Originally written by gnm109 on 1/3/2008 2:34 PM
I have a Harley Ultra with the standard TLE sidecar. (No radio in sidecar). We have J&M headsets in each helmet for the built-in intercomm system on the Ultra. I moved the passenger intercom cable to the right side facing the tub so that my passenger can plug her J&M headset into the cable. Thus we can talk back and forth and she can listen to any CB, CD or Stereo activity that is on....
I did the same as GNM did, moved the passenger intercom cable to the right side. Although I am still using the government issued HD stereo headsets we did pick up some BigEar ear plugs at Sturgis. They work great and she doesn't hear the exhaust there on the right side.
I picked up a H-D sidecar sound wiring harness recently and am planning to install it in our Spalding car in conjunction with an amp that I picked up for HogTunes.
Bluetooth sound like an easier way but I laready have all these other toys...!!!
o~o
http://www.hogtunes.com/ultrasound.htm
http://bigearinc.com/
http://spaldingside.com/
First we start with a punch. I look over and see her mouth moving, at which time I point to the side of my head (ear) and shake my head from side to side. We then proceed to various punches and signals. If it kind of hurts, that means keep going until she gets over it!
Originally written by Uncle Ernie on 1/12/2008 8:31 PM
First we start with a punch. I look over and see her mouth moving, at which time I point to the side of my head (ear) and shake my head from side to side. We then proceed to various punches and signals. If it kind of hurts, that means keep going until she gets over it!
I learned the hard way that you should really have some sort of intercomm system for communicating with the passenger. In the past on my previous 1993 FLHS harley (peasant model, no accessories or intercomm....), my wife would punch me in the right kidney when she either wanted to stop or didn't like my driving. It never reached the point that I was passing blood or anything like that but it did get painful at times.
So, the intercomm system on the Ultra should help to prolong my health, if not my life. LOL.
We are in the middle of a road trip as I type this, I think I forgot just how nice communication is, particularly when riding thru new areas, etc..
One advantage of the Blue Tooth, is that it isn't restricted to a particulat rig. I.e. it goes with you if you are on a motorcycle, or another rig.
A question about the Scala Rider Teamset. When traveling together I ride the sidecar rig and my wife rides her Royal Enfield. We use the sidecar for all our camping gear, luggage etc. How far does the wireless intercom feature reach? Would we be able to ride in close proximity and still converse? Would it work if we are 1 block apart? From the features list for the system it says it is "bluetooth" compatible, so I guess we could just call on our cell phones if we were seperated by a large distance. How well does the hands free dialing system work? Thanks for the info.
My wife is a chatterbox, sidecar time with her is silence, sweet silence.
Dave
Originally written by shoelu on 1/15/2008 12:29 PM
A question about the Scala Rider Teamset. When traveling together I ride the sidecar rig and my wife rides her Royal Enfield. We use the sidecar for all our camping gear, luggage etc. How far does the wireless intercom feature reach? Would we be able to ride in close proximity and still converse? Would it work if we are 1 block apart? From the features list for the system it says it is "bluetooth" compatible, so I guess we could just call on our cell phones if we were seperated by a large distance. How well does the hands free dialing system work? Thanks for the info.
I haven't experimented with communication distance but being bluetooth I guess it would only be 10~20 feet or so.
webBikeWorld.com tested "Interphone" intercom and it seems to have 500 to 1500 feet range.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/interphone-bluetooth-intercom.htm
"3) The Interphone Bluetooth intercom has a claimed range of 10 meters for rider to cell phone conversation and an amazing 150 meters (UPDATE: Rumor has it that the new units are now rated at 500 meters) for rider-to-passenger or bike-to-bike communication.
The downside of Interphone was the price ($300 for a pair) and the battery life (4~5 hours?). The price might have gone down now however.
webBikeWorld also tested ScalaRider Teamset and they didn't rate it highly for some reason. (Maybe the particular units they got didn't function properly?)
I have no experience with voice activated cell phone calling feature either.
Originally written by gnm109 on 1/13/2008 12:16 AM
Originally written by Uncle Ernie on 1/12/2008 8:31 PM
I learned the hard way that you should really have some sort of intercomm system for communicating with the passenger. In the past on my previous 1993 FLHS harley (peasant model, no accessories or intercomm....), my wife would punch me in the right kidney when she either wanted to stop or didn't like my driving. It never reached the point that I was passing blood or anything like that but it did get painful at times.
So, the intercomm system on the Ultra should help to prolong my health, if not my life. LOL.
she must have long arms to punch you in the kidney from the SC, where she sould be sitting.
If she IS sitting behind you I dont see why you cannot talk back and forth between you without any electronics. we were doing that for 25 years on our Beemer, riding on 2 wheels.
I intend to put the Sat Nav in the sidecar (I'm in England and it rains and rains) so some form of communication with the passenger would be useful, even if it is just to pipe the audio through.
