Radar detector

**kiwifruit** · 7th February 2010, 14:17

100kmh is plenty fast enough.

**Jantar** · 7th February 2010, 14:33

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

100kmh is plenty fast enough.

In that case why is my bike fitted with top gear that is only usable at 100 kmh and over?

**kiwifruit** · 7th February 2010, 14:35

Originally Posted by Jantar

In that case why is my bike fitted with top gear that is only usable at 100 kmh and over?

Trackdays and for use on closed / private roads etc.

**dangerous** · 7th February 2010, 14:47

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Get a second-hand one off trademe, but stick to a quality brand as mentioned above.

Steve

Just put my Escort Passport on trademe, done me well paid $1200, I still use a Escort with the H.A.R.D wirless LCD light wouldnt be with out a decent detector and in the range for NZ there is only Escort, Bell STI and V1 (the only units that can be used with the HARD.

**SMOKEU** · 7th February 2010, 15:25

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

100kmh is plenty slow enough.

There, I fixed your post

**Jizah** · 7th February 2010, 16:56

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

There, I fixed your post

He was talking about 50k zones.

**quickbuck** · 7th February 2010, 17:16

Originally Posted by Spearfish

Personally in his case I think if he just looses his licence he gets off lightly.

Sad but true on a few out there.... The trouble is you can't discourage him, as it will only make him want it more.

May be you could get somebody to send you an itemised list of Running Costs for a Busa, and see if that changes his mind.
Don't forget the ACC component on the licence fee that will take effect on July 1 either...

**Swoop** · 8th February 2010, 09:34

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Excuse my ignorance, but are the camera vans all white L300s or those Previas?

There are still a few of the L300 vans around. The previa vans will be the standard equipment when the L300 gets put out to pasture.
Colours? No bog standard colour. I've seen various colours around. The entertaining one is the very dark van that sits right in the bushes at the bottom of the Bombay hills... Using the colour to blend in. But it is all about road safety and has nothing to do with revenue gathering!

**Cr1MiNaL** · 9th February 2010, 09:24

have you guys seen this article in today's Herald. I have been noticing false readings myself, usually just one bar on my Valentine but it stays for 3-5 seconds, then dissappears. PS: my V1 has never falsed prior to this. It's a new ACC innitiative .... read all about it here. -----> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10625027

**grusomhat** · 9th February 2010, 10:22

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

have you guys seen this article in today's Herald. I have been noticing false readings myself, usually just one bar on my Valentine but it stays for 3-5 seconds, then dissappears. PS: my V1 has never falsed prior to this. It's a new ACC innitiative .... read all about it here. -----> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10625027

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...se-radar-beams

**dangerous** · 9th February 2010, 10:28

Originally Posted by Cr1MiNaL

have you guys seen this article in today's Herald. I have been noticing false readings myself, usually just one bar on my Valentine but it stays for 3-5 seconds, then dissappears. PS: my V1 has never falsed prior to this. It's a new ACC innitiative .... read all about it here. -----> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10625027

yip, thought as much. There has been one on the M/W at the Mak bridge for a year or so, and also down Lincoln Rd, I have not spoted that one as yet.

Ya know these detectors have SWS which is used in the US, it gives warnings of accos, schools, road works, John Deer fit them to theer tractors etc, and I might add that saved me from rearending a tractor as I rounded a bend on the open Rd (shows as a ka band, but if NZ used SWS it would show as 'tractor' etc.
Why dont these pricks look at doing good with the money thay have instead of making enemys and decieving us?

ps: cheap detectors like Uniden will give false warnings on quility detectors as ka for a very short burst at full strength.
Fark it I feel a seperat thread comming on.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129641534

**grusomhat** · 9th February 2010, 10:50

Originally Posted by dangerous

yip, thought as much. There has been one on the M/W at the Mak bridge for a year or so, and also down Lincoln Rd, I have not spoted that one as yet.

Ya know these detectors have SWS which is used in the US, it gives warnings of accos, schools, road works, John Deer fit them to theer tractors etc, and I might add that saved me from rearending a tractor as I rounded a bend on the open Rd (shows as a ka band, but if NZ used SWS it would show as 'tractor' etc.
Why dont these pricks look at doing good with the money thay have instead of making enemys and decieving us?

ps: cheap detectors like Uniden will give false warnings on quility detectors as ka for a very short burst at full strength.
Fark it I feel a seperat thread comming on.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129641534

I thought that SWS was on K band. So do they just leave the tansmitter on and turn off the SWS part? Because all top end radars in NZ are capable of displaying SWS warnings.

**dangerous** · 9th February 2010, 11:32

Originally Posted by grusomhat

I thought that SWS was on K band. So do they just leave the tansmitter on and turn off the SWS part? Because all top end radars in NZ are capable of displaying SWS warnings.

who is they? I have SWS turned off, but when on it will pick up some farm machinary on what I thought was ka but it may have been k.

**grusomhat** · 9th February 2010, 11:41

Originally Posted by dangerous

who is they? I have SWS turned off, but when on it will pick up some farm machinary on what I thought was ka but it may have been k.

They, the people supposedly using SWS.

I would assume that if these vehicles were using SWS then the radar would detect it as that and display the message. Obviously not if you have it turned off. I now have SWS off and just assume it to be nonexistant in NZ.

I'm getting confused.