radar detector

[andy1]

what!
noway i saw no 4x4 coming the other way!
so if there was a 4x4 why didnt i hit it? coldkiwi.
it was just some crazy passing!
BUT it fucks me off when i get some dude on a big bike 1000cc etc
and he is holding me up! they go slow in the corner and hammer the power on when they exit the corner! (wkid was saying something about this.)
so the only way to pass them is to go around him in a corner!

ciao ciao

[Marmoot]

Make sense. But I thought this thread is about radar detectors?


C'mon guys.

[wkid_one]

I just got an Escort Passport 8500 landed from the US - $632 to my door.  Already wired for the bike and well better than the Unidens (it is made by Bel) for range and sensitivity from www.best-radar-detectors.net

Good price. 

I also am getting a stem stand made (saw www.radardirect.co.nz for a plan) for $25 (Luckily my partners dad runs an engineering firm).  Mounts the detector out of the gauges and away from the turning bits and also fits camaras and cellphones also - and should be universal enough to fit any bike I own.

[wkid_one]

PS Andy1 - I hope I wasn't holding you up when we went to Kawhia.....apparently my riding sucks - so I may well have been holding you up - sorry if I was - I now know, thanks to the enlightenment of others, that I am not a good rider....in future I will make sure I stay to the back on the group..

[Duke of Rogan]

Originally posted by wkid_one
I now know, thanks to the enlightenment of others, that I am not a good rider....in future I will make sure I stay to the back on the group..

LOL

why do you need a radar detector then? won't you fall off when going over the speed limit?

[wkid_one]

I got it for my car.....I still think I am a good car driver - I just suck at riding apparently.  Plus - I like the noises it makes!

[Duke of Rogan]

ROTFL!! (is that how its spelled?)

PS. I'm just trying to get my post count up.

PPS. not really, I do want a radar detector, but cant afford one yet. first need a new battery so I can atleast start my bike and some gear so I dont get wet or hurt and look cooler

[wkid_one]

Post count???  (LOL - pleads ignorance!! Yet gets another one in)

PLus for the bike - the radar detector can indicate when a cop is approaching so I can make sure I speed up to the minimum motorway speed of 40kph - given I am soooo bad a rider (apparently) - I travel everywhere at 30kph - that way I don't have to lean (which apparently neither I nor my bike can do) or react quickly

[SPman]

Originally posted by wkid_one
I now know, thanks to the enlightenment of others, that I am not a good rider....in future I will make sure I stay to the back on the group..

Theres gonna be a shit load of us fighting for last spot!

[andy1]

hey wkid.
thanks for the info on radar detectors.
i loved that blast to kawhia! one of my fav and marmoots.
i can bet you now that the speed we were going is a lot faster than most of these guys on this site can go!! who was saying that you sucked at riding? cause they dont know shit!



ps. i saw you getting that knee down!

[Marmoot]

Tell me when somebody can get his/her knee down on Harbour Bridge

[wkid_one]

LOL PMPL - ta Andy.......

hmmm - knee down on the harbour bridge - kinda like asking someone to get their knee down on the Himatangi Straights.

PS - www.best-radar-detectors.net are fantastic for the Escort - as it is a US product you avoid so much additional cost.  It is $299 US - much better than $1150NZ here especially with the dollar being so strong at the moment.  Now- I must ring them for my endorsement cheque.

[Yarg]

I have read that the escort/ passport 8500 detector is ideal for bikes.A friend has one on his BMW & works fine.

[wkid_one]

yeah with Radar Detectors - it is generally a matter that the more money you pay for one - the more warning you are going to get.  The Unidens in NZ, whilst being the cheapest, have one major issue...

'It's biggest weakness as we see it is that the specified sensitivity of -100db
on the Ka SWB does not give the range we expect in 2003 models. We find that
detection of the mobile speed cameras to be pretty minimal; generally around
30 to 50 meters'

Not too bad in NZ for bikes as most mobile camera's only take front pictures not rear - unless you plan on using it in your car as well.

Wicked source of reveiws of radars if you are looking is www.radardirect.co.nz .  But my advice is buy offshore.

The Escort is considered the best bike radar detector coz it is already pre-wired for audio out - so ideal for helmets.  However, most detectors can have this installed for $50-100 from many electronics repairers etc around the country.

[wkid_one]

Details for those interested.....(ie Cold Kiwi)

Site     www.best-radar-detectors.net     NeteLectronics - based in Washington

Detector    Escort Passport 8500 (second behind Valentine)

Price          $299US  + $25US postage

NZ            $604 +$70 GST on landing

Delivery     Via UPS - took 3 days