S A Kruz
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posted July 10, 2006 06:46 AM
Poll Question:
Radar Detector
This bike should come with a radar detector as standard equipment. Let's face it, most of us didn't buy a 190 mph motorcycle to get stuck behind some little, blue haired old lady in a Chrysler New Yorker.
I'm not advocating speeding, there is a time and a place for going fast and a time to slow down. I am very careful about how I ride but it is inevitable, unless you ride on the track only, you will break the speed limit somewhere, sometime and if the local constabulary is out and about you may get a heavy fine or worse.
How do you feel about having a detector on your bike and if you have one, which one?
Poll Results:
 7 votes (50%)
I have a detector on my bike
7 votes (50%)
I do not have a detector on my bike
  
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dbeadling
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posted July 10, 2006 06:51 AM
dont get out of bed without my bel rx65
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fish_antlers
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posted July 10, 2006 06:58 AM
 Edited By: fish_antlers on 10 Jul 2006 07:58
use the RX65...
own the V1... never use it NFG for a bike.
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zerMATT
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posted July 10, 2006 07:32 AM
V1, works great.
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posted July 10, 2006 07:33 AM
D) Hookers
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posted July 10, 2006 07:34 AM
BTW - radar detectors are not legal in all fiddy states.
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FasterThanStink
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posted July 10, 2006 07:48 AM
V-1 works fantastic. Don't listen to fish 
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fish_antlers
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posted July 10, 2006 07:55 AM
LINK TO REVIEW
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zerMATT
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posted July 10, 2006 10:22 AM
Fish says that the Bel RX65 is the way to go, which I'd agree with based on his review and other positive reviews I've found on the web. If you've never had one before, and you are looking for the great priced, great performing radar detector, and you'll only use it on the bike, go buy an RX65.
Whatever you decide to buy, do yourself a favor and don't waste time messing with audio wires and silly speakers in your helmet. Pick up a H.A.R.D. from http://www.legalspeeding.com. It's not cheap, but nothing specialized ever is, right? It's WELL worth the money.
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blitzkrieg
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posted July 10, 2006 02:47 PM
Passport 8500 and H.A.R.D system.
Don't have the detector mounted to my new R1 or the H.A.R.D hooked to my new helment yet.
Suppose I better get on that before I buy a ticket to the policemans ball....
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Xtremespeed
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posted July 10, 2006 04:57 PM
Bell vector 985. Wireless sound system in my Shoei for mp3 and radar detector.
I believe radar detectors are illegal in Virginia and D.C. Other than that, they are legal in the other 49 states as long as you are not driving a commercial vehicle.
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havabusa12r
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posted July 10, 2006 05:50 PM
Fish also recommends the FITCH.......... :-)
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fastestbusaaround
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posted July 10, 2006 06:49 PM
Fitch...ya...I got that 2....what a piece of shit...all it did was add weight to my bike.
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frEEk
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posted July 10, 2006 07:10 PM
Xtremespeed, what sound system u using?
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big easy
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posted July 10, 2006 07:36 PM
You should have added
* Don't have a radar detector but need one with this bike!
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zx12mark
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posted July 10, 2006 07:39 PM
all the radar systems you guys have are toy's compared to what i put on my 12r.it is the only 1 in the world set up like this i would think. it took me 30 hours to install it.if somebody wants it on their 12r it will cost you 1750.00.i will duplicate it like mine.1200.00 in parts.i have 40,000 installs under my belt.
my system.
front and rear radar receivers
front and rear laser diffusers......reads error on the laser gun
front and rear warning red lights inside instrument cluster by turn signal indicators
piezo tiny speakers inside helmet.....wear ear plugs and turn it on full blast.
ok. the warnings.
if left speaker beeps he's in front of you.
if rear speaker beeps he's in back of you.
if both speakers beep he's hitting you from the side.
this system has saved me so many tickets i'll never know.
the brand is k-40.........made for cars.
they make radar guns.
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big easy
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posted July 10, 2006 07:52 PM
I don't know much about radar detectors but I want to get one with this thing.
Zermatt, why did you make the comment about the RX65 being good for the bike? Does that mean it is not good for the car because that is important to me too.
For those of you who use the other models like the Passport 8500 and the V-1, what are the advantages and disadvantages?
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zerMATT
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posted July 11, 2006 02:54 PM
I've always been a V1 fan, primarily because it's been kicking every other radar detector's butt for range and performance for many, many years until recently. The second reason I like the V1 is because of the front and rear antennas with directional arrows showing you if a threat is in front or behind you. It's the only device that I want while in the car, but the directional arrows don't help much on the bike.
Since Bel has finally come up with a radar detector that equals the V1's performance and range, plus adds some nicities (if you like sound effects and cute little messages on the display), and it's $70 cheaper than the V1, it's probably worth trying out.
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famous1
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posted July 11, 2006 04:13 PM
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Fitch...ya...I got that 2....what a piece of shit...all it did was add weight to my bike.
yes.... nothing worse than a big fat fitch adding weight to your bike, thats why i only allow the skinny ones to as a pillion....
edit: oh you said [F]..itch.... never mind...
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mugsymd
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posted July 12, 2006 09:15 AM
Actually in Virginia - and have been ticketed TWICE for having a radar detector - and yes, my detectors have the supposed, anti-radar detector detector.....whatever - buttom line, I don't use my radar detectors in Virginia - not worth because the cops will always stop the motorcyclist first even though I wasn't speeding - and if caught with a radar detector a 3rd time - I really don't want to test the limits - So, I just know where the cops sit, and bury myself behind a little blue haired lady for that short period of time.
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mugsymd
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posted July 12, 2006 09:27 AM
And, oh by the way have never been ticketed for flying at 1.4 Mach (that's 840 knots - about 900 at 50 ft off the deck - perhaps we should put wings on our bikes.......
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zerMATT
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posted July 12, 2006 11:58 AM
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And, oh by the way have never been ticketed for flying at 1.4 Mach (that's 840 knots - about 900 at 50 ft off the deck - perhaps we should put wings on our bikes.......
Well... you may have never received a ticket for that, but I'm sure there are just *a few* restrictions on where you can pass Mach 1 and where you can't. 
Sounds like a load of fun though!!!
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havabusa12r
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posted July 12, 2006 03:46 PM
Hey Fish,
Sell me your V1, damn it!
I like the 'poser' factor of the V1, did you include that in your 'little' test?
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Xtremespeed
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posted July 13, 2006 05:15 PM
Hey freek. Sorry it took so long to reply.
I actually built a setup out of a nice set of wireless home stereo headphones.
I mounted the speakers in my helmet and the transmitter behind the instrument cluster on my 12r. I added an audio jack to my detector, mounted my mp3 on the ashtray, and connected both to the transmitter.
My wife thought i was nutz the first time she saw me plugging my helmet in to charge. Hehehe!
Sold my 12r. Seriously considering the 14, probably January or February.
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