radar detector

[andy1]

hi all, i was wondering if many riders use a radar?
and if so what brand? what are the good radar's for motorcycle's.
valentine1 i heard to be the best. but i dont know much about the rest of the radars on the market.
can anyone help me out. thanx
ciao ciao

[Kwaka-Kid]

somthing tells me you wont be needing one if its just for the CBR250 your talking about

haha!  sorry mat eno good info except taking the piss from me

[Redstar]

but I never break the speed limit so why would I need one?

[Blackbird]

Yep, it has saved me a fortune.  Here's an installation article I wrote for my particular bike if it's of any help to you.

 

[Marmoot]

For the radar, the best (I heard) is Stalker. That's what the cops use nowadays

As for radar detector.....I don't know

[Dave]

I had a bell 850 until some cock broke my car window and stole it,But i had that on the bike as well.Really good, not too many false alarms and came with an ear socket.

[Duke of Rogan]

Originally posted by Redstar
but I never break the speed limit so why would I need one?

best you change your signature then Redstar ;-)

do any of these detectors pick up radars/lasers behind you?

I often get paranoid about coppers when going past on-ramps on the motorway, or opening it up on the open road in traffic.

[Dave]

My bell radar picked up behind you,but only had about 1/4 of the power-something about nuking you gonads.

[Coldkiwi]

Originally posted by Duke of Rogan


I often get paranoid about coppers when going past on-ramps on the motorway, or opening it up on the open road in traffic.

That's why its good to look behind you! I'm dismayed at the number of riders that scoot up the side of traffic on on ramps (my wellington arterial going north in particualar) that don't stop to see if they're about to provide ticket fodder for waiting cops (probably a cop there 1 in every 5 trips)!!

As for not needing a detector on a 250, don't be so thick man! firstly, I can do 190kmhr on the zxr250 and easily get up to licence loosing territory on the open road. Secondly, Andy1 is pretty damn quick on his 250 (when its the right way up at least :P ) and clearly has no respect for speed limits (like so many of us!), so a detector makes a lot of sense.

I think you're mistaking displacement for outright speed when it more often than not relies on rider attitudes. Andy1 for instance is quite nuts and has no regard for his own life as evidenced by our ride back from hikuai to Kopu last month!

[andy1]

go on coldkiwi, im not that crazy!

thanks for the info!
im buying a supermotard very soon, so not too sure if i can put it on.
thinking about buying the small l.e.d that fits inside your helment but where do you get them from? anyone know.
thanks
ciao ciao

[Duke of Rogan]

Originally posted by Dave
My bell radar picked up behind you,but only had about 1/4 of the power-something about nuking you gonads.

good point, but I'm sure I've heard of one that has a remote sensor that you mount at the vehicles rear, and the display or voice tells you if the radar/laser is in front or behind you.

[Marmoot]

Anyone that doesn't speed on Motorway seems sensible to me, Coldkiwi

But, ah, Open Road....now that is a totally different matter

[Coldkiwi]

Originally posted by andy1
go on coldkiwi, im not that crazy!

like the boys say... 'YEAH RIGHT!'

ask marmoots friend on the GSXR 1000 who you overtook in the other lane going into the sharp left hander with the 4x4 coming the other way!!

Certainly BOLD... but I dunno if you'll get to OLD that way!

[Marmoot]

I thought that staring at the bike in front of you is dangerous?
As for me, I just try not to notice them at all

[Coldkiwi]

I wasn't so much staring (ok, maybe I my eyes were popping out of my head) as I was frantically scanning the corner to see when the 4x4 was going to show its ugly face around the corner in the lane that Andy was in!

I thought I was about to watch a close up Nhuahn replay with a very different outcome!