What radar do you use?

[Dave-]

cant you hide it?

[sAsLEX]

cant you hide it?

Not RF emissions very easily.

[Swoop]

If they are banned you wont be able to give them away.

Why would you want to? If you have a late model Bel detector, they cannot be picked up (according to independant tests - another thread on detectors has the reference link). With the amount of vehicles sporting Navman style electronic navigation units, actually identifying a vehicle that has a detector will become almost impossible for the plod.
On a bike... there are "ways".

[Racey Rider]

So the average one you buy has a cigarette lighter fitting. Do you just cut it off and hard wire it into the bike or what?

And the models to look out for are:?
Escort
Bel
Valentine

and any model from these makes are good?

[Mikkel]

Le belle BEL!

And yes, the STI is apparently a stealth model so if you hide it out of sight and use a bluetooth communication device the plod should not be able to find it without a very thorough inspection.
...if they were to become illegal.

[Swoop]

So the average one you buy has a cigarette lighter fitting. Do you just cut it off and hard wire it into the bike or what?

And the models to look out for are:?
Escort
Bel
Valentine

and any model from these makes are good?

You can get a hardwire from seller: CartertonRyan on Tardme, or email him direct at info@discountbay.co.nz
He has these ready to go so that you can wire it straight into your bike and save the ciggy lighter for when it is mounted in the car.
Go for the Bel.

The Valentine is now lagging behind the STi, but has the "benefit" of telling you the direction of the signal.

[sAsLEX]

the plod should not be able to find it without a very thorough inspection.

Or a Spectrum analyser ..............

[alanzs]

I have a valntine on my Bandit tucked up in the fairing. That and a "screamer" has saved me from (m)any ticktes. I always use it!

[Mikkel]

Or a Spectrum analyser ..............

How would they identify a non-emitting/passive device with a spectrum analyser?

[trainingwheels]

Dude Valentine One, has directional pointers they show you where the radar or laser is coming from, high range to i have picked up the local plod from as far as 2kms, not s@!t.. they are good even around town you can turn off the auto doors, the only time i ever got a speeding ticket since owning this uint.... was when i forgot to turn it on... (No auto on for idiots function)

[PrincessBandit]

Can the cops tell you have jammed their signal.

Lando Calrisian captaining the Millenium Falcon "how can they be jamming us if they don't know we're coming?"
yeah, i know it's not quite right way round for what you're saying but it's the first thing that came to my mind when i read this post. :slap:

[Biggles2000]

If they make them illegel I will hide my "new" one in the screen bag and wear a blue tooth ear piece. My current Bell unit picked up a cop parked in Cheviot with his radar on from the very southern end of the Cheviot straight 12 km away.