The Feb. 2002 issue of Car and driver has a nice articles on detectors with some good testing. The Valentine One unit was picked tops based mostly on range. Mounting one one a bike was of course not discussed, as this is a car mag.
-----Original Message----- From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob J. Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Radar Detectors In a message dated 1/13/2002 11:35:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Riders, if you feel like dishing out hundreds for Radar Detectors, think > again. It's kinda like buying an eight-track over a CD player... > My opinion on this is that in the case of Laser or instant on when your on top of the radar your right. My experience is that in a great percentage of the time the radar will pick up the instant on checking the cars ahead and give you warning or pick up the moving radar doing the same thing and in some cases pick up the laser. Personally I have avoided a ticket many times by carefully watching and listening for the signal that told me police type radar was around and adjusted my speed accordingly. It is not 100% foolproof and nobody should depend to heavily on a detector. It is tool to help warn you of the radar but you have to interpret the signal and be prepared to react quickly. If your hit with instant on and your on top of the radar your had !! Bob J.
