Most bike to bike comms are universal and can be adapted to any helmet from what I understand. There are all kinds of helmet speakers out there but I don't use those. I just ride with my GPS/mp3 using some Sony in-ear headphones. When I am riding with buddies and want to chat while riding I use a walkie with a throat mic and ear bud. spec. warfare style :-)
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Javier Garcia Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: GPS Aldo, one question: are the Autocom systems helmet-dependent? or they are meant to fit any type/brand? Javier. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Aldo <[email protected]> wrote: The one I use is called a Garmin Nuvi 750. It has an FM transmitter if you don't have an aux audio plug in your vehicle so you just tune the GPS to the same station as the radio and you have your MP3s and driving instructions. It also says the actual street names which is nice. I use ear buds on my bike. Mine takes an 8gig SD card and does play on the battery but the battery only lasts about 2 hours as well. It also gives live traffic reports and calculates the fastest routs based on traffic which is great to have here in Los Angeles aka parking lot... it also gives fuel prices at all near by gas stations and movie times in near by theatres, news, stock prices and all kinds of stuff. I mostly use it as an MP3 player though. It is a neat toy but I try not to get too distracted with it... too many bells and whistles isn't always a good thing... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Montepaulsen Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 2:48 PM To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: GPS I have the Garmin Zumo 550. I bought the package with all options, and frequently switch it between my car and my motorcycle. Works well with gloves on, and if you have speakers in your helmet, or connect some earbuds to it, it will talk to you and tell you to "turn left in 1 mile" or whatever, so you don't have to always look at the screen. I bought a satellite antenna (extra charge) and signed up for XM satellite radio, and make use of it, both on the motorcycle and in the car. You can put music or audiobooks on an SD disc and play it through your garmin. It'll take up to a 4GB disc. Some people say 8gb and higher works, but 8GB didn't work for me. So I bring along a handful of 4GB discs when I travel. Music or Satelite radio or driving instructions come out the tinny little speaker on the car mount, or if you have an audio cable, you can patch it through to your helmet on the motorcycle, or plug it into the car stereo. I use the Garmin in place of an Ipod for my car. It works just as well. It's fairly easy to switch between bikes (I have two) and cars, so even though it's expensive, the one device handles all my needs on all vehicles. I'm happy with it. I take it with me when I travel, and use it in rental cars or while hiking around a city (battery life is about 2 hours, so I turn it on only when I'm lost). It will only play music when the thing is hooked up to live power, not while on battery power, so you'll still need an Ipod if you want music on the go. There are entire websites and hundreds of chats out there discussing the relative safety or danger of listening to music while riding. I'll leave all of that to different forums. Another benefit or feature - I can sync my blackberry phone to the garmin via bluetooth, and thus can receive phone calls while riding. I use Autocomm for my motorcycle sound system, which works well for passenger-driver communication. I then plug the Garmin into the autocomm, which controls the speakers in the helmet, and I'm completely wired. On Jun 8, 2:10 pm, "Aldo" <[email protected]> wrote: > The touch screen works fine with gloves and I mount it right in the middle > of the handlebars near the key. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dick MacInnes > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 1:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: GPS > > How well does the touch screen work with gloves?? And which side do you > prefer for the mount? > > Dick MacInnes > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.57/2163 - Release Date: 06/08/09 > 12:30:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.57/2163 - Release Date: 06/08/09 12:30:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.57/2163 - Release Date: 06/08/09 12:30:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
