Communication Systems

I will hopefully by the spring be a VFR owner. I'm currently an 84 Nighthawk owner and want to upgrade. My wife and I go for trips but I'd like to be able to talk to her while we ride, I think this would keep her much happier. Does anyone have any recommendations on communication systems? Preferably low cost, but I'd rather get a good one.

 

Wow, talk about Deja Vu. Wrecked my 84 Nighthawk and then jumped on my VFR. I'm runnin a Scala Rider Q2, great unit, not cheap.

 

I guess to be more clear, I'd ideally like to be able to listen to music, and chat with my wife so I would need a two person system. I don't really care so much about phone calls, but it would be nice. I'm looking in the $200+ range ideally. I'm not sure if that's considered cheap.

 

I have a 98 VFR and my wife rides an 84 Nighthawk! What does this have to do with communication systems? Nothing...

I too have a Scala Rider Q2...love it. = )

 

Get a gmrs Chatter box system used about 150.00

 

ive been looking at the whistler bike to bike or rider to passerger it will conect to any blue tooth device like gps cell phone music player etc from what ive played with one its freat it is in stero 2speakers inside helment and boom mic cycle gear has them for 299

 

I'm about to buy a chatterbox XBi2 system. $200US It's AD2P (Stereo Blutooth) and it has some great reviews. It's the version that can communicate up to 500 meters. The standard XBi is rider to passenger. $169 US

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/chatterbox-xbi2/

 

Are these prices for one system? Meaning to setup my helmet? I'm looking for two units for mine and my wifes helmet. When I looked up the chatterbox on ebay, it looked like roughly $195 for one unit. Then I'd have to purchase a second for my wife right? And this would be pretty standard for all of the kids where I'd have to buy two units? Thanks.

 

AUTOCOM. Bite the (cost) bullit. Maybe not the cheapest, but pretty simple to fit, clear sound and does music (MP3), phone, bike to bike.
Wife and I are both pleased with it. We bought after recommendations from other couples, having wasted my time and money on cheaper sets which were not audible at speed, and were not very versatile.

 

Gettin rid of my Scala Rider, anybody else have one that they want another for a passenger or a friend, or to use the bluetooth for themselves. It's a great unit as I said, I barely used it, FREE FREE FREE. PM me your addy, first come first serve!!

Edit: I love this site, Item is now spoken fer, thanks fellers!

 

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Are you using something else, or just don't like talking to yourself ? I'd be interested to see how it works.

 

I wish I had the $$$...but like you said, if I may paraphrase, if you value your time...sometimes you're just better off to go straight to the solution that works!!

Despite my music being in mono...the Scala Rider Q2 is performing for me!

 

I am not looking for BT, just a simple set up. I found the TORK RIDEMATE, anyone hear anything about them? Goes for about $90, only rider to passenger though.

 

I did the same, wasted alot of money on crap that wouldn't work. AUTOCOM is expensive, but it's the CHEAPEST way to do what you want to do.

 

Couple guys on a local forum are going with the Sena SMH10. One guy has been researching what intercom system to get for a while, and this review seems to have won him over: Sena SMH10 Intercom Part 2 - webBikeWorld