or so after locked speed on.

Roadside discussion "Why didn't my radar detector pick you up when you were coming towards me before you locked my speed"

Obviously never heard of instant-on.

I'll save my money for important things like skull masks rather than waste it on fripperies like radar detectors.

But that's down here, maybe up in the busy part of NZ they're worth it.

[slopster]

I'm convinced that my V1 isn't working properely. I get maybe 100 metres warning for mobile cameras (you've got to be a retard to not see them anyway) and generally not much warning for patrol cars. They might be using instant on but I should have picked them pinging the cars well ahead. Even when they are left on I don't get much warning. I have had some exceptionally long warnings on occasion though - 8km once. Incidentally I have set it to only run on Ka and laser but I believe that thats all thats used in NZ. It has never false alarmed except for laser alerts outside the neon lights at burger king. I don't really trust it but wouldn't want to be without it either.