RE: > 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.
The Valentine is the most popular brand with the LDRiders group by far. One way to mount it on the GTS is to use their remote box, which is very small, and hide the main unit somewhere on the bike. I have my Valentine mounted inside the Give Top case and the remote mounted into a custom dash panel with my StreetPilot III. I haven't notice any reduction in range or sensitivity with the unit surrounded by PVC. It protects it well from the weather, which is the weakness of the Valentine. The Valentine was selected by Car and Driver for more than the best range. It also tells you which direction the signal is coming from, its strength and type of radar, and will tell you if you are receiving multiple hits. Knowing this makes a big difference in how you react. I had an Iowa State trooper follow way behind me for 50 miles one time, sending out a single bing every few minutes. With the Valentine I knew he was back their and was able to slowly pull away between the bings and moving in and out of traffic. After 50 miles, and being unable to lock onto me, he got frustrated and finally pulled me over. He admitted during the 50 miles of following me he couldn't get a reading, even though he knew I was speeding, and simply asked me to slow down.....:>)))) Of course I have other stories where the trooper in Louisiana wasn't as honest and I spent a weekend in prison...but that is another story....::>))))))) John "Hawke" Laurenson, Jr. http://www.hawkeoiler.com/
