Motorcycle to Car Communications

[txspike]

My wife and I are going to take a trip, she in her car in me on my bike. I'm looking for a way for us to talk on our way to our destination. Any recommendations on what would work well?

Keep in mind
1) I wear a full-face helmet
2) Need something that will also block out the wind noise (I normally ride with earplugs)
3) We should always be within a mile or two of each other, so something that only works over short distances would be fine..
4) Price is secondary to function; I'm willing to pay for something that does the job well.

Thanks!

[Bob Myers1]

a couple of frs radio will fill the bill for 1 mile or less. Contrary to what any one says they just don't have the power for 5 or more miles. You can buy a helmet headseton ebay for this, and she can use it as a handheld or get a over the ear boom mic/earpiece. It is not studio quality audio but for a total investment of less than 100.00 it'll do fine. If you want me to source the proper components and link to you I can

[txspike]

Thanks for the tip; do you know the name of a specific brand that you can suggest? I've been searching but can't really find what I'm looking for...

[Bob Myers1]

Originally Posted by txspike

Thanks for the tip; do you know the name of a specific brand that you can suggest? I've been searching but can't really find what I'm looking for...

First suggestion; Midland GTX, comes with boom mic and DC adapter, so she will be all set.MIDLAND GTX
Full face Headset;match set for Midland GTX radio
These radios and headset are 100% legal, both to possess and use for your intended purpose. Don't be fooled by the range claims, I would believe maybe 2 miles under ideal conditions.
If you don't like this setup, let me know I'll find you something else. Wife and I have tried about everything cheap on the market for bike to bike. We now have real ham radios on each bike and are licensed to operate these, but this is a very expensive way to go about it. Our radios cost around $375 each, and thats plus a headset(very similar to this one) and antennas. Plus the studying for the ham test she didn't want in the first place, but she did and were legal.

[PSNinja]

SCALA RIDER Q2 | CARDO SYSTEMS INC.

This is what we use bike to bike, but it's blue tooth so it can be paired to a cell phone. You can talk with your helmet set, she talks on her phone's hands-free system. Can be set to be voice activated or always on. As far as the helmet system, the headphones and mic are very comfortable.

[Bob Myers1]

How did that work out? What did you use?

[txspike]

Originally Posted by Bob Myers1

How did that work out? What did you use?

Well the trip went fine but, unfortunately, communications were pretty much limited to sign language. I couldn't manage to find exactly what I needed. The trouble is finding a headset that blocks out the wind noise; I have to have something plugging up my ears so the wind doesn't kill them. What I need is something like this

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ER•6i Isolator Earphones

attached to a wireless headset/microphone which can be used with the types of radios you mentioned. I just don't know if such a device exists. I've looked everywhere and asked many people. The technology is there, I just don't know if it's been combined in the required way.

[PSNinja]

I wear the Etymotic earplugs with the Scala Rider system and have no trouble hearing. In fact, I hear the intercom better with the earplugs than without.

[maneyack]

ChatterBoxUSA XBi2 Open Face Kit

I have this and I paired it with my blackberry (or any phone that has bluetooth) and I'm able to make/receive calls with it. I got mine from ebay and paid around 150 for it. If you get 2 and if your wife rides as well then you can talk to each other with it.

*That link says open face but they have a full face one. Not sure why the link is like that. *

[Big Ed]

I have the same quandary. I use earphones already, and I love them. What I would like, is a bluetooth connectivity device that I can use my own earphones with.